J. S. Bach: Organ marathon

4 x 45 minutes of Bach's organ music with the team of organ literature tutors

Angela Metzger, Michael Dorn, Lucas Pohle and Martin Riccabona play four Bach recitals on the large Goll organ, each lasting 45 minutes.

15.11.2025, 17:00 – 21:15

Concert
Hochschule für evangelische Kirchenmusik Bayreuth
College for Protestant Church Music Bayreuth

The organ literature team from the Hochschule für evangelische Kirchenmusik will be passing the baton to each other for one evening: in four 45-minute concerts, Angela Metzger, Michael Dorn, Lucas Pohle and Martin Riccabona will play organ works by the grand master Johann Sebastian Bach that are particularly close to their hearts. Preludes, toccatas, fugues, partitas, sonatas and chorale arrangements create a caldeidoscope of varied sounds, each with a very personal flavour.

17:00–17:45 – 1st recital with Michael Dorn

18:00–18:45 – 2nd recital with Angela Metzger

19:30–20:15 – 3rd recital with Lucas Pohle

20:30–21:15 – 4th recital with Martin Riccabona

Works by J. S. Bach

• An Wasserflüssen Babylon (BWV 653b):

  BWV 651–668: Achtzehn Choräle der Leipziger Originalhandschrift

• Präludium und Fuge in d-Moll (BWV 539)

• Partite diverse sopra: Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig (BWV 768)

• Passacaglia in c-Moll (BWV 582)

• Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (BWV 676):

  BWV 669–689: Choralbearbeitungen aus Klavierübung Teil III

• Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (BWV 663):

  BWV 651–668: Achtzehn Choräle der Leipziger Originalhandschrift

• Toccata in C-Dur (BWV 564)

• Konzert (BWV 592):

  BWV 592–596: Fünf Konzertbearbeitungen, nach Johann Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar und Antonio Vivaldi

• Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (BWV 648):

  BWV 645–650: Sechs Choräle von verschiedener Art (Schübler-Choräle)

• Fantasia super: Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott (BWV 651):

  BWV 651–668: Achtzehn Choräle der Leipziger Originalhandschrift

• Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (BWV 645):

  BWV 645–650: Sechs Choräle von verschiedener Art (Schübler-Choräle)

• Präludium und Fuge in Es-Dur (BWV 552)

• Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (BWV 686):

  BWV 669–689: Choralbearbeitungen aus Klavierübung Teil III

• Jesus Christus, unser Heiland (BWV 688):

  BWV 669–689: Choralbearbeitungen aus Klavierübung Teil III

• O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig (BWV 656):

  BWV 651–668: Achtzehn Choräle der Leipziger Originalhandschrift

• Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (BWV 654):

  BWV 651–668: Achtzehn Choräle der Leipziger Originalhandschrift

• Nun danket alle Gott (BWV 657):

  BWV 651–668: Achtzehn Choräle der Leipziger Originalhandschrift

• Triosonate (BWV 530):

  BWV 525–530: Sechs Sonaten

Works

• BWV 596 Concerto d-Moll, Transkription nach A. Vivaldi

Venue

Hochschule für evangelische Kirchenmusik Bayreuth

1st floor, organ hall

Wilhelminenstr. 9
95444 Bayreuth

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  Yes

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Organiser

College for Protestant Church Music Bayreuth

verwaltung@hfk-bayreuth.de
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This event is free of charge.

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• Maximum number of participants:

  100

• Duration of the event:

  17:00 – 21:15

• In which language:

  German

• More about the event

von links oben nach rechts unten: Angela Metzger, Michael Dorn, Prof. Lucas Pohle, Prof. Martin Riccabona © privat

Angela Metzger © Raimund J Löfflad

Michael Dorn © Fotografie Mauer

Lucas Pohle © Gert Mothes

Martin Riccabona © T. Pewal

University for Protestant Church Music Bayreuth © Wolfgang Döberlein

Organiser

College for Protestant Church Music Bayreuth

The College for Protestant Church Music Bayreuth is the young und modern music college of the Lutheran Church in Bavaria, which offers study courses for church music and music education, but also artistic study courses. Central situated in the festival city Bayreuth, the students get best conditions with regard to possibilities for practising, endorment and residential accomodation.

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