Credits:

Johannes Lang

Description:

Bach transcriptions performed by Johannes Lang, the newly appointed Thomas Organist, on the organ at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig!Johannes Lang was born in Dsseldorf in 1989 and has served as cantor at the Church of the Holy Cross in Freiburg and at the Protestant Parish Church in Lrrach, founder of the Ecumenical Church Music Festival, and liturgical organist at the Freiburg University of Music. He is a promising young organist who assumed the position of Thomas Organist at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig in January 2022.Johannes Langs solo debut album, *In the Spirit of Bach*, features recordings made on the two organs at St. Thomas Church in Leipzigthe Baroque-style Bach Organ (2000) and the Romantic-style Sauer Organ (1889/1908), presenting a multifaceted program inspired by the works of the great Bach (including his own transcriptions and improvisations).Tokyo M Plus