It Is Enough
Donald Macleod traces Bach's final years from the success at the palace of King Frederick the Great to his failing health in Leipzig.
Donald Macleod traces Bach's final years. Bach enjoys great success at the palace of King Frederick the Great which results in his genius late work the Musical Offering. But Bach's eyesight is beginning to fail and cataract operations lead to infections and a stroke which eventually result in his death in the evening of the 28th July 1750.
Ricercar a 6 (Musical Offering, BWV 1079)
Musica Antiqua Köln
Reinhard Goebel (conductor)
Viola da gamba Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029
Pablo Casals (cello) / Paul Baumgartner (piano)
Ich habe genug, BWV 82
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Munich Bach Orchestra
Karl Richter (conductor)
Presenter: Donald Macleod
Producer: Rosie Boulton.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Musical Offering BWV 1079 Ricercar a 6
Performer: Musica Antiqua Köln. Performer: Reinhard Goebel. Director: Reinhard Goebel.- Musical Offering.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 16.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Gamba Sonata G minor No. 3 BWV 1029
Performer: Pau Casals. Performer: Paul Baumgartner.- Bach: 3 Sonatas.
- CBS.
- 7.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Ich Habe Genug BWV 82
Orchestra: Munich Bach Orchestra. Conductor: Karl Richter. Singer: Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau.- JS Bach Cantatas.
- Archiv Produktion.
- 14.
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- Fri 22 Dec 201712:00BBC Radio 3
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