JANINE JOHNSON – J.S. BACH’s MENTORS, INFLUENCERS & PUPILS
May 19, 2018
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THIS CONCERT WAS ON MAY 19 2018 Janine Johnson, harpsichord decorator and artist, harpsichordist, pianist, and composer performs works by J.S. Bach & those who taught, influenced or learned from him.
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Janine Johnson, harpsichord decorator and artist, harpsichordist, pianist & composer performs works by J.S. Bach & those who taught, influenced or learned from him – Buxtehude, Reincken, Fischer, Krebs, Pachelbel and Bohm. The artist supplements this beautiful program with fascinating informational snippets about the relationship, both personal and professional, between Bach and these composers.
American harpsichordist Janine Johnson began her musical studies on the modern piano and started playing the harpsichord as a teenager. Janine majored in piano performance and two dimensional art at California State University, Northridge and began building and decorating harpsichords in earnest at this time. She has worked as an instrument maker and instrument decorator with renowned harpsichord builder John Phillips in Berkeley, California, for the past 26 years.
Known for the intricate artwork with which she adorns world-class harpsichords, the multi-talented Janine Johnson is also a gifted harpsichordist, pianist and composer in her own right. Her playing style is remarkable for for its elegance and exceptional agility. Janine’s performing career is primarily based in the San Francisco Bay Area where she gives numerous solo and chamber music recitals, often including original works. She is also a regular performer at the prestigious annual Brandywine Baroque Harpsichord Heaven weekend. Janine composes solo and chamber music for the fortepiano and harpsichord and was second place winner this year in the International Alienor Competition for harpsichord composition.
Janine’s extensive harpsichord discography includes:
* J.S. Bach – Works for Harpsichord
* Dietrich Buxtehude & Johann Pachelbel: German Keyboard Masters
* Selections from J.S. Bach: Clavier Übung III
* J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations
* J.S. Bach: Inventions & Sinfonias (including ornamental versions)
* Janine Johnson: Suites Op. 22,29 & 24 (Original compositions by Janine Johnson)
J.S. BACH’S MENTORS, INFLUENCERS AND PUPILS
JANINE JOHNSON, HARPSICHORD
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Praeludium in a minor Bux WV 153
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Toccata in d minor
Fugue in d minor
Georg Böhm (1661-1733)
Suite in F major
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Double
Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Little Prelude in C major BWV 933
Fugue in C major BWV 952
J.C.F. Fischer (1656-1746)
Prelude and Fugue in E major from Ariadne Music
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in E major from das Wohltemperierte Klavier II
Dietrich Buxtehude
Canzona in e minor Bux WV 153
Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (1656-1746)
PraeludiumVIII and Chaconne
Johann Adam Reincken (1623-1722)
Fuga in g minor
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Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780)
Suite No. 3 in g minor from Vier Piecen
Overture
Lentement
Vivement
Paisan
Menuett 1 & 2
Gavotte
Air avec Doubles
Passepied 1 & 2
Rigaudon
