07:00
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)
10:00
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)
12:00
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)
13:30
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)
16:00
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)
17:00
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)
19:00
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)
22:00
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
00:00
Louise Fryer
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)
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)
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 Hu
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