Other reviews pretty well hit the nail on the head, but don't mention the organ, so I'll try to fill that gap.
The 6 J.S. Bach trio sonatas (probably written for organ preferably, but also playable at home on a pedal harpsichord) are performed here by John Butt on the "gallery organ" of the O'Neill Collection in Hertz Hall at the University of California, Berkeley.
The organ, dating from 1982-83, was designed and voiced by Greg Harrold in the style of those of Ostfriesland, in northern Germany near the Dutch border, around 1700. It is a tracker (mechanical) organ, and, yes, you can hear the parts moving from time to time. Not surprisingly, the organ sounds similar to many Dutch Baroque instruments, with clear, breathy-toned mid-register diapasons, sparkling silver-voiced upper ranks, plangent, edgy reeds, and full-blooming basses. With only 2 manuals and pedal, 19 stops (including Zimbelstern and Nachtigall!), and 1203 pipes, the instrument seems in excellent condition, its sound captured clearly and beautifully in a well-suited acoustic environment by skilled engineers using modern digital equipment.
For any who may be confused by the term "trio sonata" used by Bach, I hasten to explain that the pieces were not written for 3 instruments nor 3 players. Trio refers here to 3 independent voices meant to be played one on each of two manuals and one on the pedals of an organ (or pedal harpsichord). As Baroque sonatas the pieces each have three movements, in the fast-slow-fast order.
John Butt is a well-known and respected keyboardist (organ, harpsichord), conductor, and teacher, still under 50 years old. A graduate of King's College, Cambridge, where he studied with Gillian Weir and Peter Hurford, he earned a Ph.D. in music in 1987 and has taught, played, and conducted at a number of universities both in the United Kingdom and the U.S. His very prolific output includes at least 11 recordings and several books focussing on Baroque music and performance techniques. His recordings, several of which have gained critical acclaim, center on Baroque music, from Germany to England to France to Spain.
Here Butt turns in a spirited, cleanly executed, stylistically appropriate performance of these fine works. Though some may prefer the greater voice differentiation achievable by arranging the pieces for a consort of various instruments, this organ performance probably comes closer to Bach's intention and custom. And Butt's registrations work to make the three individual voices come through clearly enough.
The original issue of this Harmonia Mundi France recording now seems to be a collector's item, priced at [...]. This re-release at a budget price then has to be a genuine bargain! Quality-wise and price-wise it surely rates 5 stars.
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