Bach: Die Geheimnisse der Harmonie - Eine Hoerbiografie von Joerg Handstein

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BR Klassik
Release Date
May 5, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Johann Sebastian Bach, Joerg Handstein
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    • PERFORMER
      Udo Wachtveitl, Albrecht Schuch, Chor Des Bayerischen
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 05, 2023
    • UPC
      4035719009361
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BRK900936
    • LABEL
      BR Klassik
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      4
    • GENRE
      Baroque Era
    Works ⌄

    1. Chapter 1: Armes Waisenkind (1685-1702): Der Ursprung der musikalisch-Bachischen Familie

    2. Chapter 1: Armes Waisenkind (1685-1702): Der kleine Sebastian

    3. Chapter 1: Armes Waisenkind (1685-1702): Von der Wiege an Musik

    4. Chapter 1: Armes Waisenkind (1685-1702): Das Städtchen Ohrdruf

    5. Chapter 1: Armes Waisenkind (1685-1702): Die Michaelisschule in Lüneburg

    6. Chapter 2: Fremde Töne (1702-1707): Eine magische Maschine

    7. Chapter 2: Fremde Töne (1702-1707): Die Orgel zu Arnstadt

    8. Chapter 2: Fremde Töne (1702-1707): Urlaubsüberschreitung

    9. Chapter 2: Fremde Töne (1702-1707): Die freie Reichsstadt Mühlhausen

    10. Chapter 2: Fremde Töne (1702-1707): Bach heiratet Maria Barbara

    11. Chapter 3: Auf der Himmelsburg (1708-1717): Am Weimarer Hof

    12. Chapter 3: Auf der Himmelsburg (1708-1717): Das Klangwunder, "Himmelsburg"

    13. Chapter 3: Auf der Himmelsburg (1708-1717): Nachwuchs

    14. Chapter 3: Auf der Himmelsburg (1708-1717): Muntere Jagd

    15. Chapter 3: Auf der Himmelsburg (1708-1717): Bach wird Konzertmeister

    16. Chapter 4: Durchlauchtester Leopold (1717-1722): In der Arrestzelle

    17. Chapter 4: Durchlauchtester Leopold (1717-1722): Kapellmeister in Köthen

    18. Chapter 4: Durchlauchtester Leopold (1717-1722): Sei Solo

    19. Chapter 4: Durchlauchtester Leopold (1717-1722): Die Brandenburgischen Konzerte

    20. Chapter 4: Durchlauchtester Leopold (1717-1722): Bach heiratet Anna Magdalena Wilcke

    21. Chapter 5: Regulierte Kirchenmusik (1722-1727): Kantor in Leipzig

    22. Chapter 5: Regulierte Kirchenmusik (1722-1727): Kantaten in Serie

    23. Chapter 5: Regulierte Kirchenmusik (1722-1727): Magnificat

    24. Chapter 5: Regulierte Kirchenmusik (1722-1727): Passionsoratorien

    25. Chapter 5: Regulierte Kirchenmusik (1722-1727): Das Kreuz mit den Obrigkeiten

    26. Chapter 6: Leipziger Allerlei (1725-1729): Anna Magdalena Bach

    27. Chapter 6: Leipziger Allerlei (1725-1729): Gut gegessen und getrunken

    28. Chapter 6: Leipziger Allerlei (1725-1729): Fürstliche Gastpiele

    29. Chapter 6: Leipziger Allerlei (1725-1729): Partita

    30. Chapter 6: Leipziger Allerlei (1725-1729): Matthäus-Passion

    31. Chapter 7: Wunderliche Obrigkeit (1729-1734): Collegium Musicum

    32. Chapter 7: Wunderliche Obrigkeit (1729-1734): Kaffeehäuser

    33. Chapter 7: Wunderliche Obrigkeit (1729-1734): Die Thomasschule

    34. Chapter 7: Wunderliche Obrigkeit (1729-1734): Der neue Rektor

    35. Chapter 7: Wunderliche Obrigkeit (1729-1734): Das Weihnachtsoratorium

    36. Chapter 8: Es erhub sich ein Streit (1736-1741): Eisengallus-Tinte

    37. Chapter 8: Es erhub sich ein Streit (1736-1741): Bach und Ernesti

    38. Chapter 8: Es erhub sich ein Streit (1736-1741): Eine neue Schikane

    39. Chapter 8: Es erhub sich ein Streit (1736-1741): Singvögel

    40. Chapter 8: Es erhub sich ein Streit (1736-1741): Der Berliner Hof

    41. Chapter 9: Musicalische Wissenschaften (1741-1750): Heimkommen

    42. Chapter 9: Musicalische Wissenschaften (1741-1750): Die Kunst der Fuge

    43. Chapter 9: Musicalische Wissenschaften (1741-1750): Das Musikalische Opfer

    44. Chapter 9: Musicalische Wissenschaften (1741-1750): Die Societät

    45. Chapter 9: Musicalische Wissenschaften (1741-1750): Leidensweg und Tod

    46. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Günter Holzhausen, Max Hanft

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    47. Wie sich ein Vater erbarmet - Gott, nimm dich ferner unser an

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Günter Holzhausen, Max Hanft

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    48. Die Gottesgnad' alleine - Gott, nimm dich ferner unser an

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Günter Holzhausen, Max Hanft

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    49. Lobet den Herrn in seinen Taten - Alles, was Odem hat

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Performer: Günter Holzhausen, Max Hanft

      Conductor: Howard Arman

    50. I. Overture

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Giovanni Antonini

    51. II. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Giovanni Antonini

    52. III. Gavotte I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Giovanni Antonini

    53. IV. Forlane

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Giovanni Antonini

    54. V. Menuet I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Giovanni Antonini

    55. VI. Bourrée I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Giovanni Antonini

    56. VII. Passepied I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

      Conductor: Giovanni Antonini


You don't have to like every composer - but there's no getting around J. S. Bach. The successful series of BR-KLASSIK audio biographies is now devoted to this central star of the musical firmament. His sparsely documented life leaves plenty of room for the imagination in works of fiction, but the authentic sources – well narrated – are just as captivating in every way. "If ever a tone artist brought the hidden secrets of harmony into the most artistic execution, it was undoubtedly our Bach.” (from the Necrology published by C.P.E. Bach in 1754). Son of a town piper, organist, concertmaster, Kapellmeister, then Thomaskantor in Leipzig for 27 years. Married twice, 20 children. Active in Thuringia and Saxony. When compared with the spectacular biography of Handel (BR-KLASSIK 900911), this one seems rather short on excitement – yet Bach's biography also provides a fascinating insight into an age that is very distant and foreign to us today. An age of proud, aspiring cities, magnificent courts, simple-minded town councillors, music-loving but unpredictable princes, church music that was already somewhat antiquated, and fashionable instrumental music from France and Italy. Bach moves confidently in the field of tension created by these opposing worlds – while creating music that surpasses that of all his contemporaries in terms of its artistry, depth and expressiveness. In Leipzig, Bach intends to raise church music to a completely new level and place it on a par with theology; he wants it to be multi-layered and speak directly to the faithful. Only a few years later, however, this initial enthusiasm wanes. Headstrong and uncompromising by nature, he now becomes restless and dissatisfied due to his frustrating battles with the petty town authorities. He composes a lot of secular music once again, seeks contact with the Dresden court, and finally retreats into his very own world to fathom the final "secrets of harmony". For all its modesty, therefore, the story of Bach's life is nevertheless magnificent, moving, and sometimes even shocking. This audio biography gets as close to the protagonist as the sources allow, also bringing his environment to life – the princes, churchmen and town councillors, and his friends and adversaries. In addition, we are introduced to the frequently bizarre everyday world of the 18th century: not always edifying church services, terrible transportation, lavish dining and drinking, or the horrors of an eye operation. At the centre of it all, however, is the music. "He should not be called brook (in German: Bach) but sea," Beethoven once apparently said, "because of his infinite inexhaustible wealth of tone combinations and harmonies." The numerous musical examples in this audio biography are densely interwoven with the narrative, and literally immerse the listener in this boundless abundance. Famed as an actor in the popular German detective series “Tatort”, Udo Wachtveitl is also a music lover and long-time narrator of the BR audio biographies. He regards the "structure behind music" as highly important, so Bach's life and work are a special source of inspiration to him. The Jena-born and currently highly regarded actor Albrecht Schuch ("All Quiet on the Western Front” plays the role of Johann Sebastian Bach, and several other outstanding BR narrators also shine in a wide variety of roles – making this audio biography a real treat!