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Back to Bach
Program: Biscuits & Bach
Aired: Sunday, October 13, 2019 @ 7:00 am
Hosted by Rachel Stewart
Cellist Ofra Harnoy has been on hiatus for a few years. She's been raising a family as well as battling a shoulder injury that nearly derailed her career. But the Canadian cellist is back with a new recording called "Back to Bach – A Celebration of Baroque Music for Cello".
Ms. Harnoy's husband, the musician-composer-producer Mike Herriott, has made unique arrangements of Baroque favorites to showcase the cellist's gifts. Through the magic of multi-tracked recording techniques, the only two musicians on the album are Harnoy and Herriott. We'll sample some these unique arrangement on this week's show.
Purchase featured CD: Orfra Harnoy: Back to Bach
Playlist
7 am | |
| Henry Purcell · Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 7723 "Purcell - Instrumental Music" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Three Chorales from the "Wachet auf" Cantata BWV 140 CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Tudor Singers of Montreal CBC 5163 "Baroque Masterpieces" | |
| Johann Adolf Hasse · Oboe Concerto G Ensemble Berlin Christoph Hartmann, oboe EMI Classics 14232 "Bella Napoli - Oboe Concertos" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Prelude and Fugue in Eb, BWV 552 "St. Anne" (transcribed by Ferruccio Busoni) Nikolai Demidenko, piano Hyperion 66561 "Bach-Busoni: Transcriptions" | |
8 am | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Sonata in d for Trumpet & Organ (after Op. 9, No. 2) Maurice Andre, trumpet; Marie-Claire Alain, organ Erato 88185 "André and Alain Play Bach, Albinoni, Handel" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042 (ii. Adagio) (arr. by Mike Herriott) Ofra Harnoy, cello; Mike Herriott, various winds Analekta 28907 "Ofra Harnoy: Back to Bach" | |
| Christoph Willibald Gluck · Alessandro, ballet (selections) Musica Antiqua Cologne Archiv Produktion 445824 "Rebel: Les Elemens; Gluck: Allessandro" | |
| Nicola Porpora · "Magnificat" San Francisco Girls Chorus SF Girls Chorus 9801 "Musci from the Venetian Ospedali" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Recorder Concerto in D, BWV 1053 Ensemble Cordevento Erik Bosgraaf, recorder Brilliant Classics 94296 "Bach: Concertos for Recorder" | |
9 am | |
| Marin Marais · Alcione, Suite No. 2 (selections) Le Concert des Nations (The Concert of Nations) Astree E 8525 "Marin Marais: Alcione" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Cantata BWV 114: "Ah, dear Christians, be comforted" Leonhardt Consort; Collegium Vocale; Hannover Boys' Choir Sebastian Hennig, soprano; Rene Jacobs, alto; Kurt Equiluz, tenor; Max van Egmond, bass Warner Classics 567107 "J. S. Bach: The Complete Bach Edition" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Sonata No. 3 in F, Op. 1, No. 12 (HWV 370) (arr. by Mike Herriott) Ofra Harnoy, cello; Mike Herriott, various winds Analekta 28907 "Ofra Harnoy: Back to Bach" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1038 James Galway, flute; Monica Huggett, violin; Sarah Cunningham, viola da gamba; Phillip Moll, harpsichord RCA 68182 "James Galway - Bach Vol. 2 - Trio Sonatas" | |
10 am | |
| Manuel de Zumaya · "Sol-fa de Pedro" (Peter's solfeggio) Chanticleer; Chanticleer Sinfonia Corey McKnight, Ken Fitch, countertenors; Kevin Baum, tenor; Chad Runyon, baritone Teldec 641038 "Chanticleer - How Sweet the Sound" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F, BWV 1046 Ensemble Caprice Analekta 299967 "Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" | |
| Gregorio Allegri · Miserere (arr. by Mike Herriott) Ofra Harnoy, cellos; Mike Herriott, double-bass Analekta 28907 "Ofra Harnoy: Back to Bach" | |
| Domenico Scarlatti · Sonata in a, K. 175 (L. 429) John Willams, guitar Sony 44518 "The Baroque Album" | |
| Francois Couperin · Les Moissonneurs (The Harvesters) John Willams, guitar Sony 44518 "The Baroque Album" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Chorales from Cantatas BWV 721, 167, 75, 6 Paillard Chamber Orchestra Erato 88020 "Pachelbel - Canon; Albinoni - Adagio" | |