Max and Sebastian #2311
. . . the two great German contrapuntal masters duke it out around their birthdays (Johann Sebastian Bach, b. 3-21-1685) and Max Reger (b. 3-19-1873).
Hour One
J. S. BACH: 4 Pieces (Prelude in G, BWV 568; Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 723; Gott, durch deine Güte, BW 724; Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 722) –Hans Fagius (1724 Cahman, reconstructed/Kristinekyrkan, Falun, Sweden) Bis 439/40
REGER: 4 Chorale-preludes, fr Op. 67, nos. 1-4 (Allein Gott in der Höh; Alles ist an Gottes Segen; Aus tiefer Not; Aus meines Herzens Grunde) –Jean-Baptiste Dupont (1922 Sauer-2007 Scheffler/Vår Frue Kirke, Trondheim, Norway) Hortus 125/6
BACH: 6 Orgelbüchlein Chorale-preludes (O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, BWV 618; Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619; Alle Mensehen müssen sterben, BWV 643; Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 631; Hilf, Gott, das mir’s gelinge, BWV 624; Wir danken Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 623) –Maitrese Notre Dame de Paris; Ensemble Vocal Bergamasque/Martin Fribourg; Benjamin Alard (2009 Blumenröder/Temple du Foyer de l’Ame, Paris) Harmonia Mundi 902498.99
REGER: Chorale-Fantasy, Straf mich nicht in deinem Zorn, Op. 40, no. 2 –Josef Still (1974 Klais/Trier Cathedral, Germany) Naxos 8.570454
Filler – (see above)
Hour Two
RONALD WATSON: Happy Birthday Herr Bach –June Nixon (1891 Lewis-1990 Harrison/St. Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne,Australia) SPC 1998
BACH (trans. Rübsam): Ouverture, fr Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 –Wolfgang Rübsam (1987 Kney/University of St. Thomas Chapel, St. Paul, MN) PD Archive (r. 10-1-22)
BACH: Aria variata alla italiana, BWV 989 –Maurizio Croci (1588 Attegnati-1998 Mascioni/Collegiata di Bellizona, Italy) Stradivarius 33836
REGER: Jerusalem, du hochgebaute Stadt, Op. 135a, no. 12 –Martin Welzel (1974 Klais/Trier Cathedral, Germany) Naxos 8.570455
REGER: Chorale-Cantata, Auferstanden, auferstanden –Marie Heinriette Reinhold, alto; Gewandhaus Choir/Gregor Meyer; Michael Schönheit (1904 Sauer/St Michael’s Church, Leipzig, Germany) cpo 777 984
BACH (trans. Caputi): Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048 –Omar Caputi (1990 Zanin/Santa Rita da Cascia, Turin, Italy) BNL 112910
Filler – (see above)
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