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Birthdays and Bach Cantatas
Program: Biscuits & Bach
Aired: Sunday, February 19, 2023 @ 7:00 am
Hosted by Rachel Stewart
This week enjoy several selections by Handel whose 338th birth anniversary is Thursday, February 23rd. We'll also listen to a cantata written by Bach in 1723 for the Sunday before Lent, Cantata BWV 22: "Jesus Brought Under Him the Twelve." And fiddler, violinist, and composer Mark O'Connor joins us to talk about his journey through classical music as someone who began his career in folk and country music. You'll also find out about his favorite healthy breakfast concoction.
Listen to Mark O'Connor on His Classical Journey
Playlist
7 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Duos for violin & cello (Bach Inventions arr. by Frederick Neumann) Renaud Capucon, violin; Gautier Capucon, cello Virgin Classics 32626 "Inventions" | |
| Johann Christoph Graupner · Suite in F, GWV 451 (selections) Finnish Baroque Orchestra Ondine 1220 "Graupner: Orchestral Suites" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in Eb, The Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1 Friedrich Gulda, piano Philips 446548 "Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Organ Concerto No. 9 in Bb, Op. 7, No. 3 Paillard Chamber Orchestra Marie-Claire Alain, organ of the Eglise des Maronites, Paris Boston Skyline 136 "Handel: The Organ Concertos, Vol. 2" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Prelude, from Lute Suite in E, BWV 1006a Sharon Isbin, guitar Virgin Classics 90717 "Bach: Complete Lute Suites" | |
8 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · We hasten with eager yet faltering footsteps, from Cantata BWV 78 Philharmonia Virtuosi Katherine Fink, flute; Randall Wolfgang, oboe RCA Victor 61911 "Baroque Duets" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Fantasia in G, BWV 572 Cleveland Symphonic Winds Telarc 80038 "Holst - Handel - Bach" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in A, Op. 6, No. 11 Aradia Ensemble Naxos 855735 8 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 7864 "Bach: Suites (Overtures)" | |
| Alessandro Scarlatti · Recorder Sonata in G Michael Schneider, recorder; Annette Schneider, cello; Sabine Bauer, organ; Toshonori Ozaki, lute Capriccio 10512 "Blockflötenmusik des Italienischen Hochbarock" | |
9 am | |
| William Boyce · Symphony No. 2 in A, Op. 2 Aradia Ensemble Naxos 8.5572 78 "Boyce: Eight Symphonies, Op. 2" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Cantata BWV 22: "Jesus Brought Under Him the Twelve" Holland Boys Chorus; Netherlands Bach Collegium Ruth Holton, soprano; Sytse Buwalda, alto; Nico van der Meel, tenor Brilliant Classics 94050 "Bach Edition: Complete Works" | |
| Mark O'Connor · Quartet for Fiddle, Viola, Cello & Bass (4th mvt.) Mark O'Connor, fiddle; Daniel Phillips, viola; Carter Brey, cello; Edgar Meyer, bass MPR 205 "The Sunday Sessions Wish List - Music from St. Paul Sunday | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Trio sonata in G for Flute, Violin & Continuo, BWV 1038 London Baroque Stephen Preston, flute Harmonia Mundi 901173 "JS Bach: Trio Sonatas" | |
| Thomas Arne · Symphony No. 4 in c Bournemouth Sinfonietta EMI Classics 65730 "Baroque, Vol. 11: Boyce & Arne Symphonies" | |
10 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971 Richard Egarr, harpsichord Harmonia Mundi 907329 "J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Solos" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Dixit Dominus" (opening chorus) Apollo's Fire; Apollo's Singers Avie Records 2270 "Handel: Dixit Dominus; Zadok the Priest" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Suite in d, BWV 997 Heiko ter Schegget, recorder; Zvi Meniker, harpsichord RN Classic 93010 "Bach on Recorder" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Violin Concerto in Eb, RV 254 La Serenissima Adrian Chandler, violin Avie 2128 "The Rise of the North Italian Violin Concerto 1690-1740" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Fugue in G, BWV 577 (1705) Washington Saxophone Quartet Reginald Jackson, soprano sax; James Steele, alto sax; Rich Kleinfeldt, tenor sax; Rick Parrell, baritone sax Americus 201810 95 "Looking Bach - Baroque and Before" | |