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Composer of the Week Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Episodes

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  1. When We are in Deepest Distress

    5/5 Donald Macleod explores the music associated with the very end of Bach's life.

  2. The Musical Offering

    4/5 Donald Macleod on the music arising from Bach's visit to Frederick the Great in 1747.

  3. The Scheibe Criticism

    3/5 Exploring Bach's response to criticism of his work by musician and critic Adolf Scheibe.

  4. Revisiting the Past

    2/5 Donald Macleod concentrates a period of Bach's compositional introspection.

  5. Closer to Heaven Than Earth

    1/5 Focusing on how Bach began to retreat from his church duties to focus on his own projects.