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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

Composer of the Week: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788): Episode 5: Composing till the End

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

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Episode 5: Composing till the End

Composing till the End

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788), Composing till the End

Donald Macleod focuses on CPE Bach's last years, introducing some of his last compositions

Donald Macleod focuses on CPE's final years, introducing some of his last compositions.

Donald Macleod talks us through the final years of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and we hear some of his last compositions

Bach remained in Hamburg for the rest of his life, and continued composing until his death at the age of 74 in 1788. In his final years, he overcame tragedy with the death of his son, aged 30, entertained many visitors with his impressive improvising, and compiled a family history.

We hear his masterpiece and swansong for double chorus, 'Heilig', and two works written in his final year - a string quartet and the Double Keyboard Concerto. Presented by Donald Macleod.

Heilig, Wq 217
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, alto
RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin
Hans-Christoph Rademann, director

Fantasy in C
Christopher Hogwood, fortepiano

Quartet in D, Wq 94
Nicholas McGegan, flute
Catherine Mackintosh, viola
Anthony Pleeth, cello
Christopher Hogwood, fortepiano

Double Keyboard Concerto in E flat, Wq 47
Eric Lynn Kelly, harpsichord
Jos van Immerseel, fortepiano
Collegium Aureum.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and music of CPE Bach, second don of Johann Sebastian

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of CPE Bach. Son of Johann Sebastian, he became a highly accomplished keyboard player, a master of improvisation and a prolific composer for the instrument

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