J.S. Bach - Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (BWV 639)

Roberto Bertero at the Great Organ Bonato/Klais of Villasanta’s Sant’Anastasia church (Italy). In this video I am playing one of the most intensely emotional of all Bach’s compositions: the chorale prelude “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ” (I call to Thee, Lord Jesus Christ) BWV 639, extracted from the Orelbüchlein (Little Organ Book). This masterpiece become well known to the general public also thanks to the Soviet director Andrei Tarkovsky, who decided to include an interesting arrangement of this work in the soundtrack of his movie “Solaris“. Not by chance, the thumbnail used for this video is inspired by a sequence of the film, when Tarkovsky literally “flies“ with the camera inside Pieter Bruegel’s paintings, all accompanied by this splendid chorale prelude by Bach. I have already posted a recording of this work on this channel, played on the organ of the Santuario della Consolata. This one was instead recorded on the Bonato-Klais organ in the church of Sant’Anastasia in Villasanta. Choral German Text: Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, Ich bitt, erhör mein Klagen, Verleih mir Gnad zu dieser Frist, Laß mich doch nicht verzagen; Den rechten Weg, o Herr, ich mein, Den wollest du mir geben, Dir zu leben, Meinm Nächsten nutz zu sein, Dein Wort zu halten eben. English Translation: I call to Thee, Lord Jesus Christ, I pray, hear my complaining, bestow Thy mercy at this time, let me not fall into despair. The right way, O Lord, I think, Thou wilt surely show me, in order to live for Thee, to be of service to my neighbour, and to always keep to Thy Word. Grande Organo di Villasanta The sound has be captured with Zoom H5 audio recorder (96kHz / 24bit), while footage was filmed with Canon EOS 5D Mark IV. SUBSCRIBE to this channel ______________________________________ VILLASANTA Chiesa di Sant’Anastasia Great Organ Bonato/Klais (year 2013) Great Organ Bonato/Klais (year 2013) pipes Electric transmission 4 manuals 61 notes Pedalboard with 32 parallel keys Project by M° Paolo Oreni Stoplist     I - POSITIVO APERTO Quintaton 16’ Principale 8’ Flauto a camino 8’ Corno di camoscio 4’ Flauto a fuso 4’ Doublette 2’ Larigot armonico 1.1/3’ Settima 1.1/7’ Nona 8/9’ Sesquialtera II Aliquot IV Cymbale III Ranquette 16’ Cornopean 8’ Cromorno 8’ Tremolo    I - CORALE ESPRESSIVO (Balbiani, assegnabile anche a III) Principale 8’ Dulciana 8’ Voce celeste 8’ Pastorale 16’ Ottava 4’ Decimaquinta 2’ Ripieno IV II - GRAND’ORGANO Principale 16’ Principale 8’ Flauto di concerto 8’ Bordone 8’ Gamba 8’ Quinta 5.1/3’ Ottava 4’ Flauto traverso 4’ Terza 3.1/5’ Decimaseconda 2.2/3’ Decimaquinta 2’ Cornetto II-V Grand fourniture IV Plein jeux V Tromba 16’ Tromba 8’ Tromba 4’ Tremolo III - RECITATIVO ESPR. Bordone 16’ Principale 8’ Corno di notte 8’ Viola 8’ Eolina 8’ Voce angelica III Flauto ottaviante 4’ Fugara 4’ Ottavino 2’ Fagotto 16’ Tromba armonica 8’ Oboe 8’ Voix humaine 8’ Clarone armonico 4’ Tremolo IV - SOLO Violone 16’ Diapason 8’ Flauto armonico 8’ Violoncello 8’ Flauto armonico 4’ Nazardo armonico 2.2/3’ Ottavino armonico 2’ Terza armonica 1.3/5’ Piccolo armonico 1’ Progressione V Clarinetto 8’ Tremolo   ASSEGNABILI Tuba magna 16’ Tuba episcopale 8’   Chamade 16’ Chamade 8’ Chamade 4’ PEDALE Subbasso 32’ Flauto aperto 16’ Principale 16’ Subbasso 16’ Bordone 16’ Violone 16’ Gran quinta 10.2/3’ Basso 8’ Flauto 8’ Bordone 8’ Flauto largo 4’ Flauto 2’ Tiorba III Controbombarda 32’ Bombarda 16’ Tromba 16’ Fagotto 16’ Tromba 8’ Baryton 8’ Clarone 4’ Schalmey 4’   PEDALE CORALE (Balbiani) Bordone 16’ Corno 4’