Kei Koito – Bach: Famous Organ Works (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/176,4kHz]

The founder of the Lausanne Bach Festival, Japanese organ-player Kei Koito came to the attention of the general public thanks to unforgettable recordings of Buxtehude, Nivers and Johann Sebastian Bach. Her illuminating approach to the music of the Cantor is shot through with a powerful breath and a depth of engagement that few musicians can attain. Choosing her instruments with care (remember her magnificent recording of The Art of Fugue on Bordeaux’s famous Dom Bedos, which was restored by Pascal Quoirin), she has recorded a series of albums for various labels, such as Claves and deutsche harmonia mundi, which is publishing this compilation of famous works by Bach.

Kei Koito’s organological research is a natural complement to her insatiable curiosity about the music of past masters; and about the contemporary music which forms a key part of her repertoire, including works by the likes of Ligeti, Maxwell Davies, Jolivet, Stockhausen or François-Bernard Mâche. Born into a family of artists in Japan, Kei Koito learned to sing and play the piano and cello, before dedicating herself fully to the organ from the age of 16. She studied at the Geneva Conservatoire with Pierre Segond, and then worked with Xavier Darasse, Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini and Reinhard Goebel. She also took classes in composition, orchestration and analysis with Eric Gaudibert in Geneva. – François Hudry

Tracklist:
1. Kei Koito – Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 538: I. Toccata (05:07)
2. Kei Koito – Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 538: II. Fugue (06:34)
3. Kei Koito – An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653 (04:38)
4. Kei Koito – Trio in G Major, BWV deest, “Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan” (03:27)
5. Kei Koito – Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 535: I. Prelude (02:22)
6. Kei Koito – Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 535: II. Fugue (04:11)
7. Kei Koito – Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 657 (03:57)
8. Kei Koito – Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 550: I. Prelude (02:26)
9. Kei Koito – Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 550: II. Fugue (04:34)
10. Kei Koito – Prelude/Passagio in G Minor, BWV 535a (01:14)
11. Kei Koito – Trio in G Minor, BWV 584, “Ich will an den Himmel denken” (02:44)
12. Kei Koito – Komm, Gott, Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist, BWV 667 (02:23)
13. Kei Koito – Fantasia on “Jesu, meine Freude”, BWV 713 (04:02)
14. Kei Koito – O Lamm Gottes unschuldig, BWV 656 (06:55)
15. Kei Koito – Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727 (02:02)
16. Kei Koito – Fantasia on “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott”, BWV 720 (03:18)
17. Kei Koito – Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532: I. Prelude (Pièce d’Orgue) (04:10)
18. Kei Koito – Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532: II. Fugue (06:28)