Music flowed from the Bach family in a seemingly never-ending torrent for generations, and the three sons of Johann Sebastian are no exception. This week we’ll listen to the music of Wilhelm Friedemann, Carl Philipp Emanuel, and Johann Christian Bach as they continue their father’s legacy into the Classical era.
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Playlist
Episode 1
Bach, J.S.: Agnus Dei fr. B Minor Mass, BWV 232
Le Concert de Nations/Savall
JS Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV232
Alia 9896
1:58
Bach, Johann: “Unser Leben Ist Ein Schatten”
Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge/Richard Marlow
Tippett: The Rose Lake; The Vision of St. Augustine
Conifer 75605
1:19
Bach, Johann: “Sei Nun Wieder Zufrieden Meine Seele”
Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge/Richard Marlow
Tippett: The Rose Lake; The Vision of St. Augustine
Conifer 75605
4:13
Bach, Johann: “Der Mensch, Vom Weibe Geboren”
Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge/Richard Marlow
Tippett: The Rose Lake; The Vision of St. Augustine
Conifer 75605
2:13
Bach, Johann Christoph: “Ich lasse dich nicht,
du segnest mich denn”, BWV Anh. 159
Stuttgart Gachinger Kantorei, Indiana University ChamberSingers & Stuttgart Bach Collegium/Helmuth Rilling
Sacred Music of the Bach Family
Hänssler 98614
4:47
Bach, Johann Michael: “Nun Hab’ Ich Überwunden”
Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge/Richard Marlow
Tippett: The Rose Lake; The Vision of St. Augustine
Conifer 75605
3:12
Bach, Johann Michael: “Sei lieber Tag willkommen”
Frankfurt Kantorei & Stuttgart Bach Collegium/Rilling
Sacred Music of the Bach Family
Hänssler 98614
5:17
Bach, Johann Ludwig: “Das ist meine Freude”
Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge/Richard Marlow
Bach Family Motets
Conifer 51306
4:29
Bach, J.S.: Overture fr. Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1066
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner
Bach: Orchestral Suites; Violin Concertos
Phil 446533
5:58
Bach, J.S.: Praeludium in d minor fr. Klavierbüchlein For Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Joseph Payne, harpsichord
Complete Works of Bach Hanssler Edition Bachakademie 172 CD Box Set
Hänssler Classic 92.137
1:02
Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann: Sinfonia in D minor – F 6
Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy
Heritage Bach Transcriptions
Sony 62345
10:19
Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann: Sinfonia in D minor – F 6
Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy
Heritage Bach Transcriptions
Sony 62345
0:48
Bach, J.S.: Praeludium I fr. Klavierbüchlein For Wilhelm
Friedemann Bach, BWV 846 (excerpt)
Joseph Payne, harpsichord
Complete Works of Bach Hanssler Edition Bachakademie 172 CD Box Set
Hänssler Classic 92.137
1:00
Episode 2
Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann: Polonaise in f
Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord
Gustav Leonhardt: Clavichord Recital
Philips 422349
2:09
Bach, W.F.: Duet No. 4 for 2 Flutes in F minor, F. 57, II. Lamentabile
Duet No. 1 for 2 Flutes in E Minor, F. 54, I. Allegro
Barthold Kuijken & Marc Hantai, flutes
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Six Duets for Two Flutes
Accent 905
10:45
Bach, W.F.: Concerto In F Minor I. Allegro di Molto
Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni Antonini, harpsichord
La casa del Diavolo / Il Giardino Armonico
Naive 30399
6:23
Bach, W.F.: Trio Sonata in A Minor, I & II
Isaac Stern, violin; Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute; Leslie Parnas,
violin cello; John Steele Ritter, harpsichord
Isaac Stern – A Life in Music – Trio Recordings
Sony 67195
4:58
Bach, W.F.: Keyboard Concerto in A Minor, F. 45, I & II
London Baroque/Charles Medlam; Richard Egarr, harpsichord
Concertos Pour Clavecin Et Cordes
Harmonia Mundi 901558
5:32
Bach, W.F.: Concerto in D Major for Traversflute, Strings and
Basso Continuo, BR WFB C15: II. Largo & III. Vivace
Musica Antiqua Köln/Reinhard Goebel; Verena Fischer, flute
Bach Bachianas: Music By The Bach Family
DG 471579
13:42
Bach, W.F.: Duet No. 4 in F Major, F. 57: III. Presto
Allan Vogel, oboe; Janice Tipton, flute
Oboe Obsession
Delos 3235
2:09
Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann: Polonaise in f
Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord
Gustav Leonhardt: Clavichord Recital
Philips 422349
2:22
Episode 3
Bach, C.P.E.: Sonata In F Sharp Minor, WQ 52/4, III
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
Sonatas & Rondos
DG 459614
0:20
Bach, C.P.E.: Sonata In G Minor, WQ 65/17
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
Sonatas & Rondos
DG 459614
14:15
Bach, C.P.E.: Sonata In G Minor, WQ 65/17
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
Sonatas & Rondos
DG 459614
0:11
Bach, C.P.E.: Sonata In C Minor, WQ 65/31, I (excerpt)
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
Sonatas & Rondos
DG 459614
0:15
Bach, C.P.E.: Sonata In F Sharp Minor, WQ 52/4, III
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
Sonatas & Rondos
DG 459614
4:35
Bach, C.P.E.: Trio Sonata in G Major
Isaac Stern, vilin; Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute Leslie Parnas,
violin cello; John Steele Ritter, harpschord
Trio Sonatas
CBS 37813
2:46
Bach, C.P.E.: Cello Concerto in A major Wq. 172/H. 439
Largo con sordini, mesto
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Gustav Leonhardt;
Anner Bylsma, violin cello
Cello Concertos
Virgin 90800
7:45
Bach, C.P.E.: Symphony #1 In D- I. Allegro Di Molto
The English Concert/Andrew Manze
CPE Bach: Concertos & Symphonies Volume 2
HM 907403
6:17
Bach, C.P.E.: Symphony #3 In F- I. Allegro Di Molto & II. Larghetto
The English Concert/Andrew Manze
CPE Bach: Concertos & Symphonies Volume 2
HM 907403
7:20
Bach, C.P.E.: Sonata In F Sharp Minor, WQ 52/4, I
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
Sonatas & Rondos
DG 459614
4:38
Bach, C.P.E.: Cello Concerto in A major WQ 172/H. 439, III (excerpt)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Gustav Leonhardt; Anner Bylsma, violin cello
Cello Concertos
Virgin 90800
1:03
Episode 4
Bach, JS: Magnificat
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus/Robert Shaw;
Dawn Upshaw s.; Marietta Simpson, ms.; William Stone, bass
Vivaldi: Gloria Bach; Magnificat
Telarc 80194
2:17
Bach, CPE: Magnificat, WQ 215 I. Magnificat Anima Mea Dominum II. Quia Respexit
Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin & RIAS Chamber Choir/Hans-
Christoph Rademann; Elizabeth Watts, Wiebke Lehmkuhl,
Lothar Odinius & Markus Eiche, soloists
CPE Bach: Magnificat
HM 902167
2:38
Bach, JS: Magnificat, WQ 215 I. Magnificat Anima Mea Dominum II. Quia Respexit
Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin & RIAS Chamber Choir/Hans-
Christoph Rademann; Elizabeth Watts, Wiebke Lehmkuhl,
Lothar Odinius & Markus Eiche, soloists
CPE Bach: Magnificat
HM 902167
5:31
Bach, JS: Magnificat
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus/Robert Shaw;
Dawn Upshaw s.; Marietta Simpson, ms.; William Stone, bass
Vivaldi: Gloria Bach; Magnificat
Telarc 80194
1:01
Bach, JS: Quia Fecit Mihi Magna
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus/Robert Shaw;
Dawn Upshaw s.; Marietta Simpson, ms.; William Stone, bass
Vivaldi: Gloria Bach; Magnificat
Telarc 80194
1:20
Bach, JS: Magnificat, WQ 215 I. Magnificat Anima Mea Dominum II. Quia Respexit
Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin & RIAS Chamber Choir/Hans-
Christoph Rademann; Elizabeth Watts, Wiebke Lehmkuhl,
Lothar Odinius & Markus Eiche, soloists
CPE Bach: Magnificat
HM 902167
4:00
Bach, JS: Et Misericordia
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus/Robert Shaw;
Dawn Upshaw s.; Marietta Simpson, ms.; William Stone, bass
Vivaldi: Gloria Bach; Magnificat
Telarc 80194
1:05
Bach, JS: Magnificat, WQ 215 I. Magnificat Anima Mea Dominum II. Quia Respexit
Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin & RIAS Chamber Choir/Hans-
Christoph Rademann; Elizabeth Watts, Wiebke Lehmkuhl,
Lothar Odinius & Markus Eiche, soloists
CPE Bach: Magnificat
HM 902167
8:23
Bach, JS: Deposuit Potentes
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus/Robert Shaw;
Dawn Upshaw s.; Marietta Simpson, ms.; William Stone, bass
Vivaldi: Gloria Bach; Magnificat
Telarc 80194
1:07
Bach, JS: Deposuit Potentes
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus/Robert Shaw;
Dawn Upshaw s.; Marietta Simpson, ms.; William Stone, bass
Vivaldi: Gloria Bach; Magnificat
Telarc 80194
1:07
Bach, JS: Magnificat, WQ 215 VII. Suscepit Israel Puerum Suum
VIII. Gloria Patri Et Filio IX. Sicut Erat In Principio
Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin & RIAS Chamber Choir/Hans-
Christoph Rademann; Elizabeth Watts, Wiebke Lehmkuhl,
Lothar Odinius & Markus Eiche, soloists
CPE Bach: Magnificat
HM 902167
11:47
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (excerpt) II. Kyrie
Wiener Philharmoniker/Sir Georg Solti
Mozart – Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
London 436607
0:38
Bach, CPE: Rondo In A, WQ 58/1
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonatas & Rondos
DG 459614
3:47
Episode 5
Bach, J.C.: Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 III. Tempo di minuetto
The Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead
Symphonies, Op. 9
CPO 999 487
1:02
Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich: Sonata for Fortepiano, Flute and Violin in C Major
Isaac Stern, violin; Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute;
Leslie Parnas, violin cello; John Steele Ritter, harpsichord
Trio Sonatas
CBS 37813
5:08
Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich: Sinfonia Concertante In A, C 34
I. Rondo: Allegro
II. Rondeau: Allegro Assai
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra/Pinchas Zukerman, violin; Yo-Yo Ma, violin cello
Concerto For Cello & Orchestra, G. 482 / Symphonie Concertante For Violin, Cello & Orchestra / Grand Overture (Symphony) For Double Orchestra Op. 18, No. 1
CBS 39964
15:35
Bach, J.C.: Symphony in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Tempo di minuetto
The Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead
Symphonies, Op. 9
CPO 999 487
11:52
Bach, J.C.: Grand Overtures In E Flat, Op. 18/1
I. Allegro Spiritoso
II. Andante
III. Allegro
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra/Pinchas Zukerman
Concerto For Cello & Orchestra, G. 482 / Symphonie Concertante For Violin, Cello & Orchestra / Grand Overture (Symphony) For Double Orchestra Op. 18, No. 1
CBS 39964
13:21
Bach, J.S.: Praeludium No. 11, BWV 857
Joseph Payne, harpsichord
Edition Bachakademie Vol 137 – Klavierbüchlein For W. F. Bach
Hänssler 92137
1:53
