Art Of Fugue
This package consists of 2 CDs and a 3¼-hour DVD. The DVD contains two films about J. S. Bach:  1) In 90 minutes, "Desert Fugue" features Bach scholar Christoph Wolff discussing Bach's ultimate creation, The Art of Fugue. As well, "Desert Fugue" includes George Ritchie's comments on the work and an interview with American organbuilders Ralph Richards and Bruce Fowkes on their Op. 14 built in the style of organs played by Bach for most of his career in central Germany (with emphasis on Thuringian and Saxon builders Silbermann, Hildebrandt, and Trost). Briefly, the DVD compares the sound of a Dutch/North German organ with the very different, almost orchestral, sound of a central German organ of Bach's day.   2) George Ritchie lectures on Bach's compositional techniques used in the Art of Fugue, with musical demonstrations. He discusses the entire work and each of the 14 contrapuncti in an hour and 51 minutes.   The 2 CDs contain:  1) George Ritchie's performance of the entire Art of Fugue, BWV 1080, on the Richards, Fowkes & Co. organ, Op. 14 of 2006 at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, Scottsdale, Arizona, and built like organs to Bach in his central German homeland.   2) George Ritchie's performance of Contrapunctus 14 completed by Helmut Walcha   3) The CDs also contain George Ritchie's performances of other late works of Bach:  Ricercar a 6 from the Musical Offering, BWV 1079, played on the Bedient organ at Cornerstone, Lincoln, Nebraska  Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit BWV 668 and Canonic Variations on Vom Himmel hoch, BWV 769a, played on the Taylor & Boody organ at Holy Cross College, Worcester, Mass. 6 Schübler Chorales played on the Brombaugh organ at Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, Tenn.   A booklet includes stoplists, organ photos, registrations, definitions of musical terms, notes on the works, etc.
BACH,J. S.  (Artist)    Format: Audio CD
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