New Edition: 6 Trio’s for organ, opus 20 (played: nr 4, Jesu meine Freude)

Richter’s opus 20 is a collection of 6 Trio’s, of which 5 are based on a choral melody. They are all well-crafted works, although they must have sounded old-fashioned at the time they were written. In these Trio’s Richter shows a thourough understanding of counterpoint and voice leading. They are often reminiscent of a Baroque aria in which the solo voice is accompanied by a small instrumental ensemble. Unvariably, they are beautiful pieces.

A scan of the original edition is available at imslp. I re-edited it, so it,s far easier to read.

To bring this edition to your attention I recorded my personal favorite again: the fourth Trio based on the melody of "Jesu meine Freude".

BW: Baarpijp 8'
HW: Octaaf 8', Roerfluit 8', Viola di Gamba 8' (RH)
RW: Praestant 8', Holpijp 8', Quintadena 8', Tregter Regaal 8' (LH)
Ped: Subbas 16', Holfluit 8'
HW+BW

Edition available here:
http://partitura.org/index.php/ernst-friedrich-richter-6-trios-organ-opus-20/