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7.00-10.00 Presented by Sandy Burnett.

Bach
Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV535 - Hans Otto (organ)
Cantata No 50: Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft - Taverner Consort and Players/Parrott
Violin Sonata in F minor, BWV1018 - Rachel Podger, Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord) Four Duets, BWV802-805 - Gillian Weir (organ)
Concerto in D minor, BWV1054 - Andrei Gavrilov (piano), ASMF/Marriner
Cantata No 130: Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir - Friederike Sailer (soprano), Claudia Hellmann (alto), Helmut Krebs (tenor), Jakob Stampfli (bass), Heilbronn Schutz Chorale, Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra/Werner English
Suite No 2 in A minor, BWV807 - Martha Argerich (piano)
Cantata No 195: Dem Gerechten muss das Licht - Soloists, Hannover Boys' Choir, Collegium Vocale, Leonhardt Consort/Gustav Leonhardt

10.00-12.00 Jonathan Swain traces the history of the Bach cantata on disc and charts the shifts and continuities in instrumental style.
Bach Cantata No 64: Sehet, weich eine Liebe - Maria Friesenhausen (soprano), Eva Bornemann (alto), Hartmut Ochs (bass), Westfalische Kantorei, instrumental ensemble conducted by Wilhelm Ehmann

10.26 Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F BWV1046 - Emmanuel Hurwitz (violin), Terence MacDonagh (oboe), Douglas Moore and Ian Beers (horns), London Baroque Ensemble/Karl Haas

10.50 Cantata No.65: Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen - Ernst Haefliger (tenor), Theo Adam (bass), Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra, conductor Karl Richter

11.07 Fantasia in A minor, BWV922 - Igor Kipnis (clavichord)

11.17 Cantata No 38: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir - Arleen Auger (soprano), Helen Watts (contralto), Lutz-Michael Harder (tenor), Philippe Huttenlocher (bass), Gachinger Kantorei, Stuttgart Bach Collegium, conductor Helmuth Rilling

11.38 Orchestral Suite No 1 in C, BWV1066 - The English Concert, director Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord)

12.00-1.30pm Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner travel to St Thomas's Church in Leipzig, where Bach composed many of his cantatas, to discover how he adapted them to the geography of their venues. With cantatas for the pre-Easter feast of Quinquagesima.
Bach Cantata No 23: Du Wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn - Ursula Buckel (soprano), Eva Bornemann (alto), Johannes Hoefflin (tenor), Jakob Stampfli (bass), Frankfurter Kantorei, German Bach Soloists, directed by Kurt Thomas
Cantata No 22: Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwolfe - Claudia Schubert (contralto), James Oxley (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass), Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner
Cantata No 127: Herr Jesus Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott - Antonia Fahberg (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), Keith Engen (bass), Munich Bach Choir, Munich State Opera Orchestra/Karl Richter
Cantata No 159: Sehet, wir gehn hinauf nach Jerusalem - Ruth Holton (soprano), Claudia Schubert (contralto), James Oxley (tenor), Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner

1.30-5.00 Catherine Bott with a concert from Vienna.
Bach Cantata No 201: Der Streit zwischen Phoebus und Pan; Orchestral Suite No 3 in D, BWV1068; Cantata No 211: Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht - Soloists, Vienna Concentus Musicus/Nikolaus Harnoncourt

3.10 A feature from Brixton Prison in London.
Including: Well-Tempered Klavier (excerpts); Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F, BWV1047; Cantata No 80: Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott - Pippa Goss (soprano), Alexandra Gibson (mezzo), Matthew Beale (tenor), Alex Ashworth (bass), Brixton Prisoners' Chorus, Royal Academy of Music Baroque Orchestra/Laurence Cummings (harpsichord)
Chorale Prelude: Christ ist erstanden, BWV627 - Kevin Bowyer (organ)
Cantata No 16: Herr Gott sich loben Wir - Soloists, Holland Boys' Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium/Pieter Jan Leusink

5.00-7.00 Sean Rafferty's guest today is conductor Stephen Cleobury, who introduces specially recorded performances of Bach motets Bach Singet dem herrn ein neues Lied, BWV225; Jesu, meine Freude, BWV227 - Peter McCarthy (violone), Richard Pearce (organ), BBC Singers/Cleobury
English Suite No 5 in E minor, BWV810 - Robert Levin (piano) Cantata No 55: Ich armer Mensch, ich Sundenknecht Ian Bostridge (tenor), Europa Galante, Biondi Two-part Inventions, BWV772-5 - Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)

7.00-10.00 Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, offers his thoughts on the spiritual content of Bach's St Matthew Passion. Presented by Petroc Trelawney.
Bach St Matthew Passion - Sibylla Rubens (soprano), Andreas Scholl (alto), Ian Bostridge (tenor: Evangelist), Werner Gura (tenor), Franz-Josef Selig (bass: Christus), Dietrich Henschel (bass), Collegium Vocale Chorus and Orchestra/Philippe Herreweghe

10.00-12.00 Fiona Talkington presents.
Featuring Bach
Partita in G, BWV829 - Richard Goode (piano)
Cantata No 6: Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend - Anna Reynolds (contralto), Peter Schreier (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra/Karl Richter
Cello Suites: No 1 in G, BWV1007; No 4 in E flat, BWV1010 - Jean-Guihen Oueyras

12.00-7.00 am With Louise Fryer.
Bach Magnificat in E flat, BWV243a - Soloists, Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Academy of Ancient Music/Simon Preston

12.37am Air in C minor, BWV991 (reconstructed Videla) - Mario Videla (clavichord)

12.41 Cantata No 96: Herr Christ, der eing'e Gottessohn - Soloists, Bach Collegium Japan/Masaaki Suzuki

12.59 Andrew Manze introduces his recording of Violin Sonata in G, BWV1019 (version 3) - Andrew Manze (violin), Jaap ter Linden (cello), Richard Egarr (harpsichord)

1.18 Cantata No 180: Schmucke dich, O liebe Seele - Soloists, Gabrieli Consort and Players/McCreesh

1.39 Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV544 - Lionel Rogg (organ)

1.52 Cantata No 139: Wohl dem, der sich aufseinen Gott - Soloists, Tolz Boys' Choir, Vienna Concentus Musicus/Harnoncourt

2.11 Kleine harmonisches Labyrinth, BWV591 - Kevin Bowyer (organ)

2.15 Fantasia in C, BWV573 (unfinished) - Christopher Herrick (organ)

2.16 Cantata No 118: O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht - Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists/Gardiner

2.27 Fantasia and Fughetta in B flat, BWV907 - Robert Hill (lute-harpsichord)

2.32 Cantata No 116: Du Friedefurst, Herr Jesu Christ - Soloists, Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra/Karl Richter

2.50 Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D, BWV1050 - Henryk Szeryng (violin), Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute), George Malcolm (harpsichord), ASMF/Neville Marriner

3.12 Cantata No 3: Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid - Soloists Vienna Boys' Choir, Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Concentus Musicus/Harnoncourt

3.36 Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV908 - Robert Hill (lute-harpsichord)

3.40 Cantata No» Was mein Gott will - Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner

3.55 Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV549 Hans Fagius (organ)

4.01 Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV549a - Christopher Herrick (organ)

4.07 Cantata No 125: Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin - Soloists, Collegium Vocale/Herreweghe

4.30 Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV550 - Colin Andrews (organ)

4.39 Cantata No. 126: Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort - Soloists, Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra/Richter

4.57 Chorale Preludes, BWV708-710 - Peter Hurford (organ)

5.04 St John Passion, BWV245 0725 version) - Ruth Holton (soprano), Bogna Bartosz (alto), Markus Brutscher (tenor), Thomas Laske (baritone), Tom Sol (bass), Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, conductor Peter Neumann

Contributors

Unknown:
Hans Otto
Unknown:
Rachel Podger
Harpsichord:
Trevor Pinnock
Unknown:
Gillian Weir
Piano:
Andrei Gavrilov
Unknown:
Herr Gott
Soprano:
Friederike Sailer
Soprano:
Claudia Hellmann
Tenor:
Helmut Krebs
Tenor:
Jakob Stampfli
Bass:
Heilbronn Schutz Chorale
Piano:
Martha Argerich
Unknown:
Dem Gerechten
Unknown:
Collegium Vocale
Soprano:
Maria Friesenhausen
Soprano:
Eva Bornemann
Bass:
Hartmut Ochs
Bass:
Westfalische Kantorei
Conducted By:
Wilhelm Ehmann
Violin:
Emmanuel Hurwitz
Violin:
Terence MacDonagh
Oboe:
Douglas Moore
Oboe:
Ian Beers
Tenor:
Ernst Haefliger
Tenor:
Theo Adam
Conductor:
Karl Richter
Unknown:
Igor Kipnis
Soprano:
Arleen Auger
Soprano:
Helen Watts
Tenor:
Philippe Huttenlocher
Bass:
Gachinger Kantorei
Conductor:
Helmuth Rilling
Harpsichord:
Trevor Pinnock
Unknown:
John Eliot
Unknown:
St Thomas
Unknown:
Wahrer Gott
Soprano:
Eva Bornemann
Tenor:
Johannes Hoefflin
Tenor:
Jakob Stampfli
Bass:
Frankfurter Kantorei
Directed By:
Kurt Thomas
Contralto:
Zwolfe Claudia Schubert
Contralto:
James Oxley
Tenor:
Peter Harvey
Unknown:
Eliot Gardiner
Soprano:
Gott Antonia Fahberg
Soprano:
Peter Pears
Tenor:
Keith Engen
Soprano:
Claudia Schubert
Contralto:
James Oxley
Unknown:
Eliot Gardiner
Conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
Unknown:
Bach Singet
Unknown:
Peter McCarthy
Unknown:
Richard Pearce
Piano:
Robert Levin
Harpsichord:
Dr Rowan Williams
Presented By:
Petroc Trelawney.
Soprano:
Andreas Scholl
Tenor:
Ian Bostridge
Tenor:
Werner Gura
Tenor:
Franz-Josef Selig
Bass:
Dietrich Henschel
Unknown:
Bach Partita
Piano:
Richard Goode
Contralto:
Abend Anna Reynolds
Contralto:
Peter Schreier
Tenor:
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Unknown:
Mario Videla
Unknown:
Herr Christ
Unknown:
Gottessohn Soloists
Unknown:
Bach Collegium

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