J S Bach: The Musician’s Musician
J S Bach is often regarded as the musician’s musician, a composer whose music can be regarded as profoundly moving and daunting at the same time. In this course we explore the life and work of one of the most influential baroque composers and one of the cornerstones of the classical repertoire.
A Selected Bibliography:
Harmony and Discord, The Real Life of J S Bach ~ Julian Shuckburgh
The Faber Pocket Guide to Bach ~ Nicholas Kenyon
Music in the Castle of Heaven: A Portrait of J S Bach ~ J E Gardiner
A Selected Discography:
Organ Masterworks by Bach: The Vivaldi Concerti. Franz Hauk, organ
J S Bach Arias & Choruses. John Eliot Gardiner, cond.
Christmas Music. Emma Kirkby & London Baroque
Domenico Scarlatti Sonatas – Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord
Bach: The Well-tempered Clavier. Angela Hewitt, piano
Bach: Orchestral Suites / Ensemble Sonnerie
Enchantment. Magdalena Kozena, mezzo-soprano
Harpsichord Concertos Vol. 2 – Aapo Häkkinen, harpsichord
Brandenburg Concertos, Nos 4, 5, 6 / The English Concert. Pinnock
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6. Christopher Hogwood, cond.
Bach Violin Concertos. Henryk Szeryng and Maurice Hasson
Bach: Coffee/Peasant Cantatas, Nos 211 & 212
Bach: Christmas Oratorio. Karl Richter, cond.
Bach: Christmas Oratorio. René Jacobs, cond.
Bach: Magnificat BWV243 / Kantate BWV51. J E Gardiner, cond.
J.S. Bach: Cello Suites. David Watkin, cello
Armonia Di Flauti. Bach ~ Vivaldi. Flanders Recorder Quartet
Morimur. J S Bach ~ The Hilliard Ensemble & Christoph Poppen, violin
Bach: St John Passion. J E Gardiner, cond.
Bach: St Matthew Passion. John Butt, cond.
Bach: The Musical Offering BWV 1079 /Ensemble Sonnerie
Bach: Mass in B minor. Andrew Parrott, cond.
Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord
