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Composer of the Week: Bach

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5/5. Donald Macleod tells the story of the recordings of Bach's organ music made by Helmut Walcha after the Second World War, and focuses on two of Bach's works that shed light on the issues he wrestled with during his last years. Schubler Chorales, BWV645-650 Helmut Walcha (organ)
Contrapunctus 6 and 7 (The Art of Fugue,
BWV1080) Hesperion XX, director Jordi Savall
Cantata No 82: Ich Habe Genug Matthias Goerne (baritone), Camerata Academica Salzburg, conductor Roger Norrington Repeated on Thursday at midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Helmut Walcha
Unknown:
Helmut Walcha
Director:
Jordi Savall
Baritone:
Matthias Goerne
Conductor:
Roger Norrington
Source: Radio Times

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