1/5. Birth of a Tradition. This week Donald Macleod looks at some of the most important German contemporaries and predecessors of Bach. Bruhns Praeludium in E minor (extract) Bernar Foccroulle (organ)
Schiitz Sospir Che del Bel Petto
Cantus Cölin, directed by Konrad Junghanel Hassler Canzon Duodecimi Toni a 8; Domine Dominus Noster a 23 Weser-Renaissance, Bremen, director Manfred Cordes Ricercar Martin Bocker (organ)
Michael Praetorius Der Tag vertreibt die finster Nacht Huelgas Ensemble, director Paul van Nevel Siehe, wie fein und lieblich ist La Capella Ducale, Musica Fiata , director Roland Wilson Variations on Nun lob mein Seel: In dulcijubilo
Timothy Roberts (organ), Boy's Choir and Congregational Choir of Roskilde Cathedral, Gabrieli Consort and Players, director Paul McCreesh
Producer Chris Taylor Repeated on Sunday at 12 midnight