The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach (2002)

Track Listing

1. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Family background and early years
2. Capriccio sopra la lotananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, for keyboard in B flat major, BWV 992 (BC L181)
3. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Bach and the organ
4. Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37)
5. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Bach in trouble

1. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Family background and early years
2. Capriccio sopra la lotananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, for keyboard in B flat major, BWV 992 (BC L181)
3. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Bach and the organ
4. Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37)
5. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Bach in trouble
6. Trio Sonata for organ No. 1 in E flat major, BWV 525 (BC J1)
7. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Bach the husband and father
8. Concerto for 4 harpsichords, strings & continuo in A minor, BWV 1065 (after Vivaldi, RV 580)
9. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Bach the young composer
10. Prelude and Fugue, for organ in A minor ("The Great"), BWV 543 (BC J42)
11. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Bach in Weimar (and in jail)
12. Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 8 in E flat minor, BWV 853 (BC L87) (WTC I/8): Prelude in E flat minor
13. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Bach leaves Weimar
14. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042: Finale
15. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Bach at Cöthen
16. Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043: Largo ma non tanto
17. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Bach and the Brandenburgs
18. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: Allegro
19. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: From grief to joy through faith
20. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): Et resurrexit
21. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: New beginnings: Bach remarries and his family grows
22. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: No. 2, Aria in G major
23. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Goldberg Variations and Anna Magdalena's Notebook
24. Bist du bei mir, aria arranged for voice & continuo, BWV 508 (after Gottfried Stölzel)
25. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Domestic happiness and the move to Leipzig
26. Magnificat, for 5 voices, 5-part chorus, orchestra & continuo in D major, BWV 243 (BC E14): Excerpt
27. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Bach's duties at Leipzig
28. Cantata No. 80, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott," BWV 80 (BC A183): Duetto
29. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Bach the teacher
30. Three-Part Invention (Sinfonia), for keyboard No. 5 in E flat major, BWV 791 (BC L46)
31. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: The great keyboard works with an educational agenda
32. Italian Concerto, for solo keyboard in F major, BWV 971 (BC L7) (Clavier-Übung II/1): Last movement
33. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: A letter to the King
34. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Part 2 (No. 10 overall), Jesu bleibt meine Freude
35. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Bach takes up the poet's pen
36. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): Courante
37. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Bach's frustration at Leipzig
38. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus, BWV 225 (BC C1)
39. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Frustrations intensify
40. St. John Passion (Johannespassion), BWV 245 (BC D2): Opening chorus
41. The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts: Bach's efforts to leave Leipzig
42. Brandenburg