Kapellmeister at Last
Donald Macleod explores J S Bach's time as Kapellmeister at the Court in Cothen for the 24-year-old Prince Leopold, where he was able to hone his orchestral style.
Donald Macleod explores J S Bach's time as Kapellmeister at the Court in Cöthen for the 24-year-old Prince Leopold, where he is able to hone his orchestral style. It's at Cöthen that his wife Maria Barbara dies and where Bach marries again, this time to Anna Magdalena. Eight days after the Bachs' wedding, Prince Leopold also gets married. But the new Princess of Anhalt-Berenburg dislikes music and would later describe Bach as a bit of an airhead. The clouds are gathering. It's time, once again, for Bach to move on.
Aria: Es strahle die Sonne (Cantata BWV 66a - Der Himmel dacht auf Anhalts)
Mitteldeutsche Hofmusik
Alexander Ferdinand Grychtolik (conductor)
Brandenburg No 4 in G major, BWV 1049 (1st mvt: Allegro)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner (conductor)
Concerto for Two Violins BWV 1043
Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman (violins)
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)
Two-Part Inventions BWV 772-786
Andras Schiff (piano)
Presenter: Donald Mcleod
Producer: Rosie Boulton.
Last on
Music Played
![]()
Johann Sebastian Bach
Es Strahle die Sonne
Performer: Deutsche Hofmusik. Singer: Alexander Ferdinand Grychtolik.- JS Bach: Birthday Cantatas BWV36a & 66a.
- Rondeau.
- 17.
![]()
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 4 BWV 1049 G major 1st mvt Allegro
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- Brandenburg concertos.
- EM.
- 11.
![]()
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Two Violins BWV 1043
Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Performer: Pinchas Zukerman. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.- Brandenburg concertos.
- EMI.
- 9.
![]()
Johann Sebastian Bach
2 Part Inventions
Performer: Sir András Schiff.- Two- And Three-Part Inventions.
- Decca.
- 1.
Broadcast
- Wed 20 Dec 201712:00BBC Radio 3
Featured in...
![]()
Spirit of Bach
Exploring why music by the Baroque composer J S Bach resonates deeply with so many.
Beethoven Unleashed – the box set
The complete set of Radio 3 Beethoven Unleashed podcasts, with Donald Macleod.
What was really wrong with Beethoven?
Georgia Mann and neurosurgeon Henry Marsh examine the composer's numerous health problems
Composers A to Z
Visit the extensive audio archive of Radio 3 programmes about Composers and their works.
Who knew? Five eye-opening stories from Composer of the Week
The production team reflects on 5 of Donald Macleod’s best stories from the last 20 years
Five reasons why we love Parry's Jerusalem
What is the strange power of Jerusalem which makes strong men weep?
A man out of time – why Parry's music and ideas were at odds with his image...
The composer of Jerusalem was very far from the conservative figure his image suggests.
Composer Help Page
Find resources and contacts for composers from within the classical music industry.
