I remember listening to the CBC Radio show DiscDrive with Jurgen Gothe
(www.cbc.ca/discdrive/) in the very late 80's or very early 90's. I
heard an electronic Bach peice that I would like help tracking down. I
remember Mr. Gothe calling it "Music for Keyboard and Synthorg" by Bob
James.

I remember going to HMV music store and I remember the clerk finding
it in his big CD bible book.

i have not been able to find any information about this peice via the
Internet. I know that Bob James has done some Bach work but what I
found on the 'net does not match closely enough what I remember.

Perhaps the information I have about the peice has become distorted in
my memory over the past 10+ years.

??????
Title: Music for Keyboard and Synthorg (Zynthorg?)
Artist: Bob James
Description: Electronc Bach keyboard music.

Please help me pin this down.

Dear augusta,

The piece you have in mind was included on Bob James' 1989 album "J.S.
Bach: Concertos For Two & Three Keyboards". There can be no doubt
about this since the exact titles of the three concertos featured on
that album were:

1. Concerto For 2 Keyboards & Synthorch In C Minor, BWV 1060

2. Concerto For 2 Keyboards & Synthorch In C Major, BWV 1061

3. Concerto For 3 Keyboards & Synthorch In D Minor, BWV 1063

Bob James recorded that album together with the pianists Güher and
Süher Pekinel; it was released by CBS as part of the Columbia
Masterworks series. The album had the number MK-45579.
Alas, it is out of print and has not been re-issued yet. Also, it
seems to be very rare since I have not found any offers for used
copies anywhere. But knowing the exakt title and number of the album
should enable you to continue your search more precisely in the
future.


Sources:

The Official Bob James Website: Discography
http://bobjames.com/discography.htm

The Official Bob James Website: Complete Discography
http://bobjames.com/disc2.htm

Bob James - Discography, by Kazuyuki Kudo
http://homepage3.nifty.com/kudojazz/bobside.htm

Güher & Süher Pekinel, official Website: CDs
http://www.pekinel.com/cds.html


Hope this will be useful!
Regards,
Scriptor

Thank you for shedding light on this decade old mystery.

Now I understand why my searches were unsuccessful. I was spelling
"synthorch" as "synthorg" and I used the word 'music' instead of
'Concerto'.

I wish there was a Kazaa type service that I could go to to download these pieces.

augusta --

In 1990, Bob James released a well-received recording of keyboard
music of Jean-Phillippe Rameau, another Baroque composer.  James used
synthesizers on the recording instead of analog keyboard instruments.
If you are not completely sure that the recording you had in mind was
of Bach works, I would be willing to bet that this is the one you
remember:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/music/B00000260Y/glance/103-3213529-3595859

If you agree, I would be happy to try to find a purchasable copy of
this out-of-print CD for you. (There was probably also an LP, if that
would suit you.)

markj-ga

markj-ga,

Could you try to find a purchasable CD copy of Bob James' 1989 album "J.S.
Bach: Concertos For Two & Three Keyboards"?

Augusta, Georgia