Episode 871. This new ‘Bach week’ starts with the first episode of Bach & Co. That is a kind of sound annex in podcast style, a ‘magazine’ to go with the new ‘Bach week’, in which we examine some music pieces and performances (which are played this week) in greater depth.
In this episode of Bach & Co, Govert Jan Bach considers grand works of Bach recorded by the J.S. Bach foundation.
Also the German conductor Otto Klemperer gets a chance, and Govert Jan looks back on the first episode of Bach Ad Infinitum with the host at that time, Joop van Zijl.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. From Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 (fragment)
– Starting Chorus No.1. “Kommt Ihr Töchter”
Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Otto Klemperer
2. From Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244
– Pt. 1: No.1. Opening Chorus “Kommt Ihr Töchter”
Choir & Orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation conducted by Rudolf Lutz
(CD J.S. Bach Matthäuspassion, BWV 244)
3. Fragment from the very first episode of Bach Ad Infinitum, host: Joop van Zijl
4. From cantata “Wo soll ich fliehen hin”, BWV 5:
– Choir – Wo soll ich fliehen hin
J.S. Bach Foundation conducted by Rudolf Lutz
(CD Bach-Kantaten CD N°28)
5. From Johannes-Passion, BWV 245:
– 12 Und Hannas Sandte Ih Gebunden
– 13 Aria (T) Ach, Mein Sinn
Alex Potter, countertenor. Daniel Johannsen, tenor. J.S. Bach Foundation conducted by Rudolf Lutz
(CD Bach Johannes-Passion, BWV 245)
6. From Messe h-Moll, BWV 232:
– VIII. Gloria “Domine Deus” (Duet Soprano, Tenor)
– IX. Gloria “Qui tollis” (Choir)
– XXVII. Agnus Dei (Alto)
– XXVIII. Dona nobis pacem (Choir)
Julia Doyle, soprano. Alex Potter, countertenor. Daniel Johannsen, tenor. J.S. Bach Foundation conducted by Rudolf Lutz
(CD Messe h-Moll, BWV 232)
Picture: Otto Klemperer (source: Warner Classics)
