Always Amazing Bach #2142
. . . in his youth or maturity, in simple or complex contexts, Bach never ceases to astound.
Hour One
J. S. BACH: Praeludium, Adagio, Trio, Tutti et Fuga in B-flat, BWV 545b –Cristina Garcia Banegas (1746 Hildebrandt/St. Wenzel Church, Naumburg, Germany) DVH 140349
BACH: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 660 –Annegret Siedel, violin; Ute Gremmel-Geuchen (1752 König-2000 Verscheuren/Paterskirche, Kempen, Germany) Aeolus 11281
BACH: 4 Canonic Duets and Contrapunctus 14 (completed by S. Kummer), fr The Art of Fugue –Samuel Kummer (1746 Hildebrandt/St. Wenzel Church, Naumburg, Germany) Aeolus 11291
For an in-depth exploration of The Art of Fugue, check out both programs one and two in the PIPEDREAMS archive titled “The Art of Escape”!
Filler – Praeludium in B-flat, BWV 545b
Hour Two
BACH: Gamba Sonata No 3 in g, BWV 1029 –Anner Bylsma, violoncello piccolo; Bob van Asperen (1985 Raadgever trunk organ) Sony 45945
BACH (ed. Straube): Prelude & Fugue in G, BWV 541 –Dean Billmeyer (1909 Sauer/Evangelical Church, Salzungen, Germany) Rondeau 614546
BACH (arr. De Jong): Cantata Concerto (after BWV 70/1, 132/5 & 70/4) –Euwe & Sybolt de Jong (1727 Müller/Jacobijnerkerk, Leeuwarden, Netherlands) De Jong 8
BACH: Partita, O Gott du frommer Gott, BWV 767 (excerpts) –Mathias Eisenberg (2000 Jehmlich/Meissen Porcelain Factory, Meissen, Germany) ElTon 10365
BACH: Prelude & Fugue in D, BWV 532a –Benjamin Alard (2001 Freytag/St. Vaast Church, Bethune, France) Harmonia Mundi 902453/6
Filler – Contrapunctus No. 14 (see above)
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