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Life And Works - Johann Sebastian Bach

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Composer
BACH J.S.
Artist
Jeremy, John, Siepmann, Shrapnel
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jul 01, 2002
Catalog #
8558051-54
UPC
636943805121

About

This selection contains narration about Bach's life and works by Jeremy
Siepmann, John Shrapnel and others. It contains a 106 page companion booklet with the complete spoken text, a detailed historical background and graded listening plan.

Tracklist 57 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Family background and early years 08:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    Family background and early years
    Duration
    08:39
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. 2 Music: Capriccio on the Departure of His Beloved Brother 03:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    Music: Capriccio on the Departure of His Beloved Brother
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  4. 3 Bach and the organ 02:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    Bach and the organ
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  5. 4 Music: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 10:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    Music: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
    Duration
    10:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  6. 5 Bach in trouble 10:17
    Track
    5
    Title
    Bach in trouble
    Duration
    10:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  7. 6 Music: Trio Sonata in E flat, BWV 525 04:54
    Track
    6
    Title
    Music: Trio Sonata in E flat, BWV 525
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  8. 7 Bach the husband and father 04:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    Bach the husband and father
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  9. 8 Music: Vivaldi / Bach: Concerto in A Minor for Four Harpsichords 03:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    Music: Vivaldi / Bach: Concerto in A Minor for Four Harpsichords
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  10. 9 Bach the young composer 02:12
    Track
    9
    Title
    Bach the young composer
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  11. 10 Music: Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543 12:52
    Track
    10
    Title
    Music: Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543
    Duration
    12:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  12. 11 Bach in Weimar (and in jail) 03:46
    Track
    11
    Title
    Bach in Weimar (and in jail)
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  13. 12 Music: Prelude in E-Flat Minor (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I) 03:19
    Track
    12
    Title
    Music: Prelude in E-Flat Minor (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I)
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  14. 13 Bach leaves Weimar 00:28
    Track
    13
    Title
    Bach leaves Weimar
    Duration
    00:28
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  15. 14 Music: Violin Concerto in E Major (Finale) 02:39
    Track
    14
    Title
    Music: Violin Concerto in E Major (Finale)
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  16. Disc 2
  17. 1 Bach at Cothen 02:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    Bach at Cothen
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  18. 2 Music: Concerto for Two Violins (Largo ma non tanto) 06:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    Music: Concerto for Two Violins (Largo ma non tanto)
    Duration
    06:47
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  19. 3 Bach and the Brandenburgs 02:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    Bach and the Brandenburgs
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  20. 4 Music: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D (first movement) 09:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    Music: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D (first movement)
    Duration
    09:20
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  21. 5 From grief to joy though faith 01:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    From grief to joy though faith
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  22. 6 Music: 'Et Resurrexit' (B Minor Mass) 04:38
    Track
    6
    Title
    Music: 'Et Resurrexit' (B Minor Mass)
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  23. 7 New beginnings: Bach remarries and his family grows 02:09
    Track
    7
    Title
    New beginnings: Bach remarries and his family grows
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  24. 8 Music: Aria in G (from Goldberg Variations) 03:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    Music: Aria in G (from Goldberg Variations)
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  25. 9 Goldberg Variations and Anna Magdalena's Notebook 00:51
    Track
    9
    Title
    Goldberg Variations and Anna Magdalena's Notebook
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  26. 10 Music: Stolzel: Bist du bei mir 02:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    Music: Stolzel: Bist du bei mir
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  27. 11 Domestic happiness and the move to Leipzig 04:16
    Track
    11
    Title
    Domestic happiness and the move to Leipzig
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  28. 12 Music: Magnificat 03:15
    Track
    12
    Title
    Music: Magnificat
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  29. 13 Bach's duties at Leipzig 04:48
    Track
    13
    Title
    Bach's duties at Leipzig
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  30. 14 Music: Canata No. 80 (Duetto) 03:44
    Track
    14
    Title
    Music: Canata No. 80 (Duetto)
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  31. 15 Bach the teacher 07:00
    Track
    15
    Title
    Bach the teacher
    Duration
    07:00
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  32. 16 Music: Sinfonia (Three-Part Invention) in E flat 02:46
    Track
    16
    Title
    Music: Sinfonia (Three-Part Invention) in E flat
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  33. 17 The great keyboard works with an educational agenda 00:16
    Track
    17
    Title
    The great keyboard works with an educational agenda
    Duration
    00:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  34. 18 Music: Italian Concerto (last movement) 03:28
    Track
    18
    Title
    Music: Italian Concerto (last movement)
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  35. 19 A letter to the King 02:26
    Track
    19
    Title
    A letter to the King
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  36. 20 Music: Cantata No. 147 (opening chorus) 04:25
    Track
    20
    Title
    Music: Cantata No. 147 (opening chorus)
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  37. Disc 3
  38. 1 Bach takes up the poet's pen 02:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    Bach takes up the poet's pen
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  39. 2 Music: Partita No. 1 in B flat, BWV 825 (Courante) 03:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    Music: Partita No. 1 in B flat, BWV 825 (Courante)
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  40. 3 Bach's frustration at Leipzig 04:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    Bach's frustration at Leipzig
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  41. 4 Music: Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225 04:50
    Track
    4
    Title
    Music: Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  42. 5 Frustrations intensify 03:25
    Track
    5
    Title
    Frustrations intensify
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  43. 6 Music: St John Passion (opening chorus) 08:30
    Track
    6
    Title
    Music: St John Passion (opening chorus)
    Duration
    08:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  44. 7 Bach's efforts to leave Leipzig 06:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    Bach's efforts to leave Leipzig
    Duration
    06:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  45. 8 Music: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 (first movement) 03:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    Music: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 (first movement)
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  46. 9 The King of Poland's jubilee 02:07
    Track
    9
    Title
    The King of Poland's jubilee
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  47. 10 Music: Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 06:18
    Track
    10
    Title
    Music: Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068
    Duration
    06:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  48. 11 The Ernesti affair 09:05
    Track
    11
    Title
    The Ernesti affair
    Duration
    09:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  49. 12 Music: Prelude in D Major, BWV 532 05:30
    Track
    12
    Title
    Music: Prelude in D Major, BWV 532
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  50. 13 Adolf Scheibe's scathing views on Bach 03:05
    Track
    13
    Title
    Adolf Scheibe's scathing views on Bach
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  51. 14 Music: Concerto in C for Three Harpsichords (Finale) 04:26
    Track
    14
    Title
    Music: Concerto in C for Three Harpsichords (Finale)
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  52. Disc 4
  53. 1 Bach and opera 02:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    Bach and opera
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  54. 2 'Coffee' Cantata (excerpts) 07:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    'Coffee' Cantata (excerpts)
    Duration
    07:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  55. 3 'Peasant' Cantata (excerpts) 15:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    'Peasant' Cantata (excerpts)
    Duration
    15:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  56. 4 The twilight years 04:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    The twilight years
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  57. 5 Music: The Art of Fugue 03:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    Music: The Art of Fugue
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  58. 6 Bach's visit to Frederick the Great 10:33
    Track
    6
    Title
    Bach's visit to Frederick the Great
    Duration
    10:33
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  59. 7 Music: The Musical Offering 06:07
    Track
    7
    Title
    Music: The Musical Offering
    Duration
    06:07
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  60. 8 Decline and death 08:04
    Track
    8
    Title
    Decline and death
    Duration
    08:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  61. 9 Music: Mass in B Minor 02:21
    Track
    9
    Title
    Music: Mass in B Minor
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach