Musica Organi
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Tennessee
Thursday, January 18, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
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Toccata in F Major, BuxWV 157 |
Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) | |
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Vater unser in Himmelreich |
Dieterich Buxtehude | |
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Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren, BuxWV 214 |
Dieterich Buxtehude | |
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Sonata in A Minor |
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) | |
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Allegro assai |
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Adagio |
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Allegro |
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Passe e Mezzo di Mg. Gio. Picchi |
Giovanni Picchi (1571-1643) | |
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Fugue in G Minor |
Johann Adam Reincken (1623-1722) | |
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Preludio pro Organo pleno |
Johan Christian Kittel (1732-1809) | |
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Theme with Four Variations |
Justin Heinrich Knecht (1752-1817) | |
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Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, BWV 658 |
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) | |
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Wir glauben all' an einen Gott, BWV 740 |
J.S. Bach | |
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Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 545 |
J.S. Bach | |
Magnus Kjellsonhas concertized extensively in Europe, but this appearance at Westminster was part of his first American tour. As an organist, he was educated at the School of Music at Göteborg University and at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam, studying with Hans van Nieuwkoop, Jacques van Oortmerssen, and Hans Davidsson.
He currently serves as the organist of the Christinae Church in Göteborg, and since 1995 he has taught organ interpretation and liturgical organ at the School of Music in Göteborg. In addition, he frequently appears as a guest teacher at international academies and festivals.
Kjellson is also the founder, artistic director, and conductor of the Göteborg Baroque, a widely acclaimed ensemble of thirty musicians, including both singers and instrumentalists, that specializes in Swedish, German, and Italian seventeenth- and eighteenth-century music. Along with Musica Antiqua Köln and the King's Consort, it was a featured performing ensemble at the 2007 Buxtehude Jubileum festival in Lübeck commemorating the 300th anniversary of the composer's death.