Spirit of Bach
Exploring why music by the Baroque composer J S Bach resonates deeply with so many.
Spirit of Bach—Music Matters
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores what lies beneath Bach's music with Angela Hewitt and others.
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Bach—Afternoon Concert
The Netherlands Bach Ensemble perform three cantatas by J.S Bach.
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It Is Enough—Composer of the Week, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Donald Macleod traces Bach's final years in Leipzig.
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Bach—Afternoon Concert
The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra perform works by Telemann and Bach with Philippe Jaroussky.
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Spirit of Bach Mixtape—Classical Mixtape
This special mixtape dares to venture inside the mind of Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Prom 49: Bach's St John Passion—BBC Proms, 2017
Live from the Albert Hall, John Butt and the Dunedin Concert in JS Bach's St John Passion.
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Christmas in Leipzig—Composer of the Week, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Donald Macleod paints a portrait of a Bach family Christmas in Leipzig.
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Mahan Esfahani—Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Solo Bach at St Luke's
Mahan Esfahani plays solo harpsichord music by Bach, including his Partita No 5 in G.
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1: Arnstadt to Erfurt—Bach Walks
Horatio Clare sets out to retrace JS Bach's famous 250-mile walk from Arnstadt to Lubeck.
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Beatrice Rana plays Goldberg Variations—Radio 3 in Concert
From Wigmore Hall, London, Beatrice Rana plays Bach's Goldberg Variations.
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Breaking Free - Martin Luther's Revolution—Free Thinking
Peter Stanford, Ulinka Rublack and Diarmaid MacCulloch join Anne McElvoy at LSE.
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Kapellmeister at Last—Composer of the Week, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Donald Macleod explores J S Bach's time as Kapellmeister at the Court in Cothen.
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Isabelle Faust—Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Solo Bach at St Luke's
Isabelle Faust (violin) in Bach: Sonatas Nos 1 and 3; Partita No 3, BWV1006.
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Bach—Afternoon Concert
The BBC Philharmonic perform Bach arrangements and pieces by Steve Elcock and Alban Berg.
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2: Schierke to Brocken Summit—Bach Walks
Retracing JS Bach's 250-mile walk to Lubeck, Horatio Clare reaches the Harz Mountains.
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Prom 25: Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir—BBC Proms, 2017
The Monteverdi Choir marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
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The Servant of Two Masters—Composer of the Week, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Donald Macleod looks at Bach's time in Weimar writing for the court chapel.
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Pieter Wispelwey—Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Solo Bach at St Luke's
Pieter Wispelwey in Bach: Cello Suite in C, BWV1009; Cello Suite in D, BWV1012.
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3: Oderwald to Wolfenbuttel—Bach Walks
Horatio Clare retraces Bach's journey to the Oderwald and the town of Wolfenbuttel.
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PSM 01: AAM, Mahan Esfahani—BBC Proms, 2012, Proms Saturday Matinees
Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani and the Academy of Ancient Music perform Bach's Art of Fugue
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Sowing Seeds—Composer of the Week, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Donald Macleod traces JS Bach's early life from childhood to first job and marriage.
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Sharon Bezaly, London Baroque—Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Flautist Sharon Bezaly and London Baroque perform a range of Bach's flute music.
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4: Medingen to Bienenbuttel—Bach Walks
Horatio Clare's journey in the footsteps of JS Bach takes him along the River Ilmenau.
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Andrew McGregor with Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Tom McKinney—Record Review
Building a Library: Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, plus a review of contemporary music.
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