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Composer of the WeekCPE Bach (1714-1788)Episodes

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  1. A Bid for Posterity

    5/5Donald Macleod relives the historic moment when the Sing-Akademie was rediscovered in 1999

  2. Reinvention in Hamburg

    4/5Donald Macleod explores CPE Bach's time in Hamburg and his prolific vocal writing.

  3. The Sentimental Style

    3/5Donald Macleod explores the sound of CPE Bach's music, written in the Empfindsamer Stil.

  4. A Very Modern Composer

    2/5Donald Macleod explores contemporary angles on CPE Bach's life and music.

  5. CPE Bach and the Nazi Hoard

    1/5Donald Macleod tells the story of the loss - and later rediscovery - of CPE Bach’s music.

  6. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Donald Macleod tells the story of the loss and later rediscovery of CPE Bach’s music