Bach & Co

We will be guided by Govert Jan Bach’s Great Atlas of Bach and will travel on to Erfurt, the largest town in Thuringia, the city of Luther. With its great religious freedom and musical opportunities, it was an ideal place for the Bach family to settle. Johann Ambrosius Bach and the wealthy Elisabeth Låmmerhirt got married and started their family. Later they moved to Eisenach, and Johann Sebastian was born there in 1685.

This episode of Bach & Co will focus more on three recently released CDs.

Bob Van Der Ent [NL] (CD: Sonatas And Partitas For Violin Solo, Challenge Classics, CC72864),

Piotr Anderszewski [PL] (CD: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II BWV 870-893, Warner Classics, 0190295118754), en

Viviane Chassot [CH] (CD: Pure Bach, 63083552383-PROSP 0013).

These CDs have been nominated for Bach CD of 2021. In this Bach & Co, we will play some fragments, and you can listen to the complete pieces in this week’s episodes of Bach Ad Infinitum.

Fragments:

0. Tune Bach & Co
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
From Sonata for violin and harpsichord No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017:
1. Siciliano (Largo)
Janine Jansen & Friends

1. Violin Partita No. 1 In B Minor, BWV 1002
VII. Tempo Di Bourrée
CD: Sonatas And Partitas For Violin Solo
Bob Van Der Ent

2. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II
1. Prelude No. 22 in B flat minor, BWV 891
CD: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II BWV 870-893
Piotr Anderszewski

3. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Vol. I, Prelude And Fugue In C Minor, BWV 847
I. Prelude [Arr. For Accordion]
CD: Pure Bach
Viviane Chassot

Martin Luther (1483–1546)

4. Christ lag in Todesbanden
Gabrieli Consort & players, Paul McCreesh

5. Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott
CD: Réforme & Contre-Réforme – La Réforme Luthérienne
Vox Luminis