Some of you might know him as a one-piece composer, but Johann Pachelbel, the pride of Nuremberg, wrote many other works beyond the ubiquitous Canon in D. On our next Pipedreams program, we’ll explore that extensive other repertoire, which includes splendid variation chains from which the young Bach learned a thing or two, elaborate chorale-preludes, modest miniatures for the vespers Magnificat, and splendid virtuoso showpieces that show off the sounds of 10 different instruments. Joseph Payne, Marilyn Mason, and Antoine Bouchard share excerpts from their complete CD cycles, too.
His name is nearly ubiquitous because of a strangely beguiling piece of chamber music. This week, we’ll leave that piece alone and explore more of the music by the late 17th century master Johann Pachelbel. First in Eisenach, then in Erfurt, Pachelbel maintained friendly ties to the Bach family, and was the principal teacher of Johann Christoph Bach, who in turn used Pachelbel’s music as ideal example when teaching his orphaned younger brother, Johann Sebastian.
Barbara Harbach, Antoine Bouchard, Joseph Payne, Wolfgang Rübsam, Marilyn Mason and Olivier Vernet explore the many nuances inherent in these variations sets, fugues, toccatas and fantasias, and reinvigorate these pages from centuries ago. Tune in for the Pachelbel Players.
A reminder of the variety of Bach’s own music, and the instruments, playing styles, and compositions that he inspired.
…an audiophile’s audition of several of the best recent recordings of organ music, taped here and abroad.
…concert performances from a recent conference on organ building and playing.
…a sampler of some of the instruments to be featured in June during the 2016 American Guild of Organists National Convention.
…unique concert performances of diverse works by American composers, primarily from the Pipedreams archive.
…an exploration of the many sorts of composition that you find under the generic, historic title "Ricercar".
…performances from the 2016 national convention of the American Guild of Organists in Houston, TX.
…mostly new music performances from the 2016 national convention of the American Guild of Organists in Houston, TX.
…a final round of performances from the 2016 national convention of the American Guild of Organists in Houston, TX.
Reflecting on what has been and what may be in the realm of the King of Instruments, with audo postcards, letters from listeners, reviews of some new recordings, and enough of a party atmosphere to ring out the Old Year and ring in the New Year, too.
An engaging miscellany of seven instruments, ranging in size from 12-stops to 40-stops, from the shops of American builders Gene Bedient, Jan van Daalen and Fritz Noack.
