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The English Concert
Program: Biscuits & Bach
Aired: Sunday, July 21, 2019 @ 7:00 am
Hosted by Rachel Stewart
One of the most venerated early music ensembles is The English Concert which was founded by harpsichordist Trevor Pinnock and others in 1972. Over the years they have helped perfect the art of playing baroque and early classical music on period instruments and have contributed to a deeper appreciation of authentic performances of music from those eras.
Notable members have included violinists Simon Standage and Rachel Podger, cellist Jaap ter Linden, hornist Anthony Halstead, flutist Lisa Beznosiuk, and oboist Paul Goodwin to name a few. This week we'll sample just a few of the many great recordings they've made over the years of music by Bach, Handel, Telemann, and others.
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Playlist
7 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Motet: "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities" BWV 226 Vocalconsort Berlin Harmonia Mundi 902079 "Johann Sebastian Bach: Motets" | |
| Arcangelo Corelli · Trumpet Sonata in D Bach-Collegium of Leipzig Ludwig Guttler, trumpet Capriccio 10016 "Chamber Music for Trumpet" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 The English Concert Archiv Produktion 008723 02 "Bach: Overtures BWV 1066-1069" | |
| Johann Christian Schickhardt · Concerto in g for Flute, 2 Oboes, Strings and B.c. Musica Ad Rhenum Jed Wentz, flute; Paul van de Linden, oboe; Kristine Linde, oboe NM Classic 92037 "Baroque Concerti from the Netherlands" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto in D (reconstructed from cantatas by Bruce Haynes) Montreal Baroque Band ATMA Classique 2565 "Nouveaux Brandebourgeois" | |
8 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Toccata in e, BWV 914 (transcribed by Jun Hasegawa) Azusa Shimizu, guitar MSR 1302 "Bach: Works and Transcriptions for Guitar" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Violin Sonata a 5, HWV 288 The English Concert Simon Standage, violin Archiv Produktion 415291 2 "Handel: Alexander's Feast; Oboe Concertos"" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Keyboard Concerto in d, BWV 1052 Academy of Ancient Music Richard Egarr, harpsichord; Andrew Manze, violin Harmonia Mundi 907283 "Bach: Harpsichord Concertos" | |
| Johann Friedrich Fasch · Sonata in G for transverse flute, two recorders & B.c. The Hanoverian Ensemble John Solum, baroque flute; Nina Stern, Richard Wyton, recorders; Arthur Fiacco, cello; Kent Tritle, harpsichord MSR 1380 "A Treasury of German Baroque" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "I am content in my suffering" from Cantata BWV 59 Munich Chamber Orchestra Christine Schafer, soprano; Hilary Hahn, violin Deutsche Grammophon 001383 202 "Bach: Violin and Voice" | |
9 am | |
| Marco Uccelini · The Marriage of the Hen and the Cuckoo for Two Violins & B.c. Rheine Bach Collegium CPO 999083 "The Marriage of the Hen and the Cuckoo" | |
| Johann Heinrich Schmelzer · Cuckoo Sonata Rheine Bach Collegium CPO 999083 "The Marriage of the Hen and the Cuckoo" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Cantata BWV 93 "If You But Permit God to Prevail" Concentus musicus of Vienna; Tolz Boys' Choir Ruud van der Meer, bass; Kurt Equiluz, tenor; Wilhelm Wiedl, soprano; Paul Esswood, alto Brilliant Classics 94050 "Bach Edition: Complete Works" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Darmstadt Overture in C, TWV 55:C6 The English Concert Paul Goodwin, Lorraine Wood, Sophia McKenna, oboes Archiv Produktion 437558 "Telemann: Suites" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Prelude & Fugue No. 20 in a, BWV 889 from Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II Helene Grimaud, piano Deutsche Grammophon 001250 402 "Hélene Grimaud: Bach" | |
10 am | |
| Francesco Maria Veracini · Overture No. 3 in Bb Musica Antiqua Cologne Archiv Produktion 439937 "Veracini: 5 Overtures" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Harpsichord Concerto in Eb, Wq. 43, No. 3 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Andreas Staier, harpsichord Harmonia Mundi 902083 "C.P.E Bach: Six Harpsichord Concertos" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Chorale Prelude: "Jesu, meine Freude" (Jesus my joy) BWV 610 Laubin Brass Ensemble Deutsche Grammophon 423988 "Bach for Brass" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541 Laubin Brass Ensemble Deutsche Grammophon 423988 "Bach for Brass" | |
| Nicola Porpora · Cello Concerto in G The English Concert Harry Bicket, cello Signum Classics 549 "Dall'Abaco, Porpora, Marcello, Tartini, Telemann" | |