Playlist
Friday 23 December
22:00
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme - chorale-prelude for organ (BWV 645) arr. Ben Parry and Jonathan Rathbone
The Swingle Singers
album: Bach Hits Back
Virgin Classics 5 61473 2 (1'26")
22:01
Speech insert: Mark Morris
22:02
Chorus: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme from Cantata no.140 (BWV 140) "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" arr. Ben Parry and Jonathan Rathbone
The Swingle Singers
album: Bach Hits Back
Virgin Classics 5 61473 2 (3'15")
22:06
Eight little preludes and fugues for organ (BWV 553-60)
Colm Carey (organ)
Recorded Tuesday 13 December 2005 at St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast
special BBC recording for A Bach Christmas (25'10")
22:32
Cantata no.107 (BWV 107) "Was willst du dich betruben"
Agnes Mellon (soprano); Charles Brett (alto); Howard Crook (tenor); Peter Kooy (bass); Collegium Vocale Ghent and orchestra dir. Philippe Herreweghe
Virgin VC7 59320-2 (18'00")
22:51
Ach bleib' bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ - chorale for 4 voices (BWV 253)
Ach Gott, erhor' mein Seufzen und Wehklagen - chorale for 4 voices (BWV 254)
Berlin Radio Chorus, cond. Robin Gritton
Teldec 3984 25712-2 (1'37")
22:53
Schubler Chorales:
No.1: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme - chorale-prelude for organ (BWV 645)
No.2: Wo soll ich fliehen hin - chorale-prelude for organ (BWV 646)
No.3: Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten - chorale-prelude for organ (BWV 647)
No.4: Meine Seele erhebet den Herren - chorale-prelude for organ (BWV 648)
No.5: Ach bleib' bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ - chorale-prelude for organ (BWV 649)
No.6: Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter - chorale-prelude for organ (BWV 650)
Colm Carey (organ)
Recorded Tuesday 13 December 2005 at St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast
special BBC recording for A Bach Christmas (18'45")
23:12
Speech insert: If Bach Had Been A Beekeeper by Charles Tomlinson, read by Simon Russell Beale
23:13
Sonata for flute, violin and continuo (BWV 1038) in G major
Barhold Kuijken (flute); Sigiswald Kuijken (violin); Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord); Wieland Kuijken (viola da gamba)
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi RD 77026 (8'00")
23:22
Prelude and fugue for organ (BWV 541) in G major
Colm Carey (organ)
Recorded Tuesday 13 December 2005 at St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast
special BBC recording for A Bach Christmas (6'40")
23:35
Speech insert: Joshua Rifkin
23:37
Cantata no. 51 (BWV 51) "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen"
Julianne Baird (soprano); Bach Ensemble, cond. Joshua Rifkin
L'Oiseau Lyre 417 616-2 (17'45")
23:55
Aria: Blute nur from St Matthew Passion (BWV 244) arr. Ben Parry and Jonathan Rathbone
The Swingle Singers
album: Bach Hits Back
Virgin Classics 5 61473 2 (3'37")
