Bach in Cothen
Saturday 10 May 2008 13:00-14:00 (Radio 3)
Catherine Bott looks at the at the six years Bach spent working for the young Prince Leopold of Anhalt in the German court at Cothen, a period which resulted in some of his most notable instrumental music.
Playlist
JS BACH Sonata in G for Viola da gamba - Andante, BWV 1027
Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Herbert Tachezi
TELDEC 843772
Track 3
JS BACH Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 636
Marie-Claire Alain
ERATO 4509 967252
Track 6
HEINICHEN Pastorale in A
Musica Antiqua Koln/ Goebel
ARCHIV 447 644 2
Track 16
JS BACH Partita in D minor - Ciaccona
Dmitry Sitkovetsky
ORFEO C130852
CD 2 Track 13
JS BACH French Suite no.6 in E major, BWV 817
Gustav Leonhardt
SONY CLASSICAL SBK 60717
Tracks 31-38
JS BACH Cantata: Amore tradititore, BWV 203
Bach-Collegium Stuttgart/ Rilling
HANSSLER CLASSIC 92062
Track 12
JS BACH Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 - Allegro Assai
Academy of St Martin in the fields/ Marriner
PHILIPS 456 377 2
CD1 Track 7
JS BACH Badinerie from 2nd Orchestral Suite, BWV 1067
Academy of St Martin in the Fields/ Marriner
PHILIPS 456 3772
CD 6, Track 14