Bach in Alsace #2144
. . . an exploration of instruments that influenced Albert Schweitzer and inspired the beginnings of the Organ Reform movement.
Hour One
J. S. BACH: Prelude & Fugue in C, BWV 547 –Ewald Kooiman (1709 Andreas Silbermann/St. Etienne Abbey, Marmoutier)
BACH: Allegro, fr Trio Sonata No. 5 in C, BWV 529 –Ewald Kooiman (Marmoutier)
BACH: Partita, Christ, der du bist der helle Tag, BWV 766 –Ewald Kooiman (1732 A. Silbermann/St. Maurice Abbey, Ebersmünster)
BACH: Praeludium in a, BWV 569 –Ewald Kooiman (1745 Johann-Andreas Silbermann/Protestant Temple, Wasselonne)
BACH: Wir glauben all’ an einen Gott, BWV 740 –Ute Gremmel-Guechen (Marmoutier)
BACH: Fuga sopra il Magificat, BWV 733 –Ewald Kooiman (Ebersmünster)
Filler – Prelude in C, BWV 547 (see above)
Hour Two
BACH: 4 Orgelbüchlein Chorale-preludes, BWV 635-638 (Dies sind die heiligen zehn Gebot; Vater unser im Himmelreich; Durch Adams Fall; Es ist das Heil uns kommen her) –Bernhard Klapprott (1761 J-A Silbermann/Arlesheim Cathedral, Switzerland)
BACH: Dies sind die heil’gen zehn Gebot, BWV 679/678 –Ute Gremmel-Geuchen (1741 Johann-Andreas Silbermann/St. Thomas Church, Strasbourg)
BACH: Ein feste Burg, BWV 720 & BWV Anh. 49 –Gerhard Gnann (1741 J-A Silbermann/St. Thomas Church, Strasbourg & 1750 J. A. Silbermann/St. Maurice Church, Soultz-Haut-Rhin)
BACH: Fugue in G, BWV 577 –Gerhard Gnann (Wasselonne)
BACH: Prelude & Fugue in G, BWV 557 –Ute Gremmel-Geuchen (Marmoutier)
BACH (attrib.) 4 Rudorff Chorale-preludes (Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’Mensch und Gott [2]; Es spricht der unweisen Mund; Ach, was ist doch unser Leben) –Ute Gremmel-Geuchen (2002 Kern/Benedictine Church, Villingen)
BACH: Fugue in c, BWV 546 –Ewald Kooiman (Marmoutier)
Filler – Fugue in C, BWV 547 (see above, Hour One)
The instruments featired in this broadcast, plus many others, will be heard, seen and often played by participants in the PIPEDREAMS 2022 Organ Tour of Alsace. Should you wish to participate, please contact us soon.
Continuing support of PIPEDREAMS is provided in loving memory of Wesley and Lucinda Dudley by their family, with additional support from Walter McCarthy, Clara Ueland, and the Greystone Foundation, by Jan Kirchner on behalf of her family foundation, by the Art and Martha Kaemmer Fund of the HRK Foundation, in celebration of the life of Martha Hulings Kaemmer, and by listener-contributors to this public radio station. Additional support comes from Schoenstein & Company Pipe Organ Builders of Benecia, CA, and Solid State Organ Systems of Alexandria, VA, members of APOBA, the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, a collaborative of designers, creators, and maintainers of pipe organs found in religious and educational institutions, concert halls, and residences throughout the United States and beyond. An APOBA resource guide and member prospectus is available at APOBA.COM.
