Johann Sebastian Bach

2001 Metzler at St. Jakob Church, Friedberg, Germany

1997 Kern at Kitara Concert Hall, Saporo, Japan

1738 Müller at St. Bavo Church, Haarlem, The Netherlands

1772 Robustelly at St. Lambertus Kerk, Helmond, The Netherlands

Bach's the Best

…whether on historic instruments in his homeland, a Catholic church in New Orleans, or in a Japanese concert hall, nothing quite satisfies like the music of Johann Sebastian Bach!

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of July 21, 2014

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

J.S. BACH: Prelude & Fugue in C, BWV 547 –Peter Van de Velde (1749 Delhaye/Church of Our Lady, Melsele, Belgium) Unda Maris 20531

BACH: Toccata in C, BWV 564 –Philipp Christ (1740 Köhler/Kreuzkirche, Suhl, Germany) Organ 7245

BACH: Toccata in d, BWV 913 –Peter Schnur (2001 Metzler/St. Jakob Church, Friedberg, Germany) Chromart Classics 12008

BACH: An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653 –William Kuhlman (1978 Sipe/Center for Faith and Life, Luther College, Decorah, IA) Luther College 2005

ANTONIO VIVALDI (trans. BACH): Concerto in a, BWV 596 –Maria Magdalena Kaczor (1997 Kern/Kitara Concert Hall, Saporo, Japan) Sapporo 015

BACH: Wir glauben all’an enien Gott, Vater, BWV Anh.69 –Joan Lippincott (1984 Fritts-Richards/St. Alphonsus Church, Seattle, WA) PGM 115

Hour 2

BACH (trans. Harbach): Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen, fr Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 –Barbara Butler & Charles Geyer, trumpets; Barbara Harbach (1970 Schlicker/1st Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lyons, NY) Gasparo 2002

BACH (trans de Jong):  Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, BWV 114 –Euwe and Sybolt de Jong (1738 Müller/St. Bavo Church, Haarlem, The Netherlands) WestraMedia VI

BACH: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654 –Wim van Beek (1692 Schnitger/Martinikerk, Groningen, The Netherlands) WBG 9905

BACH: Valet will ich dir geben BWV 736 –George Ritchie (1979 Fisk/House of Hope Presbyterian Church, Saint Paul, MN) Raven 740

BACH: Ich hab’ mein Sach Gott heimgestellt, BWV 707 –André Isoir (1982 Grenzing/St. Cyprien, Perigord, France) Calliope 9796

BACH (trans. Reger): Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue in d, BWV 903 –Isabelle Demers (2009 Murphy/St. Patrick’s  Church, New Orleans, LA) Pro Organo 7259

BACH: Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit, BWV 668 –Kees van Houten (1772 Robustelly/St. Lambertus Kerk, Helmond, The Netherlands) Robustelly 01

Enjoy some additional performances by some of today’s artists:
Peter Van de Velde plays Bach-Widor at Antwerp Cathedral
Maria Magdalena Kaczor plays a Bach Trio Sonata in Poznan
Joan Lippincott discusses and plays from Bach’s Art of Fugue in Princeton, NJ
Wim van Beek plays Bach’s Fantasy in G in Groningen
George Ritchic plays from Bach’s Art of Fugue in Prescott, AZ
Andre Isoir plays Bach’s Wachet auf! at Weingarten