Bach in America #1510
…though his roots are inextricably in Central German soil, transplanted his music never ceases to flourish here in the United States.
Hour 1
J. S. BACH: Toccata in F, BWV 540/1 –Bálint Karosi (2000 Richards, Fowkes/1st Lutheran Church, Boston, MA) Dulcian 007
BACH: Prelude & Fugue in g, BWV 535a –George Ritchie (1984 Fritts-Richards/St. Alphonsus Paris, Seattle, WA) Pro Gloria Musica 115
BACH: Chorale-preludes, fr Clavierübung III (Allein Gott in der Höh, BWV 676/677; Christ,unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 684/685)–Ben Sheen. BACH: Prelude & Fugue in A, BWV 536 –David Enlow (1977 Klais/St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, New York City) Pipedreams Archive (r. 11/22/14). These performances, and others below, were drawn from an all-day Manhattan Bach Marathon presented by WQXR-FM and featuring students of the Juilliard School.
BACH (arr. Hohman): Arioso, fr Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068 –Frederick Hohman (1927 Casavant-2001 Scantz/St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, MN) Pipedreams Archive (r. 4/3/2006).
BACH: Prelude & Fugue in G, BWV 541 –Joan Lippincott (1998 Fritts/Lagerquist Hall, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA) Gothic 49202
Hour 2
JOHANN ERNST (trans. Bach): Concerto in G, BWV 592 –Craig Cramer (2004 Fritts/DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN) JAV 151
BACH (trans. Harbach): Duet, Wir danken, wir preisen, fr Cantata BWV 134 –Barbara Butler & Charles Geyer, trumpets; Barbara Harbach (1970 Schlicker/1st Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lyons, NY) Gasparo 2002
BACH: Fantasia and Fugue in c, BWV 537 –Annette Richards (2011 Yokota-GOArt/Anabel Taylor Chapel, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY) Loft 1129
JOHANN ERNST (BACH): Concerto in C, BWV 595. BACH: Schübler Chorale-prelude, Ach bleib bei uns, BWV 649 –Ryan Kennedy. BACH: Fugue in b (after Corelli), BWV 579 –Christopher Houlihan (1977 Klais/St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, New York City) Pipedreams Archive (r. 11/22/14)
BACH (arr. Fox): Arioso, fr Cantata BWV 156 –Virgil Fox (Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside Church, New York City) RCA Victrola 7736
BACH: Fugue in F, BWV 540/2 –Bálint Karosi (2000 Richards, Fowkes/1st Lutheran Church, Boston, MA) Dulcian 007
#8425 – Bach’s Clavierübung III
#0224 – Bach and Forth
#0433 – Bach from the Dead
#0832 – Bits of Bach
#1025 – Around Bach
#1329 – Bach Looks Back
#1411 – Bach Alive!
