The J. S. Bach Files Podcast

Episode 40: Bach's St. Matthew Passion, part 2

We'll look at part 2 of the St. Matthew Passion.

Episode 39: Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, part 1

We’ll look at part 1 of the St. Matthew Passion.

Episode 38: Bach's Italian Concerto, BWV 971; French Overture, BWV 831; & Fantasie, BWV 906

We’ll look at the Italian Concerto, BWV 971; the French Overture, BWV 831; and the Fantasie, BWV 906.

Episode 37: Bach's Motets, BWV 225-231

We’re going to focus on Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (“Sing onto the Lord a New Song”), BWV 225; Lobet den Herrn (“Praise the Lord”), BWV 230; and Jesu meine Freund  (“Jesus, my Joy”), BWV 227. 

Episode 36: Bach's Two- and Three-Part Inventions

We’ll look at a sampling of the two-part inventions—Invention No. 1 in C major, No. 2 in C Minor, No 4 in D minor, No, 6 in E major, and No. 8 in F major. We’ll also look at two of the three-part inventions (or Sinfonia)—No. 3 in D major, and No. 9 in F minor.

Episode 35: Bach's Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord, BWV 1028-1029

We’ll look at the Sonata in D major, BWV 1028, and the Sonata in G minor, BWV 1029.

Episode 34: Bach's English Suites, BWV 806-811

We’ll look at the English Suites, BWV 806-811, with a focus on Suite No. 2 in A Minor.

Episode 33: Bach's Contemporaries--G. F. Handel. part 2

We’ll look at Handel’s instrumental music, including his keyboard sonata in A Major; his Sonata in G minor for Violin and Continuo, Op. 1, No. 6; his Concerto in Bb major, Op 3, No. 1; his Organ Concerto in F major , Op. 4, No. 4; and brief excerpts from the Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks.

Episode 32: Bach's Contemporaries--G. F. Handel, part 1

We’re going to look at the Chandos Anthem No. 2, “In the Lord Put I My Trust”; the Coronation Anthem, “Zadok the Priest”; and parts of the opera “Julius Caesar in Egypt” and the oratorio “Jephtha.”

Episode 31: Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, part 2

We’ll look at Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003, and Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004.