James Kibbie The Complete Organ Works of J. S. Bach

In observance of the "Bach Year" of 2000, the 250th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach, the University of Michigan School of Music presented James Kibbie performing the complete organ works of Bach. Performed on the C. B. Fisk organ at the University of Michigan, the series consisted of 18 one-hour recitals, each featuring a variety of Bach's musical forms and style periods. Programs for the individual recitals are given below. For more information on the series programming, please see "About the Bach Series."

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Program I
Sunday, January 9, 2000

Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532

The Recently-Authenticated Chorales of the Rudorff Collection:
"Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott"
"Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott"
"Es spricht der Unweisen Mund"
"Der Tag, der ist so freudenrich" or "Ein Kindelein so löbelich"
"Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen" [Chorale with three variations]

Trio Sonata I in E-Flat Major, BWV 525

Chorales for Advent from the Orgelbüchlein:
"Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland," BWV 599
"Gott, durch deine Güte" or "Gottes Sohn ist kommen," BWV 600
"Herr Christ, der einge Gottes-Sohn" or "Herr Gott, nun sei gepreiset," BWV 601
"Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott," BWV 602

Fantasia in C Major, BWV 570

Partite diverse sopra: "Christ, der du bist der helle Tag," BWV 766

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

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Program 2
Sunday, January 23, 2000

Concerto in C Major, BWV 594
(after the "Grosso Mogul" Concerto in D Major, RV 208, by Antonio Vivaldi)

Chorales for Christmas from the Orgelbüchlein:
"Puer natus in Bethlehem," BWV 603
"Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ," BWV 604
"Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich," BWV 605
"Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her," BWV 606
"Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar," BWV 607
"In dulci jubilo," BWV 608

Canzona in D Minor, BWV 588

Individually Transmitted Chorales:
"Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend," BWV 726
"Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein," BWV 755
"Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier," BWV 730
"Meine Seele erhebt den Herren," Fuge über das Magnificat, BWV 733

Chorales from the Neumeister Collection:
"Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich" or "Ein Kindelein so löbelich," BWV 719
"Wir Christenleut," BWV 1090
"Das alte Jahr vergangen ist," BWV 1091
"Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf," BWV 1092

Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 541

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Program 3
Sunday, February 6, 2000

Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 535

Individually Transmitted Chorales:
"O Herre Gott, dein göttlichs Wort," BWV 757
"O Vater, allmächtiger Gott," Alla breve and 3 versus, BWV 758
"Vater unser im Himmelreich," BWV 762
"Wir glauben all an einen Gott, Schöpfer," BWV 765

Trio Sonata II in C Minor, BWV 526

Chorales for Christmas from the Orgelbüchlein:
"Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich," BWV 609
"Jesu, meine Freude," BWV 610
"Christum wir sollen loben schon," BWV 611
"Wir Christenleut," BWV 612

Chorales from the Kirnberger Collection:
"Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten," manualiter and choral, BWV 690
"Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten," manualiter, BWV 691
"Wo soll ich fliehen hin," à 2 claviers et pédale, BWV 694
Fantasia super: "Christ lag in Todes Banden," manualiter and choral, BWV 695

Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544

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Program 4
Sunday, February 20, 2000

Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 549

Individually Transmitted Chorales:
"Vater unser im Himmelreich," BWV 737
"Auf meinen lieben Gott," per canonem, BWV 744
"Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier," BWV 731
"Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein," BWV 741

Prelude and Fugue in A Major, BWV 536

From the Leipzig Chorales:
Fantasia super: "Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott," BWV 651
"Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott," alio modo, BWV 652

Prelude in G Major, BWV 568

Chorales for the New Year from the Orgelbüchlein:
"Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen," BWV 613
"Das alte Jahr vergangen ist," BWV 614
"In dir ist Freude," BWV 615

Chorales from the Kirnberger Collection:
"Christum wir sollen loben schon" or "Was fürchst du Feind, Herodes, sehr," Fughetta manualiter, BWV 696
"Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ," Fughetta manualiter, BWV 697
"Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn," Fughetta manualiter, BWV 698
"Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland," Fughetta manualiter, BWV 699
"Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her," BWV 700

Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 545

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Program 5
Sunday, February 27, 2000

Prelude and Fugue in F Minor, BWV 534

From the Leipzig Chorales:
"An Wasserflüssen Babylon," BWV 653
"Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele," BWV 654
Trio super: "Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend," BWV 655

Chorales for the Feast of the Purification from the Orgelbüchlein:
"Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin," BWV 616
"Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf," BWV 617

Trio in G Major, BWV 586 (after a work by Georg Philipp Telemann?)

Individually Transmitted Chorales:
"Aus der Tiefe rufe ich," BWV 745
"Jesu, der du meine Seele," per canonem, BWV 752
"Wir glauben all an einen Gott, Vater," BWV 740
"Lobt Gott, ihr Christen allzugleich," BWV 732

Chorales from the Kirnberger Collection:
"Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her," Fughetta manualiter, BWV 701
"Das Jesulein soll doch mein Trost," BWV 702
"Gottes Sohn ist kommen," Fughetta manualiter, BWV 703
"Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott," Fughetta manualiter, BWV 704

Toccata and Fugue in F Major, BWV 540

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Program 6
Sunday, March 12, 2000

Pièce d'orgue in G Major, BWV 572

Chorales for Passiontide from the Orgelbüchlein:
"O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig," BWV 618
"Christe, du Lamm Gottes," BWV 619
"Christus, der uns selig macht," BWV 620

Individually Transmitted Chorales:
"Christ lag in Todes Banden," BWV 718
"Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott," BWV 721
"Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott," BWV 720

Trio Sonata III in D Minor, BWV 527

Chorales for Passiontide from the Neumeister Collection:
"Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen," BWV 1093
"O Jesu, wie ist dein Gestalt," BWV 1094
"O Lamm Gottes unschuldig," BWV 1095

Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 546

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Program 7
Sunday, March 26, 2000

Concerto in A Minor, BWV 593
(after Concerto in A Minor, RV 522, by Antonio Vivaldi)

Individually Transmitted Chorales:
Fuga super: "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr," BWV 716
"Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr," BWV 717
"Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr," BWV 715

Fantasie in C Minor, BWV 1121

Chorales from the Neumeister Collection:
"Ehre sei dir, Christe, der du leidest Not," BWV 1097
"Wir glauben all an einen Gott," BWV 1098
"Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir," BWV 1099
"Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ," BWV 1100

Fantasia and Fugue [incomplete] in C Minor, BWV 562

Chorales for Passiontide:
"O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig," manualiter and choral, BWV 1085
"Herzlich tut mich verlangen," BWV 727
"Christus, der uns selig macht," BWV 747, performed in accordance with the recently discovered manuscript at Washington University, St. Louis, edited by Carl Staplin

Prelude and Fugue in E Major, BWV 566

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Program 8
Sunday, April 9, 2000

Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543

Chorales from the Neumeister Collection:
"Ach, Gott und Herr," BWV 714
"Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder" [or "Herzlich tut mich verlangen"], BWV 742
"Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt," BWV 1101

Fantasia [and Imitatio] in B Minor, BWV 563

The Schübler Chorales:
"Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 645
"Wo soll ich fliehen hin" or "Auf meinen lieben Gott," BWV 646
"Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten," BWV 647
"Meine Seele erhebt den Herren," BWV 648
"Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ," BWV 649
"Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter auf Erden," BWV 650

Prelude in C Major, BWV 943

Fugue in C Minor, BWV 575

Chorales for Passiontide from the Orgelbüchlein:
"Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund," BWV 621
"O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß," BWV 622
"Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, daß du für uns gestorben bist," BWV 623
"Hilf, Gott, daß mir's gelinge," BWV 624
"O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid" [fragment]

Allabreve in D Major, BWV 589

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Program 9
Sunday, April 16, 2000

Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537

Chorales from the Neumeister Collection:
"Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ," BWV 1102
"Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort," BWV 1103
"Wenn dich Unglück tut greifen an," BWV 1104
"Jesu, meine Freude," BWV 1105

Prelude in A Minor, BWV 569

Individually Transmitted Chorales:
"Valet will ich dir geben," BWV 735
"Valet will ich dir geben," choralis in pedale and choral, BWV 736

Chorales for Easter from the Orgelbüchlein:
"Christ lag in Todesbanden," BWV 625
"Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand," BWV 626
"Christ ist erstanden," BWV 627
"Erstanden ist der heilge Christ," BWV 628
"Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag," BWV 629
"Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn," BWV 630

Fantasia in C Major [incomplete], BWV 573

Partite diverse sopra: "Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen," BWV 770

Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578

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Program 10
Sunday, September 10, 2000

Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 550

Chorales from the Neumeister Collection:
"Gott ist mein Heil, mein Hilf und Trost," BWV 1106
"Jesu, meines Lebens Leben," BWV 1107
"Als Jesus Christus in der Nacht," BWV 1108
"Ach Gott, tu dich erbarmen," BWV 1109

Chorales from the Orgelbüchlein:
"Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist," BWV 631
"Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend," BWV 632
"Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier," distinctius, BWV 633
"Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot," BWV 635

Trio Sonata IV in E Minor, BWV 528

From the Leipzig Chorales:
"O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig," 3 versus, BWV 656
"Nun danket alle Gott," BWV 657
"Von Gott will ich nicht lassen," BWV 658

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 538

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Program 11
Sunday, September 17, 2000

The Pedaliter Organ Works from Clavierübung, Volume III

Praeludium, BWV 552,1
"Kyrie Gott Vater in Ewigkeit," BWV 669
"Christe aller Welt Trost," BWV 670
"Kyrie Gott heiliger Geist," BWV 671
"Allein Gott in der Höh sey Ehr," BWV 676
"Diess sind die heilgen zehen Geboth," BWV 678
"Wir glauben all an einen Gott," BWV 680
"Vater unser im Himmelreich," BWV 682
"Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam," BWV 684
"Aus tieffer Noth schrey ich zu dir," BWV 686
"Jesus Christus unser Heyland, der von uns den Zorn Gottes wand," BWV 688
Fuga, BWV 552,2

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Program 12
Sunday, September 24, 2000

Concerto in C Major, BWV 595
(after a concerto by Prince Johann Ernst)

From the Leipzig Chorales:
"Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland," BWV 659
Trio super: "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland," a due bassi e canto fermo, BWV 660
"Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland," BWV 661

Trio in C Minor, BWV 585
(after a work by Johann Friedrich Fasch)

Partite diverse sopra: "Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig," BWV 768

Kleines harmonisches Labyrinth, BWV 591

Chorales from the Neumeister Collection:
"O Herre Gott, dein göttlich Wort," BWV 1110
"Nun laßt uns den Leib begraben," BWV 1111
"Christus, der ist mein Leben," BWV 1112
"Ich hab mein Sach Gott heimgestellt," BWV 1113

Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 539

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Program 13
Sunday, October 8, 2000

Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 533

Individually Transmitted Chorales:
"Ach, was ist doch unser Leben," BWV 743
"Jesu, meine Freude," BWV 753 [fragment from Clavierbüchlein vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach]
"Jesus, meine Zuversicht," BWV 728 [from Clavierbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach]`
"Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier," BWV 754
"Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ," BWV 722

Aria in F Major, BWV 587
(after a work by François Couperin)

Chorales from the Neumeister Collection:
"Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut," BWV 1114
"Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr," BWV 1115
"Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan," BWV 1116
"Alle Menschen müssen sterben," BWV 1117

Pedal-Exercitium, BWV 598

Manualiter Chorales from Clavierübung, Volume III:
"Kyrie Gott Vater in Ewigkeit," BWV 672
"Christe aller Welt Trost," BWV 673
"Kyrie Gott heiliger Geist," BWV 674
"Allein Gott in der Höh sey Ehr," BWV 675
Fugetta super: "Allein Gott in der Höh sey Her," BWV 677
Fugetta super: "Diess sind die heiligen zehen Geboth," BWV 679

Chorales from the Orgelbüchlein:
"Vater unser im Himmelreich," BWV 636
"Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt," BWV 637
"Es ist das Heil uns kommen her," BWV 638
"Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ," BWV 639

Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 531

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Program 14
Sunday, October 15, 2000

Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564

Chorales Transmitted in Commer's Musica Sacra (1839):
"Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend," BWV 749
"Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht," BWV 750
"Nun ruhen alle Wälder," BWV 756

Trio in D Minor, BWV 583

"Herr Gott, dich loben wir," BWV 725

From the Leipzig Chorales:
"Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr," BWV 662
"Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr," BWV 663
Trio super: "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr," BWV 664

Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542

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Program 15
Sunday, October 29, 2000

Fugue in C Minor on a Theme of Legrenzi, BWV 574

Chorales from the Neumeister Collection:
"Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt," BWV 957
"Werde munter, mein Gemüte," BWV 1118
"Wie nach einer Wasserquelle," BWV 1119
"Christ, der du bist der helle Tag," BWV 1120

Trio Sonata V in C Major, BWV 529

From the Leipzig Chorales:
"Jesus Christus, unser Heiland," sub communione, BWV 665
"Jesus Christus, unser Heiland," alio modo, BWV 666
"Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist," BWV 667

Fugue in B Minor on a Theme of Corelli, BWV 579

Manualiter Chorales from Clavierübung, Volume III:
Fugetta super: "Wir glauben all an einen Gott," BWV 681
"Vater unser im Himmelreich," BWV 683
"Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam," BWV 685
"Aus tieffer Noth schrey ich zu dir," BWV 687
Fuga super: "Jesus Christus unser Heyland," BWV 689

Fugue in G Major, BWV 577

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Program 16
Sunday, November 19, 2000

Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596
(after Concerto in D Minor, RV 565, by Antonio Vivaldi)

Individually Transmitted Chorales:
"Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern," BWV 763
"Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern," BWV 764 [fragment]
"Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern," BWV 739

Pastorale in F Major, BWV 590

Chorales from the Kirnberger Collection:
"Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend," à 2 claviers et pédale, BWV 709
"Wir Christenleut habn jetzund Freud," à 2 claviers et pédale, BWV 710
"Allein Gott in der Höh sei Her," Bicinium, BWV 711

The Conclusion of the Orgelbüchlein:
"In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr," BWV 640
"Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein," BWV 641
"Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten," BWV 642
"Alle Menschen müssen sterben," BWV 643
"Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig," BWV 644

Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548

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Program 17
Sunday, December 3, 2000

Concerto in G Major, BWV 592
(after a concerto by Prince Johann Ernst)

Chorales from the Kirnberger Collection:
Fuga sopra: "Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt," BWV 705
"Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier," with Alio modo, BWV 706
"Ich hab' mein' Sach' Gott heimgestellt," BWV 707
Choral: "Ich hab' mein' Sach' Gott heimgestellt," BWV 708

Four Duetti from Clavierübung, Volume III:
Duetto I in E Minor, BWV 802
Duetto II in F Major, BWV 803
Duetto III in G Major, BWV 804
Duetto IV in A Minor, BWV 805

Chorales for Advent and Christmas:
"Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her," BWV 738
"Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ," BWV 723
"Gott, durch deine Güte," BWV 724
"Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein," BWV 734
"In dulci jubilo," BWV 729

Partite diverse sopra: "O Gott, du frommer Gott," BWV 767

Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 551

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Program 18
Sunday, December 17, 2000

Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 547

The Conclusion of the Kirnberger Collection:
"In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr," manualiter, BWV 712
Fantasia super: "Jesu, meine Freude," manualiter and choral, BWV 713

Trio Sonata VI in G Major, BWV 530

Canonic Variations on the Christmas Song "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her," BWV 769a

"Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit," BWV 668

Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582