Tag: Bach

J.S. BACH (1685-1750)

~ PJO

The “Schübler” Chorale Preludes BWV 645-650 Wachet auf! Ruft uns die Stimme (Wake! The watchman calls) Wo soll ich fliehen hin (Whither should I flee?) Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (If thou but suffer God to guide thee) Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (My soul doth magnify the Lord) Ach bleib bei uns, … Continue reading J.S. BACH (1685-1750)

B.A.C.H.

~ SG

Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729) --  Kleines harmonisches Labyrinth (Little Harmonic Labyrinth)  (formerly attributed to J.S. Bach, BWV 591) Robert Schumann (1810-1856) -- Sechs Fugen über den Namen: Bach (Six Fugues on the Name: Bach) Op.60,  No.1 Langsam , No.5 Lebhaft J.S. Bach (1685-1750) -- Sinfonia in f minor BWV 795 , Die Kunst der Fuge … Continue reading B.A.C.H.

Old and New

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Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) -- Sonata II: i. Lebhaft, ii. Ruhig bewegt,  iii. Fuge: Mässig bewegt, heiter Paul Hindemith escaped Hitler’s Germany and made his home in the United States. He used traditional Baroque and Classical forms and structures, combined with an interesting harmonic style whose dissonance always resolves, and whose tonal base always brings us … Continue reading Old and New