Bach Transcriptions for Organ

Martin Setchell is an international concert organist who promotes entertaining organ music to a wide audience. Born and educated in England, he is based in New Zealand, as curator of the Rieger organ in Christchurch Town Hall, and Associate Professor of Music at the University of Canterbury. He regularly performs throughout the world, including tours in Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, and Japan. He has recorded several CDs, including A Taste of Shropshire, the highly successful Bonbons for Organ series, and Pink and White, an anthology of New Zealand organ music. Martin is often heard on BBC radio's The Organist Entertains, the USA's Pipe Dreams, and Radio New Zealand's concert programme. He has arranged Fauré, Bizet, and Sousa (Kevin Mayhew Music), and edited OUP's A Saint-Saëns Organ Album. He holds a Civic Award from the City of Christchurch for services to music in the community and the Town Hall organ in particular.

Badinerie, from Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 ; Bourree II, from English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 ; Gavotte (Musette), from English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 ; Largo, from Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 ; March, from Cantata 207a, 'Auf, schmetternde Tone der muntern Trompeten' (Blare forth, ye merry trumpets), BWV 207a ; Menuetto I and II, from Flute Sonata in C major, BWV 1033 ; Now thank we all our God, from Cantata 79, 'Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn' und Schild' (God the Lord is sun and shield), BWV 79 ; Pastoral Symphony, from Christmas Oratorio, Part II, BWV 248 ; Sarabande, from English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 ; Sarabande, from French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812 ; Siciliano, from Flute Sonata in Eb major, BWV 1031 ; Sinfonia, from Cantata 156 'Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe' (I stand with one foot in the grave), BWV 156 ; Sonatina, from Funeral Cantata, 'Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit' (God's time is best), BWV 106 ; Wir setzen uns mit Tranen nieder (In tears of grief, dear Lord, we leave Thee), from St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 ; Sinfonia, from Cantata 29, 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir' (We thank you, God, we thank you), BWV 29