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Composer of the Week: JS Bach - theFinal Years

BBC Radio 3
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2/5. On 21 March 1742, Bach was 57 years old.
Donald Macleod continues his exploration of the extraordinary sequence of masterpieces from the last decade of Bach's life with the 48 Preludes and Fugues. Pieces from the second book are performed by Robert Levin , on five different keyboard instruments.
The Well-Tempered Klavier, Preludes and Fugues: in C, BWV870 (organ); in Csharp, BWV873 (fortepiano); inD, BWV874 (organ); in F sharp, BWV882 (harpsichord); in Fsharp minor, BWV883 (piano); in G minor, BWV885 (clavichord); in A, BWV888 (fortepiano); in B minor. BWV893 (harpsichord) Repeated on Monday at 12 midnight

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Donald MacLeod
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Robert Levin
Source: Radio Times

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