The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach

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  • An Introduction to Beethoven: The Pastoral Symphony
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  • An Introduction to Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4 & 5
  • The Instruments of the Orchestra
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  • The Life and Works of Johannes Brahms
  • An Introduction to Dvorák's Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World")
  • An Introduction to Schubert's Piano Quintet "Trout"
  • An Introduction to J. Strauss, Jr.'s "Die Fledermaus"
  • An Introduction to Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring"
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  • The Life and Works of Antonín Dvorák, Narration with Musical Excerpts

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April 2, 2002

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Jeremy Siepmann

The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach

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Track Listing - Disc 1

Sample Title/Composer Performer Time
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
1
Family background and early years
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
08:39
2
Capriccio sopra la lotananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, for keyboard in B flat major, BWV 992 (BC L181)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
03:32
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
3
Bach and the organ
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
02:02
4
Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
10:04
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
5
Bach in trouble
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
10:17
6
Trio Sonata for organ No. 1 in E flat major, BWV 525 (BC J1)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
04:54
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
7
Bach the husband and father
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
04:11
8
Concerto for 4 harpsichords, strings & continuo in A minor (after Vivaldi, RV 580), BWV 1065
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
03:58
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
9
Bach the young composer
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
02:12
10
Prelude and Fugue, for organ in A minor "The Great," BWV 543 (BC J42)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
12:52
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
11
Bach in Weimar (and in jail)
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
03:46
Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 8 in E flat minor (WTC I/8), BWV 853 (BC L87)
12
Prelude in E flat minor
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
03:19
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
13
Bach leaves Weimar
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
00:28
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042
14
Finale
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
02:39

Track Listing - Disc 2

Sample Title/Composer Performer Time
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
1
Bach at Cöthen
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
02:56
Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043
2
Largo ma non tanto
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
06:47
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
3
Bach and the Brandenburgs
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
02:35
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
4
Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
09:20
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
5
From grief to joy through faith
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
01:27
Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1)
6
Et resurrexit
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
04:38
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
7
New beginnings: Bach remarries and his family grows
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
02:09
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
8
No. 2, Aria in G major
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
03:46
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
9
Goldberg Variations and Anna Magdalena's Notebook
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
00:51
10
Bist du bei mir, aria arranged for voice & continuo (after Gottfried Stölzel), BWV 508
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
02:25
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
11
Domestic happiness and the move to Leipzig
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
04:16
Magnificat, for 5 voices, 5-part chorus, orchestra & continuo in D major, BWV 243 (BC E14)
12
Excerpt
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
03:15
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
13
Bach's duties at Leipzig
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
04:48
Cantata No. 80, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott," BWV 80 (BC A183)
14
Duetto
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
03:44
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
15
Bach the teacher
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
07:00
16
Three-Part Invention (Sinfonia), for keyboard No. 5 in E flat major, BWV 791 (BC L46)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
02:46
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
17
The great keyboard works with an educational agenda
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
00:16
Italian Concerto, for solo keyboard in F major (Clavier-Übung II/1), BWV 971 (BC L7)
18
Last movement
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
03:28
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
19
A letter to the King
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
02:26
Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174)
20
Part 2 (No. 10 overall), Jesu bleibt meine Freude
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
04:25

Track Listing - Disc 3

Sample Title/Composer Performer Time
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
1
Bach takes up the poet's pen
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
02:45
Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1)
2
Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
03:01
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
3
Bach's frustration at Leipzig
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
04:01
4
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus, BWV 225 (BC C1)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
04:50
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
5
Frustrations intensify
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
03:25
St. John Passion (Johannespassion), BWV 245 (BC D2)
6
Opening chorus
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
08:30
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
7
Bach's efforts to leave Leipzig
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
06:12
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
8
Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
03:52
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
9
The King of Poland's jubilee
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
02:07
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
10
No. 2, Air
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
06:18
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
11
The Ernesti affair
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
09:05
Prelude and Fugue, for organ in D major ("Little"), BWV 532 (BC J13, 54, 70)
12
Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
05:30
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
13
Adolf Scheibe's scathing views on Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
03:05
Concerto for 3 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C major, BWV 1064
14
Finale
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
04:26

Track Listing - Disc 4

Sample Title/Composer Performer Time
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
1
Bach and opera
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
02:29
Cantata No. 211, "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht," (Coffee Cantata), BWV 211 (BC G48)
2
Excerpts
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
07:40
Cantata No. 212, "Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet," (Peasant Cantata), BWV 212 (BC G32)
3
Excerpts
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
15:42
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
4
The twilight years
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
04:57
Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080
5
Contrapunctus 13, 17-19
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
03:00
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
6
Bach's visit to Frederick the Great
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
10:33
The Musical Offering (Musikalisches Opfer), for keyboard and chamber instruments, BWV 1079
7
Excerpts
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
06:07
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts
8
Decline and death
Jeremy Siepmann
Jeremy Siepmann
08:04
Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1)
9
Excerpts
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeremy Siepmann
02:21
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