This is the first Bach project that can accurately be called an arrangement.  There are several elements in Bach’s brief yet jubilant finale from the Fourth Brandenburg Concerto that are problematic for the purposes of direct transcription.  First, the solo violin part is exceptionally virtuosic, with long roulades and distinct bowed arpeggios.  This doesn’t transfer [...]

In this Fugue from “The Art of the Fugue“, Bach shows us what he can do with a theoretical countersubject. It’s theoretical because he starts the piece without the presence of the actual subject known so well from the rest of the book. Then, he introduces this real subject (in sustained half notes – see [...]

Higher quality mp3: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Concerto BWV 1063, 1. Allegro Live performance: May 16, 2009 Nørremarkskirken, Vejle, Denmark Performed by Ensemble Zimmermann with trio Patchworks.dk This concerto was arranged for Recorders by James Howard Young from the original for 3 harpsichords. About the arrangements About the concerts

Click here for poster and flyer New: See live video from one of the performances! [link] Note: This is a Danish press release for a concert series in Denmark. For a description in English of the transcription process please [click here]. Koncerter for blokfløjter Gå ikke glip af de kommende koncerter i maj, hvor Ensemble [...]

I have recently discovered that the complete contents of the Bach-Gesellschaft, containing all the published works of Bach, are availablle online. Wikipedia lists three sources, one of them has PDF files, but the link is busted, hacked, or both.  The other resource is located at the IMSLP, but the files are listed separately, and the user [...]

Higher quality mp3 This arrangement is different in that it utiilizes only 2 sizes of melodica: the Suzuki Pro 37 Alto and the B-24 Bass. Aside from some octave shifting in the bass parts, there wasn’t any transcription necessary to fit within these ranges. The parts are covered as follows: Organ solo: Alto melodica Organ [...]