Kei Koito – Organ Music Before Bach (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:18:45 minutes | 1,44 GB | Genre: Classical
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Kei Koito may not be a household name among the amateurs of organ music but in my view, this outstanding recital of music by composers before Bach is going to change this situation and may comfort her position as a great organist in the same league as the likes of Marie- Claire Alain, E Power Biggs or Helmut Walcha. Admittedly, her discography may not be as extensive even though she is no stranger to recording venues. She has already given us a remarkable account of Buxtehude organ works and she is currently recording the complete works of JS Bach, with the aim of making one cd per year.
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Kei Koito – Baroque Organ Concertos (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:12:55 minutes | 1,30 GB | Genre: Classical
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The great Johann Sebastian Bach was the first who arranged famous baroque organ concertos (for example by Vivaldi) for solo organ. Kei Koito’s album ‘Baroque Organ Concertos’ presents a selection of famous baroque organ concertos in transcriptions for organ alone.
Features famous and well known baroque music by composers such as Albinoni, Händel, Vivaldi and Telemann.
The album also features a new suite Kei Koito herself has arranged using some of Händel’s best loved works, ‘Suite in G’.
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Kei Koito – Bach: Famous Organ Works (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/176,4 kHz | Time – 01:10:41 minutes | 2,31 GB | Genre: Classical
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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.
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