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Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments

[2000 Richards, Fowkes/1st Lutheran Church, Boston, MA][decorative stamp]
2000 Richards, Fowkes at 1st Lutheran Church, Boston, MA

[2000 GoArt/Örgryte New Church, Göteburg, Sweden][decorative stamp]
1984 Fritts–Richards at St. Alphonsus Paris, Seattle, WA

[1977 Klais/St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, New York City][decorative stamp]
1977 Klais at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, New York City

[1927 Casavant-2001 Scantz/St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, MN][decorative stamp]
1927 Casavant–2001 Scantz at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, MN

[1998 Fritts/Lagerquist Hall, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA][decorative stamp]
1998 Fritts at Lagerquist Hall, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA

Bach in America

…though his roots are inextricably in Central German soil, transplanted his music never ceases to flourish here in the United States.

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Music played in the program

Hour 1

J. S. BACHToccata in F, BWV 540/1Bálint Karosi (2000 Richards, Fowkes/1st Lutheran Church, Boston, MA) Dulcian 007

BACHPrelude & Fugue in g, BWV 535aGeorge Ritchie (1984 Fritts-Richards/St. Alphonsus Paris, Seattle, WA) Pro Gloria Musica 115 

BACH: Chorale-preludes, fr Clavierübung III (Allein Gott in der Höh, BWV 676/677; Christ,unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 684/685)–Ben SheenBACHPrelude & Fugue in A, BWV 536David Enlow (1977 Klais/St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, New York City) Pipedreams Archive (r. 11/22/14). These performances, and others below, were drawn from an all-day Manhattan Bach Marathon presented by WQXR-FM and featuring students of the Juilliard School.

BACH (arr. Hohman):  Arioso, fr Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068Frederick Hohman (1927 Casavant-2001 Scantz/St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, MN) Pipedreams Archive (r. 4/3/2006). 

BACHPrelude & Fugue in G, BWV 541Joan Lippincott (1998 Fritts/Lagerquist Hall, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA) Gothic 49202

Hour 2

JOHANN ERNST  (trans. Bach):  Concerto in G, BWV 592Craig Cramer (2004 Fritts/DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN) JAV 151

BACH (trans. Harbach):  Duet, Wir danken, wir preisen, fr Cantata BWV 134Barbara Butler & Charles Geyer, trumpets; Barbara Harbach (1970 Schlicker/1st Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lyons, NY) Gasparo 2002

BACHFantasia and Fugue in c, BWV 537Annette Richards (2011 Yokota-GOArt/Anabel Taylor Chapel, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY) Loft 1129

JOHANN ERNST (BACH):  Concerto in C, BWV 595BACHSchübler Chorale-prelude, Ach bleib bei uns, BWV 649Ryan KennedyBACHFugue in b (after Corelli), BWV 579Christopher Houlihan (1977 Klais/St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, New York City) Pipedreams Archive (r. 11/22/14)

BACH (arr. Fox):  Arioso, fr Cantata BWV 156Virgil Fox (Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside Church, New York City) RCA Victrola 7736

BACHFugue in F, BWV 540/2Bálint Karosi (2000 Richards, Fowkes/1st Lutheran Church, Boston, MA) Dulcian 007

 

            #8425 – Bach’s Clavierübung III 
            #0224 – Bach and Forth 
            #0433 – Bach from the Dead 
            #0832 – Bits of Bach 
            #1025 – Around Bach
            #1329 – Bach Looks Back
            #1411 – Bach Alive! 

 

 

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