On this recording, the Choir of Men & Boys sings the Lutheran chorales preceding Bach’s organ settings. There are five organs in the church, three of which reside in the church space; the Miller-Scott Dobson Chancel organ [2018], the rear gallery Loening-Hancock mechanical action instrument, built by Taylor & Boody [1996], and the Martha J. Dodge continuo organ built by Taylor & Boody [2001]. The Tower carillon space houses a Peter Collins mechanical action organ [2008], and a 2-manual Aeolian-Skinner practice organ [1957] resides in the Choir Rehearsal Room. The Miller-Scott Dobson Organ is one of North America’s most significant pipe organs, supporting the parish’s internationally- renowned liturgical and musical life, while the rear gallery instrument, inspired by the tradition of organ building active in the Netherlands and North Germany in the 17th and 18th eighteenth centuries, provides foil to the Dobson’s eclecticism.
★★★★★ “Blending all of [the 5 organs] with acoustic seamlessness is a technical challenge triumphantly achieved in this recording which in ever way – from the chorales sung by the Choir of Men and Boys to Jeremy Filsell’s magisterial playing – does full justice to Bach’s monumental exploration…This is a compelling, definitive recording, affording boundless listening pleasure” – Choir & Organ
★★★★ Performance ★★★★ Recording “Beautifully balanced…an impressive ‘tour'” – BBC Music Magazine
“Each piece is played with fastidious care, with its mood and scale perfectly matched to an appropriate organ…Filsell provides yet another masterclass in manual and pedal dexterity, packed with interpretive insights and always mindful of a sense of flow and grace. Recorded by David Hinitt in the very best sound, this is a Clavier-Übung III to savour and revisit” – Gramophone
“Another recording I can’t get enough of…Jeremy Filsell’s playing is awe-inspiring…I concluded that these performers and these organs have together produced the best recording of Clavier-Übung III I am ever likely to hear” – Choir & Organ