The Confident Swagger of Bach's Cantata 105
On the program: Concerto for two harpsichords in D minor, BWV 1062 - Raphael Alpermann and Jörg Andreas Bötticher, harpsichords; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Stephan Mai, director Cantata BWV 105...
View ArticleBalint Karosi and the Clavierübung III
Balint Karosi, Minister of Music at Boston's First Lutheran Church, talks with WCRB's Brian McCreath about Bach's Clavierübung, Part III On the program: Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1038 - Emmanuel Pahud,...
View ArticleRichard Egarr on The Well-Tempered Clavier
Harpsichordist and Academy of Ancient Music Music Director Richard Egarr talks about the Well-Tempered Clavier and Bradley Lehman's theory of tuning for the piece , and Konrad Junghänel conducts the...
View ArticleAisslinn Nosky's Partita No. 3, and the Missa Brevis in A
On the program: Missa Brevis in A, BWV 234 - Cantus Cölln, Konrad Junghänel Partita No. 3 in E, BWV 1006, for Solo Violin - Aisslinn Nosky , violin
View ArticleFleisher's Chaconne
On the program: Contrapunctus I, from The Art of the Fugue - Emerson String Quartet Cantata BWV 33 Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ ( translation ) - Franziska Gottwald, alto; Paul Agnew, tenor; Klaus...
View ArticleGlenn Gould's Goldberg Variations
On the program: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225 ( translation ) - Vocalconsort Berlin, Marcus Creed, conductor Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - Glenn Gould, piano
View ArticleCD of the Week: Tanya Gabrielian: Remix
Tanya Gabrielian was a student at the Royal Academy of Music when an injury landed her in the hospital for a month. Listening to Bach during that painful time was transformative for her as musician. In...
View ArticleCantata No. 19, for St. Michael and All Angels
On the program: Sonata in E for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1016 - Viktoria Mullova, violin, and Ottavio Dantone, harpsichord Cantata BWV 19 Es erhub sich ein Streit ( translation ) - Malin Hartelius,...
View ArticleElectrically Charged Bach, from Joyce Yang
On the program: English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 (selections; arr. Jan Koetsier) - Ludwig Güttler Brass Ensemble Cantata BWV 161 Komm, du süße Todesstunde ( translation ) - Matthew White,...
View ArticleCD of the Week: Elizabeth Hainen: Home
The Philadelphia Orchestra's Solo Harpist performs a gorgeous CD of short pieces that remind her of one particularly snowy winter.
View ArticleMark Padmore in the Cantata No. 114
On the program: Trio Sonata No. 6 in G, BWV 530 - Robert Quinney, organ (Frobenius organ at The Queen's College, Oxford, England) Cantata BWV 114 Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost ( translation ) -...
View ArticleThe Transcendant Cantata 169 with Bernarda Fink
On the program: Harpsichord Concerto in E, BWV 1053 - Christophe Rousset, harpsichord; Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood, conductor Cantata BWV 169 Gott soll allein mein Herze haben (...
View ArticleWalton's "The Wise Virgins"
On the program: Gamba Sonata in G, BWV 1027 - Steven Isserlis, cello; Richard Egarr, harpsichord Cantata BWV 56 Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen ( translation ) - Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone;...
View ArticleBach in the Back Bay
On the program: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (attr. Martin Luther) - Robert MacDonald, bass Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir , after BWV 686 - His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts, Timothy Roberts,...
View ArticleThe Grace of the Lute, Transformed
On the program: Trio Sonata in G minor, BWV 1030 (after the Flute Sonata in B minor) - Rare Fruits Council Cantata BWV 115 Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit ( translation ) - Barbara Schlick, soprano;...
View ArticleDivine Friendship in Bach's Cantata 139
Aria and Menuet from French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 (trans. Frederick Neumann) - Renaud Capuçon, violin; Gautier Capuçon, cello Cantata BWV 139, Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott ( translation...
View ArticleChris Thile's Bach on Mandolin
Chris Thile talks with host Brian McCreath about playing Bach's music on the mandolin and his recording of solo violin sonatas and partitas.
View ArticleThe Christmas Oratorio, Part 1, in Concert
On the program: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (attr. Martin Luther) - Julia Gooding, soprano Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland after BWV 659 - His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts, Timothy Roberts, director...
View ArticleThe Eternal Search of Bach's Cello Suites
On this week's CD of the Week, Swiss cellist Thomas Demenga continues the eternal journey of mastering Bach’s famous cello suites.
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