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

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

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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Joerg Handstein
Artist
Udo Wachtveitl, Albrecht Schuch, Chor Des Bayerischen
Format
CD
Label
BR Klassik
Released
May 05, 2023
Catalog #
BRK900936
UPC
4035719009361

About

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!

Tracklist 56 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Chapter 1: Armes Waisenkind (1685-1702): Der Ursprung der musikalisch-Bachischen Familie 06:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    Chapter 1: Armes Waisenkind (1685-1702): Der Ursprung der musikalisch-Bachischen Familie
    Duration
    06:15
  3. 2 Chapter 1: Armes Waisenkind (1685-1702): Der kleine Sebastian 02:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    Chapter 1: Armes Waisenkind (1685-1702): Der kleine Sebastian
    Duration
    02:34
  4. 3 Chapter 1: Armes Waisenkind (1685-1702): Von der Wiege an Musik 03:39
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 1: Armes Waisenkind (1685-1702): Von der Wiege an Musik
    Duration
    03:39
  5. 4 Chapter 1: Armes Waisenkind (1685-1702): Das Städtchen Ohrdruf 03:49
    Track
    4
    Title
    Chapter 1: Armes Waisenkind (1685-1702): Das Städtchen Ohrdruf
    Duration
    03:49
  6. 5 Chapter 1: Armes Waisenkind (1685-1702): Die Michaelisschule in Lüneburg 07:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    Chapter 1: Armes Waisenkind (1685-1702): Die Michaelisschule in Lüneburg
    Duration
    07:30
  7. 6 Chapter 2: Fremde Töne (1702-1707): Eine magische Maschine 02:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    Chapter 2: Fremde Töne (1702-1707): Eine magische Maschine
    Duration
    02:46
  8. 7 Chapter 2: Fremde Töne (1702-1707): Die Orgel zu Arnstadt 07:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    Chapter 2: Fremde Töne (1702-1707): Die Orgel zu Arnstadt
    Duration
    07:01
  9. 8 Chapter 2: Fremde Töne (1702-1707): Urlaubsüberschreitung 03:10
    Track
    8
    Title
    Chapter 2: Fremde Töne (1702-1707): Urlaubsüberschreitung
    Duration
    03:10
  10. 9 Chapter 2: Fremde Töne (1702-1707): Die freie Reichsstadt Mühlhausen 06:38
    Track
    9
    Title
    Chapter 2: Fremde Töne (1702-1707): Die freie Reichsstadt Mühlhausen
    Duration
    06:38
  11. 10 Chapter 2: Fremde Töne (1702-1707): Bach heiratet Maria Barbara 04:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    Chapter 2: Fremde Töne (1702-1707): Bach heiratet Maria Barbara
    Duration
    04:55
  12. 11 Chapter 3: Auf der Himmelsburg (1708-1717): Am Weimarer Hof 04:40
    Track
    11
    Title
    Chapter 3: Auf der Himmelsburg (1708-1717): Am Weimarer Hof
    Duration
    04:40
  13. 12 Chapter 3: Auf der Himmelsburg (1708-1717): Das Klangwunder, "Himmelsburg" 02:16
    Track
    12
    Title
    Chapter 3: Auf der Himmelsburg (1708-1717): Das Klangwunder, "Himmelsburg"
    Duration
    02:16
  14. 13 Chapter 3: Auf der Himmelsburg (1708-1717): Nachwuchs 05:30
    Track
    13
    Title
    Chapter 3: Auf der Himmelsburg (1708-1717): Nachwuchs
    Duration
    05:30
  15. 14 Chapter 3: Auf der Himmelsburg (1708-1717): Muntere Jagd 05:29
    Track
    14
    Title
    Chapter 3: Auf der Himmelsburg (1708-1717): Muntere Jagd
    Duration
    05:29
  16. 15 Chapter 3: Auf der Himmelsburg (1708-1717): Bach wird Konzertmeister 07:10
    Track
    15
    Title
    Chapter 3: Auf der Himmelsburg (1708-1717): Bach wird Konzertmeister
    Duration
    07:10
  17. Disc 2
  18. 1 Chapter 4: Durchlauchtester Leopold (1717-1722): In der Arrestzelle 03:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    Chapter 4: Durchlauchtester Leopold (1717-1722): In der Arrestzelle
    Duration
    03:42
  19. 2 Chapter 4: Durchlauchtester Leopold (1717-1722): Kapellmeister in Köthen 05:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    Chapter 4: Durchlauchtester Leopold (1717-1722): Kapellmeister in Köthen
    Duration
    05:41
  20. 3 Chapter 4: Durchlauchtester Leopold (1717-1722): Sei Solo 07:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 4: Durchlauchtester Leopold (1717-1722): Sei Solo
    Duration
    07:34
  21. 4 Chapter 4: Durchlauchtester Leopold (1717-1722): Die Brandenburgischen Konzerte 02:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    Chapter 4: Durchlauchtester Leopold (1717-1722): Die Brandenburgischen Konzerte
    Duration
    02:06
  22. 5 Chapter 4: Durchlauchtester Leopold (1717-1722): Bach heiratet Anna Magdalena Wilcke 06:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    Chapter 4: Durchlauchtester Leopold (1717-1722): Bach heiratet Anna Magdalena Wilcke
    Duration
    06:28
  23. 6 Chapter 5: Regulierte Kirchenmusik (1722-1727): Kantor in Leipzig 06:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    Chapter 5: Regulierte Kirchenmusik (1722-1727): Kantor in Leipzig
    Duration
    06:14
  24. 7 Chapter 5: Regulierte Kirchenmusik (1722-1727): Kantaten in Serie 04:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    Chapter 5: Regulierte Kirchenmusik (1722-1727): Kantaten in Serie
    Duration
    04:30
  25. 8 Chapter 5: Regulierte Kirchenmusik (1722-1727): Magnificat 02:23
    Track
    8
    Title
    Chapter 5: Regulierte Kirchenmusik (1722-1727): Magnificat
    Duration
    02:23
  26. 9 Chapter 5: Regulierte Kirchenmusik (1722-1727): Passionsoratorien 04:21
    Track
    9
    Title
    Chapter 5: Regulierte Kirchenmusik (1722-1727): Passionsoratorien
    Duration
    04:21
  27. 10 Chapter 5: Regulierte Kirchenmusik (1722-1727): Das Kreuz mit den Obrigkeiten 06:39
    Track
    10
    Title
    Chapter 5: Regulierte Kirchenmusik (1722-1727): Das Kreuz mit den Obrigkeiten
    Duration
    06:39
  28. 11 Chapter 6: Leipziger Allerlei (1725-1729): Anna Magdalena Bach 05:08
    Track
    11
    Title
    Chapter 6: Leipziger Allerlei (1725-1729): Anna Magdalena Bach
    Duration
    05:08
  29. 12 Chapter 6: Leipziger Allerlei (1725-1729): Gut gegessen und getrunken 04:26
    Track
    12
    Title
    Chapter 6: Leipziger Allerlei (1725-1729): Gut gegessen und getrunken
    Duration
    04:26
  30. 13 Chapter 6: Leipziger Allerlei (1725-1729): Fürstliche Gastpiele 05:59
    Track
    13
    Title
    Chapter 6: Leipziger Allerlei (1725-1729): Fürstliche Gastpiele
    Duration
    05:59
  31. 14 Chapter 6: Leipziger Allerlei (1725-1729): Partita 01:00
    Track
    14
    Title
    Chapter 6: Leipziger Allerlei (1725-1729): Partita
    Duration
    01:00
  32. 15 Chapter 6: Leipziger Allerlei (1725-1729): Matthäus-Passion 07:21
    Track
    15
    Title
    Chapter 6: Leipziger Allerlei (1725-1729): Matthäus-Passion
    Duration
    07:21
  33. Disc 3
  34. 1 Chapter 7: Wunderliche Obrigkeit (1729-1734): Collegium Musicum 03:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    Chapter 7: Wunderliche Obrigkeit (1729-1734): Collegium Musicum
    Duration
    03:11
  35. 2 Chapter 7: Wunderliche Obrigkeit (1729-1734): Kaffeehäuser 05:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    Chapter 7: Wunderliche Obrigkeit (1729-1734): Kaffeehäuser
    Duration
    05:13
  36. 3 Chapter 7: Wunderliche Obrigkeit (1729-1734): Die Thomasschule 05:21
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 7: Wunderliche Obrigkeit (1729-1734): Die Thomasschule
    Duration
    05:21
  37. 4 Chapter 7: Wunderliche Obrigkeit (1729-1734): Der neue Rektor 10:05
    Track
    4
    Title
    Chapter 7: Wunderliche Obrigkeit (1729-1734): Der neue Rektor
    Duration
    10:05
  38. 5 Chapter 7: Wunderliche Obrigkeit (1729-1734): Das Weihnachtsoratorium 02:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    Chapter 7: Wunderliche Obrigkeit (1729-1734): Das Weihnachtsoratorium
    Duration
    02:03
  39. 6 Chapter 8: Es erhub sich ein Streit (1736-1741): Eisengallus-Tinte 06:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    Chapter 8: Es erhub sich ein Streit (1736-1741): Eisengallus-Tinte
    Duration
    06:47
  40. 7 Chapter 8: Es erhub sich ein Streit (1736-1741): Bach und Ernesti 07:41
    Track
    7
    Title
    Chapter 8: Es erhub sich ein Streit (1736-1741): Bach und Ernesti
    Duration
    07:41
  41. 8 Chapter 8: Es erhub sich ein Streit (1736-1741): Eine neue Schikane 03:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    Chapter 8: Es erhub sich ein Streit (1736-1741): Eine neue Schikane
    Duration
    03:32
  42. 9 Chapter 8: Es erhub sich ein Streit (1736-1741): Singvögel 03:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    Chapter 8: Es erhub sich ein Streit (1736-1741): Singvögel
    Duration
    03:17
  43. 10 Chapter 8: Es erhub sich ein Streit (1736-1741): Der Berliner Hof 02:46
    Track
    10
    Title
    Chapter 8: Es erhub sich ein Streit (1736-1741): Der Berliner Hof
    Duration
    02:46
  44. 11 Chapter 9: Musicalische Wissenschaften (1741-1750): Heimkommen 05:30
    Track
    11
    Title
    Chapter 9: Musicalische Wissenschaften (1741-1750): Heimkommen
    Duration
    05:30
  45. 12 Chapter 9: Musicalische Wissenschaften (1741-1750): Die Kunst der Fuge 03:35
    Track
    12
    Title
    Chapter 9: Musicalische Wissenschaften (1741-1750): Die Kunst der Fuge
    Duration
    03:35
  46. 13 Chapter 9: Musicalische Wissenschaften (1741-1750): Das Musikalische Opfer 03:57
    Track
    13
    Title
    Chapter 9: Musicalische Wissenschaften (1741-1750): Das Musikalische Opfer
    Duration
    03:57
  47. 14 Chapter 9: Musicalische Wissenschaften (1741-1750): Die Societät 05:35
    Track
    14
    Title
    Chapter 9: Musicalische Wissenschaften (1741-1750): Die Societät
    Duration
    05:35
  48. 15 Chapter 9: Musicalische Wissenschaften (1741-1750): Leidensweg und Tod 06:57
    Track
    15
    Title
    Chapter 9: Musicalische Wissenschaften (1741-1750): Leidensweg und Tod
    Duration
    06:57
  49. Disc 4
  50. 1 Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied 05:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Günter Holzhausen, Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  51. 2 Wie sich ein Vater erbarmet - Gott, nimm dich ferner unser an 04:08
    Track
    2
    Title
    Wie sich ein Vater erbarmet - Gott, nimm dich ferner unser an
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Günter Holzhausen, Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  52. 3 Die Gottesgnad' alleine - Gott, nimm dich ferner unser an 04:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    Die Gottesgnad' alleine - Gott, nimm dich ferner unser an
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Günter Holzhausen, Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  53. 4 Lobet den Herrn in seinen Taten - Alles, was Odem hat 03:48
    Track
    4
    Title
    Lobet den Herrn in seinen Taten - Alles, was Odem hat
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Günter Holzhausen, Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Howard Arman
  54. 5 I. Overture 09:40
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Overture
    Duration
    09:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  55. 6 II. Courante 02:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  56. 7 III. Gavotte I-II 02:46
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Gavotte I-II
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  57. 8 IV. Forlane 01:20
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Forlane
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  58. 9 V. Menuet I-II 02:50
    Track
    9
    Title
    V. Menuet I-II
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  59. 10 VI. Bourrée I-II 02:10
    Track
    10
    Title
    VI. Bourrée I-II
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  60. 11 VII. Passepied I-II 02:48
    Track
    11
    Title
    VII. Passepied I-II
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini