104 episodes
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| 20051216 | Friday 16 Dec Petroc Trelawney The start of a 214-hour marathon featuring all of Johann Sebastian Bach's surviving works. Throughout the celebrations, speakers from the world of music and beyond will be introducing the pieces and what they mean to them. Contributors include Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Emma Kirkby, Davitt Moroney, Ton Koopman, Christopher Hogwood, Dame Gillian Weir, Joanna MacGregor, Sir Roger Norrington, Dame Janet Baker and Andrew Parrott. Plus The Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, The Archbishop of Canterbury the Right Reverend Rowan Williams, Rabbi Julia Neuberger, Armando Ianucci, Siobhan Davies, Sir Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Simon Russell Beale, Fiona Shaw, Ian McEwan, Wynton Marsalis, Nitin Sawhney, Andrew Marr and Alain de Botton. Simon Heighes contributes Bach Bites - short introductions to various aspects of Bach's life and works; and Peter Dyke follows Bach's footsteps from Arnstadt to Lubeck. Ton Koopman introduces his performance of Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Cantatas 1, 2 and 3 Lisa Larsson (soprano) Bogna Bartosz (alto) Jörg Dürmüller (tenor) Peter Harvey (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Chorus Ton Koopman (director) From a concert given in the Grosser Saal, Musikverein Vienna, in December 2004 Chorale preludes Jesus, meine Zuversicht, BWV 728 In Dulci Jubilo, BWV 729 Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 730 Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731 Ton Koopman (organ) Partita No 1 in Bm, BWV 1002 Thomas Zehetmair (violin) Keyboard Concerto No 2 in E, BWV 1053 Christophe Rousset (harpsichord) The Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood (director). |
| 20051216 | Friday 16 Dec Fiona Talkington Featuring Bach motets, plus the first of a series of specially recorded concerts for the late hours. Motets Komm Jesu komm, BWV 229 Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden, BWV 230 BBC Singers Stephen Cleobury (conductor) Quodlibet, BWV 524 Agnes Giebel (soprano) Marie-Luise Gilles (alto) Bert van t'Hoff (tenor) Peter-Christoph Runge (bass) Leonhardt Consort Gustav Leonhardt (director) Concerto in Dm for organ and strings, after BWV 35, 156 Trio sonata No 6 in G, after Organ sonata BWV 530 Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 753 (completed Charlston) Fantasia super Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 713 Suite No 5 in Gm for strings, BWV 1070 London Baroque Terence Charlston (organ) Cantata No 156: Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe Paul Esswood (countertenor) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Thomas Hampson (bass) Tolz Boys Choir Concentus Musicus, Vienna Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director). |
| 20051217 | Saturday 17 Dec Louise Fryer Including early works from Bach's time in Arnstadt and Muhlhausen, and cantatas from Weimar and Cothen. 00.01am Ich Habe Genug, Schlummert Ein, BWV 82, No 2 and 3 (Anna Magdalena Büchlein) Elly Ameling (soprano) Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) Angelica May (cello) 00.09am Kyrie in F, BWV 233a Gachinger Kantorei, Ensemble Helmuth Rilling (conductor) 00.13am Sonata in Am, BWV 965 Andreas Staier (harpsichord) 00.31am Fantasia & unfinished fugue in Cm, BWV 906 Andreas Staier (harpsichord) 00.39am Cantata: Gott ist mein König, BWV 71 Agnes Giebel (soprano) Marga Hoffgen (alto) Hans-Joachim Rotsch (tenor) Theo Adam (bass) Thomanerchor Leipzig Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Kurt Thomas (conductor) 00.59am Suite in Gm, BWV 822 Michelle Barchi (harpsichord) 1.14am Toccata in E, BWV 566 Hans Fagius (Wahlberg organ of the Frederik Church, Karlskrona) 1.24am Emma Kirkby introduces a recording of Cantata: Der Herr denket an uns, BWV 196 Emma Kirkby (soprano) Michael Chance (alto) Charles Daniels (tenor) Peter Harvey (bass) The Purcell Quartet 1.38am Aria variata in Am, BWV 989 Rosalyn Tureck (piano) 1.54am Toccata in Dm, BWV 913 Angela Hewitt (piano) 2.06am Suite in Em (lute), BWV 996 Julian Bream (guitar) 2.26am Cantata: Ach! Ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe, BWV 162 Arleen Auger (soprano) Alyce Rogers (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Wolfgang Schone (bass) Gachinger Kantorei Frankfurter Kantorei Bach-Collegium Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling (conductor) 2.43am Suite in Am, BWV 818a , incl two alternative Sarabandes, BWV 818 Zuzanna Ruzickova (harpsichord). |
| 20051217 | Saturday 17 Dec Louise Fryer Including early works from Bach's time in Arnstadt and Muhlhausen, and cantatas from Weimar and Cothen. 3.04am Canon a 4 perpetuus, BWV 1073 Musica Antiqua Köln 3.06am Toccata and Fugue Dorian in Dm, BWV 538 Marie-Claire Alain (Gottfried Silbermann organ in Freiburg Cathedral) 3.20am Sigiswald Kuijken introduces his recording of Cantata: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21 Greta de Reyghere (soprano) René Jacobs (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Peter Lika (bass) Netherlands Chamber Choir La Petite Bande Sigiswald Kuijken (conductor) 4.05am Prelude and Fugue in Am, BWV 894 Zuzanna Ruzickova (harpsichord) 4.16am Sonata in Gm for flute and continuo, BWV 1020 Lisa Beznosiuk (flute) Paul Nicholson (harpsichord) Richard Tunnicliffe (cello) 4.29am Cantata: Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre, BWV 134a Michael Chance (alto) Paul Agnew (tenor) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Ton Koopman (conductor) 5.06am Sonata in Em for violin and continuo, BWV 1023 Musica Alta Ripa Ursula Bundeis (violin) Bernward Lohr (organ) Albert Bruggen (theorbo). |
| 20051217 | Saturday 17 Dec Louise Fryer Including early works from Bach's time in Arnstadt and Muhlhausen, and cantatas from Weimar and Cothen. 5.17am Cantata: Amore traditore, BWV 203 Dietrich Henschel (bass) Michael Behringer (harpsichord) 5.29am Chorale prelude: An Wasserflüssen Babylon (organ), BWV 653 Ton Koopman (Muller organ in the Grote Kerk, Leeuwarden) 5.35am Chorale: An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 267 Amsterdam Bach Choir Ton Koopman 5.37am Prelude & Fugue in C, BWV 545 Edward Power Biggs (Flentrop organ in Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University) 5.44am Cantata: Durchlauchster Leopold (serenata), BWV 173a Lisa Larsson (soprano) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Ton Koopman (conductor) 6.03am Fantasia and Fugue in Gm, BWV 542 Simon Preston (Sauer organ in St Peter's, Waltrop, near Dortmund) 6.15am Cantata: Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!, BWV 208 (Hunt Cantata) Diana....Jennifer Smith (soprano) Pales....Emma Kirkby (soprano) Endymion....Simon Davies (tenor) Pan....Michael George (bass) The Parley of Instruments Roy Goodman, Peter Holman (director) //-- Missed a programme?Go to the LISTEN AGAINpage //-- AUDIO HELP News & Current Affairs Arts & Drama Comedy & Quizzes Science Religion & Ethics History FactualBack to top About the BBC Help Terms of Use Privacy & Cookies Policy. |
| 20051217 | Saturday 17 Dec Martin Handley Radio 3 continues its celebration of Bach, featuring further cantatas. From 7.00am Cantata No 172: Erschallet, ihr Lied Ingrid Schmithüsen (soprano) Yoshikazu Mera (counter-tenor) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) Keyboard Concerto in G, BWV 592 Simon Preston (Marcussen Organ, Lübeck Cathedral) Cantata No 18: Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee Julianne Baird (soprano) Drew Minter (counter-tenor) Benjamin Butterfield (tenor) James Weaver (bass) American Bach Soloists Jeffrey Thomas (director) From 8.00am Cantata No 152, Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn Christoph Wegmann (soprano) Thomas Hampson (bass) Tölz Boys' Choir, Concentus Musicus Vienna Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director) Toccata in D, BWV 912 Kenneth Gilbert (harpsichord) Cantata No 68, Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt Barbara Schlick (soprano) Gotthold Schwarz (bass) Accentus Chamber Choir Limoges Baroque Ensemble Christophe Coin (director). |
| 20051217 | Saturday 17 Dec Andrew McGregor Recent recordings of Bach, plus surveys of four major cantata series with Jonathan Freeman Attwood. Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F, BWV 1047 Concerto Italiano Rinaldo Alessandrini (director) Sonata No 2 in Am for solo violin, BWV 1003 Rachel Podger (violin) Cantata Survey with Jonathan Freeman Attwood, followed by Cantata No 135, Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder Soloists, Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) plus the latest Bach reconstruction from Joshua Rifkin Leipzig Chorale Preludes Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 667 Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit, BWV 668 Gillian Weir (organ) (recorded at the Thomaskirche, Leipzig). |
| 20051217 | Saturday 17 Dec Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner travel to the Bach Archive in Leipzig for the first of their programmes exploring Bach's mammoth output of sacred cantatas. Featuring works written for the feast of St John the Baptist, in performances from the Monteverdi Choir's ambitious cantata pilgrimage in 2000. Cantata No 167: Ihr Menschen, rühmet, Gottes Liebe Joanne Lunn (soprano) Wilke te Brummelstroete (alto) Paul Agnew (tenor) Dietrich Henschel (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner Cantata No 7: Christ unser Herr zum Jordan Kam Wilke te Brummelstroete (alto) Paul Agnew (tenor) Dietrich Henschel (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner Cantata No 30: Freue dich, erlöste Schar Joanne Lunn (soprano) Wilke te Brummelstroete (alto) Paul Agnew (tenor) Dietrich Henschel (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner. |
| 20051217 | Saturday 17 Dec Lucie Skeaping An afternoon of keyboards and cantatas including concert performances of two cantatas from Bach's home church of St Thomas in Leipzig, as well interpretations from Poland, France, Belgium, Japan and the UK. The violinist John Holloway introduces some classic performances of Bach by Arthur Grumiaux and Yehudi Menuhin, and reflects on the ingenious way that Bach reworked some of his material to create new masterpieces. 1.30am Toccata and Fugue in F (organ), BWV 540 Karl Richter (organ) 1.45am Cantata No 19, Es erhub sich ein Streit Cantata No 34, O ewiges Feuer Reglint Bühler (soprano) Matthias Rexroth (alto) Martin Petzoldt (tenor) Matthias Weichert (bass) St Thomas Choir, Leipzig Leipzig Vocal Ensemble Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin Georg Christoph Biller (conductor) 2.30am French Overture in Bm, BWV 831 Piotr Anderszewski (piano) 3.00am Concerto for harpsichord in Dm, BWV 1052 Le Concert Francais Pierre Hantai (harpsichord and director) 3.25am Cantata No 155: Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange Midori Suzuki (soprano) Yoshikazu Mera (alto) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) 3.40am John Holloway talks about Bach and violin and introduces historic performances of the 3rd solo Violin Sonata and Partita. 4.30am Cantata No 29, Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir Deborah York (soprano) Ingeborg Danz (mezzo) Mark Padmore (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Collegium Vocale Ghent Philippe Herreweghe (director). |
| 20051217 | Saturday 17 Dec Sean Rafferty Exploring more of Bach's keyboard music and cantatas. 3-Part Inventions, BWV 787-790 Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) Cantata No 144: Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin Lisa Larsson (soprano) Bogna Bartosz (alto) Gerd Turk (tenor) Amsterdam Baroque Choir and Orchestra Ton Koopman (director) English Suite No 4 in F, BWV 809 Huguette Dreyfus (harpsichord) Cantata No 145: Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergotzen Costanza Cuccaro (soprano) Adalbert Kraus (tenor) Andreas Schmidt (bass) Bach Collegium Stuttgart Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Helmuth Rilling (conductor) Evening Morning Afternoon. |
| 20051217 | Saturday 17 Dec Petroc Trelawny A specially recorded organ recital by the present organist at Bach's church in Leipzig, the Thomaskirche. Fantasie & Fugue in Cm, BWV 562 Partite diverse sopra Sei gegrusset, Jesu gutig, BWV 768 Pièce d'orgue (Fantasie) in G, BWV 572 Christmas chorales from Orgel-Buchlein, BWV 599-606 Prelude & Fugue in D, BWV 532 Ullrich Böhme (organ) Cantata No 62, Nun komm der Heiden Heiland Sibylla Rubens (soprano) Sarah Connolly (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Collegium Vocale Phillippe Herreweghe (conductor) Chaconne (Partita No 2 in Dm, BWV 1004) Yehudi Menuhin (violin) Keyboard Concerto in G, BWV 980 (after Vivaldi, Op 4, No 1) Olivier Baumont (harpsichord) Concerto in Am for violin and strings, BWV 1041 Simon Standage (violin/director) Collegium Musicum 90 Cantata No 186: Argre dich, o Seele, nicht Robin Blaze (countertenor) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director). |
| 20051217 | Saturday 17 Dec Sarah Walker The first of nine specially recorded recitals for the late hours. Cantata No 193, Ihr Tore zu Zion Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Ton Koopman (director) Toccata in Cm, BWV 911 Kenneth Gilbert (harpsichord) Suite in Gm, BWV 995 Partita in Cm, BWV 997 Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E flat, BWV 998 Andreas Martin (lute) Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in Dm, BWV 903 Terence Charlston (harpsichord). |
| 20051217 | Saturday 17 Dec Martin Handley Radio 3 continues its celebration of Bach, featuring further cantatas. From 7.00am Cantata No 172: Erschallet, ihr Lied Ingrid Schmithüsen (soprano) Yoshikazu Mera (counter-tenor) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) Keyboard Concerto in G, BWV 592 Simon Preston (Marcussen Organ, Lübeck Cathedral) Cantata No 18: Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee Julianne Baird (soprano) Drew Minter (counter-tenor) Benjamin Butterfield (tenor) James Weaver (bass) American Bach Soloists Jeffrey Thomas (director) From 8.00am Cantata No 152, Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn Christoph Wegmann (soprano) Thomas Hampson (bass) Tölz Boys' Choir, Concentus Musicus Vienna Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director) Toccata in D, BWV 912 Kenneth Gilbert (harpsichord) Cantata No 68, Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt Barbara Schlick (soprano) Gotthold Schwarz (bass) Accentus Chamber Choir Limoges Baroque Ensemble Christophe Coin (director). |
| 20051217 | Saturday 17 Dec Andrew McGregor Recent recordings of Bach, plus surveys of four major cantata series with Jonathan Freeman Attwood. Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F, BWV 1047 Concerto Italiano Rinaldo Alessandrini (director) Sonata No 2 in Am for solo violin, BWV 1003 Rachel Podger (violin) Cantata Survey with Jonathan Freeman Attwood, followed by Cantata No 135, Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder Soloists, Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) plus the latest Bach reconstruction from Joshua Rifkin Leipzig Chorale Preludes Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 667 Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit, BWV 668 Gillian Weir (organ) (recorded at the Thomaskirche, Leipzig). |
| 20051217 | Saturday 17 Dec Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner travel to the Bach Archive in Leipzig for the first of their programmes exploring Bach's mammoth output of sacred cantatas. Featuring works written for the feast of St John the Baptist, in performances from the Monteverdi Choir's ambitious cantata pilgrimage in 2000. Cantata No 167: Ihr Menschen, rühmet, Gottes Liebe Joanne Lunn (soprano) Wilke te Brummelstroete (alto) Paul Agnew (tenor) Dietrich Henschel (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner Cantata No 7: Christ unser Herr zum Jordan Kam Wilke te Brummelstroete (alto) Paul Agnew (tenor) Dietrich Henschel (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner Cantata No 30: Freue dich, erlöste Schar Joanne Lunn (soprano) Wilke te Brummelstroete (alto) Paul Agnew (tenor) Dietrich Henschel (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner. |
| 20051217 | Saturday 17 Dec Lucie Skeaping An afternoon of keyboards and cantatas including concert performances of two cantatas from Bach's home church of St Thomas in Leipzig, as well interpretations from Poland, France, Belgium, Japan and the UK. The violinist John Holloway introduces some classic performances of Bach by Arthur Grumiaux and Yehudi Menuhin, and reflects on the ingenious way that Bach reworked some of his material to create new masterpieces. 1.30am Toccata and Fugue in F (organ), BWV 540 Karl Richter (organ) 1.45am Cantata No 19, Es erhub sich ein Streit Cantata No 34, O ewiges Feuer Reglint Bühler (soprano) Matthias Rexroth (alto) Martin Petzoldt (tenor) Matthias Weichert (bass) St Thomas Choir, Leipzig Leipzig Vocal Ensemble Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin Georg Christoph Biller (conductor) 2.30am French Overture in Bm, BWV 831 Piotr Anderszewski (piano) 3.00am Concerto for harpsichord in Dm, BWV 1052 Le Concert Francais Pierre Hantai (harpsichord and director) 3.25am Cantata No 155: Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange Midori Suzuki (soprano) Yoshikazu Mera (alto) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) 3.40am John Holloway talks about Bach and violin and introduces historic performances of the 3rd solo Violin Sonata and Partita. 4.30am Cantata No 29, Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir Deborah York (soprano) Ingeborg Danz (mezzo) Mark Padmore (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Collegium Vocale Ghent Philippe Herreweghe (director). |
| 20051217 | Saturday 17 Dec Sean Rafferty Exploring more of Bach's keyboard music and cantatas. 3-Part Inventions, BWV 787-790 Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) Cantata No 144: Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin Lisa Larsson (soprano) Bogna Bartosz (alto) Gerd Turk (tenor) Amsterdam Baroque Choir and Orchestra Ton Koopman (director) English Suite No 4 in F, BWV 809 Huguette Dreyfus (harpsichord) Cantata No 145: Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergotzen Costanza Cuccaro (soprano) Adalbert Kraus (tenor) Andreas Schmidt (bass) Bach Collegium Stuttgart Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Helmuth Rilling (conductor) Evening Morning Afternoon. |
| 20051217 | Saturday 17 Dec Petroc Trelawny A specially recorded organ recital by the present organist at Bach's church in Leipzig, the Thomaskirche. Fantasie & Fugue in Cm, BWV 562 Partite diverse sopra Sei gegrusset, Jesu gutig, BWV 768 Pièce d'orgue (Fantasie) in G, BWV 572 Christmas chorales from Orgel-Buchlein, BWV 599-606 Prelude & Fugue in D, BWV 532 Ullrich Böhme (organ) Cantata No 62, Nun komm der Heiden Heiland Sibylla Rubens (soprano) Sarah Connolly (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Collegium Vocale Phillippe Herreweghe (conductor) Chaconne (Partita No 2 in Dm, BWV 1004) Yehudi Menuhin (violin) Keyboard Concerto in G, BWV 980 (after Vivaldi, Op 4, No 1) Olivier Baumont (harpsichord) Concerto in Am for violin and strings, BWV 1041 Simon Standage (violin/director) Collegium Musicum 90 Cantata No 186: Argre dich, o Seele, nicht Robin Blaze (countertenor) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director). |
| 20051217 | Saturday 17 Dec Sarah Walker The first of nine specially recorded recitals for the late hours. Cantata No 193, Ihr Tore zu Zion Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Ton Koopman (director) Toccata in Cm, BWV 911 Kenneth Gilbert (harpsichord) Suite in Gm, BWV 995 Partita in Cm, BWV 997 Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E flat, BWV 998 Andreas Martin (lute) Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in Dm, BWV 903 Terence Charlston (harpsichord). |
| 20051218 | Sunday 18 Dec Louise Fryer Including Leipzig Cantatas from Bach's first annual cycle, plus a winning performance of The Goldberg Variations. 12.01am Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G, BWV 1048 Concerto Italiano Rinaldo Alessandrini 12.12am Cantata: Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, BWV 41 Barbara Schlick (soprano) Andreas Scholl (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Gotthold Schwarz (bass) Accentus Chamber Choir Limoges Baroque Ensemble Christophe Coin 12.39am George Pratt introduces dance Organ Trio Sonata No 4 in Em, BWV 528 The King's Consort Robert King 12.52am Cantata: Die Himmel erzählen, BWV 76 Marjon Strijk (soprano) Sytse Buwalda (alto) Knut Schoch (tenor) Bas Ramselar (bass) Holland Boys' Choir Netherlands Bach Collegium Pieter Jan Leusink 1.26am Prelude and fugue in Am, BWV 895 Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) 1.29am Prelude and fugue in A, BWV 896 Michele Barchi (harpsichord) 1.32am Cantata: Schauet doch und sehet, BWV 46 Midori Suzuki (soprano) Kai Wessel (alto) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) 1.51am Prelude and fugue in Em, BWV 548 Karl Richter (Marcussen organ in Jaegersborg church, Copenhagen) 2.04am Cantata: Ein ungefarbt Gemüte, BWV 24 Anna Reynolds (alto) Peter Schreier (tenor) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass) Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra Karl Richter 2.22am Partita in A, BWV 832 Angela Hewitt (piano) 2.31am Chorale prelude: Woh soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 694 Wolfgang Rübsam (Marcussen organ in Freiburg Cathedral) 2.36am Cantata: Erforsche mich, Gott, BWV 136 Lisa Larsson (soprano) Bogna Bartosz (alto) Gerd Türk (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Chorus Ton Koopman. |
| 20051218 | Sunday 18 Dec Louise Fryer Including Leipzig Cantatas from Bach's first annual cycle, plus a winning performance of The Goldberg Variations. 2.51am Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1039 Petri Alanko, Hann Juutilainen (flute) Ansi Mattila (harpsichord) Jukka Rautasalo (cello) 3.03am Cantata: Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht, BWV 105 Miah Persson (soprano) Robin Blaze (alto) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) 3.25am Concerto for two harpsichords in C, BWV 1061 Ton Koopman, Tini Mathot (harpsichord) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Ton Koopman (director) 3.44am Chorale: Wer nur den lieben Gott, BWV 434 Berlin Radio Choir, ensemble Robin Gritton 3.45am Chorale prelude: Wer nur den lieben Gott, BWV 642 Helmut Walcha (Arp Schnitger organ in St Peter and Paul church, Cappel) 3.48am Cantata: Siehe zu, dass deine Gottesfurcht, BWV 179 Magdalena Kozena (soprano) William Towers (alto) Mark Padmore (tenor) Stephan Loges (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director) 4.04am Concerto for oboe d'amore in D, after BWV 1053 Patrick Beaugirard (oboe d'amore) Café Zimmerman Pablo Valetti (violin/director) 4.22am Chorale: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 250 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Chorus Ton Koopman (director) 4.23am Chorale prelude: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 1116 Ton Koopman (Hans Heinrich Bader organ in St Walburg's Church, Zutphen) 4.25am Cantata: Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV 69a Wilhelm Weidl (soprano) Paul Esswood (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Ruud van der Meer (bass) Tolz Boy's Choir Concentus Musicus Vienna Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director). |
| 20051218 | Sunday 18 Dec Louise Fryer Including Leipzig Cantatas from Bach's first annual cycle, plus a winning performance of The Goldberg Variations. 4.45am Ton Koopman introduces his recording of Prelude and fugue in Cm, BWV 546 Ton Koopman (Christian Muller organ of Waalse Church Amsterdam) 4.59am Cantata: Warum betrübst du dich Deborah York (soprano) Ingborg Danz (alto) Mark Padmore (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Choir and Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Philippe Herreweghe (director) 5.18am Sonata for 2 violins and harpsichord, BWV 1037 The Rare Fruits Council Manfredo Kraemer, Pablo Valetti (violin) Balazs Mate (cello) Dirk Boerner (harpsichord) Alessandro de Marchi (organ) 5.31am Cantata: Bringet dem Herrn, BWV 148 Midori Suzuki (soprano) Robin Blaze (alto) Gerd Türk (tenor) Chiyuki Urano (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) 5.47am 14 canons on the first 8 notes of the ground of the Goldberg Variations, BWV 1087 Glen Wilson (harpsichord) 5.57am Cantata: Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BWV 59 Peter Jelosits (soprano) Ruud van der Meer (bass) Tolz Boys Choir Concentus Musicus Wien Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director) 6.09am Gustav Leonhardt talks about the Goldberg Variations 6.11am Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) //-- Missed a programme?Go to the LISTEN AGAINpage //-- AUDIO HELP News & Current Affairs Arts & Drama Comedy & Quizzes Science Religion & Ethics History FactualBack to top About the BBC Help Terms of Use Privacy & Cookies Policy. |
| 20051218 | Sunday 18 Dec Martin Handley Continuing Radio 3's Bach Christmas season. From 7.00am Prelude & Fugue in A, BWV 536 Simon Preston (Marcusson Organ, Tonbridge School Chapel, Tonbridge) Cantata No 163: Nur jedem das Seine Tobias Eiwanger (soprano) Panito Iconomou (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Robert Holl (bass) Tölz Boys' Choir Concentus Musicus Vienna Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director) Keyboard concerto in B flat, BWV 982 Michelle Barchi (harpsichord) From 8.00am Cantata No 165: O heilges Geist und Wasserbad Aki Yanagisawa (soprano) Akira Tachikawa (alto) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Stephan Schreckenberger (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) Keyboard Concerto in C (after Vivaldi), BWV 594 Marie-Claire Alain (Christian Müller Organ, Jakobijnerkerk, Leewarden, Netherlands) Trio: Nun komm der heiden Heiland, BWV 660a The Amsterdam Baroque Choir Ton Koopman (Christian Müller Organ; Grote Kerk, Leeuwarden). |
| 20051218 | Sunday 18 Dec Rob Cowan A look ahead to the Toccata and Fugue celebration later in the day. Toccata & Fugue in Dm, BWV 565 Leopold Stokowski Symphony Orchestra Cantata No 57: Selig ist der Mann Elly Ameling (soprano) Hermann Prey (bass) Choir of the German Bach Solists Westfälische Kantorei Herford Deutsche Bachsolisten Helmut Winschermann (conductor) Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in B flat, BWV 1051 Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel (director) The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 - Contrapunctus 6 Herbert Tachezi (organ) Cantata No 4: Christ lag in Todesbanden Agnes Giebel (soprano) Marga Höffgen (alto) Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (tenor) Thomanerchor Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Kurt Thomas (conductor) Sonata No 2 in Am, BWV 1003 Jascha Heifetz (violin) Cantata No 82: Ich habe genug John Shirley-Quirk (bass) Rachel Lord (oboe) George Malcolm (harpsichord) Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields Sir Neville Marriner Toccata, Adagio & Fugue, BWV 564 Helmut Walcha (organ) Cantata No 106: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, (Actus Tragicus) Hertha Töpper (contralto) Ernst Haefliger (tenor) Theo Adam (bass) Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra Karl Richter (conductor) Ertöt uns durch dein Güte, from Cantata No 22 (arr Harriet Cohen) Hubert Harry (piano). |
| 20051218 | Sunday 18 Dec Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner continue their survey of Bach's sacred cantatas with works for the first Sunday after Trinity, including some of his most intensely dramatic expressions of the Lutheran faith. Cantata No 75: Die Elenden sollen essen Ruth Ziesak (soprano) Elisabeth von Magnus (alto) Paul Agnew (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Ton Koopman (director) Cantata No. 20: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort Wilke te Brummelstroete (alto) Paul Agnew (tenor) Dietrich Henschel (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director) Cantata No 39: Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot Agnes Mellon (soprano) Charels Brett (alto) Peter Kooij (bass) Collegium Vocale Ghent Philippe Herreweghe (director). |
| 20051218 | Sunday 18 Dec Lucie Skeaping Featuring the Toccata and Fugue Celebration and St John Passion, from St John's Smith Square. The Toccata and Fugue in Dm, BWV 565, is an iconic work, and yet there is much controversy about almost every aspect of the piece - including which instrument it was originally written for and who actually wrote it. At 2.10pm, St John Passion, BWV 245, which Bach composed early in 1723 intending it for the Good Friday service at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. Mark Padmore introduces this performance, in which he sings the demanding role of the Evangelist. Toccata and Fugue in Dm for organ, BWV 565 Toccata in Am for solo violin Passacaglia and Fugue in Cm for organ, BWV 582 Wayne Marshall (organ) Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin) St John Passion, BWV 245 Evangelist....Mark Padmore Christus....Paul Whelan Gillian Keith (soprano) James Bowman (alto) Finnur Bjarnason (tenor) Andrew Foster-Williams (baritone) Polyphony, Academy of Ancient Music Stephen Layton (conductor). |
| 20051218 | Sunday 18 Dec Sean Rafferty Sean is joined by Trevor Pinnock who plays harpsichord in two of the featured works. French Suite No 5 in G, BWV 816 Partita No 2 in Cm, BWV 826 Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord) Cantata No 173: Erhohtes Fleisch und Blut Lisa Larsson (soprano) Elisabeth von Magnus (alto) Gerd Turk (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Choir and Orchestra Ton Koopman (director) Cantata No 175: Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen Andreas Scholl (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Gotthold Schwarz (bass) Ensemble Baroque de Limoges Christophe Coin (director) Evening Morning Afternoon. |
| 20051218 | Sunday 18 Dec Petroc Trelawny Masaaki Suzuki introduces performances given by his Bach Collegium of Japan at the Bach Festival in Seoul, South Korea earlier this year. Cantata No 140: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme Cantata No 80: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott Cantata No 56: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen Cantata No 147: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Sumihito Uesugi (alto) Johannes Klüser (tenor) Locky Chung (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (conductor) Preludes, BWV 939-943 Angela Hewitt (piano) Chaconne (from Partita No 2 in Dm, BWV 1004), arr Helga Thoene The Hilliard Ensemble Christoph Poppen (violin) English Suite No 6, BWV 811 Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord). |
| 20051218 | Sunday 18 Dec Sarah Walker Featuring Cantata Nos 42 and 43, an Organ Trio and a specially recorded concert of Sonatas. Cantata No 43: Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen Barbara Schlick (soprano) Catherine Patriasz (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Collegium Vocale Philippe Herreweghe (director) Organ Trio in G, BWV 1027a Marie-Claire Alain (organ) Plus a specially-recorded concert from The Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great, London Sonatas BWV 1027 in G, BWV 1028 in D and BWV 1029 in Gm Toccata in F sharp m, BWV 910, for solo harpsichord Paolo Pandolfo (viola da gamba) Christian Rieger (harpsichord) Cantata No 42: Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats Ruth Holton (soprano) Sytse Buwalda (alto) Knut Schoch (tenor) Bas Ramselaar (bass) Holland Boys' Choir Netherlands Bach Collegium Pieter Jan Leusink (conductor). |
| 20051218 | Sunday 18 Dec Louise Fryer Including Leipzig Cantatas from Bach's first annual cycle, plus a winning performance of The Goldberg Variations. 12.01am Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G, BWV 1048 Concerto Italiano Rinaldo Alessandrini 12.12am Cantata: Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, BWV 41 Barbara Schlick (soprano) Andreas Scholl (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Gotthold Schwarz (bass) Accentus Chamber Choir Limoges Baroque Ensemble Christophe Coin 12.39am George Pratt introduces dance Organ Trio Sonata No 4 in Em, BWV 528 The King's Consort Robert King 12.52am Cantata: Die Himmel erzählen, BWV 76 Marjon Strijk (soprano) Sytse Buwalda (alto) Knut Schoch (tenor) Bas Ramselar (bass) Holland Boys' Choir Netherlands Bach Collegium Pieter Jan Leusink 1.26am Prelude and fugue in Am, BWV 895 Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) 1.29am Prelude and fugue in A, BWV 896 Michele Barchi (harpsichord) 1.32am Cantata: Schauet doch und sehet, BWV 46 Midori Suzuki (soprano) Kai Wessel (alto) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) 1.51am Prelude and fugue in Em, BWV 548 Karl Richter (Marcussen organ in Jaegersborg church, Copenhagen) 2.04am Cantata: Ein ungefarbt Gemüte, BWV 24 Anna Reynolds (alto) Peter Schreier (tenor) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass) Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra Karl Richter 2.22am Partita in A, BWV 832 Angela Hewitt (piano) 2.31am Chorale prelude: Woh soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 694 Wolfgang Rübsam (Marcussen organ in Freiburg Cathedral) 2.36am Cantata: Erforsche mich, Gott, BWV 136 Lisa Larsson (soprano) Bogna Bartosz (alto) Gerd Türk (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Chorus Ton Koopman. |
| 20051218 | Sunday 18 Dec Louise Fryer Including Leipzig Cantatas from Bach's first annual cycle, plus a winning performance of The Goldberg Variations. 2.51am Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1039 Petri Alanko, Hann Juutilainen (flute) Ansi Mattila (harpsichord) Jukka Rautasalo (cello) 3.03am Cantata: Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht, BWV 105 Miah Persson (soprano) Robin Blaze (alto) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) 3.25am Concerto for two harpsichords in C, BWV 1061 Ton Koopman, Tini Mathot (harpsichord) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Ton Koopman (director) 3.44am Chorale: Wer nur den lieben Gott, BWV 434 Berlin Radio Choir, ensemble Robin Gritton 3.45am Chorale prelude: Wer nur den lieben Gott, BWV 642 Helmut Walcha (Arp Schnitger organ in St Peter and Paul church, Cappel) 3.48am Cantata: Siehe zu, dass deine Gottesfurcht, BWV 179 Magdalena Kozena (soprano) William Towers (alto) Mark Padmore (tenor) Stephan Loges (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director) 4.04am Concerto for oboe d'amore in D, after BWV 1053 Patrick Beaugirard (oboe d'amore) Café Zimmerman Pablo Valetti (violin/director) 4.22am Chorale: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 250 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Chorus Ton Koopman (director) 4.23am Chorale prelude: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 1116 Ton Koopman (Hans Heinrich Bader organ in St Walburg's Church, Zutphen) 4.25am Cantata: Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV 69a Wilhelm Weidl (soprano) Paul Esswood (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Ruud van der Meer (bass) Tolz Boy's Choir Concentus Musicus Vienna Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director). |
| 20051218 | Sunday 18 Dec Louise Fryer Including Leipzig Cantatas from Bach's first annual cycle, plus a winning performance of The Goldberg Variations. 4.45am Ton Koopman introduces his recording of Prelude and fugue in Cm, BWV 546 Ton Koopman (Christian Muller organ of Waalse Church Amsterdam) 4.59am Cantata: Warum betrübst du dich Deborah York (soprano) Ingborg Danz (alto) Mark Padmore (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Choir and Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Philippe Herreweghe (director) 5.18am Sonata for 2 violins and harpsichord, BWV 1037 The Rare Fruits Council Manfredo Kraemer, Pablo Valetti (violin) Balazs Mate (cello) Dirk Boerner (harpsichord) Alessandro de Marchi (organ) 5.31am Cantata: Bringet dem Herrn, BWV 148 Midori Suzuki (soprano) Robin Blaze (alto) Gerd Türk (tenor) Chiyuki Urano (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) 5.47am 14 canons on the first 8 notes of the ground of the Goldberg Variations, BWV 1087 Glen Wilson (harpsichord) 5.57am Cantata: Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BWV 59 Peter Jelosits (soprano) Ruud van der Meer (bass) Tolz Boys Choir Concentus Musicus Wien Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director) 6.09am Gustav Leonhardt talks about the Goldberg Variations 6.11am Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) //-- Missed a programme?Go to the LISTEN AGAINpage //-- AUDIO HELP News & Current Affairs Arts & Drama Comedy & Quizzes Science Religion & Ethics History FactualBack to top About the BBC Help Terms of Use Privacy & Cookies Policy. |
| 20051219 | Monday 19 Dec Louise Fryer Including more cantatas from Bach's first Leipzig cycle. 12.00am Cello Suite No 5 in Cm, BWV 1011 Ralph Kirschbaum (cello) 12.28am Cantata No 109: Ich glaube, lieber Herr Bogna Bartosz (alto) Jorg Dürmüller (tenor) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and choir Ton Koopman (director) 12.50am Fantasia and fugue in Cm, BWV 537 Daniel Chorzempa (historic organ by several builders in the Bovenkirk, Kampen, Holland) 1.01am Gustav Leonhardt remembers the start of the first complete recorded Cantatas cycle 1.02am Cantata No 89: Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim Marcus Klein (soprano) Paul Esswood (alto) Max von Egmond (bass) Hannover Boys' choir Collegium Vocale Ghent Leonhardt Consort Gustav Leonhardt (director) 1.14am Davitt Moroney introduces his recording of Allemande, BWV 819, Suite in E flat, BWV 819a Davitt Moroney (harpsichord) 1.36am Cantata No 60: Ewigkeit du Donnerwort Robin Blaze (alto) Gerd Türk (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (conductor) 1.51am Concerto in F m, BWV 1056 Angela Hewitt (piano) Australian Chamber Orchestra Richard Tognetti (director/violin) 2.02am Chorale: Jesu nun sei gepreiset, BWV 362 Nordic Chamber Choir, ensemble Nicol Matt 2.04am Cantata No 190: Singet dem Herrn Helen Watts (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Niklaus Tuller (bass) Gächinger Kantorei Bach Collegium Stuttgart Wurttemburg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn Helmuth Rilling (conductor) 2.23am Toccata in Gm, BWV 915 Angela Hewitt (piano) 2.32am Chorale Prelude: Ach Gott und Herr, BWV 714 Peter Hurford (Ronald Sharp organ in Knox Grammar School Chapel, Sydney). |
| 20051219 | Monday 19 Dec Louise Fryer Including more cantatas from Bach's first Leipzig cycle. 2.34am Cantata No 153: Schau, lieber Gott Paul Esswood (alto) Wynford Evans (tenor) John Noble(bass) London Bach Society Chorus and Baroque Orchestra Paul Steinitz (conductor) 2.51am Concerto in Gm, BWV 1058 Murray Perahia (piano) Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields 3.05am Chorale prelude: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig, BWV 618 Anton Heiler (Metzler organ in Netzal, Switzerland) 3.09am Chorale prelude: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig, BWV 656 Christopher Herrick (Metzler organ of Jesuit Church, Lucerne) 3.17am Prelude & fugue in Em, BWV 900; Prelude & fugue in F, BWV 901; Prelude & fugue in G, BWV 902a Robert Hill (lute/harpsichord) 3.26am Chorale: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig, BWV 401 Nordic Chamber Choir, ensemble Nicol Matt 3.27am Chorale prelude: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig, BWV 1085 Ton Kopman (Hans Heinrich Bader organ of St Walburg's church, Zutphen) 3.23am Chorale prelude: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig, BWV 1095 Peter Hurford (Reil brothers organ of Augustinerkirche, Vienna) 3.32am Chorale: Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, BWV 417 Berlin Radio Choir, ensemble Robin Gritton 3.34am Chorale Prelude: Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, BWV 658 Marie Claire Alain (Marcussen organ of St Nicholas' church Kolding, Denmark) 3.38am Cantata No 73: Herr, wie du willt Barbara Schlick (soprano) Catherine Patriasz (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Collegium Vocale Ghent Philippe Herreweghe (conductor). |
| 20051219 | Monday 19 Dec Louise Fryer Including more cantatas from Bach's first Leipzig cycle. 3.52am Prelude and fughetta in G, BWV 902 Andreas Staier (harpsichord) 4.02am Prelude and fugue in G, BWV 884 (Well Tempered Clavier Bk 2) Robert Levin (harpsichord) 4.06am Cantata No 83: Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde Robin Tyson (alto) Paul Agnew (tenor) Peter Harvey (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) 4.24am Chorale prelude: Allein Gott in der Höhe, BWV 662 Marie Claire Alain (Marcussen organ of St Nicholas' church Kolding, Denmark) 4.32am Chorale: Allein Gott in der Höhe, BWV 260 Berlin Radio Choir, ensemble Robin Gritton 4.33am Chorale prelude: Allein Gott in der Höhe, BWV 663 Marie Claire Alain (Marcussen organ of St Nicholas' church Kolding, Denmark) 4.40am Cantata No 104: Du Hirte Israel, höre Peter Schreier (tenor) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass) Munich Bach Choir and orchestra Karl Richter (conductor) 5.00am Trio on Allein Gott in der Höhe, BWV 664 Marie Claire Alain (Marcussen organ of St Nicholas' church Kolding, Denmark) 5.05am Andrew Manze introduces his recording of Violin Sonata in Cm, BWV 1024 Andrew Manze (violin) Richard Egarr (harpsichord) Jaap ter Linden (cello). |
| 20051219 | Monday 19 Dec Louise Fryer Including more cantatas from Bach's first Leipzig cycle. 5.21am Cantata No 166: Wo gehest du hin? Robin Tyson (alto) James Gilchrist (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) 5.39am Concerto in Dm, BWV 974 (after oboe concerto by Marcello) Peter Watchorn (harpsichord) 5.50am Chorales: Ich dank' dir, lieber Herre, BWV 347 & 348 Nordic Chamber Choir, ensemble Nicol Matt 5.53am Cantata No 37: Wer da glaubet und getauft wird Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Robin Blaze (alto) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Stephan MacLeod (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (conductor) 6.09am Concerto in Cm for 2 harpsichords, BWV 1062 Robert Hill, Michael Behringer (harpsichord) Cologne Chamber Orchestra Helmut Muller-Bruhl (conductor) 6.24am Cantata No 44: Sie werden euch in den Bann tun Barbara Schlick (soprano) Catherine Patriasz (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Collegium Vocale Ghent Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) 6.43am Concerto for 2 violins in Dm, BWV 1043 Isaac Stern, Itzahk Perlman (violin) New York Philharmonic Zubin Mehta (conductor) //-- Missed a programme?Go to the LISTEN AGAINpage //-- AUDIO HELP News & Current Affairs Arts & Drama Comedy & Quizzes Science Religion & Ethics History FactualBack to top About the BBC Help Terms of Use Privacy & Cookies Policy. |
| 20051219 | Monday 19 Dec Sandy Burnett Featuring further cantatas. Cantata No 25: Es ist nicht Gesundes an meinem Leibe Lisa Larsson (soprano) Gerd Türk (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Ton Koopman (director) Violin concerto in Am, BWV 1041 Itzhak Perlman (violin) English Chamber Orchestra Daniel Barenboim (conductor) Cantata No 190: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied Robin Blaze (alto) James Gilchrist (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) Concerto for two harpsichords in Cm, BWV 1060 Raymond Leppard, Andrew Davis (harpsichord) English Chamber Orchestra Raymond Leppard (conductor) Cantata No 181: Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister Lisa Larsson (soprano) Elisabeth von Magnus (alto) Gerd Türk (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Ton Koopman (director) Partita in Fm, Christ, er du bist der helle Tag, BWV 766 Lionel Rogg (organ) French Suite No 1 in Dm, BWV 812 Glenn Gould (piano) Cantata No 58: Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid Nancy Argenta (soprano) Klaus Mertens (bass) La Petite Bande Sigiswald Kuijken (director). |
| 20051219 | Monday 19 Dec Jonathan Swain Tracing the Bach cantata on disc, from the earliest complete recording to today's competing cycles, and charts the shifts and continuities in instrumental style. Cantata No 67: Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ Dorothea Schröder (alto) Hans Lißmann (tenor) Günther Ramin (organ) St Thomas' Choir Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Karl Straube (conductor) Fantasia in G, BWV 572 Hanns Ander-Donath (organ) Cantata No 105: Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht Gunthild Weber (soprano) Lore Fischer (alto) Helmut Krebs (tenor) Hermann Schey (bass) Berlin Motettenchor Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Fritz Lehmann (conductor) Cantata No 12: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen Hilde Rössl-Majdan (alto) Anton Dermota (tenor) Walter Berry (bass) Vienna Chamber Choir Vienna State Opera Chamber Orchestra Mogens Wöldike (conductor) Partita No 2 in Dm, BWV 1004 George Enescu (violin). |
| 20051219 | Monday 19 Dec Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner Donald and John Eliot Gardiner introduce cantatas for the 16th Sunday of Trinity; and also explore what we know about the singers and instrumentalists who performed them in Bach's own time. Cantata No 27: Wer weiss, wie nahe mir mein Ende? Katherine Fuge (soprano) Robin Tyson (alto) Mark Padmore (tenor) Thomas Guthrie (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director) Cantata No 8: Liebster, Gott, wann werd' ich sterben? Friederike Sailer (soprano) Claudia Hellmann (alto) Helmut Krebs (tenor) Erich Wenk (bass) Heinrich Schütz Chorale of Heilbronn Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra Fritz Werner (conductor) Cantata No 161: Komm, du süsse Todesstunde Sabine Kirchner (alto) Theophil Meier (tenor) Mannheim Bach Orchestra and Choir Heinz Markus Göttsche (conductor) Cantata 95: Christus, der ist mein Leben Katharine Fuge (soprano) Mark Padmore (tenor) Thomas Guthrie (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director). |
| 20051219 | Monday 19 Dec Catherine Bott Catherine Bott talks to Angela Hewitt about her performance of Book One of the Well-tempered Clavier, BWV 846 - 869, recorded at the Wigmore Hall in November. 3.25 pm During his years in Leipzig, Bach directed the Collegium Musicum, which gave regular instrumental concerts in Zimmermann's Coffee House. Catherine Bott, with the Royal Academy of Music Baroque Orchestra (director Laurence Cummings) visit the Troubadour coffee house in Earls Court to play the A m Violin Concerto (with Kati Debretzeni) and the Coffee Cantata, with Pippa Goss (soprano) Matthew Beale (tenor) and Alex Ashworth (bass) 3.45 pm Cantata No. 205: Der zufriedengestellte Aolus Orchestra and Choir of the Age of Enlightenment Mieke van der Sluis (soprano) René Jacobs (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) David Thomas (bass) Gustav Leonhardt (director). |
| 20051219 | Monday 19 Dec Sean Rafferty The guest is the keyboard-player, Andreas Staier. Concerto in F, BWV 971, Italian Concerto Partita No 1 in B flat, BWV 825 Andreas Staier (harpsichord) Concerto in Cm, BWV 1060 David Reichenberg (oboe) Simon Standage (violin) English Concert Trevor Pinnock (director) Motet: Der geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf, BWV 226 BBC Singers Peter McCarthy (violone) Richard Pearce (organ continuo) Stephen Cleobury (director) Sonata for violin and continuo, BWV 1021, in G Arthur Grumiaux (violin) Philippe Mermoud (cello) Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord) Concerto in G, BWV 977 Cyprien Katsaris (piano) Emma Kirkby introduces her recording of Cantata No 82a: Ich habe genug Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor) Evening Morning Afternoon. |
| 20051219 | Monday 19 Dec Petroc Trelawny Including the winning recording of the Musical Offering from Radio 3's Building a Library; Emma Kirkby introduces Masaaki Suzuki's recording of Cantata No 119; the Canadian period instrument ensemble Tafelmusik play the first of Bach's popular Brandenburg Concertos; plus one of Bach's four Lutheran mass settings. Musical Offering, BWV 1079 Gottfried von der Goltz (violin) Karl Kaiser (flute) Ekkehard Weber (viola da gamba) Michael Behringer (harpsichord) Cantata No 119: Preise, Jerusalem den Herrn Yoshie Hida (soprano) Kirsten Sollek-Avella (alto) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) Keyboard Concerto in Cm, BWV 981 (after Marcello Op 1, No 2) Ivor Bolton (organ) Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F, BWV 1046 Tafelmusik Jeanne Lamon (director) Canonic Variations on Von Himmel hoch da komm ich her, BWV 769 Ton Koopman (organ) Mass in G, BWV 236 Agnès Mellon (soprano) Gérard Lesne (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Chorus and Orchestra of Collegium Vocale, Ghent Philippe Herreweghe (director). |
| 20051219 | Monday 19 Dec Fiona Talkington Fiona presents recitals that feature Bach Collegiums from Japan and the Netherlands. Organ Trio Sonata in Cm, BWV 526 Christopher Herrick (organ) Cantata No 81: Jesus schlaft, was soll ich hoffen Sytse Buwalda (alto) Knut Schoch (tenor) Bas Ramselaar (bass) Holland Boys Choir Netherlands Bach Collegium Pieter Jan Leusink (conductor) Plus a specially-recorded concert from Manchester Spurious Fantasia in Gm, BWV 920; Fantasia & Fugue in Am, BWV 904; Aria Variata in Am, BWV 989; Capriccio in B flat, BWV 992; Capriccio in E, BWV 993 Gary Cooper (harpsichord) Cantata No 77: Du sollst Gott, deinen Herren, lieben Yoshie Hida (soprano) Kirsten Sollek-Avella (alto) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director). |
| 20051220 | Tuesday 20 Dec Louise Fryer Including secular cantatas and secular cantatas 'made sacred', interwoven with Part III of the Clavier-Übung. 12.01am Prelude & Fugue in E flat (St Anne), BWV 552 Ralph Downes (Harrison and Harrison organ at RFH London) 12.18am Cantata No 215: Preise dein Glucke, gesegnetes Monika Frimmer (soprano) John Elwes (tenor) David Wilson-Johnson (bass) Choir and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Gustav Leonhardt (director) 12.52am Chorales: Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 371 Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) 12.53am Chorale preludes: BWV 669-671 Andre Isoir (Joseph Gabler organ in the Basilica, Weingarten) 1.08am Cantata No 184, Erwünschtes Freudenlicht Elisabeth von Magnum (soprano) Gerd Turk (tenor) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Chorus Ton Koopman (director) 1.29am Wynton Marsalis introduces Chorales BWV 275, 327, 367, 377, 379 and 257 Gächinger Kantorei, ensemble, Helmuth Rilling (conductor) 1.38am Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 672; Christe, aller Welt Trost, BWV 673 Quartetto Italiano di Viole da Gamba Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 674 Helmut Walcha (Arp Schnitger organ of St Peter and Paul Church, Cappel) 1.43am Cantata No 204: Ich bin in mir vergnügt Dorothea Roschman (soprano) Les Violons du Roi Bernard Labadie (director) 2.14am Chorale: Allein Gott in die Höhe sei Ehr', BWV 260 Berlin Radio Choir, ensemble Robin Gritton 2.15am Chorale preludes: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr', BWV 675 & 676 Fughetta super Allein Gott, BWV 677 Lionel Rogg (Silberman organ in Arlesheim). |
| 20051220 | Tuesday 20 Dec Louise Fryer Including secular cantatas and secular cantatas 'made sacred', interwoven with Part III of the Clavier-Übung. 2.25am Cantata No 112: Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt Ruth Holton (soprano) Sytse Buwalda (alto) Nico van der Meel (tenor) Bas Ramselaar (bass) Holland Boys Choir Netherlands Bach Collegium Pieter Jan Leusink (conductor) 2.39am Chorale: Dies sind die heiligen zehen Gebot, BWV 298; Chorale prelude: Dies sind die heiligen zehen Gebot, BWV 678 Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) Fughetta super Dies sind die heiligen zehen Gebot, BWV 679 Masaaki Suzuki (Marc Garnier organ of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music) 2.47am Cantata No 194: Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest Jennifer Smith (soprano) Michael Goldthorpe (tenor) John Noble (bass) London Bach Society Chorus Steinitz Bach Players Paul Steinitz (conductor) 3.29am Chorale: Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 437; Chorale prelude: Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 680 Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) Fughetta super Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 681 Simon Preston (Wagner organ, Nidaros Church, Trondheim) 3.36am Cantata No 36c: Schwingt freudig euch empor Dorothea Röschman (soprano) Axel Köhler (alto) Christoph Genz (tenor) Hans-Georg Wimmer (bass) Musica Antiqua Köln Reinhard Goebel (director) 3.59am Duetto in Em, BWV 802 Andras Schiff (piano) 4.02am Duetto in F, BWV 803 Angela Hewitt (piano) 4.04am Duetto in G, BWV 804 Rosalyn Tureck (piano) 4.08am Duetto in Am, BWV 805 Tatiana Nikolaeva (piano) 4.13am Cantata No 36: Schwingt freudig euch empor Sybilla Ruebens (soprano) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Collegium Vocale Ghent/ Philippe Herreweghe. |
| 20051220 | Tuesday 20 Dec Louise Fryer Including secular cantatas and secular cantatas 'made sacred', interwoven with Part III of the Clavier-Übung. 4.44am Chorale preludes: Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 416 Nordic Chamber Choir, ensemble Nicol Matt Chorale preludes: Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 682 & 683 Wolfgang Stockmeier (Kreienbrink Organ of St John's Church, Osnabruck) 4.53am Cantata No 30a: Angenehmes Wiederau, freue dich Christiane Oelze (soprano) Ingeborg Danz (alto) Marcus Ullman (tenor) Andreas Schmidt (bass) Gächinger Kantorei Bach Collegium Stuttgart/ Helmuth Rilling 5.28am Chorale: Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 280 Berlin Radio Choir, ensemble/Robin Gritton Chorale prelude: Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 684 Alena Vesela (organ in Dvorák Hall of House of Artists, Prague) Chorale prelude: Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 685 Zuzana Ruzickova (harpsichord) 5.35am Chorale preludes: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 686 & 687 Hans Fagius (reconstructed Wahlberg organ in Fredrikskyrkan, Karlskrona, Sweden) 5.48am Cantata No 66: Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen Heidi Riess (soprano) Eberhard Buchner (tenor) Siegfried Lorenz (bass) Thomanerchor Leipzig Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Hans-Joachim Rotsch (conductor) 6.20am Chorale: Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 363 Berlin Radio Choir, ensemble/Robin Gritton Chorale prelude: Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 688 Fuga super Jesus Christus unser Heiland, BWV 689 Christopher Herrick (Metzler Organ of Stadtkirche, Zofingen, Switzerland) 6.29am Cantata No 207a: Auf, schmetternde Töne Ruth Ziesak (soprano) Michael Chance (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Stuttgart Chamber Choir Concerto Köln/ Frieder Bernius //-- Missed a programme?Go to the LISTEN AGAINpage //-- AUDIO HELP News & Current Affairs Arts & Drama Comedy & Quizzes Science Religion & Ethics History FactualBack to top About the BBC Help Terms of Use Privacy & Cookies Policy. |
| 20051220 | Tuesday 20 Dec Sandy Burnett Featuring further Cantatas. Cantata No 86: Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch Sibylla Rubens (soprano) Bernhard Landauer (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Ton Koopman (director) Cantata No 98: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan Katharine Fuge (soprano) Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor) Julian Podger (tenor) Gotthold Schwarz (bass) Monterverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director) Concerto for three harpsichords in Dm, BWV 1063 Gustav Leonhardt, Anneke Uittenbosch, Alan Curtis (harpsichord) Leonhardt Consort Gustav Leonhardt (director) Cantata No 84: Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke Nancy Argenta (soprano) Paul Goodwin (oboe) Ensemble Sonnerie Monica Huggett (director) English Suite No 1 in A, BWV 806 Murray Perahia (piano). |
| 20051220 | Tuesday 20 Dec Jonathan Swain Jonathan hosts a CD Masters special. Suite No 4 in D, BWV 1069 Boston Symphony Orchestra Serge Koussevitzky (conductor) Cantata No 199: Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra Thurston Dart (conductor) Cantata No 158: Der Friede sei mit dir Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Michel Schwalbé (violin) St Hedwig's Cathedral Choir Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Karl Forster (conductor) The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II Prelude & Fugue No 13 in F sharp, BWV 882 Samuel Feinberg (piano) Prelude & Fugue No 18 in G sharp m, BWV 887 Maria Yudina (piano) Cantata No 35: Geist und Seele wird verwirret Maureen Forrester (alto) Herbert Tachezi (organ) Vienna Radio Orchestra Hermann Scherchen (conductor) Partita No 3 in Am, BWV 827 Marcelle Meyer (piano). |
| 20051220 | Tuesday 20 Dec Donald Macleod 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. Cantata No 48: Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen William Towers (counter tenor) James Gilchrist (tenor) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director) Cantata No 5: Wo soll ich fliehen hin Susanne Rydén (soprano) Pascal Bertin (counter tenor) Gerd Türk (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) Cantata No 90: Es reisset euch ein schrecklich Ende Bogna Bartosz (alto) Jörg Dürmüller (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Ton Koopman (director) 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). |
| 20051220 | Tuesday 20 Dec Catherine Bott Including a concert from St John's, Smith Square in London, featuring two of Bach's Lutheran Masses. At 2.50pm, Catherine Bott and pianist David Owen Norris join A-level and GCSE students at All Saints' RC School in York to find out how we can still learn from Bach pieces written for use in teaching. In fact, Bach compiled special books of teaching pieces for his eldest son Wilhelm Friedemann and his second wife Anna Magdalena. Mass in Gm, BWV 235; Cantata No 78: Jesu der du meine Seele; Mass in A, BWV 234 Sibylla Rubens (soprano) Andreas Scholl (counter tenor) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Collegium Vocale, Ghent Orchestra Collegium Vocale, Ghent Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) Von Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 700 & 701 Marie-Claire Alain (organ) Violin Concerto in Gm, BWV 1056 Europa Galante Fabio Biondi (violin/director) Easter Oratorio (Lobet Gott), BWV 249 Emily van Evera (soprano) Caroline Trevor (alto) Charles Daniels (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Taverner Consort and Players Andrew Parrott (conductor). |
| 20051220 | Tuesday 20 Dec Sean Rafferty The guest is French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras, who plays movements from two Bach Cello Suites. Cantata No 176: Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding Johannette Zomer (soprano) Ingeborg Danz (alto) Peter Kooij (bass) Collegium Vocale Gent Philippe Herreweghe (director) Concerto in Dm for harpsichord & oboe, BWV 1059 Frank de Bruine (oboe) Melante Amsterdam Bob van Asperen (director/harpsichord) Cantata No 85: Ich bin ein guter Hirt Barbara Schlick (soprano) Andreas Scholl (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Gotthold Schwarz (bass) Concerto Vocale de Leipzig Ensemble Baroque de Limoges Christophe Coin (director) Sonata in G, BWV 1038 Barthold Kuijken (flute) Sigiswald Kuijken (violin) Wieland Kuijken (cello) Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) Evening Morning Afternoon. |
| 20051220 | Tuesday 20 Dec Petroc Trelawny A concert from Cadogan Hall, London, featuring a selection of Bach's Christmas cantatas, and a recently discovered Birthday Ode for Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar, written in 1713. Plus Bach's joyful setting of the Magnificat. Cantata No 40: Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes Cantata No 151: Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt Cantata No 110: Unser Mund sei voll Lachens Aria: Alles mit Gott, und nichts ohn' Ihn, BWV 1127 Magnificat in D, BWV 243, with Christmas interpolations: Von Himmel hoch; Freut euch und jubiliert; Gloria in excelsis; Virga Jesse floruit Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) Trio Sonata in C, BWV 530 Palladian Ensemble Concerto for 2 keyboards in Cm, BWV 1062 Christophe Rousset, Christopher Hogwood (harpsichord) Academy of Ancient Music. |
| 20051220 | Tuesday 20 Dec Fiona Talkington Featuring a concert recorded at The Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great, London, featuring some of Bach's flute sonatas. Flute Sonata in Em, BWV 1034 Toccata in Em, BWV 914 Flute Sonata in A, BWV 1032 Partita for unaccompanied flute in Am, BWV 1013 Flute Sonata in E, BWV 1035 Jed Wentz (flute) Musica ad Rhenum Prelude No 1 in C Pastorale in Cm Brandenburg Concerto No 5 Jacques Loussier Trio. |
| 20051221 | Wednesday 21 Dec Louise Fryer Louise Fryer plays a selection of music by Bach. 00.00am Orchestral Suite No 2 in Bm, BWV 1067 William Bennett (flute) Academy of St Martin in the Fields Neville Marriner (conductor) 00.21am Cantata No 2: Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein Johanette Zomer (soprano) Ingeborg Danz (alto) Jan Kobow (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Collegium Vocale Ghent Philippe Herreweghe (director) 00.38am George Pratt introduces Trio Sonata E flat, BWV 525 (arr Boothby) Purcell Quartet 00.53am Cantata No 10: Meine Seel erhebt den Herren Sally Le Sage (soprano) Shirley Minty (alto) Nigel Rogers (tenor) Neil Howlett (bass) London Bach Society Chorus English Chamber Orchestra Paul Steinitz (conductor) 01.17am Fugue in Gm, BWV 131a Andre Isoir (Grenzing organ of Abbey of St Cyprien, Perigord) 01.20am Cantata No 93: Wer nur den lieben Gott Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Matthew White (alto) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (conductor). |
| 20051221 | Wednesday 21 Dec Louise Fryer A selection of music by Bach. 1.40am Partita in E for lute-harpsichord, BWV 1006a Filomena Moretti (guitar) 1.59am Cantata No 107: Wass willst du dich betruben Arleen Auger (soprano) Aldo Baldwin (tenor) John Brocheler (bass) Gachinger Kantorei Bach Collegium Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling (conductor) 2.17am Oboe concerto in Dm, BWV 1059a Douglas Boyd (oboe) Chamber Orchestra of Europe 2.30am Cantata No 178: Wo Gott der Herr nicht Edith Mathis (soprano) Julia Hamari (alto) Peter Schreier (tenor) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass) Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra Karl Richter (conductor) 2.50am Andrew Manze introduces his recording of Violin sonata in G, BWV 1019 (first version) Andrew Manze (violin) Richard Egarr (harpsichord) Jaap ter Linden (cello) 3.11am Cantata No 94: Was frag ich nach der Welt Midori Suzuki (soprano) Magdalena Kozena (mezzo) Knut Schoch (tenor) Jan van der Crabben (bass) La Petite Bande Sigiswald Kuijken (director) 3.38am Chorales, BWV 1122 & 1123 Gachinger Kantorei, ensemble Helmuth Rilling (director) 3.41am Chorale prelude: Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 Gerhard Gnann (organ) 3.44am Chorales: BWV 1124, 1125 & 1126 Gachinger Kantorei, ensemble Helmuth Rilling (director) 3.50am Cantata No 113: Herr Jesu Christ, du höchster Gut Magdalena Kozena (soprano) William Towers (alto) Mark Padmore (tenor) Stephan Loges (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director) 4.15am Trio Sonata in Dm, BWV 1036 Musica Antique Cologne Reinhard Goebel (director/violin). |
| 20051221 | Wednesday 21 Dec Louise Fryer A selection of music by Bach. 4.27am Chorale: Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 261 Berlin Radio Choir, ensemble/ Robin Gritton Chorale prelude: Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 1100 Peter Hurford (Vienna Bach organ in Augustiner Kirche Vienna) 4.31am Cantata No 33: Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ Helen Watts (alto) Frieder Lang (tenor) Philippe Huttenlocher (bass) Gächinger Kantorei Bach Collegium Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling (conductor) 4.52am Concerto in E flat, BWV 597 Christopher Herrick (Metzler organ of Pfarrkirche St Michael, Kaisten, Switzerland) 4.59am Chorales, BWV 425 -7 Nordic Chamber Choir, ensemble Nicol Matt (conductor) 5.02am Chorales, BWV 428 - 30 Berlin Radio Choir, ensemble Robin Gritton (conductor). |
| 20051221 | Wednesday 21 Dec Louise Fryer A selection of music by Bach. 5.06am Trio in Gm, BWV 584 Christopher Herrick (Metzler organ of Pfarrkirche St Michael, Kaisten, Switzerland) 5.09am Chorale: Ach lieben Christen seid getrost, BWV 256 Berlin Radio Choir, ensemble, Robin Gritton 5.10am Cantata No 114: Ach, lieben Christen Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Daniel Taylor (alto) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) 5.35am Concerto in C for 3 harpsichords, BWV 1064 Kenneth Gilbert, Trevor Pinnock, Lars Ulrich Mortensen (harpsichords) English Concert Trevor Pinnock (director) 5.52am Chorale preludes and fughetta: Allein Gott in die Höh sei Ehr, BWV 715 - 717 Marie-Claire Alain (Silberman organ, Rötha) 5.59am Ton Koopman introduces his recording of Cantata No 206: Schleicht, spielende Wellen, und murmelt gelinde Sybilla Rubens, Anne Grimm (soprano) Elizabeth von Magnus (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Ton Koopman (director) 6.41am Partita in B flat, BWV 825 Dinu Lipatti (piano) //-- Missed a programme?Go to the LISTEN AGAINpage //-- AUDIO HELP News & Current Affairs Arts & Drama Comedy & Quizzes Science Religion & Ethics History FactualBack to top About the BBC Help Terms of Use Privacy & Cookies Policy. |
| 20051221 | Wednesday 21 Dec Sandy Burnett Sandy Burnett plays a selection of Bach compositions, including Cantata No 69 and extracts from the Brandenburg Concerto and the French Suite. Cantata No 69: Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele Ruth Holton (soprano) Sytse Buwalda (alto) Nico van der Meel (tenor) Holland Boys Choir Netherlands Bach Collegium Pieter Jan Leusink (director) Sonata in C, BWV 1033 Wilbert Hazelzet (flute) Jaques Ogg (harpsichord) Jaap ter Linden (cello) Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G, BWV 1049 Musica Antiqua Köln Reinhard Goebel (director/violin) French Suite No 2 in Cm, BWV 813 Davitt Moroney (harpsichord) Sonata for violin and harpsichord in E, BWV 1016 Catherine Mackintosh (violin) Maggie Cole (harpsichord) Cantata No 92: Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn Deborah York (soprano) Franziska Gottwald (alto) Paul Agnew (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Ton Koopman (director). |
| 20051221 | Wednesday 21 Dec Jonathan Swain Jonathan hosts a CD Masters special. Cantata No 54: Widerstehe doch der Sünde Helen Watts (contralto) Philomusica of London Thurston Dart (director) Cantata No 198: Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl Marni Nixon (soprano) Elaine Bonazzi (mezzo-soprano) Nico Castel (tenor) Peter Binder (bass) American Concert Choir Columbia Symphony Orchestra Robert Craft (conductor) Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, BWV 992 Rudolf Serkin (piano) Cantata No.102: Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) Peter Pears (tenor) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Aldeburgh Festival Singers English Chamber Orchestra Benjamin Britten (conductor) English Suite No 3 in Gm, BWV 808 Sviatoslav Richter (piano). |
| 20051221 | Wednesday 21 Dec Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner continue their week-long survey of Bach's sacred cantatas with works composed for the season of Epiphany. Cantata 26: Ach wie Flüchtig, ach wie Nichtig Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (Bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) Cantata 155: Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange Joanne Lunn (soprano) Richard Wyn Roberts (counter-tenor) Julian Podger (tenor) Gerald Finley (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) Cantata 14: Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit Krisztina Laki (soprano) Aldo Baldin (tenor) Philippe Huttenlocher (Bass) Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn Helmuth Rilling (conductor) Cantata 81: Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen William Towers (counter-tenor) Paul Agnew (tenor) Peter Harvey (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (conductor). |
| 20051221 | Wednesday 21 Dec Catherine Bott Catherine Bott presents a selection of compositions by Bach including Prelude & Partita in F and Concerto in C for 2 harpsichords, featuring George Malcolm and Simon Preston. Prelude & Partita in F, BWV 833 Richard Egarr (harpsichord) Cantata No 214: Tonet, ihr Pauken! Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Ingeborg Danz (alto) Mark Padmore (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Collegium Vocale Ghent Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) 3 Minuets, BWV 841-843 Wolfgang Rubsam (piano) Concerto in C for 2 harpsichords, BWV 1061 George Malcolm, Simon Preston (harpsichord) Menuhin Festival Orchestra Yehudi Menuhin (conductor) Cantata No 213: Hercules auf dem Scheidewege Anne Grimm (soprano) Elisabeth von Magnus (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Ton Koopman (director) Keyboard Concerto in Bm, after Torelli, BWV 979 Ivor Bolton (harpsichord). |
| 20051221 | Lutheran Vespers Lutheran Vespers with the Sweelinck Ensemble directed by Martin Knizia, live from the Church of St Anne and St Agnes, London. Chorale prelude: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 599 (JS Bach) Chorale: Saviour of the nations come Reading: John 1:19-28 Cantata 132: Bereitet die Wege (JS Bach) Homily: The Revd Jana Jeruma-Grinberga Cantata 61: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (JS Bach) Chorale prelude: Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott, BWV 602 (JS Bach) Chorale: O Lord of light who made the stars Chorale prelude: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 661 (JS Bach). |
| 20051221 | Wednesday 21 Dec Sean Rafferty Sean Rafferty plays Bach's Triple Concerto in Am, Cantata No 11 and French Suite No 4 in E flat. His guest is the conductor Andrew Parrott. Triple Concerto in Am, BWV 1044 Christoph Krueger (flute) Daniel Stepner (violin) John Gibbons (harpsichord) Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra Andrew Parrott (conductor) Cantata No 11: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb (soprano) Margaret Cable (alto) Wilfried Jochens (tenor) Stephen Charlesworth (bass) Taverner Players Andrew Parrott (conductor) French Suite No 4 in E flat, BWV 815 Christopher Hogwood (harpsichord) Evening Morning Afternoon. |
| 20051221 | Wednesday 21 Dec Petroc Trelawny Bach's solo cello suites are the gold standard against which other works in this medium are judged. Petroc Trelawny presents three different artists playing three of these suites and talks to cellist Yo Yo Ma about them. The programme also includes a Bach flute sonata and Helmut Walcha playing the organ of St Laurenskerk, Alkmaar, in a recording from 1956. Prelude, Cello suite in G, BWV 1007 Pablo Casals (cello) Cello Suite No 3 in C, BWV 1009 Pierre Fournier (cello) Cantata No 108: Es ist euch gut Paul Esswood (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Ruud van der Meer (bass) Tölz Boys Choir Concentus Musicus Vienna Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV 547 Helmut Walcha (organ) Cello Suite No 5 in Cm, BWV 1011 Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Flute Sonata in E flat, BWV 1031 Stephen Preston (flute) Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord) Jordi Savall (viola da gamba) Cantata No 74: Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Deborah York (soprano) Bogna Bartosz (alto) Jörg Dürmüller (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Ton Koopman (director) Cello Suite No 6 in D, BWV 1012 Anner Bylsma (cello). |
| 20051221 | Wednesday 21 Dec Fiona Talkington Fiona Talkington presents Bach's Cantata No 128, a specially recorded concert from Perth given by Concerto Caledonia with counter-tenor Iestyn Davies and some alternative arrangements of Bach compositions. Cantata No 128: Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein Bogna Bartosz (alto); Jörg Dürmüller (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Ton Koopman (conductor) Plus a specially recorded concert from Perth given by Concerto Caledonia with Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor) Oboe d'amore concerto in A, BWV 1055 Violin sonata No. 4 in C m, BWV 1017 Cantata No. 170: Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust And some alternative arrangements of Bach by Uri Caine, Wendy Carlos, and from a recent concert by the Jacques Loussier Trio: Air on a G string Concerto in D m. |
| 20051222 | Thursday 22 Dec Louise Fryer Louise Fryer plays Bach's arrangements of other composers and some cantatas. 00.01am Fugue on a theme by Corelli, Bm, BWV 579 Peter Hurford (restored Schnitger organ of Martinkerk, Groningen) 00.06am Andrew Manze introduces his recording of Violin sonata in G, BWV 1019, version 2 Andrew Manze (violin) Richard Egarr (harpsichord) Jaap ter Linden (cello) 00.26am Fugue in Cm on a theme by Legrenzi, BWV 574 Helmut Walcha (Silberman organ in Church of St Peter the Lesser, Strasburg) 00.35am Motet: Sei Lob und Preis, BWV 231 Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director) 00.40am Trio in G, after Telemann, BWV 586 Wolfgang Rubsam (Metzler organ in Frauenfeld) 00.42am Motet: [Der] Gerechte kommt um (after Kuhnau) Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford Academy of Ancient Music Simon Preston (director) 00.49am Concerto in Am for 4 harpsichords, BWV 1065 Robert Hill, Gerald Hambitzer, Christoph Anselm Noll, Roderick Shaw (harpsichord) Cologne Chamber Orchestra Helmut Müller-Brüll (conductor) 00.58am Sanctus in Dm, BWV 239 Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne Michel Corboz (conductor) 01.01am Prelude & Fugue in Dm, BWV 539 Simon Preston (Marcussen organ in Tonbridge School Chapel, Tonbridge) 1.08am Cantata No.135: Ach Herer, mich armen Sunde Helen Watts (alto) Adalbert Kraus (tenor) Philippe Huttenlocher (bass) Gachinger Kantorei Stuttgart Bach Collegium Helmuth Rilling (conductor) 1.24am Fantasia & Fugue in Am, BWV 944 Robert Hill (harpsichord). |
| 20051222 | Thursday 22 Dec Louise Fryer Louise Fryer plays Bach's arrangements of other composers and some cantatas. 1.31am Cantata No. 143: Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele Roger Cericus (soprano) Paul Esswood (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Max von Egmond (bass) Hannover Boys Choir Collegium Vocale Ghent Leonhardt Consort Gustav Leonhardt (director) 1.45am Fugue on theme by Albinoni in C, BWV 946 Christopher Herrick (Metzler organ of Pfarrkirche St Michael, Kaisten, Switzerland) 1.49am Cantata No 1083: Tilge, Höchster, meine Sunden, (after Pergolesi Stabat Mater) Maya Boog (soprano) Michael Chance (alto) Balthazar Neumann Ensemble, Thomas Hengelbrock (director) 2.29am Prelude & fugue in Am, BWV 543 Marie-Claire Alain (Metzler organ of Jesuit church, Lucerne) 2.38am Sanctus in G, BWV 240 Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne Michel Corboz (conductor) 2.41am Violin Suite in Am, BWV 1025 Georg Egger (violin) Boris Kleiner (fortepiano) 3.12am Cantata No 189: Meine Seele rühmt und preist Peter Schreier (tenor) CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra 3.27am Keyboard concerto, BWV 972 (after Vivaldi Op3 No9) Olivier Baumont (harpsichord) 3.35am Cantata No 217: Gedenke, Herr, wie es uns gehet Johanna Koslowsky (soprano) Kai Wessel (alto) Philip Langshaw (bass) Alsfelder Vocal Ensemble Steintor Brock Bremen Wolfgang Helbich (director) 3.51am Sarabande con partie, BWV 990 Robert Hill (harpsichord). |
| 20051222 | Thursday 22 Dec Louise Fryer Louise Fryer plays Bach's arrangements of other composers and some cantatas. 4.11am Fugue in B flat, BWV 954 Andreas Staier (harpsichord) 4.15am Cantata No 220: Lobt ihn mit Herz und Munde Johanna Koslowsky (soprano) Kai Wessel (alto) Philip Langshaw (bass) Alsfelder Vocal Ensemble Steintor Brock Bremen Wolfgang Helbich (director) 4.30am Sonata in Dm, BWV 964 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) 4.52am Motet: Ich lasse dich nicht, BWV a159 BBC Singers Stephen Cleobury (director) 4.57am Concerto in C, BWV 984 Peter Watchorn (harpsichord) 5.06am Cantata No.134: Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum Julia Hamari (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke German Bach Soloists, Helmut Winscherman (conductor) 5.36am Chorale preludes (Kirnberger collection), BWV 702 - 707 Peter Hurford (Phelps/Wolff organ of Our Lady of Sorrows, Toronto) 5.49am Concerto in Gm, BWV 985 Michelle Barchi (Harpsichord) 5.57am Cantata No 177: Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 177 Helmut Wittek (soprano) Panito Iconomou (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Concentus Musicus Vienna Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director) 6.22am George Pratt introduces Trio Sonata in C, BWV 529 John Butt (Greg Harrold organ at University of California, Berkely) 6.38am Cantata No 209: Non sa che sia dolore Nancy Argenta (soprano) Sonnerie, with Lisa Beznosiuk (flute) Monica Huggett (director) //-- Missed a programme?Go to the LISTEN AGAINpage //-- AUDIO HELP News & Current Affairs Arts & Drama Comedy & Quizzes Science Religion & Ethics History FactualBack to top About the BBC Help Terms of Use Privacy & Cookies Policy. |
| 20051222 | Thursday 22 Dec Sandy Burnett Sandy Burnett plays a selection of Bach compositions including Prelude and fugue in G m and Cantata No 195: Dem Gerechten muss das Licht. Prelude and fugue in G m, BWV 535 Hans Otto (organ) Cantata No 50: Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft Taverner Consort and Players Andrew Parrott (director) Sonata No 5 in Fm for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1018 Rachel Podger (violin) Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord) Four Duetti, BWV, 802, 803, 804, 805 Gillian Weir (organ) Concerto in Dm, BWV 1054 Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Academy of St Martin in the Fields Neville Marriner (conductor) Cantata No 130: Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir Friederike Sailer (soprano) Claudia Hellmann (alto) Helmut Krebs (tenor) Jakob Stämpfli (bass) Heinrich Schütz of Heilbronn-Chorale Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra Fritz Werner (conductor) English Suite No 2 in Am, BWV 807 Martha Argerich (piano) Cantata No 195: Dem Gerechten muss das Licht Jan Patrick O'Farrell (soprano) René Jacobs (alto) John Elwes (tenor) Harry van der Kamp (bass) Hannover Boys' Choir Collegium Vocale Ghent Leonhardt Consort Gustav Leonhardt (director). |
| 20051222 | Thursday 22 Dec Jonathan Swain Jonathan Swain presents Bach's Cantata No 64, Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F, Cantata No 65, Fantasia in Am, Cantata No 38 and Suite No 1 in C. Cantata No 64: Sehet, welch eine Liebe Maria Friesenhausen (soprano) Eva Bornemann (alto) Hartmut Ochs (bass) Westfälische Kantorei Instrumental ensemble Wilhelm Ehmann (conductor) Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F, BWV 1046 Emmanuel Hurwitz (violin) Terence MacDonagh (oboe) Douglas Moore, Ian Beers (horns) London Baroque Ensemble Karl Haas (conductor) Cantata No 65: Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen Ernst Haefliger (tenor) Theo Adam (bass) Munich Bach Choir & Orchestra Karl Richter (conductor) Fantasia in Am, BWV 922 Igor Kipnis (clavichord) Cantata No 38, Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir Arleen Augér (soprano) Helen Watts (contralto) Lutz-Michael Harder (tenor) Philippe Huttenlocher (bass) Gächinger Kantorei Bach-Collegium Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling (conductor) Suite No 1 in C, BWV 1066 The English Concert Trevor Pinnock (director/harpsichord). |
| 20051222 | Thursday 22 Dec Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner travel to St Thomas' Church in Leipzig to discover how Bach adapted his sacred cantatas to the geography of one of the key venues for which they were written. All four works today were composed for the pre-Easter feast of Quinquagesima. Cantata No 23: Du Wahrer Gott und David's Sohn Ursula Buckel (soprano) Eva Bornemann (alto) Johannes Hoefflin (tenor) Jakob Stämpfli (bass) Frankfurter Kantorei, German Bach Soloists Kurt Thomas (director) Cantata No 22: Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe Claudia Schubert (alto) James Oxley (tenor) Peter Harvey (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director) Cantata No 127: Herr Jesus Christ, wahr Mensch und Gott Antonia Fahberg (soprano) Peter Pears (tenor) Keith Engen (bass) Munich Bach Choir Munich State Opera Orchestra Karl Richter (conductor) Cantata No 159: Sehet, wir gehn hinauf nach Jerusalem Ruth Holton (soprano) Claudia Schubert (alto) James Oxley (tenor) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director). |
| 20051222 | Thursday 22 Dec Catherine Bott Catherine Bott presents a concert by one of the leading groups in period performance, Concentus Musicus Vienna, under their founder and director, Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Including two of Bach's secular cantatas. Cantata No 201: Der Streit zwischen Phoebus und Pan Orchestral Suite No 3 in D, BWV 1068 Cantata No 211: Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht Christine Schäfer (soprano) Birgit Remmert (alto) Michael Schade (tenor) Kobie van Rensburg (tenor) Olive Widmer (bass) Anton Scharinger (bass) Concentus Musicus Vienna Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director) 3.10pm It's a little-known fact that Bach's employment at the Court of Weimar ended (in 1717) with a month in gaol - "the County Judge's place of detention, for too stubbornly forcing the issue of his dismissal". Not one for wasting time, he apparently took the opportunity to write some of his famous '48' Preludes and Fugues. Catherine Bott, the Royal Academy of Music Baroque Orchestra and their director, harpsichordist Laurence Cummings, visit Brixton Prison in London. The Brandenburg Concerto No 2; selected Preludes and Fugues; Cantata No 80, Ein' feste Burg Pippa Goss (soprano) Alexandra Gibson (mezzo) Matthew Beale (tenor) Alex Ashworth (bass) Brixton prisoners' chorus (in the closing chorale) The Royal Academy of Music Baroque Orchestra Laurence Cummings (director/harpsichordist) Chorale prelude: Christ ist erstanden BWV 627 Kevin Bowyer (Marcussen Organ of St Hans Kirke, Odense) Cantata No 16: Herr Gott sich loben Wir Sytse Buwalda (contralto) Nico Van der Meel (tenor) Bas Ramselaar (bass) Holland Boys' Choir Netherlands Bach Collegium Pieter Jan Leusink (director). |
| 20051222 | Thursday 22 Dec Sean Rafferty Sean Rafferty's guest today is the conductor Stephen Cleobury who introduces specially-recorded performances of the Bach Motets. Singet dem herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225 Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 BBC Singers Richard Pearce (organ continuo) Peter McCarthy (violone) Stephen Cleobury (conductor) Cantata No 55: Ich armer Mensch, ich Sundenknecht Cantata No 115: Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit Evening Morning Afternoon. |
| 20051222 | Thursday 22 Dec Petroc Trelawny Petroc Trelawny presents a performance of Bach's St Matthew Passion which is considered a pinnacle of Western music and one of the most original music dramas of any age. Bach's intensely moving account of the events leading up to the Crucifixion interweaves the narration of Christ's mission and his political fate with mankind's response, in a sequence of impassioned and meditative arias and chorales. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, offers his thoughts on the spiritual content of the St Matthew Passion before a performance given at the Proms in 1998. Evangelist....Ian Bostridge (tenor) Christus....Franz-Josef Selig (bass) Sibylla Rubens (soprano) Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor) Werner Güra (tenor) Dietrich Henschel (bass) Chorus and Orchestra of Collegium Vocale, Ghent Philippe Herreweghe (conductor). |
| 20051222 | Thursday 22 Dec Fiona Talkington Fiona Talkington presents performances of Bach's Keyboard Partita in G, Cantata No 6 and Suites No 1 and No 4 for solo cello. Keyboard Partita in G, BWV 829 Richard Goode (piano) Cantata No 6: Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend in a recording from the early 1970s by Anna Reynolds (contralto) Peter Schreier (tenor) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra Karl Richter (conductor) Plus, from a specially-recorded concert at The Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great, London, by Jean Guihen Queyras, the Suites No 1 and No 4 for solo cello. |
| 20051223 | Thursday 22 Dec Louise Fryer Louise Fryer presents some of Bach's cantatas from his second Leipzig cycle, and ends with the 1725 version of the St John Passion. 00.01am Magnificat in E flat, BWV 243a Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson (soprano) Carolyn Watkinson (alto) Paul Elliott (tenor) David Thomas (bass) Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford Academy of Ancient Music Simon Preston (director) 00.37am Air in Cm, BWV 991, reconstructed Videla Mario Videla (clavichord) 00.42am Cantata No 96: Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Timothy Kenworthy-Brown (alto) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director) 01.01am Andrew Manze introduces his recording of Violin sonata in G, BWV 1019, version 3 Andrew Manze (violin) Richard Egarr (harpsichord) Jaap ter Linden (cello) 1.19am Cantata No 180: Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele Ann Monoyios (soprano) Angus Davidson (alto) Charles Daniels (tenor) Peter Harvey (bass) Gabrieli Consort and Players Paul McCreesh (director). |
| 20051223 | Friday 23 Dec Louise Fryer Louise Fryer presents some of Bach's cantatas from his second Leipzig cycle, and ends with the 1725 version of the St John Passion. 1.39am Prelude and fugue in Bm, BWV 544 Lionel Rogg (Silberman organ, Arlesheim) 1.52am Cantata No 139: Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott Alan Bergius (soprano) Paul Esswood (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Robert Holl (bass) Tolz Boys Choir Concentus Musicus Vienna Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director) 2.11am Kleine harmonisches Labyrinth, BWV 591 Kevin Bowyer (Marcussen organ of St Hanskirke Odense, Denmark) 2.15am Fantasia in C, unfinished, BWV 573 Christopher Herrick (Metzler organ of Pfarrkirche St Michael, Kaisten, Switzerland) 2.17am Cantata No 118: O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director) 2.28am Fantasia and fughetta in B flat, BWV 907 Robert Hill (lute-harpsichord) 2.32am Cantata No 116: Du Friedefurst, Herr Jesu Christ Edith Mathis (soprano) Trudeliese Schmidt (alto) Peter Schreier (tenor) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass) Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra Karl Richter (conductor) 2.51am Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D, BWV 1050 Henryk Szeryng (violin) Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) George Malcolm (harpsichord) Academy of St Martin in the Fields Neville Marriner (conductor) 3.13am Cantata No 3: Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid Vienna Boys' Choir Paul Esswood (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Max von Egmond (bass) Chorus Viennensis, Concentus Musicus Vienna Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director). |
| 20051223 | Friday 23 Dec Louise Fryer Louise Fryer presents some of Bach's cantatas from his second Leipzig cycle, and ends with the 1725 version of the St John Passion. 3.37am Fantasia and fugue in Cm, BWV 908 Robert Hill (lute-harpsichord) 3.41am Cantata No 111: Was mein Gott will, BWV 111 Joanne Lunn (soprano) Sara Mingardo (alto) Julian Podger (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director) 3.57am Prelude and fugue in Cm, BWV 549 Hans Fagius (Cahman organ of Leufsta Bruk, Sweden) 4.02am Prelude and fugue in Dm, BWV 549a Christopher Herrick (Metzler organ of Stadtkirche, Rheinfelden, Switzerland) 4.08am Cantata No 125: Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin Ingeborg Danz (alto) Mark Padmore (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Collegium Vocale Ghent Philippe Herreweghe (director) 4.32am Prelude and fugue in G, BWV 550 Colin Andrews (Rieger organ of Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Bristol) 4.40am Cantata No 126: Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort Anna Reynolds (alto) Peter Schreier (tenor) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass) Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra Karl Richter (conductor) 4.58am Chorale Preludes BWV 708 - 710 Peter Hurford (Phelps/Wolff organ of Our Lady of Sorrows, Toronto) 5.04am St John Passion BWV 245 (1725 version) Ruth Holton (soprano) Bogna Bartosz (alto) Markus Brutscher (tenor) Thomas Laske (baritone) Tom Sol (Bass) Cologne Chamber Choir Collegium Cartusianum Peter Neumann (conductor) //-- Missed a programme?Go to the LISTEN AGAINpage //-- AUDIO HELP News & Current Affairs Arts & Drama Comedy & Quizzes Science Religion & Ethics History FactualBack to top About the BBC Help Terms of Use Privacy & Cookies Policy. |
| 20051223 | Friday 23 Dec Sandy Burnett Sandy Burnett plays a selection of compositions by Bach. French Suite No 3 in Bm, BWV 814 Keith Jarrett (harpsichord) Cantata No 149: Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg Arleen Augér (soprano) Mechthild Georg (alto) Aldo Baldin (tenor) Philippe Huttenlocher (bass) Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart Bach-Collegium Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling (conductor) Cantata No 87: Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen Hertha Töpper (alto) Helmut Krebs (tenor) Franz Kelch (bass) Heinrich Schütz Choir of Heilbronn Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra Fritz Werner (conductor) Concerto in Dm for two violins, BWV 1043 Nigel Kennedy, Daniel Stabrawa (violin) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Capriccio in E, BWV 993 Angela Hewitt (piano) Cantata No 97: In allen meinen Taten Wilhelm Wiedl (soprano) Paul Esswood (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Ruud van der Meer, Philippe Huttenlocher (basses) Tölz Boys Choir Concentus Musicus Vienna Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director). |
| 20051223 | Friday 23 Dec Jonathan Swain Jonathan Swain plays a selection of compositions by Bach. Cantata No 101: Nimm von uns Herr, du treuer Gott Wilhelm Wiedl (treble) Paul Esswood (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Philippe Huttenlocher (bass) Tölz Boys Choir Concentus Musicus Vienna Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director/cello) Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G, BWV 1048 Sigiswald Kuijken, Alda Stuurop, Janneke van der Meer (violin) Wiel Peeters, Marléen Thiers, Lucy van Dael (viola) Anner Bylsma, Richte van der Meer, Wieland Kuijken (cello) Anthony Woodrow (violone) Gustav Leonhardt (director/harpsichord) Cantata No 202: Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten (Wedding Cantata) Emma Kirkby (soprano) Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood (director/harpsichord) Suite No 2 in Bm, BWV 1067 Wolfgang Schultz (flute) Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Karl Münchinger (conductor) Cantata No 70: Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Gerd Türk (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director/organ) Toccata in Gm, BWV 915 Pierre Hantai (harpsichord). |
| 20051223 | Friday 23 Dec Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner With Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner, who are at Leipzig's Nikolaikirche for today's programme to introduce sacred cantatas written for the Feast of the Annunciation and Palm Sunday. Cantata No 182: Himmelskönig, sei willkommen Nathalie Stutzmann (alto) James Gilchrist (tenor) Peter Harvey (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director) Cantata No 54: Widerstehe doch der Sünde Nathalie Stutzmann (alto) English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director) Cantata No 1: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern Malin Hartelius (soprano) James Gilchrist (tenor) Peter Harvey (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director). |
| 20051223 | Friday 23 Dec Catherine Bott Catherine Bott plays a selection of compositions by Bach, including a performance of Book Two of the Well-Tempered Clavier by the young French pianist and Radio 3 New Generation Artist Cédric Tiberghien, recorded at the Wigmore Hall in November 2005. Cantata No 9: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her Midori Suzuki (soprano) Magdalena Kozena (contralto) Knut Schoch (tenor) Jan van der Crabben (bass) La Petite Bande Sigiswald Kuijken (conductor) Selig, wer an Jesum denkt, BWV 498 Sibylle Rubens (soprano) Michael Behringer (cembalo) Michael Gross (cello) So gehst du nun, mein Jesu, hin, BWV 500 & BWV 500a Sibylle Rubens (soprano) James Taylor (tenor) Gächinger Kantorei Bach Collegium Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling (conductor) Vergiss mein nicht, mein aller liebste Gott, BWV 505 Gächinger Kantorei Bach Collegium Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling (conductor) Chorale prelude: Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 718 Simon Preston (organ) Cantata No 31: Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret Agnes Giebel (soprano) Helmut Krebs (tenor) Erich Wenk (bass) Heinrich Schutz Choir Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn Fritz Werner (conductor). |
| 20051223 | Friday 23 Dec Sean Rafferty Sean Rafferty's guest is the organist Simon Preston. Prelude and Fugue in Am, BWV 543 Concerto in Dm, BWV 596 Chorale Variations: O Gott, du frommer Gott, BWV 767 Simon Preston (organ) Cantata No 168: Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort Katharine Fuge (soprano) Daniel Taylor (countertenor) James Gilchrist (tenor) Peter Harvey (bass) The Monteverdi Choir The English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) French Suite No 6 in E, BWV 817 Andras Schiff (piano) Cantata No 137: Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren Alan Bergius (boy soprano) Paul Esswood (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Albert Hartinger (bass) Tolz Boys' Choir Concentus Musicus, Vienna Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director) Evening Morning Afternoon. |
| 20051223 | Friday 23 Dec Petroc Trelawny 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. 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). |
| 20051223 | Friday 23 Dec Sarah Walker Sarah Walker play a selection of music by Bach. Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1038 Barthold Kuijken (flute) Sigiswald Kuijken (violin) Gustav Leonhardt, Wieland Kuijken (continuo) Cantata No 107: Was willst du dich betrüben Agnes Mellon (soprano) Howard Crook (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Chorus and Orchestra of Collegium Vocale, Ghent Philippe Herreweghe (director) In a specially recorded recital from Belfast, Colm Carey plays Eight Short Preludes and Fugues, BWV 553-560 The Schübler Chorales, BWV 645-650 Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541 On the organ of St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast Cantata No 51: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! Julianne Baird (soprano) The Bach Ensemble Joshua Rifkin (director). |
| 20051224 | Saturday 24 Dec Louise Fryer Louise Fryer presents a selection of Bach's cantatas from his third Leipzig cycle. 00.00am Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in B flat, BWV 1051 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment 00.17am Cantata No 164: Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet Christoph Wegermann (soprano) Paul Esswood (Alto) Max von Egmond (bass) Collegium Vocale Ghent Leonhardt Consort Gustav Leonhardt (director) 00.35am Allemande in Cm, BWV 834, Minuets, BWV 841 and 843 Christopher Hogwood (clavichord) 00.39am Scherzo in Dm, BWV 844 Zuzanna Ruzickova (harpsichord) 00.42am Prelude & fughetta in Dm, BWV 899 Maria Tipo (piano) 00.45am Prelude in Dm, BWV 905 Robert Hill (harpsichord) 00.47am Cantata No 28: Gottlob! Nun geht das Jahr Maria Friesehausen (soprano) Emmy Lisken (alto) George Jelden (tenor) Barry McDaniel (bass) Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra Fritz Werner (conductor) 01.05am Chorale Prelude: Helft mir Gottes Güte preisen, BWV 613 Helmut Walcha (Arp Schnitger organ of St Peter and Paul Church Cappel, Switzerland) 01.07am Concerto in Gm, BWV 983 Peter Watchorn (harpsichord) 01.17am Cantata No 32: Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen Elly Ameling (soprano) Hermann Prey (bass) German Bach Soloists Helmut Winschermann (conductor) 1.39am Chorale: Nun ruhen alle Wälder, BWV 392 Berlin Radio Choir, Ensemble/ Robin Gritton Chorale Prelude: Nun ruhen alle Wälder, BWV 756 Wolfgang Rubsam (Metzler organ, Frauenfeld) 1.41am Cantata No 13: Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen Sandrine Piau (soprano) Bogna Bartosz (alto) Paul Agnew (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Ton Koopman (director). |
| 20051224 | Saturday 24 Dec Louise Fryer Louise Fryer presents a selection of Bach's cantatas from his third Leipzig cycle. 2.01am Concerto in Gm (after Vivaldi), BWV 975 Olivier Baumont (harpsichord) 2.09am Cantata No 129: Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott Arleen Auger (soprano) Gabriele Schreckenbach (alto) Philippe Huttenlocher (bass) Gächinger Kantorei Bach Collegium Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling (conductor) 2.28am Concerto in G (after Telemann), BWV 986 Peter Watchorn (harpsichord) 2.35am Cantata No 88: Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden Ruth Holton (soprano) Sytse Buwalda (alto) Marcel Beekman (tenor) Bas Ramselaar (bass) Holland Boys' Choir Netherlands Bach Collegium Pieter Jan Leusink (director) 2.54am A sequence of chorales and chorale preludes Chorale and chorale prelude: Jesus Christus, unser Heiland Chorale BWV 363 Nordic Chamber Choir, ensemble, Nicol Matt Chorale preludes, BWV 665 and 666 Hans Fagius (reconstructed baroque organ of Kristine Church, Falun, Sweden) Chorale BWV 364 Nordic Chamber Choir, ensemble, Nicol Matt Peter Hurford (Phelps/Wolff organ of Our Lady of Sorrows, Toronto). |
| 20051224 | Saturday 24 Dec Louise Fryer Louise Fryer presents a selection of Bach's cantatas from his third Leipzig cycle. 3.05am Chorale and Chorale prelude: Gott's Sohn ist kommen Chorale, BWV 318 Berlin Radio Choir, ensemble/ Robin Gritton Chorale prelude, BWV 703 Peter Hurford (Phelps/Wolff organ of Our Lady of Sorrows, Toronto) 3.08am Chorale and Chorale prelude: Heut' triumphiert Gottes Sohn Chorale, BWV 342 Nordic Chamber Choir, ensemble/ Nicol Matt Chorale prelude, BWV 630 Hans Fagius (Mats Arvidson organ, Mariefred Church, Sweden) 3.10am Chorales and Chorale prelude: Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir Chorales, BWV 326 and BWV 328 Gächinger Kantorei, ensemble Helmuth Rilling (conductor) Chorale prelude, BWV 725 Gerhard Gnann (Metzler organ of Pfarrkirche St Martin, Staufen im Breisgau) 3.31am Cantata No 187: Es wartet alles auf dich Edith Mathis (soprano) Julia Hamari (alto) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass) Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra Karl Richter (conductor) 3.52am Zebedee Soanes introduces Fugue in Gm, BWV 578 Christopher Herrick (Metzler organ of Stadtkirche St Michael, Rheinfelden, Switzerland) 3.57am Cantata No 45: Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist Ruth Holton (soprano) Sytse Buwalda (alto) Knut Schoch (tenor) Bas Ramselaar (bass) Holland Boys' Choir Netherlands Bach Collegium Pieter Jan Leusink (director) 4.16am Canon a 4, BWV 1074 Canon a 2 perpetuus, BWV 1075 Musica Antiqua Cologne Reinhard Goebel (director/violin) 4.19am 6 part Ricercar (A Musical Offering) orch Webern Munich Chamber Orchestra Christoph Poppen (conductor). |
| 20051224 | Saturday 24 Dec Louise Fryer Louise Fryer presents a selection of Bach's cantatas from his third Leipzig cycle. 4.28am Cantata No 17: Wer Dank opfert, der reiset mich Sandrine Piau (soprano) Bogna Bartosz (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir/ Ton Koopman 4.43am Prelude and fugue in Am BWV 897 Christian Rieger (harpsichord) Prelude and fugue in B flat, BWV 898 Glenn Gould (piano) 4.55am Chorales: Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz, BWV 420 & 421 Gächinger Kantorei, Bach Collegium Stuttgart/Helmuth Rilling 4.57am Cantata No 47: Wer sich selbst erhohet Arleen Auger (soprano) Philippe Huttenlocher (bass) Gächinger Kantorei Bach Collegium Stuttgart/ Helmuth Rilling 5.21am Prelude in Am, BWV 569 Fantasia in C, BWV 570 Christopher Herrick (Metzler organ of Stadtkirche St Michael, Rheinfeld) 5.30am Sigiswald Kuijken introduces his recording of Cantata No 49: Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen Nancy Argenta (soprano) Klaus Mertens (bass) La Petite Bande/ Sigiswald Kuijken 5.56am Sacred songs: Mein Jesu! Was fur Seelenweh, BWV 487 O finstre Nacht, BWV 492 O liebe Seele, zieh' die Sinnen, BWV 494 Klaus Mertens (bass) Jaap ter Linden (cello) Ton Koopman (organ) 6.04am Sinfonia in F, BWV 1046a Bach Collegium Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling (conductor) 6.09am 3 part Ricercar (A Musical Offering) Davitt Moroney (harpsichord) 6.14am Trio Sonata (A Musical Offering) Concentus Musicus Vienna, Nikolaus Harnoncourt 6.33am 6 part Ricercar (A Musical Offering) Le Concert des Nations/ Jordi Savall 6.41am Emma Kirkby introduces Cantata No 52: Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht Seppi Kronwitter (soprano) Hannover Boys' Choir Leonhardt Consort/Gustav Leonhardt //-- Missed a programme?Go to the LISTEN AGAINpage //-- AUDIO HELP News & Current Affairs Arts & Drama Comedy & Quizzes Science Religion & Ethics History FactualBack to top About the BBC Help Terms of Use Privacy & Cookies Policy. |
| 20051224 | Saturday 24 Dec Martin Handley Radio 3's celebration of Bach nears its conclusion with contributions from Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Emma Kirkby, Davitt Moroney, Ton Koopman, Christopher Hogwood, Dame Gillian Weir, Joanna MacGregor, Sir Roger Norrington, Dame Janet Baker and Andrew Parrott. Also featured are the Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rabbi Julia Neuberger, Armando Iannucci, Siobhan Davies, Sir Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Simon Russell Beale, Fiona Shaw, Ian McEwan, Wynton Marsalis, Nitin Sawhney, Andrew Marr and Alain de Botton. Simon Heighes contributes Bach Bites; short introductions to various aspects of Bach's life and works and Peter Dyke follows Bach's footsteps from Arnstadt to Lubeck. Menuets in G and G m, BWV anhalt 114 & 115 (Anna Magdalena Notebook) Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) Cantata No 192: Nun Danket all Gott Helen Donath (soprano) Niklaus Tuller (bass) Frankfurter Kantorei Bach Collegium Stuttgart Helmut Rilling (conductor) Sonata in Bm, BWV 1030 Aurele Nicolet (flute) Karl Richter (harpsichord) Suite in B flat, BWV 821 Robert Hill (harpsichord) Cantata No 122: Das neugeborne Kindelein, BWV 122 Vasiljka Jezovsek (soprano) Peter Kooij (bass) Collegium Vocale Ghent Philippe Herreweghe (director) Concerto in F, BWV 1057 Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Susan Milan and Lenor Smith (flute) Academy of St Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) Trio in Dm, BWV 583 Simon Preston (Klais organ of St John's Smith Square, London) Motet: Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt, BWV Anh 160 BBC Singers Richard Pearce (organ continuo) Peter McCarthy (violone) Stephen Cleobury (conductor). |
| 20051224 | Saturday 24 Dec Andrew McGregor Andrew McGregor samples some recent Bach recordings including violin music played by Julia Fischer, Leonidas Kavakos and Gidon Kremer. Graeme Kay looks at the available recordings of Bach's complete organ music and chooses some representative examples. Cantata No 150: Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich Katharine Fuge (soprano) Carlos Mena (alto) Jan Kobow (tenor) Stephan Macleod (bass) Ricercar Consort Philippe Pierlot (director) A selection of the Organ Chorales from the Neumeister Collection, BWV 1090 - 1120 Hans Helmut Tillmanns (organ). |
| 20051224 | Saturday 24 Dec Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner With Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner who introduce cantatas composed for Jubilate Sunday, the third Sunday of Easter, including performances given in the 15th century Schlosskirche in Altenburg during the Monteverdi Choir's Bach Cantata Pilgrimage in 2000. Cantata No 12: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen William Towers (countertenor) Mark Padmore (tenor) Julian Clarkson (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director) Cantata 103: Ihr werdet weinen und heulen Paul Esswood (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Hannover Boys' Choir Collegium Vocale Ghent Gustav Leonhardt (conductor) Cantata No 146: Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal in das Reich Gottes eingehen Brigitte Geller (soprano) William Towers (countertenor) Mark Padmore (tenor) Julian Clarkson (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director). |
| 20051224 | Saturday 24 Dec Lucie Skeaping Performances of celebratory and wedding cantatas, presented by Lucie Skeaping. Plus reflections from Emma Kirkby and Christopher Hogwood. Chromatic fantasia and fugue, BWV 903a Christopher Hogwood (clavichord) Cantata No 210: O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit Emma Kirkby (soprano) Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood (director) Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D, BWV 1050 The Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood (harpsichord/director) Bist du bein mir, BWV 508 Gedänke doch mein Geist, BWV 509 Emma Kirkby (soprano) Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood (director) Cantata No. 207: Vereingte Zweitracht der wechselnden Saiten Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Ingeborg Danz (alto) Mark Padmore (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Collegium Vocale Ghent Philippe Herreweghe (director) Suite No 3 in C, BWV 1009 Pieter Wispelwey (cello) Cantata No 174: Ich liebe den Höchsten Julia Hamari (alto) Aldo Baldin (tenor) Wolfgang Schöne (bass) Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart Württemburg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn Helmuth Rilling (director) Kyrie in F - Christe du Lamm Gottes, BWV 233a Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart/ Helmuth Rilling Mass in F, BWV 233 Ann Monoyios (soprano) Angus Davidson (alto) Charles Daniels (tenor) Peter Harvey (bass) Gabrieli Consort & Players Paul McCreesh (director). |
| 20051224 | Saturday 24 Dec Sean Rafferty Sean Rafferty's guest is Dame Janet Baker. Concerto in C, BWV 976 (after Vivaldi Op 3 No 12) Colin Booth (harpsichord) Cantata No 169: Gott soll allein mein Herze haben Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) Bath Festival Orchestra Yehudi Menuhin (conductor) Duet: Wie selig sind doch sie, Cantata No 80 Janet Baker (contralto) Theo Altmeyer (tenor) Consortium Musicum Wolfgang Gonnenwein (conductor) Cantata No 170: Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust Janet Baker (contralto) Philip Ledger (organ) Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields Neville Marriner (conductor) Cantata No 117: Sei Lob und Ehr dem hochsten Gut, BWV 117 Rene Jacobs (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Max van Egmond (bass) Hannover Children's Choir Collegium Vocale Gent Leonhardt Consort Gustav Leonhardt (conductor) Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV 531 Piet Kee (organ) Evening Morning Afternoon. |
| 20051224 | Saturday 24 Dec Petroc Trelawny Sir Roger Norrington talks to Petroc Trelawny about Bach's magnificent last choral work, the Mass in Bm, and introduces the performance of the work he directed at the Proms in July, 2000, commemorating the 250th anniversary of Bach's death. The Bm Mass - a cornerstone of Western music - gloriously displays what one of Bach's sons called his 'most skilled artistry'. 'How strange, how new, how expressive, how beautiful.' Mass in Bm, BWV 232 Dominique Labelle (soprano) Annette Markert (mezzo-soprano) David Daniels (counter-tenor) Mark Padmore (tenor) Alastair Miles (bass) Choir and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Sir Roger Norrington (conductor) Partita No 4 in D, BWV 828 Lars-Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord). |
| 20051224 | Saturday 24 Dec Sarah Walker A selection of music by Bach, including a recital from Radio 3 New Generation Artist Alina Ibragimova. Three keyboard fugues, BWV 947, 948 & 949 Michele Barchi (harpsichord) Sanctus & Christe Eleison, BWV 241 & 242 Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne Michel Corboz (conductor) In a specially-recorded recital at The Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great, London, Radio 3 New Generation Artist Alina Ibragimova, plays three masterpieces for solo violin - Sonata No 1 in Gm, BWV 1001; Partita No 2 in Dm, BWV 1004; Sonata No 3 in E, BWV 1006. Aria in F, BWV 587 Werner Jacob (organ) Cantata No 99: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan Julianne Baird (soprano) Allan Fast (alto) Frank Kelly (tenor) Jan Opalach (bass) The Bach Ensemble Joshua Rifkin (director) Prelude and Fugue in Am, BWV 551 Helmut Walcha (organ). |
| 20051225 | Sunday 25 Dec Louise Fryer Including a reconstruction of Bach's St Mark Passion, and his final, and unfinished, contrapuntal masterpiece - The Art of Fugue. 6.09am Cantata No 142: Uns ist ein Kind geboren Artur Stefanowicz (alto) Rodrigo Orrego (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Collegium Instrumentale Brugense Capella Brugenisis 6.25am Art of Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapunctus 9, unfinished fugue Arte dei Suonatori Alan Rasmussen (organ) 6.37am Chorale prelude, Vor deinem Thron tret ich hiermit, BWV 668 Alan Rasmussen (organ) 06.43am Simon Russell Beale introduces Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G, BWV 1049 Adolph Busch (violin) Marcel and Louis Moyse (flutes) Busch Chamber Players. |
| 20051225 | Sunday 25 Dec Martin Handley Continuing the season celebrating the work of Bach. From 7.00am Sanctus, BWV 238 Chorus and Orchestra of Collegium Vocale, Ghent Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) Flute Sonata in A, BWV 1032 Frans Bruggen (transverse flute) Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) Cantata No 133, Ich freue mich in dir Sebastian Hennig (boy soprano) Rene Jacobs (alto) Marius van Altena (tenor) Max van Egmond (bass) Hannover Boys' Choir Collegium Vocale, Gent Leonhardt Consort Gustav Leonhardt (director) Canzona in Dm, BWV 588 Ton Koopman (organ of Grote Kerk, Maassluis) From 8.00am Prelude and Fugue No 18 in G sharp m, BWV 887 (Well-tempered Clavier, Bk 2) Rosalyn Tureck (piano) Cantata No 200: Bekennen will ich seinen Namen Robin Tyson (counter tenor) The English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042 Yehudi Menuhin (violin) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra Pierre Monteux (conductor) Cantata No 154, Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren Bernhard Landauer (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Ton Koopman (director). |
| 20051225 | Sunday 25 Dec Rob Cowan Continuing the season celebrating the work of Bach. Concerto in Dm for two violins, BWV 1043 Arthur Grumiaux, Herman Krebbers (violin) Les Solistes Romands Arpad Gérecz (conductor) Concerto No 5 in Fm, BWV 1056 - Largo (arr Cortot) Alfred Cortot (piano) Cantata No 131: Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir The Bach Ensemble Joshua Rifkin (director) Prelude & Fugue in Em, BWV 548 Albert Schweitzer (organ) Peasant Cantata, BWV 212 Elly Ameling (soprano) Sigmund Nimsgern (bass) Gerald English (tenor) Collegium Aureum Reinhardt Peters (conductor) Cello Suite No 2 in Dm, BWV 1008 Pablo Casals (cello) Sonata in G - Adagio, BWV 968 Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) Magnificat in D, BWV 243 Barbara Bonney (soprano) Birgit Remmert (contralto) Rainer Trost (tenor) Olaf Bär (baritone) RIAS Chamber Choir C Ph E Bach Chamber Orchestra Peter Schreier (conductor) Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971 Stanislav Bunin (piano) Fantasia & Fugue in Gm, BWV 542 (orch. Mitropoulos) Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor). |
| 20051225 | Sunday 25 Dec Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner Donald and John conclude their survey of Bach's sacred cantatas, with a celebration of Christmas through works written for the season and originally performed as part of Bach's Leipzig cantata cycles. Cantata No 91: Gelobet seist du, Jesus Christ Katharine Fuge (soprano) Robin Tyson (alto) James Gilchrist (tenor) Peter Harvey (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director) Cantata No 121: Christum wir sollen loben schon Markus Huber (treble) Paul Esswood (counter-tenor) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Philippe Huttenlocher (bass) Tölz Boys Choir Concentus Musicus Wien Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director) Cantata No 191: Gloria in Excelsis Deo Ileana Cotrubas (soprano) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke German Bach Soloists Helmut Winschermann (conductor) Cantata No 63: Christen, ätzet diesen Tag Ann Monoyios (soprano) Sara Mingardo (contralto) Rufus Müller (tenor) Stephan Loges (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director). |
| 20051225 | Sunday 25 Dec Lucie Skeaping Concluding the Bach season, featuring cantatas and the Christmas Oratorio, preceded by comments from Dr Rowan Williams, The Archbishop of Canterbury. Cantata No 123: Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen Franziska Gottwald (alto) Paul Agnew (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Ton Koopman (director) A selection from the '48' by keyboard players past and present Cantata No 124: Meinen Jesum lass ich nicht Arleen Augér (soprano) Helen Watts (alto) Aldo Baldin (tenor) Wolfgang Schöne (bass) Gächinger Kantorei Bach-Collegium Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling (conductor) Partita No 6 in Em, BWV 830 Ralph Kirkpatrick (harpsichord) Dr Rowan Williams, The Archbishop of Canterbury talks about Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 (Parts 4-6) Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben; Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen; Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben Emma Kirkby (soprano) James Bowman (counter-tenor) Neil Mackie (tenor) Simon Birchall (bass) Westminster Abbey Choir Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Martin Neary (conductor). |
| 20051225 | Sunday 25 Dec Louise Fryer Including a reconstruction of Bach's St Mark Passion, and his final, and unfinished, contrapuntal masterpiece - The Art of Fugue. 12.00am St Mark Passion, BWV 247 (reconstructed Heighes) Evangelist....Rogers Covey-Crump Jesus....Gordon Jones Connor Burrowes (soprano) David James (alto) Paul Agnew (tenor) Teppo Tolonen (baritone) The Ring Ensemble of Finland European Union Baroque Orchestra Roy Goodman (conductor) 1.44am Canon trias harmonica, BWV 1072; Canon super fa mi a 7, post tempus musicum, BWV 1078; Canon concordia discors, BWV 1086 Musica Antiqua Cologne Reinhard Goebel (violin/director) 1.49am Cantata No 100: Was Gott tut, das is wohlgetan Malin Hartelius (soprano) William Towers (alto) James Gilchrist (tenor) Peter Harvey (bass) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director) 2.10am Fantasia in G, BWV 571; Fantasia in Cm, BWV 1121 (BWV anhalt 205) Ton Koopman (Arp Schnitger organ of Michaelskerk, Groningen) 2.21am Cantata No 197: Gott ist unsre Zuversicht Ruth Holton (soprano) Sytse Buwalda (alto) Bas Ramselaar (bass) Holland Boys' Choir Netherlands Bach Collegium Pieter Jan Leusink (director) 2.49am Cantata fragment 197a: Ehre sei Gott Michael Volle (bass) Gächinger Kantorei Bach Collegium Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling (director) 2.56am Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 Fugue for 2 claviers (from Contrapunctus 13) Andreas Staier, Robert Hill (harpsichord). |
| 20051225 | Sunday 25 Dec Louise Fryer Including a reconstruction of Bach's St Mark Passion, and his final, and unfinished, contrapuntal masterpiece - The Art of Fugue. 3.01am Credo in unum Deum, BWV 1081; Suscepit Israel (after Caldara), BWV 1082 Gächinger Kantorei Bach Collegium Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling (conductor) 3.04am Cantata fragment 120a: Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge Ingeborg Danz (alto) Marcus Ullmann (tenor) Andreas Schmidt (bass) Gächinger Kantorei Bach Collegium Stuttgart/Helmuth Rilling 3.20am Prelude in G, BWV 568; Fugue in G, BWV 576 Christopher Herrick (Metzler organ of Stadtkirche, St Michael, Rheinfelden in Switzerland) 3.27am Cantata Fragment No 36b: Die Freude reget sich Christiane Oelze (soprano) Ingeborg Danz (alto) Marcus Uhlmann (tenor) Gächinger Kantorei Bach Collegium Stuttgart/Helmuth Rilling 3.35am Prelude & Fugue in G, BWV 541 Marie-Claire Alain (Christian Muller organ, St Bavokerk, Haarlem) 3.42am Sacred Songs Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, BWV 495; Mein Jesu, dem die Seraphinen, BWV 496; Mein Jesu! das vor Seelenweh, BWV 497; Nicht so traurig, nicht so sehr, BWV 499 Barbara Schlick (soprano) Klaus Mertens (bass) Bob van Asperen (keyboards) Wouter Moller (cello) 3.52am Art of Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapuncti 1, 3, 6 & 7 Arte dei Suonatori Alan Rasmussen (organ) 4.07am Chorales Der Tag, das ist so freudenreich, BWV 294 Christus, der uns selig macht, BWV 283 Nordic Chamber Choir, ensemble Nicol Matt Chorale Preludes, BWV 719 & 620 Christopher Herrick (organ) 4.14am Art of Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapuncti 16 & 14 Arte dei Suonatori Alan Rasmussen (organ). |
| 20051225 | Sunday 25 Dec Louise Fryer Including a reconstruction of Bach's St Mark Passion, and his final, and unfinished, contrapuntal masterpiece - The Art of Fugue. 4.23am Cantata No 171: Gott, wie dein Name Helmut Wittek (soprano) Panito Iconomou (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Robert Holl (bass) Tolz Boys' Choir Concentus Musicus Vienna/ Nikolaus Harnoncourt 4.39am Art of Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapuncti 8, 11 & 5 Arte dei Suonatori, Alan Rasmussen (organ) 4.56am Sacred Songs So gibst du nun, mein Jesu, BWV 501 So wünsch ich mir zu guter Letzt, BWV 502 Steh ich bei meinem Gott, BWV 503 Vergiss mei nicht, BWV 504 Barbara Schlick (soprano) Klaus Mertens (bass) Bob van Asperen (keyboards) Wouter Moller (cello) 5.06am Chorale Preludes Allein Gott in die Höh sei Ehr, BWV 711 In dich hat ich gehofet, Herr, BWV 712 Fantasia super Jesu meine Freude, BWV 713 Peter Hurford (Ronald Sharp - organ of Knox Grammar School Chapel, Sydney, Australia) 5.15am A selection of Chorales: BWV 403-407 O Mensch, schau Jesum Christum an BWV 403; O Traurigkeit, O Herzeleid, BWV 404; O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen, BWV 405 & 406; O wir armen Sunden, BWV 407 Nordic Chamber Choir, ensemble/ Nicol Matt 5.20am Art of Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapuncti 4, 2 & 13 Arte dei Suonatori Alan Rasmussen (organ) 5.34am Cantata No 72: Alles nur nach Gottes Willen Maria Friesehausen (soprano) Barbara Scherler (alto) Bruce Abel (bass) Heinrich Schutz Choir Wurttemburg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn/ Fritz Werner 5.54am Art of Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapuncti 10, 17, 15 & 12 Arte dei Suonatori Alan Rasmussen (organ) //-- Missed a programme?Go to the LISTEN AGAINpage //-- AUDIO HELP News & Current Affairs Arts & Drama Comedy & Quizzes Science Religion & Ethics History FactualBack to top About the BBC Help Terms of Use Privacy & Cookies Policy. |