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1931 Steinmeyer organ at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona, PA
Photo 1931 Steinmeyer organ at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona, PA

Bach On the Bench

Concert performances of music by J.S. Bach presented by American organists on American instruments.

Program Broadcast dates:

  • March 14, 2005

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Music played in the program

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Toccata in F, S. 540 –Ted Alan Worth (1965 Aeolian-Skinner/Memorial Chapel, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Saint Louis, MO) MPR Archive (recorded 4/20/65)

BACH: Canonic Variations on Vom Himmel hoch, S. 769 –Glenn Chapel Choir/Steven Darsey, conductor; Timothy Albrecht (1982 Casavant/Glenn Auditorium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA) MPR Archive (recorded 9/8/02)

BACH: Chorale-preludes, Wer nur den lieben Gott .lässt walten, S. 691/690/642 –Antonius Bittmann (1996 Taylor & Boody/Saint Thomas Church, New York, NY) MPR Archive (recorded 9/21/03)

BACH: Partita, Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig, S. 768 –James David Christie (1987 Kney/Saint Thomas Aquinas Chapel, University of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul, MN) MPR Archive (recorded 10/28/02)

ANTONIO VIVALDI (trans. Bach): Concerto in d, Op. 3, no. 11 (S. 596) –Erik Wm. Suter (1996 Taylor & Boody/Saint Thomas Church, New York, NY) MPR Archive (recorded 3/14/04)

BACH (trans. Cowan): Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in d, S. 903 –Ken Cowan (1931 Steinmeyer/Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona, PA) MPR Archive (recorded 6/25/03)