JS Bach spent most of his life in service to the Lutheran church. And as Bill notes, “Bach family members worked as church musicians from the time of Martin Luther to Otto von Bismarck… nearly 400 years.” Yet JS Bach also wrote wonderful, enduring secular music — especially during a five-year period (1717-22) working for Prince Leopold — when he wrote the cello suites, violin sonatas and partitas, and Brandenburg Concertos. Bill chronicles this intensely creative period in the story of JS Bach.
Bach Sleeps in on Sundays
Playlist
Episode 1
Bach, J.S.: St. Matthew Passion (excerpt)
CSO/ Solti
Matthäus-Passion
Decca 421 177
:57
Vivaldi, Antonio: The Four Seasons: Winter (excerpt)
English Concert/ Pinnock; Standage, violin
The Four Seasons
Arch 400045
1:12
Bach, JS: Partita No. 3 in E Major: Prelude
Hilary Hahn, violin
Hilary Hahn Plays Bach
Sony 62793
3:29
Bach, JS: Partita No. 3 in E Major: Loure, Gigue
Hilary Hahn, violin
Hilary Hahn Plays Bach
Sony 62793
6:35
Bach, JS: The Well-Tempered Clavier; Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Minor
András Schiff, piano
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
London 414388
8:10
Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major; Sarabande, Bourrée I/II
Pablo Casals, violoncello
Suites For Cello, Volume 1
EMI 61028
6:55
Bach, JS: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center/ David Shifrin
Bach: The Six Brandenburg Concertos
Delos 3185
19:44
Bach, JS: Partita No. 3 in E Major: Prelude (excerpt)
Hilary Hahn, violin
Hilary Hahn Plays Bach
Sony 62793
2:12
Episode 2
Vivaldi, Antonio: Concerto No. 11 in D Major, RV 565
English Concert/ Pinnock
Vivaldi: Concerti “L’estro armonico”
Archiv 423094
7:34
Vivaldi, Antonio: Concerto No. 12 in E Major, finale (excerpt)
English Concert/ Pinnock
Vivaldi: Concerti “L’estro armonico”
Archiv 423094
:46
Bach, JS: Concerto for Harpsichord in C Major, BWV 976
Cyprien Katsaris, piano
Bach’s Italian Journey
Sony 66272
:18
Bach, JS: Concerto for Harpsichord in C Major, BWV 976
Cyprien Katsaris, piano
Bach’s Italian Journey
Sony 66272
2:30
Bach, JS: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, BWV 1051, finale
English Concert/ Pinnock
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
Archiv 413629
5:21
Bach, JS: Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004; Ciaccona
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Sonaten Und Partiten
EMI 49483
15:46
Bach, JS: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
Musica Antiqua Köln/Goebel
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos
Archiv 423116
13:42
Episode 3
Corelli, Arcangelo: Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No. 9 in F Major, I, II
English Concert/ Pinnock
12 Concerti Grossi Op. 6
Archiv 423 626-2
3:59
Handel, George Frideric: Concerto Op. 6 No. 2 in F Major, I, II
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Concerti Grossi, Op. 6
DG 447 733-2
8:13
Bach, JS: Sonata for Violin in A Minor (excerpt)
Nathan Milstein, violin
Nightmoods – Solo Journey
DG 453901
4:31
Bach, JS: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, BWV 1048, Finale
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Marriner
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos / Orchestral Suites
Philips 400 076-2
5:32
Bach, JS: The Well-Tempered Clavier; Prelude and Fugue in B Minor
András Schiff, piano
Chorale Partitas BWV 766, 767, 768, 770
DG 427668
12:34
Bach, JS: Toccata & Fugue in D Minor (excerpt)
Simon Preston, organ
Bach Toccata and Fugue
DG 427 668 2
5:20
Bach JS: Toccata & Fugue in D Minor (excerpt)
Andrew Manze, violin
Bach Violin Sonatas
Harmonia Mundi
907250
5:18
Episode 4
Bach, J.S.: Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825 (excerpt)
Glenn Gould, piano
Partita No. 1 In B Flat Major, Partita No. 2 In C Minor, Partita No. 3 In A Minor
Sony 87767
1:51
Bach, J.S.: Sonata in B Minor for violin & harpsichord, BWV 1014 (excerpt)
Jaime Laredo; violin, Glenn Gould; piano
Sonatas For Violin & Harpsichord BWV 1014-1019 / Sonatas for Viola Da Gamba & Harpsichord BWV 1027-1029
Sony 52615
9:06
Bach, J.S.: Cello Suite No 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Pablo Casals, violoncello
Suites For Cello, Volume 1
EMI 61028
16:04
Bach, J.S.: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
English Concert/ Pinnock; Standage, violin
J.S. Bach – Compact Disc Edition
Archiv 413 629
20:13
Bach, J.S. : Sonata in B Minor for violin & harpsichord, BWV 1014 (excerpt)
Jaime Laredo; violin, Glenn Gould; piano
Sonatas For Violin & Harpsichord BWV 1014-1019 / Sonatas for Viola Da Gamba & Harpsichord BWV 1027-1029
Sony 52615
00:26
Episode 5
Bach, JS: The Well-Tempered Clavier; Prelude & Fugue in C-Sharp Minor
András Schiff, piano
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
London 414388
4:00
Bach, JS: Suite for Cello No. 4 in E-Flat Major; Prelude, Courante, Gigue
Mstislav Rostropovich, violoncello
Cello-Suiten
EMI 55364
10:28
Bach, JS: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord No. 4 in C Minor, BWV 1017
Rachel Podger, violin; Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord
The Complete Sonatas for Violin and Obbligato Harpsichord
Channel Classics 14798
16:35
Bach, JS: St. Matthew Passion; “Erbarme dich” (excerpt)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Solti; Sophie von Otter, mezzo soprano
Matthäus-Passion
London 421 177
2:07
Bach, JS: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047
Bud Herseth, trumpet; Magad, violin; Peck, flute; Still, oboe plus members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Music From Ravinia
RCA 61365
12:02
Bach, JS: The Well-Tempered Clavier; Prelude and Fugue in E Major
András Schiff, piano
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
London 414388
2:30
Bach, JS: The Well-Tempered Clavier; Prelude & Fugue in C-Sharp Minor (excerpt)
András Schiff, piano
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
London 414388
4:00