An organ recital in progress: part 83

Dear SMM Community,
 

The next part of my online organ recital is here, and I hope that you enjoy it. I offer up these musical meditations as part of our parish efforts to find ways to keep you connected at this time. Recorded on my house organ, the instrument is a musical facsimile of the great 'Father' Willis organ at Salisbury Cathedral.

Today, I present Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata in F.


Johann Sebastian Bach’s (1685-1750) Toccata in F is packed full of canonic imitation and harmonic surprise. Bach’s musical signature (B flat-A-C-B natural) is woven elegantly into the texture of the work, appearing multiple times.



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music