Pieter van Dijk is one of the most important Dutch organists of the moment. As the city organist of Alkmaar, he is in charge of the two world-famous organs of the Grote Sint Laurenskerk (the choir organ by Van Covelen and the large organ by Van Hagerbeer / Schnitger). Pieter van Dijk holds numerous prominent positions, including that of principal subject teacher of organ at the Conservatorium in
… Amsterdam. In 2017 he started a Bach cycle for . The first two parts of this cycle are devoted to the third part of the Clavier Übung and the Orgelbüchlein respectively. It is not always easy for a contemporary organist to determine what should and should not be counted as part of Bach's organ oeuvre. Is an early work like the Fantasia BWV.1121 included or not? And if so, which variant should be taken? With pedal or without? In the introduction Pieter van Dijk explains that he resorts to the files of www.bach-digital.de. Here he found Bach's own manuscript of the Clavier Übung III, with 65 corrections in red ink. (HJ)more
