Episode 4
Bach's family life reaches a new peak with his second marriage, to a fellow musician who proves indispensable in both personal and professional life. Donald Macleod explores their collaboration, including a collection of music for the cello which transformed the future of the instrument.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Chorale Prelude: Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar (BWV 607)
Performer: Wolfgang R眉bsam (organ)
- NAXOS 8.553031.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sarabande in G from the Anna Magdalena Book (BWV 816)
Performer: Mario Videla (harpsichord)
- H脛NSSLER CD92135.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite no.1 BWV 1007
Performer: Paolo Pandolfo (viola da gamba)
- GLOSSA GCD920405.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in E flat major (from the Well-Tempered Clavier book 1)
Performer: Till Fellner (piano)
- ECM 4760482.
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