A Bach Christmas

Tuesday 20 Dec

Donald Macleod

Tuesday 20 December 2005 12:00-13:30 (Radio 3)

Donald and John Eliot Gardiner introduce sacred cantatas for Trinity and Reformation Sunday, and also explore how Bach assembled the texts in collaboration with the theologians of his age.

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

Playlist

Cantata No 48: Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlosen
William Towers (counter tenor)
James Gilchrist (tenor)
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner (director)
SDG 110:CD t1-7

Cantata No 5: Wo soll ich fliehen hin
Susanne Ryden (soprano)
Pascal Bertin (counter tenor)
Gerd Turk (tenor)
Peter Kooij (bass)
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki (director)
BIS CD 1421 cd1 t9-15


Cantata No 90: Es reisset euch ein schrecklich Ende
Bogna Bartosz (alto)
Jörg Durmüller (tenor)
Klaus Mertens (bass)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir
Ton Koopman (director)
Erato 3984-25488-2 CD3 T20-24

Cantata No 79: Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn' und Schild
Joanne Lunn (soprano)
William Towers (counter tenor)
Peter Harvey (bass)
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner (director)
SDG 110: cd2 t1-6

A Bach Christmas

Episode and Playlist Information

• Tuesday 20 Dec
  • 07:00 Sandy Burnett
  • 10:00 Jonathan Swain
  • 12:00 Donald Macleod
  • 13:30 Catherine Bott
  • 17:00 Sean Rafferty
  • 19:00 Petroc Trelawny
  • 22:00 Fiona Talkington
  • 00:00 Louise Fryer

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