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Composer of the Week:Johann Sebastian Bach

BBC Radio 3
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(1685-1750). 1: Bach's Family
This week Donald Macleod looks at the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach.
He begins by investigating how Bach's wife and children all participated in the musical life of the family home.
Prelude No 1 in C, BWV846 (Well Tempered Klavier, Bookl)
Nicholas McGegan (clavichord)
Prelude and Fugue No 21 in B flat,
BWV866 (Well Tempered Klavier, Book 1) Kenneth Gilbert (harpsichord)
French Suite No 5 in G, BWV816 Angela Hewitt (piano)
Organ Sonata in C minor, BWV526 Christopher Herrick
Concerto in D minor for two violins,
BWV1043 Simon Standage and Elizabeth Wilcock , English Concert, director Trevor Pinnock
Producer Johannah Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Unknown:
Nicholas McGegan
Harpsichord:
Kenneth Gilbert
Piano:
Angela Hewitt
Unknown:
Christopher Herrick
Unknown:
Simon Standage
Unknown:
Elizabeth Wilcock
Director:
Trevor Pinnock
Producer:
Johannah Smith
Source: Radio Times

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