Programs · Episode
“As the Rain and Snow Come Down from Heaven”
Program: Biscuits & Bach
Aired: Sunday, February 12, 2023 @ 7:00 am
Hosted by Rachel Stewart
This week we listen to Bach's cantata for the second Sunday before Lent in the Liturgical calendar, Cantata BWV 18 "As the Rain and snow come Down from Heaven." And Davidson College music professor Dr. Marcus Pyle walks us through one of his favorite Handel works, the Violin Sonata in D, Op. 1, No. 13, HWV 371.
Listen to Dr. Marcus Pyle on the Violin Sonata in D
Playlist
7 am | |
| Francesco Geminiani · Concerto grosso in e, Op. 3, No. 6 Europa Galante Naive 30389 "Boccherini - Geminiani - Locatelli" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049 Tafelmusik Jeanne Lamon, violin; Marion Verbruggen, recorder Tafelmusik Media 1004 "Bach: Six Brandenburg Concertos" | |
| Francesco Durante · Organ Concerto No. 2 in g Sonare Quartett Hannes Meyer, organ Claves 508511 "Baroque Organ Concerti" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Trio Sonata in d, BWV 527 (arr. by Sarah Cunningham) Sarah Cunningham, viola da gamba; Richard Egarr, harpsichord Avie 2491 "JS Bach: Sonatas for Viola da Gamba & Harpsichord" | |
| Johann Hermann Schein · Suite No. 7 His Majesties Sagbutts & Cornetts Meridian 84096 "Music from 17th Century Germany" | |
8 am | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Concerto in Bb for 3 Oboes, 3 Violins & continuo Collegium Musicum 90 Anthony Robson, Richard Earle, Cherry Forbes, oboes; Simon Standage, Micaela Comberti, Catherine Weiss, violins Chandos 0508 "Telemann: Triple Concertos" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · English Suite No. 1 in A, BWV 806 Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano Decca 000289 4852 "JS Bach: English Suites" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Violin Concerto in Eb, RV 257 Benedetti Baroque Orchestra Nicola Benedetti, violin Decca B00341 87 "Baroque" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Suite for Brass (arr. by Christopher Mowat) Philip Jones Brass Ensemble Decca 414524 "Music for the Courts of Europe" | |
9 am | |
| Johann David Heinichen · Concerto in G, S.217 Musica Antiqua Cologne Archiv Produktion 000817 702 "Heinichen: Dresden Concerti" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Cantata BWV 18 "As the Rain and Snow Come Down from Heaven" Concentus musicus of Vienna; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Choir Max van Egmond, bass; Kurt Equiluz, tenor; Soloist from the Vienna Boys' Choir, soprano Warner Classics 567107 "J. S. Bach: The Complete Bach Edition" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Violin Sonata in D, Op. 1, No. 13 (HWV 371) Aaron Rosand, violin; Hugh Sung, piano Biddulph 004 "Handel: 6 Violin Sonatas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto in a for 4 Keyboards, BWV 1065 (after Vivaldi) (1st & 3rd mvts) String Ensemble of the National Orchestra of Toulouse David Fray, Jacques Rouvier, Emmanuel Christien, Audrey Vigoureux, pianos Erato 584868 "Bach: Concertos for 2, 3 & 4 Pianos" | |
| Thomas Simpson · Recercar "Bonny Sweet Robin" Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet L'Oiseau-Lyre 414277 "Virtuoso Recorder Music" | |
10 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Violin Concerto in g, BWV 1056 Brecon Baroque Rachel Podger, violin Channel Classics 30910 "J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos" | |
| Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky · Serenade in C Prague Chamber Orchestra Supraphon 72511 "Vejvanovsky: Sonatas & Serenades" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Cello Suite No. 2 in d, BWV 1008 Inbal Segev, cello (Francesco Ruggieri, 1673) Vox Classics 7911 "Bach: Six Cello Suites" | |
| Henry Purcell · March and Gigue, from Suite for Trumpet & Organ Rolf Smedvig, trumpet; Michael Murray, organ (First United Methodist Church, Cleveland, OH) Telarc 80341 "Ceremonial Music for Trumpet and Symphonic Organ" | |
| Jeremiah Clarke · Trumpet Voluntary (Prince of Denmark's March) Rolf Smedvig, trumpet; Michael Murray, organ (First United Methodist Church, Cleveland, OH) Telarc 80341 "Ceremonial Music for Trumpet and Symphonic Organ" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1066 (i. Overture) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Harmonia Mundi 902113 "Bach: Orchestral Suites" | |