Early Mastery
Donald explores Bach's output during the 1710s, much of which the composer spent at the court of Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Weimar.
Donald Macleod explores Bach's output during the 1710s, much of which the composer spent at the court of Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Weimar. The Music includes Bach's earliest extant chamber work, a key work of the organ repertoire as well as two strongly contrasting cantatas.
Gottes Sohn ist kommen (also known as Gott durch deine Gute, BWV 600)
Christopher Herrick (organ)
Fugue in G minor for violin and continuo, BWV 1026
Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin)
Richard Tunicliffe (cello)
Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
Toccata in F, BWV 540
Simon Preston (organ)
Widerstehe doch der Sunde, BWV 54
Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto)
The Monteverdi Choir
The English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
Concerto in G, BWV 973 - after Vivaldi, Op 7 No 2
Richard Egarr (harpsichord)
Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152
Gillian Keith (soprano)
Daniel Taylor (countertenor)
James Gilchrist (tenor)
Peter Harvey (baritone)
The Monteverdi Choir
The English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor).
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- Tue 15 Jul 2008 12:00成人快手 Radio 3
- Tue 15 Jul 2008 20:45成人快手 Radio 3
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