This album presents **Johannes Brahms’s complete organ works**, performed by **Jacques van Oortmerssen** on the 1906 Setterquist organ of Kristine Church, Falun. These pieces, written during two emotionally intense periods in Brahms's life—following the death of Robert Schumann and, later, Clara Schumann—highlight his deep engagement with historical forms and counterpoint. The program includes the four great **Preludes and Fugues**, the **Chorale Prelude and Fugue on “O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid”**, and the moving **Eleven Chorale Preludes**, Op. 122, composed at the very end of Brahms’s life. Influenced by Baroque models like Bach and Buxtehude, these works reveal a composer contemplating mortality and spiritual legacy, expressed through rich harmonies, intricate fugal writing, and profound emotional depth. Van Oortmerssen’s interpretation on a Romantic instrument closely tied to Clara Schumann’s legacy adds a poignant authenticity to this powerful musical farewell.