Gerhard Weinberger, organ
(Johannes Creutzburg Organ, Propsteikirche St. Cyriakus Duderstadt, 1733-35)

This disc marks the conclusion of CPO’s highly acclaimed complete recording of Bach’s organ works with the re-discovery of an unknown organ composition. The aforementioned piece is a fantasia on the chorale “Wo Gott her Herr nicht bei uns hält” and CPO is delighted to be able to present the world première recording.

Previously only five measures of the fantasia were known, but thanks to the musicologists at the Martin Luther University in Halle, the work in its entirety has been sensationally rediscovered and this is the first time it has been recorded on CD. A musicologist at the MLU commented of the rediscovery “the composition considerably enriches our knowledge of Bach’s early oeuvre; the music world has gained a magnificent composition.”

Gerhard Weinberger completes his Bach journey with the organ version of The Art of Fugue.

“Weinberger is a consummate professional and one who, as any resourceful organist would, makes whatever instrument he plays sound as if it's ideal for the repertoire at hand.” Classics Today