Andrew BishopJunior Trumpet RecitalWiedemann Recital HallWichita State UniversityFebruary 22, 1996At the end of the spring semester before the year I gave this Junior Recital at WSU, my trumpet instructor Bob Grim told me that he thought I should start working on and conditioning for Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 and perform it the next school year. I was excited that he believed I had the ability to perform the famous (infamous!) masterwork, and eagerly began working on it. I had originally thought of asking the top violinist, oboist, and flautist at WSU at the beginning of the year if they would consider doing it as a audition for the WSU Concerto/Aria contest later that spring. But before I did that, I thought I'd ask Dr. Jay Decker, director of the orchestral program if that unusual audition piece would be allowed. So the first week of school I made an appointment and presented my idea to him. To my astonishment, he informed me that he had already programmed the piece on a future concert that year! I was very excited, especially after the GTA of the trumpet studio wanted no part of playing it. The unfortunate thing about performing Brandenburg 2 on the orchestra concert, was that Dr. Decker insisted on having the whole WSU string section play on the piece, because the Bach was one of only two pieces on the concert (the other, incredibly, was Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring!") Both WSU Conducting GTA Anthony Arnone (who was conducting the piece) and I lobbied voraciously for a much more appropriate and authentic performance using a small baroque orchestra instead, but to no avail. It was a fine first Brandenburg performance of my career, but as you can imagine, not an ideal balance between soli and tutti. HOWEVER, to remedy the situation somewhat, I decided to program my Junior Trumpet Recital just two days after the orchestra concert, and by doing so, have executive decision on the instrumentation numbers for the Bach. Little did I know that absolute disaster was awaiting me when I arrived at school the morning of my recital. As I walked into the music office, someone asked me if I was going to go ahead with my recital that afternoon. Having absolutely no reason why I wouldn't, I said of course, to which the reply came, "who is going to play oboe on the Brandenburg?" At that moment I knew something horrendous had happened, and sure enough, Oboe GTA Andrea Banke (who, BTW, is now the oboe professor at WSU) had smashed her hand in a car door the night before and broken her finger(s). Mercifully, my utter panic subsided quickly after learning that she had already contacted top undergraduate oboist David Jordan to play the part on my recital. David basically sight read the part without any rehearsing, and truly saved the day with a remarkably fine job under those circumstances.Program:Let the Bright Seraphim (G.F. Handel)From "Samson"Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major (J.S. Bach)I. AllegroII. AndanteIII. Allegro assaiAir for Erin (1992) -- Phil SnedecorCousins (H.L. Clarke)Musicians:Marla Fogderund -- SopranoThomas C. Grubb -- PianoIan Schwindt -- TromboneGenevieve Bishop -- Piano, OrganBrandenburg Soloists:Chastity Spencer -- FluteDavid Jordan -- OboeJeffrey Parry -- ViolinWSU Brandenburg Orchestra -- Anthony Arnone, ConductorViolin I: Loralyn Staples, Angela Scalise, Valene GoldenbergViolin II. Keith Redpath, Malin Huffman, Elizabeth BirgerViola: Vannia Phillips, David MarsdenCello: Marcia Chase, Mary LindsayBass: Kathleen ZellerHarpsichord: Julie BarnesPlease visit me at:www.myspace.com/andrewbishoptrumpet [ More Detail ]
This is the third movement from Bachs Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998. This piece is very difficult to play and it was a big challenge to me. Please enjoy - thank you for listening! [ More Detail ]
The last movement from the Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, which likely has at least one lost movement.Find more music at http://www.myspace.com/benjamminand http://www.garageband.com/artist/ben_jammmin/ [ More Detail ]
This is the Allegro from the second violin sonata by J.S. Bach. It exists as BWV 1003 in a-minor for the violin, and there is also a version for the organ in d-minor as well (BWV 964). The performance here is of a transcription by Manuel Barrueco, which combines many of the additional harmonies of the organ version with the original violin score, while remaining idiomatic for the guitar. A number of consonant bass notes were intentionally allowed to fade away into the perfect decrescendo the guitar naturally does so well, much to the dismay of many guitarists who are leaders in Baroque interpretation, no doubt. Written repeats were also intentionally left out of this particular recording for time considerations. The guitar used in this performance is a Michael Thames cedar top. [ More Detail ]
Nigel Kennedy playing Concerto for Violin and Oboe (BWV 1060) - Allegro by Johann Sebastian Bach with Irish Chamber Orchestra.Oboe: Aisling Casey [ More Detail ]
Nigel Kennedy playing Concerto for Violin and Oboe (BWV 1060) - Andante by Johann Sebastian Bach with Irish Chamber Orchestra.Oboe: Aisling Casey [ More Detail ]
Live concert 17.5.7.Warsaw Royal CastleEnsemble BALTIC BAROQUEMusical Direction Grigori MaltizovSanita Zarina-baroque violinKaido Välja-baroque violinSofia Maltizova-baroque celloReinut Tepp-harpsichordContact: BalticBaroque@vivaldi.ee [ More Detail ]
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for oboe, violin and orchestra in D minor (BWV 1060), movement 1 - Allegro."Bach and Mendelssohn" Music Festival in Sandomierz.Performed by: Ludmiła Worobec-Witek (violin), Tytus Wojnowicz (oboe), Artur Jaroń (piano), Capella Bydgostiensis (orchesta conducted by Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk).---Jan Sebastian Bach - Koncert na obój, skrzypce i orkiestrę D-moll (BWV 1060), część 1 Allegro.Festiwal Muzyka w Sandomierzu "Bach &Mendelssohn".Wykonanie: Ludmiła Worobec-Witek (skrzypce), Tytus Wojnowicz (obój), Artur Jaroń (fortepian), Capella Bydgostiensis (orkiestra dyrygowana przez Mirosława Jacka Błaszczyka). [ More Detail ]