A Bach Christmas

Friday 23 Dec

Petroc Trelawny

Friday 23 December 2005 19:00-22:00 (Radio 3)

With Petroc Trelawny. Joanna MacGregor introduces Glenn Gould's epoch-making 1955 recording of the Goldberg Variations, an interpretation which changed the way in which the piece was heard, and which developed a cult following in the 1960s.

Duration:

3 hours

Playlist:

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Glenn Gould (piano)

Cantata No 157: Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn
James Gilchrist (tenor)
Klaus Mertens (bass)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir
Ton Koopman (director)

Chorale Prelude: Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott, BWV 721
Geoffrey Morgan (organ)

Cantata No 188: Ich habe meine Zuversicht
Arleen Auger (soprano)
Julia Hamari (alto)
Aldo Baldwin (tenor)
Walter Heldwein (bass)
Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Helmut Rilling (conductor)

A Bach Christmas

Episode and Playlist Information

• Friday 23 Dec
  • 00:00 Louise Fryer
  • 07:00 Sandy Burnett
  • 10:00 Jonathan Swain
  • 12:00 D Macleod & J E Gardiner
  • 13:30 Catherine Bott
  • 17:00 Sean Rafferty
  • 19:00 Petroc Trelawny
  • 22:00 Sarah Walker

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