In Praise of B-A-C-H #2332
. . . the name says it all, but when spelled out in tones it provides for some intriguing reinterpretations.
Hour One
JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH: Fugue on B-A-C-H. JOHANN CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH BACH: Fuguetta on J-C-F-B-A-C-H –Joachim Dorfmuuller (1746 J-A Silbermann/St. Etienne, Marmoutier) MD&G 3330
ROBERT SCHUMANN: Fugue on B-A-C-H, Op. 60, no. 2 –Simon Preston (1991 Ruffatti/Spivey Hall, Clayton State College, Morrow, GA) PD Archive (r. 5/12/2007)
SAMUEL ADLER: In Praise of Bach –Karel Paukert (1971 Holtkamp/Gartner Auditorium, Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH) Azica 71229
CAMERON CARPENTER: Serenade & Fugue on B-A-C-H (2009) –Cameron Carpenter (1932-2002 Aeolian-Skinner/Church of St. Mary the Virgin, New York, NY) Telarc 31980
KARL LUDWIG KREUTZ: Strike Number One (after Bach’s BWV 565) –Karl Ludwig Kreutz (1991 Tzschöckel/St. Antonius Kirche, Trier, Germany) Organ Promotion 8004
SCHUMANN: Fugue on B-A-C-H, Op. 56, no. 6 –Daniel Beckmann (1837 Dreymann/St. Ignaz Church Mainz, Germany) Aeolus 11201
Filler – SCHUMANN Op. 60, no. 2/Preston (see above)
Hour Two
BACH (arr. Carpenter): Invention No. 8 in F, BWV 779 –Cameron Carpenter (2014 Marshall & Ogletree/Jesus Christus Kirche, Berlin-Dahlhem, Germany) Sony 78262
MILOS SOKOLA: Passacaglia quasi Toccata na Tema B-A-C-H – Katherine Moen (Casavant/Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Paul, MN) PD Archive (r. 5/13/73)
CARSON COOMAN: Trilogy on B-A-C-H (2017) –Erik Simmons (1997 Mathis, via Hauptwerk samples/St. Peter & Paul Church, Görlitz, Germany) Divine Art 2520
JOHANNES HAARKLOU: Prelude & Fugue on B-A-C-H, Op. 121 –Kåre Nordstoga (1912 Åkerman & Lund/Kristine Church, Jönköping, Sweden) Norsk Kulturråd 50036
WALTER PISTON: Chromatic Study on the Name of Bach –Robert Noehren (1966 Noehren/1st Baptist Church, Ann Arbor, MI) Lyrichord 7191
JEAN LANGLAIS: Six Pieces on B-A-C-H, Op. 229 –Ann Labounsky (1894 Cavaillé-Coll/Saint Antoine des Quinze-Vingts, Paris, France) Voix au Vent 13
Filler – CARPENTER (see above)
PIPEDREAMS is supported in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Wesley C. Dudley by their family, by grants from Walter McCarthy, Clara Ueland, and the Greystone Foundation, the Art and Martha Kaemmer Fund of the HRK Foundation, by Jan and Steve Kirchner, and by listener-contributors to this public radio station. Additional support comes from Berghaus Organ Company, Inc. of Bellwood, IL, and Bond Organ Builders, Inc. of Portland, OR, 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. A resource guide and member prospectus is available at APOBA.COM.
