#morninglistening to JohannSebastianBach's ChristmasOratorio (part2) w/RenéJacobs, @Akamus, D.Röschmann, W.Güra, S.Barkawitz & A.Scholl on @harmoniamundi. ♡
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December 26, 2023 at 9:18 AM
#morninglistening to JohannSebastianBach's ChristmasOratorio (part2) w/RenéJacobs, @Akamus, D.Röschmann, W.Güra, S.Barkawitz & A.Scholl on @harmoniamundi. ♡
Amazon: amzn.to/3REnISc
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#morninglistening to JohannSebastianBach's ChristmasOratorio (part1) w/JosVanVeldhoven, Bachvereniging, J.Zomer, A.Markert, G.Türk, P.Harvey on ChannelClassics. ♡♡
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December 25, 2023 at 12:23 PM
#morninglistening to JohannSebastianBach's ChristmasOratorio (part1) w/JosVanVeldhoven, Bachvereniging, J.Zomer, A.Markert, G.Türk, P.Harvey on ChannelClassics. ♡♡
Amazon: amzn.to/477CtCU
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🎶 #OTD in #Music #History 7 November 1723, #JohannSebastianBach's
"O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60", a dialogue cantata, was first performed in Leipzig.
▶️ youtu.be/_oOl0aw5H8c?si…
"O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60", a dialogue cantata, was first performed in Leipzig.
▶️ youtu.be/_oOl0aw5H8c?si…
November 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
🎶 #OTD in #Music #History 7 November 1723, #JohannSebastianBach's
"O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60", a dialogue cantata, was first performed in Leipzig.
▶️ youtu.be/_oOl0aw5H8c?si…
"O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60", a dialogue cantata, was first performed in Leipzig.
▶️ youtu.be/_oOl0aw5H8c?si…
#TrevorPinnock was born in Canterbury #OnThisDay in 1946, becoming a leading figure in the #Baroque #music world with recordings such as this one of #JohannSebastianBach's Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK16...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromat...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK16...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromat...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_...
December 17, 2024 at 2:15 AM
#TrevorPinnock was born in Canterbury #OnThisDay in 1946, becoming a leading figure in the #Baroque #music world with recordings such as this one of #JohannSebastianBach's Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK16...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromat...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK16...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromat...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_...
The @yorkminster.bsky.social #carillon sounded glorious tonight as we waited to entre the Quire for a special #Evensong featuring The Choir of York Minister’s annual performance of #JohannSebastianBach’s sublime #Cantata140, “Sleepers, wake” with orchestral accompaniment.
November 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The @yorkminster.bsky.social #carillon sounded glorious tonight as we waited to entre the Quire for a special #Evensong featuring The Choir of York Minister’s annual performance of #JohannSebastianBach’s sublime #Cantata140, “Sleepers, wake” with orchestral accompaniment.
#morninglistening to JohannSebastianBach's ChristmasOratorio (part5) w/MartinSchneidt, the CollegiumStEmmeram & my old outfit, the RegensburgerDomspatzen ♡
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Traditional boy's choir performance to which I have an ambiguously emotional attachment.
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Traditional boy's choir performance to which I have an ambiguously emotional attachment.
December 29, 2023 at 3:49 PM
#morninglistening to JohannSebastianBach's ChristmasOratorio (part5) w/MartinSchneidt, the CollegiumStEmmeram & my old outfit, the RegensburgerDomspatzen ♡
Amazon: amzn.to/3vgYHVP
Traditional boy's choir performance to which I have an ambiguously emotional attachment.
Amazon: amzn.to/3vgYHVP
Traditional boy's choir performance to which I have an ambiguously emotional attachment.
#morninglistening to #JohannSebastianBach's TheArtOfTheFugue w/#VladimirFeltsman on Nimbus. Feltsman is always a very good, safe choice in Bach, even as I might prefer Koroliev over all. TAotF is perhaps not his most inspired Bach album but he certainly never missteps. Favorite versions, anyone?
February 9, 2026 at 6:28 AM
#morninglistening to #JohannSebastianBach's TheArtOfTheFugue w/#VladimirFeltsman on Nimbus. Feltsman is always a very good, safe choice in Bach, even as I might prefer Koroliev over all. TAotF is perhaps not his most inspired Bach album but he certainly never missteps. Favorite versions, anyone?
#OTD #TDIH #April11, 1727 #Premiere of #JohannSebastianBach's #StMatthewPassion BWV 244b at #StThomasChurchLeipzig. #JSB #Passions #GoodFriday #Oratorio #GospelOfStMatthew #GospelOfSaintMatthew #ClassicalMusic #SacredMusic #ClassicalSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMbD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMbD...
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244b (Early Version) : No. 57, Komm, süßes Kreuz
YouTube video by Dominik Wörner - Topic
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April 11, 2026 at 4:34 AM
#WandaLandowska was born in Warsaw #OnThisDay in 1879; she popularized the #harpsichord & became the first person to record #JohannSebastianBach's #GoldbergVariations on the harpsichord in 1933; here's the historic recording:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jS8...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_L...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jS8...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_L...
July 6, 2024 at 1:11 AM
#WandaLandowska was born in Warsaw #OnThisDay in 1879; she popularized the #harpsichord & became the first person to record #JohannSebastianBach's #GoldbergVariations on the harpsichord in 1933; here's the historic recording:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jS8...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_L...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jS8...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_L...
#JohnEliotGardiner was born #OnThisDay in 1943, becoming one of the leading conductors of #Baroque #music; this is a documentary about Sir John's 'Bach cantata pilgrimage' to #JohannSebastianBach's native Thuringia & Saxony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq2h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_El...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq2h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_El...
April 20, 2024 at 3:14 PM
#JohnEliotGardiner was born #OnThisDay in 1943, becoming one of the leading conductors of #Baroque #music; this is a documentary about Sir John's 'Bach cantata pilgrimage' to #JohannSebastianBach's native Thuringia & Saxony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq2h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_El...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq2h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_El...
#morninglistening to JohannSebastianBach's ChristmasOratorio (part3) w/EnochZuGuttenberg, his Klangverwaltung orchestra & ChorgemeinschaftNeubeuern ♡♡♡
Amazon: amzn.to/3vjD6fy
While not as mesmerizing as his M-Passion, it's a heartfelt reading of the 6 cantatas. Yum.
Amazon: amzn.to/3vjD6fy
While not as mesmerizing as his M-Passion, it's a heartfelt reading of the 6 cantatas. Yum.
December 27, 2023 at 8:51 PM
#morninglistening to JohannSebastianBach's ChristmasOratorio (part3) w/EnochZuGuttenberg, his Klangverwaltung orchestra & ChorgemeinschaftNeubeuern ♡♡♡
Amazon: amzn.to/3vjD6fy
While not as mesmerizing as his M-Passion, it's a heartfelt reading of the 6 cantatas. Yum.
Amazon: amzn.to/3vjD6fy
While not as mesmerizing as his M-Passion, it's a heartfelt reading of the 6 cantatas. Yum.
#MstislavRostropovich was born in Baku #OnThisDay in 1927, becoming one of the leading cellists of the 20th c. before his death a 80 in 2007; here's Slava playing the Prelude from #JohannSebastianBach's Cello Suite No. 1 (BWV 1007):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml14...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstisla...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml14...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstisla...
March 28, 2024 at 3:38 AM
#MstislavRostropovich was born in Baku #OnThisDay in 1927, becoming one of the leading cellists of the 20th c. before his death a 80 in 2007; here's Slava playing the Prelude from #JohannSebastianBach's Cello Suite No. 1 (BWV 1007):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml14...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstisla...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml14...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstisla...
Pau Casals i Defilló was born in #Catalunya #OnThisDay in 1876, widely considered the greatest cellist of the 20th c.; this is #PabloCasals' recording of #JohannSebastianBach's suites for unaccompanied #cello:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePPM...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePPM...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_C...
December 29, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Pau Casals i Defilló was born in #Catalunya #OnThisDay in 1876, widely considered the greatest cellist of the 20th c.; this is #PabloCasals' recording of #JohannSebastianBach's suites for unaccompanied #cello:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePPM...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePPM...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_C...
I just watched a video of Costanza Principe playing #JohannSebastianBach's Concerto Italiano on a 12-foot #Fazioli in the #TeatroOlimpico which I visited when I was in #Vicenza way back in 1983; here's the great #GlennGould's recording of the Italian Concerto:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UAy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UAy...
December 27, 2024 at 6:23 PM
I just watched a video of Costanza Principe playing #JohannSebastianBach's Concerto Italiano on a 12-foot #Fazioli in the #TeatroOlimpico which I visited when I was in #Vicenza way back in 1983; here's the great #GlennGould's recording of the Italian Concerto:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UAy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UAy...
On 15 Apr 1729: #JohannSebastianBach's "St Matthew Passion" premieres at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany).
April 15, 2026 at 8:44 PM
On 15 Apr 1729: #JohannSebastianBach's "St Matthew Passion" premieres at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany).
#WandaLandowska was born in Warsaw #OnThisDay in 1879; she popularized the #harpsichord & became the first person to record #JohannSebastianBach's #GoldbergVariations on the harpsichord in 1933; here's the historic recording:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jS8...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_L...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jS8...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_L...
July 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
#WandaLandowska was born in Warsaw #OnThisDay in 1879; she popularized the #harpsichord & became the first person to record #JohannSebastianBach's #GoldbergVariations on the harpsichord in 1933; here's the historic recording:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jS8...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_L...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jS8...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_L...
#JohnEliotGardiner was born #OnThisDay in 1943, becoming one of the leading conductors of #Baroque #music; this is a documentary about Sir John's 'Bach cantata pilgrimage' to #JohannSebastianBach's native Thuringia & Saxony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq2h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_El...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq2h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_El...
April 21, 2026 at 12:59 AM
#JohnEliotGardiner was born #OnThisDay in 1943, becoming one of the leading conductors of #Baroque #music; this is a documentary about Sir John's 'Bach cantata pilgrimage' to #JohannSebastianBach's native Thuringia & Saxony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq2h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_El...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq2h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_El...
Pau Casals i Defilló was born in #Catalunya #OnThisDay in 1876, widely considered the greatest cellist of the 20th c.; this is #PabloCasals' recording of #JohannSebastianBach's suites for unaccompanied #cello:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePPM...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePPM...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_C...
December 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Pau Casals i Defilló was born in #Catalunya #OnThisDay in 1876, widely considered the greatest cellist of the 20th c.; this is #PabloCasals' recording of #JohannSebastianBach's suites for unaccompanied #cello:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePPM...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePPM...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_C...
#YehudiMenuhin was born to a Lithuanian Jewish immigrant family in #NewYorkCity #OnThisDay in 1916, becoming one of the greatest violinists of the 20th c.; his recording of #JohannSebastianBach's partita is divinity in #music...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BApA...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yehudi_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BApA...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yehudi_...
April 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
#YehudiMenuhin was born to a Lithuanian Jewish immigrant family in #NewYorkCity #OnThisDay in 1916, becoming one of the greatest violinists of the 20th c.; his recording of #JohannSebastianBach's partita is divinity in #music...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BApA...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yehudi_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BApA...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yehudi_...
#JohnEliotGardiner was born #OnThisDay in 1943, becoming one of the leading conductors of #Baroque #music; this is a documentary about Sir John's 'Bach cantata pilgrimage' to #JohannSebastianBach's native Thuringia & Saxony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq2h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_El...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq2h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_El...
April 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
#JohnEliotGardiner was born #OnThisDay in 1943, becoming one of the leading conductors of #Baroque #music; this is a documentary about Sir John's 'Bach cantata pilgrimage' to #JohannSebastianBach's native Thuringia & Saxony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq2h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_El...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq2h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_El...
#FelixMendelssohn led a performance of #JohannSebastianBach's Matthäuspassion in Berlin #OnThisDay in 1829, launching the great Bach revival of the 19th century; here's Magdalena Kozená singing "Erbarme dich, mein Gott" from BWV 244:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQUY...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Matt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQUY...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Matt...
March 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
#FelixMendelssohn led a performance of #JohannSebastianBach's Matthäuspassion in Berlin #OnThisDay in 1829, launching the great Bach revival of the 19th century; here's Magdalena Kozená singing "Erbarme dich, mein Gott" from BWV 244:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQUY...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Matt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQUY...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Matt...
#JosephSzigeti was born in Budapest #OnThisDay in 1892; the prodigy was able to establish himself as a violinist of international repute; here he is playing #JohannSebastianBach's Chaconne from the Partita #2 for unaccompanied violin:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNU4...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNU4...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_...
September 6, 2024 at 4:02 AM
#JosephSzigeti was born in Budapest #OnThisDay in 1892; the prodigy was able to establish himself as a violinist of international repute; here he is playing #JohannSebastianBach's Chaconne from the Partita #2 for unaccompanied violin:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNU4...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNU4...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_...
#ChristianFerras was born in #France #OnThisDay in 1933, becoming a renowned violinist; this is a rare recording of the chaconne from #JohannSebastianBach's partita for #violin in D minor (BWV 1004):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpGf...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpGf...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christi...
June 18, 2024 at 12:39 AM
#ChristianFerras was born in #France #OnThisDay in 1933, becoming a renowned violinist; this is a rare recording of the chaconne from #JohannSebastianBach's partita for #violin in D minor (BWV 1004):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpGf...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpGf...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christi...
Throwback Thursday: I passed this house in #JacksonHeights four years ago this week (6.4.20) & was delighted to hear someone practicing #JohannSebastianBach's sonatas & partitas for unaccompanied violin (BWV 1001-1006); here's the great #YehudiMenuhin playing them:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkZv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkZv...
June 7, 2024 at 4:55 AM
Throwback Thursday: I passed this house in #JacksonHeights four years ago this week (6.4.20) & was delighted to hear someone practicing #JohannSebastianBach's sonatas & partitas for unaccompanied violin (BWV 1001-1006); here's the great #YehudiMenuhin playing them:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkZv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkZv...
#JacquelineDuPré made her debut at the Wigmore Hall in London #OnThisDay in 1961, performing a program of #cello #music that included #JohannSebastianBach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G (BWV 1007) — the greatest ever written for solo cello:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSr-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquel...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSr-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquel...
March 2, 2024 at 12:12 AM
#JacquelineDuPré made her debut at the Wigmore Hall in London #OnThisDay in 1961, performing a program of #cello #music that included #JohannSebastianBach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G (BWV 1007) — the greatest ever written for solo cello:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSr-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquel...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSr-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquel...