Johann Sebastian Bach - King of Kings (Andrew Davis; Martyn Brabbins)

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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

• Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
• Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731
• In dulci jubilo, BWV 608
• Heut’ triumphieret Gottes Sohn, BWV 630
• "Great" Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542
• Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727
• O Mensch, bewein’ dein’ Sünde groß, BWV 622
• Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582
• Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
• Trio super Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend’, BWV 655
• Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 552 "St Anne"

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Andrew Davis, orchestrator & conductor

Martyn Brabbins, guest conductor

Date: 2025

Label: Chandos

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Sir Andrew Davis, an accomplished keyboardist from a young age, developed a lifelong passion for J.S. Bach’s organ works during his time as an organ scholar at King’s College, Cambridge, under Sir David Willcocks. This deep connection led him to create a series of orchestral transcriptions of Bach’s organ music for the BBC Philharmonic. Four of these were recorded in November 2023, but Sir Andrew sadly passed away before completing the final sessions in September 2024. The project was lovingly completed by Martyn Brabbins, whose interpretation reflects the style and devotion Sir Andrew brought to the music.

Sir Andrew Davis (1944–2024) was an English conductor. He studied at the Royal College of Music and King's College Cambridge, and later at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Franco Ferrara. Davis was a keyboardist (piano, harpsichord and organ) for the Academy of St Martin in the Fields from 1966 to 1970. From 1975 to 1988 he was music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Davis was also music director and chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra (1989-2000), the Lyric Opera of Chicago (2000-21), and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (2013-19).

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