Johann Sebastian Bach

1737 Treutmann organ at Abbey Church, Grauhof, Germany

1899 Sauer organ at St. Thomas Church, Leipzig, Germany

2008 GoArt-Casparini organ at Christ Church, Rochester, New York

1732 Andreas Silbermann organ at St. Maurice Abbey, Ebersmünster, Germany

1727 Christian Müller organ at Jacobijnerkerk, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

Bach, Old and New

…the great master, Johann Sebastian, provokes our understanding of historic tradition as well as our sense of adventure.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of March 18, 2013

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Music played in the program

Hour 1

J.S. BACH: Prelude in E-flat, BWV 552 –Matteo Messori (1737 Treutmann/Abbey Church, Grauhof) Brilliant Classics 94201

BACH: 3 Chorale-preludes (Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 694; An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653; Wir Christenleut, BWV 612) –Jean Guillou (1988 Kleuker-Steinmeyer/ Tonhalle, Zürich) Dorian 90149 & 90150

BACH: Prelude & Fugue in c#, BWV 849, fr WTC Book 1 –Louis Thiry (1970 Koenig/Reformed Church, Auteuil) Arion 468306

BACH (arr. Timm): Jazz Prelude in c# (after BWV 849) –Reiko Brockelt, saxophone; David Timm (1899 Sauer/St. Thomas Church, Leipzig) Profil 04087

BACH: Chorale-prelude, Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot, BWV 678 –Matteo Messori (1737 Treutmann/Abbey Church, Grauhof) Brilliant Classics 94201

BACH: Prelude & Fugue in C, BWV 547 –Anthony Newman (1976 Henderson & Wilson/Wooster School, Danbury, CT) Vox 5013

Hour 2

BACH: Prelude & Fugue in d, BWV 539 –Robert Noehren (1966 Noehren/St. John the Evangelist Cathedral, Milwaukee, WI) Fleur de Lis 0101

BACH: Partita, Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen, BWV 770 –Ewald Kooiman (1732 Andreas Silbermann/St. Maurice Abbey, Ebersmünster) Aeolus 10761

BACH (arr. Georgs Pelecis): Allein Gott in der Höh sei' Ehr, BWV 675 –Artis Simanis, saxophone; Kristine Adamaite (St. Saviour Church, Riga, Latvia) St. Saviour 2009

BACH: Chorale-prelude, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645; Minuet, fr the French Suite in E-flat, BWV 819 –Lisa Rydberg, violin; Gunnar Idenstam (harmonium) Gazell 1092

BACH: Contrapunctus No. 13a/b, fr Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 –Joan Lippincott (2008 GoArt-Casparini/Christ Church, Rochester, NY) Gothic 49278

BACH (arr. Imbert): Crucifixus, fr Mass in b, BWV 232 –Raphael Imbert, saxophone; André Rossi (2003 Daldasso/Parish Church, Bouc Bel Air, France) Zig-Zag Territories 80101

BACH (trans. De Jong): Prelude on Ach Gott, vom Himmel sie' darein, BWV 2 –Euwe & Sybolt de Jong (1727 Christian Müller/ Jacobijnerkerk, Leeuwarden) Westra Media 2

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