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A Bach Christmas, BBC Radio Three, 2005

A Bach ChristmasThe start of a 214-hour marathon featuring all of Johann Sebastian Bach's surviving works. Throughout the celebrations, speakers from the world of music and beyond will be introducing the pieces and what they mean to them.

Contributors include Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Emma Kirkby, Davitt Moroney, Ton Koopman, Christopher Hogwood, Dame Gillian Weir, Joanna MacGregor, Sir Roger Norrington, Dame Janet Baker and Andrew Parrott.

Plus The Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, The Archbishop of Canterbury the Right Reverend Rowan Williams, Rabbi Julia Neuberger, Armando Ianucci, Siobhan Davies, Sir Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Simon Russell Beale, Fiona Shaw, Ian McEwan, Wynton Marsalis, Nitin Sawhney, Andrew Marr and Alain de Botton.

Simon Heighes contributes Bach Bites - short introductions to various aspects of Bach's life and works; and Peter Dyke follows Bach's footsteps from Arnstadt to Lubeck.Petroc Trelawny

FRIDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2005 19:00

Ton Koopman introduces his performance of Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Cantatas 1, 2, and 3 1:16:23Lisa Larsson (soprano)Bogna Bartosz (alto)Jörg Dürmüller (tenor)Peter Harvey (bass)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChorusTon Koopman (director)From a concert given in the Grosser Saal, Musikverein Vienna, in December 2004

Peter Dyke’s trip, episode 1


Chorale preludes BWV 728-731 9:36Jesus, meine Zuversicht, BWV 728In Dulci Jubilo, BWV 729Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 730Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731Ton Koopman (organ)


Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1066 27:20New London Consort Philip Pickett


Partita No 1 in b, BWV 1002Thomas Zehetmair (violin)

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Choral Realizations (edited by CPE Bach) 2:53Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost (Choral Realization, BWV 256) Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen (Choral Realization, BWV 259)Berlin Radio Choir


Keyboard Concerto No 2 in E, BWV 1053 20:29Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)The Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood (director)


Prelude in C-sharp, BWV 848 1:33Wanda Landowska (harpsichord)

Bach Bite -- wine

Fiona TalkingtonFeaturing Bach motets, plus the first of a series of specially recorded concerts for the late hours.FRIDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2005 22:03 Motet - Komm Jesu komm, BWV 229 8:08

BBC SingersStephen Cleobury (conductor)

FRIDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2005 22:14 Motet - Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden, BWV 230 7:06

BBC SingersStephen Cleobury (conductor)

FRIDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2005 22:22 Musette, BWV Anhang 126

Quodlibet, BWV 524 11:24Agnes Giebel (soprano)Marie-Luise Gilles (alto)Bert van t'Hoff (tenor)Peter-Christoph Runge (bass)Leonhardt ConsortGustav Leonhardt (director)

FRIDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2005 22:34 Two harmonizations of Wenn wir in höchsten Nöthen sein,

BWV 432, 431 2:41His Majesty’s Consort of VoicesHis Majesty’s Sackbutts and Cornetts

FRIDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2005 22:37 Concerto in d for organ and strings, after BWV 35, 156 14:22

London BaroqueTerence Charlston (organ)

FRIDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2005 22:51 Trio sonata No 6 in G, after Organ sonata BWV 530 12:03


FRIDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2005 23:01 Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 753 (completed Charlston)

Fantasia super Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 713 (10:03 for both)Terence Charlston (organ)

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FRIDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2005 23:13 Suite No 5 in g for strings, BWV 1070 17:47


FRIDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2005 23:31 Chorale setting Herr, wie du willst, so schick's mit mir, BWV

339 2:31Stuttgart Gachinger Kantorei,, Stuttgart ; Stuttgart Bach Collegium, dir. Helmuth Rilling

FRIDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2005 23:34 Cantata No 156: Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe 18:53

Paul Esswood (countertenor)Kurt Equiluz (tenor)Thomas Hampson (bass)Tolz Boys ChoirConcentus Musicus, ViennaNikolaus Harnoncourt (director)

FRIDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2005 23:53 Chorale prelude - Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen, BWV 1093Peter HerfordChorale - Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns halt, BWV 258Berlin Radio ChoirRobin Gritton Chorale prelude - Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 765 6:33 (for all 3)Andre Istval

Saturday 17 Dec

Louise Fryer

Including early works from Bach's time in Arnstadt and Muhlhausen, and cantatas from Weimar and Cothen.SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 00:01 Ich Habe Genug, Schlummert Ein, BWV 82, No 2 and 3 (Anna

Magdalena Büchlein)8:09Elly Ameling (soprano)Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)Angelica May (cello)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 00:09 Kyrie in F, BWV 233a 3:39

Gachinger Kantorei, EnsembleHelmuth Rilling (conductor)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 00:13 Sonata in a, BWV 965 17:28

Andreas Staier (harpsichord)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 00:31 Fantasia and unfinished fugue in c, BWV 906 7:00

Andreas Staier (harpsichord)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 00:39 Cantata: Gott ist mein König, BWV 71 19:30

Agnes Giebel (soprano)Marga Hoffgen (alto)Hans-Joachim Rotsch (tenor)Theo Adam (bass)Thomanerchor LeipzigGewandhausorchester LeipzigKurt Thomas (conductor)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 00:59 Suite in g, BWV 822 14:02

Michelle Barchi (harpsichord)

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SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 01:14 Prelude (Toccata) and Fugue in E, BWV 566 10:06

Hans Fagius (Wahlberg organ of the Frederik Church, Karlskrona)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 01:24 Cantata: Der Herr denket an uns, BWV 196 11:35

Emma Kirkby (soprano)Michael Chance (alto)Charles Daniels (tenor)Peter Harvey (bass) The Purcell Quartet

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 01:38 Aria variata in a, BWV 989 16:33

Rosalyn Tureck (piano)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 01:54 Toccata in d, BWV 913 11:54

Angela Hewitt (piano)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 02:06

Suite in e (lute), BWV 996 19:13Julian Bream (guitar)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 02:26 Cantata: Ach! Ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe, BWV 162

17:23Arleen Auger (soprano)Alyce Rogers (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor)Wolfgang Schone (bass) Gachinger KantoreiFrankfurter KantoreiBach-Collegium StuttgartHelmuth Rilling (conductor)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 02:43 Suite in a, BWV 818a , incl two alternative Sarabandes, BWV 818

20:45Zuzanna Ruzickova (harpsichord)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 03:04 Canon a 4 perpetuus, BWV 1073 1:59

Musica Antiqua Köln

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 03:06 Toccata and Fugue (Dorian) in d, BWV 538 13:39

Marie-Claire Alain (Gottfried Silbermann organ in Freiburg Cathedral)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 03:20 Cantata: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21 45:04

Greta de Reyghere (soprano)René Jacobs (alto)Christoph Prégardien (tenor)Peter Lika (bass)Netherlands Chamber ChoirLa Petite BandeSigiswald Kuijken (conductor)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 04:05 Prelude and Fugue in a, BWV 894 11:27

Zuzanna Ruzickova (harpsichord)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 04:16 Sonata in g for flute and continuo, BWV 1020 12:48

Lisa Beznosiuk (flute)Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)Richard Tunnicliffe (cello)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 04:29 Cantata: Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre, BWV 134a 36:46

Michael Chance (alto)Paul Agnew (tenor) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChoirTon Koopman (conductor)

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SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 05:06 Sonata in e for violin and continuo, BWV 1023 11:25

Musica Alta RipaUrsula Bundeis (violin)Bernward Lohr (organ)Albert Bruggen (theorbo)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 05:17 Cantata: Amore traditore, BWV 203 11:53

Dietrich Henschel (bass)Michael Behringer (harpsichord)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 05:29 Chorale prelude: An Wasserflüssen Babylon (organ), BWV 653 5:44

Ton Koopman (Muller organ in the Grote Kerk, Leeuwarden)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 05:35 Chorale: An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 267 2:12

Amsterdam Bach ChoirTon Koopman

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 05:37 Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV 545 6:57

Edward Power Biggs (Flentrop organ in Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 05:44 Cantata: Durchlauchster Leopold (serenata), BWV 173a 19:13

Lisa Larsson (soprano)Klaus Mertens (bass)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChoirTon Koopman (conductor)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 06:03 Fantasia and Fugue in g, BWV 542 11:18

Simon Preston (Sauer organ in St Peter's, Waltrop, near Dortmund)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 06:15 Cantata: Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!, BWV 208 (Hunt

Cantata) 44:23Diana ...... Jennifer Smith (soprano)Pales ...... Emma Kirkby (soprano)Endymion ...... Simon Davies (tenor) Pan ...... Michael George (bass)The Parley of Instruments Roy Goodman, Peter Holman (director)

Martin HandleyRadio 3 continues its celebration of Bach, featuring further cantatas.

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 07:03 Chorale - Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 436 1:42

Berlin Radio ChoirRobin Gritton

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 07:05 Cantata - Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!, BWV 172

16:47Ingrid Schmithüsen (soprano)Yoshikazu Mera (counter-tenor)Makoto Sakurada (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director)

Bach Byte: Bach and Tobacco

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 07:24 Organ Concerto in G major (arrangement of a lost violin concerto by

Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar), BWV 592 9:03Simon Preston (Marcussen Organ, Lübeck Cathedral)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 07:33 Sonata for violin and continuo in G major, BWV 1021 8:44

Monica Huggett, Sarah Cunningham, Mitzi Meyerson

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SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 07:45 Cantata – Gleich wie der Regen und Schnee, BWV 18 15:52

Julianne Baird (soprano)Drew Minter (counter-tenor)Benjamin Butterfield (tenor)James Weaver (bass)American Bach SoloistsJeffrey Thomas (director)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 08:03 Chorale - Aus meines Herzens Grunde, BWV 269 1:12

Berlin Radio ChoirRobin Gritton

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 08:05 Cantata - Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152 21:19

Christoph Wegmann (soprano)Thomas Hampson (bass)Tölz Boys' Choir, Concentus Musicus Vienna Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 08:25 Toccata in D, BWV 912 11:23

Kenneth Gilbert (harpsichord)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 08:37 Chorale prelude - Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 739

5:12Simon Preston (organ)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 08:43 Cantata - Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68 17:06

Barbara Schlick (soprano)Gotthold Schwarz (bass)Accentus Chamber ChoirLimoges Baroque EnsembleChristophe Coin (director)

Andrew McGregorRecent recordings of Bach, plus surveys of four major cantata series with Jonathan Freeman Attwood.SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 09:01 Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F, BWV 1047 13:06

Concerto Italiano Rinaldo Alessandrini (director)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 09:15 Sonata No 2 in a for solo violin, BWV 1003 26:59

Rachel Podger (violin)

Cantata Survey with Jonathan Freeman Attwood

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 10:33 Cantata - Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder, BWV 135 15:02

Soloists, Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 10:49 Fantasia and Fugue in a, BWV 904 11:19

Davitt Moroney (harpsichord)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 11:01 Cantata - Vergnügte Pleißenstadt, BWV 216a (reconstruction) 25:28

Soprano: Susanne RydénAlto: Marianne Beate KiellandBach Concertino OsakaJoshua Rifkin

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 11:27 Chorale realization, Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit, BWV 668

(Deathbed chorale)(transcription for viols) 5:02Fretwork

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SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 11:32SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 11:37

Leipzig ChoralesKomm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 667 5:01Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit, BWV 668 5:11Gillian Weir (organ) (recorded at the Thomaskirche, Leipzig)

Bach bytes – pews and boxes

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 11:45 Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings and continuo in c, BWV 1060

(transcribed for oboe and violin)

Donald Macleod and John Eliot GardinerDonald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner travel to the Bach Archive in Leipzig for the first of their programmes exploring Bach's mammoth output of sacred cantatas. Featuring works written for the feast of St John the Baptist, in performances from the Monteverdi Choir's ambitious cantata pilgrimage in 2000.SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 12:02 Cantata - Ihr Menschen, rühmet, Gottes Liebe, BWV 167 18:36

Joanne Lunn (soprano)Wilke te Brummelstroete (alto)Paul Agnew (tenor)Dietrich Henschel (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 12:21 Cantata - Christ unser Herr zum Jordan Kam, BWV 7 26:37

Wilke te Brummelstroete (alto)Paul Agnew (tenor)Dietrich Henschel (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 12:49 Cantata - Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV 30 35:32

Joanne Lunn (soprano)Wilke te Brummelstroete (alto)Paul Agnew (tenor)Dietrich Henschel (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 13:25 Minuet in G major, BWV 841 1:20

Felix Friedrich (spinet)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 13:25 Minuet in g, BWV 842 1:25

Felix Friedrich (spinet)

Lucie SkeapingAn afternoon of keyboards and cantatas including concert performances of two cantatas from Bach's home church of St Thomas in Leipzig, as well interpretations from Poland, France, Belgium, Japan and the UK.

The violinist John Holloway introduces some classic performances of Bach by Arthur Grumiaux and Yehudi Menuhin, and reflects on the ingenious way that Bach reworked some of his material

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to create new masterpieces.SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 13:34 Toccata and Fugue in F (organ), BWV 540 14:12

Karl Richter (organ)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 13:50 Cantata - Es erhub sich ein Streit, BWV 19 20:20

Reglint Bühler (soprano)Matthias Rexroth (alto)Martin Petzoldt (tenor)Matthias Weichert (bass)St Thomas Choir, LeipzigLeipzig Vocal EnsembleAkademie für Alte Musik, BerlinGeorg Christoph Biller (conductor)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 14:10 Cantata - O ewiges Feuer, BWV 34 18:41

Reglint Bühler (soprano)Matthias Rexroth (alto)Martin Petzoldt (tenor)Matthias Weichert (bass)St Thomas Choir, LeipzigLeipzig Vocal EnsembleAkademie für Alte Musik, BerlinGeorg Christoph Biller (conductor)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 14:29 French Overture in b, BWV 831 35:28

Piotr Anderszewski (piano)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 15:05 Concerto for harpsichord in d, BWV 1052 22:18

Le Concert FrancaisPierre Hantai (harpsichord and director)

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 15:28 Cantata - Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange, BWV 155 14:38

Midori Suzuki (soprano)Yoshikazu Mera (alto)Makoto Sakurada (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director)



John Holloway talks about Bach and violin and introduces historic performances of the 3rd solo Violin Sonata and PartitaSonata No.3 for Solo Violin in C, BWV 1005 26:35Arthur GrumiauxViolin Partita No.3 in E, BWV 1006 22:59Yehudi Menuhin

SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 16:39 Cantata - Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29 23:00

Deborah York (soprano)Ingeborg Danz (mezzo)Mark Padmore (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Collegium Vocale Ghent Philippe Herreweghe (director)

Sean RaffertyExploring more of Bach's keyboard music and cantatas.

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SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 17:03 Chorale - Christ ist erstanden, BWV 276 2:30

Sigurd Brauns (organ)Katharina Maechler (cello)Laszlo Thomas (violone) Berlin Radio ChoirRobin Gritton


Sonata 1 in b for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1014 16:47Monica Huggett (violin)Matthew Halls (harpsichord


Sonata 2 in A for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1015 15:13Monica Huggett (violin)Matthew Halls (harpsichord)


Cantata - Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin, BWV 144 12:57Lisa Larsson (soprano)Bogna Bartosz (alto)Gerd Turk (tenor)Amsterdam Baroque Choir and Orchestra/Ton Koopman


15 Sinfonias Three-part inventions, BWV 787-790 6:57No.1 BWV.787 in C majorNo.2 BWV.788 in C minorNo.3 BWV.789 in D majorNo.4 BWV.790 in D minorGustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)


Chorale prelude - Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 625 1:27Anne Page (organ of Trinity College , Cambridge)


Prelude and Fugue in f, BWV 534 8:50Christopher Herrick (organ of the Jesuitenkirche, Lucerne)


English Suite No 4 in F, BWV 809 22:17Huguette Dreyfus (harpsichord)


Chorale - Christus ist erstanden, hat uberwunden, BWV 284 1:07Sigurd Brauns (organ)Katharina Maechler (cello)Laszlo Thomas (violone)Berlin Radio Choir/Robin Gritton


Chorale prelude – Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag, BWV 629 0:50Simon Preston (organ of the Sorø Abbey Church, Denmark)


Cantata - Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergotzen, BWV 145 9:47Costanza Cuccaro (soprano)Adalbert Kraus (tenor)Andreas Schmidt (bass)Bach Collegium StuttgartWurttemberg Chamber Orchestra/Helmuth Rilling

Petroc TrelawnyA specially recorded organ recital by the present organist at Bach's church in Leipzig, the Thomaskirche.SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 19:01

Fantasie and Fugue in c, BWV 562 6:25Ullrich Böhme (organ)


Partite diverse sopra Sei gegrusset, Jesu gutig, BWV 768 18:48Ullrich Böhme (organ)


Pièce d'orgue (Fantasie) in G, BWV 572 8:01Ullrich Böhme (organ)


Christmas chorales from Orgel-Buchlein, BWV 599-606 11:30Ullrich Böhme (organ)


Prelude and Fugue in D, BWV 532 12:01Ullrich Böhme (organ)Peter Dyke’s trip, episode 2


Cantata - Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62 19:36Sibylla Rubens (soprano)Sarah Connolly (alto)Christoph Prégardien (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Collegium VocalePhillippe Herreweghe (conductor)

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Chaconne, Partita No 2 in d, BWV 1004 15:15Yehudi Menuhin (violin)


Chorale Realizations 3:39Chorale - Eins ist not, ach Herr, BWV 304Berlin Radio Choir, Robin Gritton (conductor)Chorale - Lass, o Herr, dein Ohr sich neigen, BWV 372Gachinger Kantorei, Helmut Rilling (conductor)Chorale - Wie bist du, Seele, in mir so gar betrubt, BWV 435Nordic Chamber Choir, Nicole Match (conductor)


Keyboard Concerto in G, BWV 980 (after Vivaldi, Op 4, No 1) 10:01Olivier Baumont (harpsichord)


Concerto in a for violin and strings, BWV 1041 13:57Simon Standage (violin/director)Collegium Musicum 90


Overture (Suite) for keyboard in F, BWV 820 8:51Robert Hill (harpsichord)


Cantata - Argre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186 27:00Robin Blaze (countertenor)Makoto Sakurada (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (director)


Art of Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapuntus 8 and 9 8:08Phantasm Viol ConsortBach Byte - remuneration

Sarah WalkerThe first of nine specially recorded recitals for the late hours.SATURDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2005 22:00

Bourree from Suite for orchestra no 3, BWV 1068 1:38The Koto New Ensemble conducted by Yoshikazu Fukamura


Suite in g, BWV 995 20:36Andreas Martin (lute)


Cantata - Ihr Tore zu Zion, BWV 193 20:35Caroline Stam (soprano); Michael Chance (counter-tenor); Paul Agnew (tenor)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChoirTon Koopman (director)


Suite (partita) for lute in c, BWV 997 18:39Andreas Martin (lute)


Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049 - final presto 5:19Wendy Carlos (synthesiser)


chorale for 4 voices - Jesus, meine Zuversicht, BWV 365 0:57Berlin Radio Chorus cond. Robin Gritton


chorale for 4 voices - Ich danke dir, o Gott, in deinem Throne, BWV 350 1:48Berlin Radio Chorus cond. Robin Gritton


Toccata in c, BWV 911 11:58Kenneth Gilbert (harpsichord)


Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E flat, BWV 998 12:52Andreas Martin (lute)


Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in d, BWV 903 14:00Terence Charlston (harpsichord)


Overture from Suite for orchestra no.3 (BWV 1068)The Koto New Ensemble conducted by Yoshikazu Fukamura

Louise FryerSunday 18 DecIncluding Leipzig Cantatas from Bach's first annual cycle, plus a winning performance of The Goldberg Variations.SUNDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2005 00:01

Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G, BWV 1048 10:55Concerto ItalianoRinaldo Alessandrini

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SUNDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2005 00:11

Cantata - Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, BWV 41 27:51Barbara Schlick (soprano)Andreas Scholl (alto) Christoph Prégardien (tenor)Gotthold Schwarz (bass)Accentus Chamber ChoirLimoges Baroque EnsembleChristophe Coin


Organ Trio Sonata No 4 in e, BWV 528 12:13The King's ConsortRobert King


Cantata - Die Himmel erzählen, BWV 76 33:11Marjon Strijk (soprano)Sytse Buwalda (alto) Knut Schoch (tenor)Bas Ramselar (bass) Holland Boys' ChoirNetherlands Bach Collegium Pieter Jan Leusink


Prelude and fugue in a, BWV 895 2:40Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)


Prelude and fugue in A, BWV 896 2:52Michele Barchi (harpsichord)


Cantata - Schauet doch und sehet, BWV 46 17:54Midori Suzuki (soprano)Kai Wessel (alto)Makoto Sakurada (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (director)


Prelude and fugue in e, BWV 548 12:39Karl Richter (Marcussen organ in Jaegersborg church, Copenhagen)


Cantata - Ein ungefarbt Gemüte, BWV 24 17:30Anna Reynolds (alto)Peter Schreier (tenor)Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass)Munich Bach Choir and OrchestraKarl Richter


Partita in A, BWV 832 8:36Angela Hewitt (piano)


Chorale prelude - Woh soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 694 3:57Wolfgang Rübsam (Marcussen organ in Freiburg Cathedral)


Cantata - Erforsche mich, Gott, BWV 136 14:40 Lisa Larsson (soprano)Bogna Bartosz (alto)Gerd Türk (tenor)Klaus Mertens (bass)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChorusTon Koopman


Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1039 11:26Petri Alanko, Hann Juutilainen (flute)Ansi Mattila (harpsichord)Jukka Rautasalo (cello)


Cantata - Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht, BWV 105 22:07Miah Persson (soprano)Robin Blaze (alto) Makoto Sakurada (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (director)


Concerto for two harpsichords in C, BWV 1061 17:27Ton Koopman, Tini Mathot (harpsichord)Amsterdam Baroque OrchestraTon Koopman (director)


Chorale - Wer nur den lieben Gott, BWV 434 0:59Berlin Radio Choir, ensembleRobin Gritton

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Chorale prelude - Wer nur den lieben Gott, BWV 642 2:27Helmut Walcha (Arp Schnitger organ in St Peter and Paul church, Cappel)


Cantata - Siehe zu, dass deine Gottesfurcht, BWV 179 15:19Magdalena Kozena (soprano)William Towers (alto)Mark Padmore (tenor)Stephan Loges (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)


Concerto for oboe d'amore in D, after BWV 1053 18:19Patrick Beaugirard (oboe d'amore) Café ZimmermanPablo Valetti (violin/director)


Chorale - Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 250 0:56Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChorusTon Koopman (director)


Chorale prelude - Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 1116 1:29Ton Koopman (Hans Heinrich Bader organ in St Walburg's Church, Zutphen)


Cantata - Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV 69a 19:57Wilhelm Weidl (soprano)Paul Esswood (alto)Kurt Equiluz (tenor)Ruud van der Meer (bass)Tolz Boy's ChoirConcentus Musicus ViennaNikolaus Harnoncourt (director)


Prelude and fugue in c, BWV 546 12:58Ton Koopman (Christian Muller organ of Waalse Church Amsterdam)


Cantata - Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz, BWV 138 17:40Deborah York (soprano)Ingborg Danz (alto)Mark Padmore (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Choir and Orchestra of Collegium VocalePhilippe Herreweghe (director)


Two Canons, BWV 1076 and 1077 1:39


Sonata for 2 violins and harpsichord, BWV 1037 13:47The Rare Fruits CouncilManfredo Kraemer, Pablo Valetti (violin)Balazs Mate (cello)Dirk Boerner (harpsichord)Alessandro de Marchi (organ)


Cantata - Bringet dem Herrn, BWV 148 15:07Midori Suzuki (soprano)Robin Blaze (alto)Gerd Türk (tenor)Chiyuki Urano (bass) Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (director)


14 canons on the first 8 notes of the ground of the Goldberg Variations, BWV 1087 9:17Glen Wilson (harpsichord)


Cantata: Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BWV 59 12:03Peter Jelosits (treble),Ruud van der Meer (bass), Tölz Boys’ Choir, Concentus Musicus/Harnoncourt


Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 47:36Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)

Martin HandleyContinuing Radio 3's Bach Christmas season.

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Prelude and Fugue in A, BWV 536 6:57Simon Preston (Marcussen Organ, Tonbridge School Chapel, Tonbridge)

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Cantata No 163: Nur jedem das Seine 14:11Tobias Eiwanger (soprano)Panito Iconomou (alto)Kurt Equiluz (tenor)Robert Holl (bass)Tölz Boys' ChoirConcentus Musicus ViennaNikolaus Harnoncourt (director)


Keyboard concerto in B flat, BWV 982 7:11 Michelle Barchi (harpsichord)


Cantata No 165: O heilges Geist und Wasserbad 12:12Aki Yanagisawa (soprano)Akira Tachikawa (alto)Makoto Sakurada (tenor)Stephan Schreckenberger (bass)Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (director)


Keyboard Concerto in C (after Vivaldi), BWV 594 4:23Marie-Claire Alain (Christian Müller Organ, Jakobijnerkerk, Leewarden, Netherlands)


Fugue in G minor BWV 1026 4:24Ursula Bundies (violin), Bernward Lohr (harpsichord)


Concerto in D minor, BWV 987 After Concerto Op 1 No 4 by Duke Johann Ernst von Sachen-Weimar 6:11Michele Barchi (harpsichord)


Trio: Nun komm der heiden Heiland, BWV 660aMarie-Claire Alain (Christian Müller Organ; Grote Kerk, Leeuwarden)


Canon a 4 perpetuus BWV 1073 1:35Members of Musica Antiqua Cologne, Reinhard Goebel (violin)


Keyboard Concerto C (after Vivaldi) BWV 594 MISPLAYED in broadcastMarie-Claire Alain Christian Muller Organ, Jakobijnerkerk, Leewarden, Netherlands


Cantata No 185: Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe 14:11Midori Suzuki (soprano), Akira Tachikawa (alto), Makoto Sakurada (tenor), Stephan Schreckenberger (bass), Bach Collegium Japan, Directed by Masaaki Suzuki

09:00Rob CowanA look ahead to the Toccata and Fugue celebration later in the day.SUNDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2005 09:04

Toccata and Fugue in Dm, BWV 565Leopold Stokowski Symphony OrchestraCantata No 57: Selig ist der MannElly Ameling (soprano)Hermann Prey (bass)Choir of the German Bach SolistsWestfälische Kantorei HerfordDeutsche BachsolistenHelmut Winschermann (conductor)Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in B flat, BWV 1051Musica Antiqua Köln,Reinhard Goebel (director)The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 - Contrapunctus 6Herbert Tachezi (organ)

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Cantata No 4: Christ lag in TodesbandenAgnes Giebel (soprano)Marga Höffgen (alto)Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (tenor) Thomanerchor LeipzigGewandhaus OrchestraKurt Thomas (conductor)Sonata No 2 in Am, BWV 1003Jascha Heifetz (violin)Cantata No 82: Ich habe genug John Shirley-Quirk (bass)Rachel Lord (oboe)George Malcolm (harpsichord)Academy of St Martin-in-the-FieldsSir Neville MarrinerToccata, Adagio and Fugue, BWV 564Helmut Walcha (organ)Cantata No 106: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, (Actus Tragicus)Hertha Töpper (contralto)Ernst Haefliger (tenor)Theo Adam (bass)Munich Bach Choir and OrchestraKarl Richter (conductor)Ertöt uns durch dein Güte, from Cantata No 22 (arr Harriet Cohen)Hubert Harry (piano)

12:00Donald Macleod and John Eliot GardinerDonald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner continue their survey of Bach's sacred cantatas with works for the first Sunday after Trinity, including some of his most intensely dramatic expressions of the Lutheran faith.

Cantata No 75: Die Elenden sollen essenRuth Ziesak (soprano)Elisabeth von Magnus (alto)Paul Agnew (tenor)Klaus Mertens (bass)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChoirTon Koopman (director)Cantata No. 20: O Ewigkeit, du DonnerwortWilke te Brummelstroete (alto)Paul Agnew (tenor)Dietrich Henschel (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)Cantata No 39: Brich dem Hungrigen dein BrotAgnes Mellon (soprano)Charels Brett (alto)Peter Kooij (bass)Collegium Vocale GhentPhilippe Herreweghe (director)

13:30Lucie SkeapingFeaturing the Toccata and Fugue Celebration and St John Passion, from St John's Smith Square.

The Toccata and Fugue in Dm, BWV 565, is an iconic work, and yet there is much controversy about almost every aspect of the piece - including which instrument it was originally written for and who actually wrote it.

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At 2.10pm, St John Passion, BWV 245, which Bach composed early in 1723 intending it for the Good Friday service at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. Mark Padmore introduces this performance, in which he sings the demanding role of the Evangelist.

Toccata and Fugue in Dm for organ, BWV 565

Toccata in Am for solo violin

Passacaglia and Fugue in Cm for organ, BWV 582

Wayne Marshall (organ)

Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin)

St John Passion, BWV 245

Evangelist ...... Mark Padmore

Christus ...... Paul Whelan

Gillian Keith (soprano)

James Bowman (alto)

Finnur Bjarnason (tenor)

Andrew Foster-Williams (baritone)

Polyphony, Academy of Ancient Music

Stephen Layton (conductor)

17:00Sean RaffertySean is joined by Trevor Pinnock who plays harpsichord in two of the featured works.

French Suite No 5 in G, BWV 816Partita No 2 in Cm, BWV 826Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord)Cantata No 173: Erhohtes Fleisch und Blut Lisa Larsson (soprano)Elisabeth von Magnus (alto)Gerd Turk (tenor)Klaus Mertens (bass)Amsterdam Baroque Choir and OrchestraTon Koopman (director)Cantata No 175: Er rufet seinen Schafen mit NamenAndreas Scholl (alto)Christoph Prégardien (tenor)Gotthold Schwarz (bass)Ensemble Baroque de LimogesChristophe Coin (director)

19:00Petroc TrelawnyMasaaki Suzuki introduces performances given by his Bach Collegium of Japan at the Bach Festival in Seoul, South Korea earlier this year.

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Cantata No 140: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme

Yukari Nonoshita (soprano)Sumihito Uesugi (alto)Johannes Klüser (tenor)Locky Chung (bass)Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (conductor)Cantata No 80: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott

Yukari Nonoshita (soprano)Sumihito Uesugi (alto)Johannes Klüser (tenor)Locky Chung (bass)Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (conductor)Cantata No 56: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen

Yukari Nonoshita (soprano)Sumihito Uesugi (alto)Johannes Klüser (tenor)Locky Chung (bass)Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (conductor)Cantata No 147: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben

Yukari Nonoshita (soprano)Sumihito Uesugi (alto)Johannes Klüser (tenor)Locky Chung (bass)Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (conductor)Preludes, BWV 939-943Angela Hewitt (piano)Chaconne (from Partita No 2 in Dm, BWV 1004), arr Helga Thoene The Hilliard Ensemble Christoph Poppen (violin)English Suite No 6, BWV 811Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)

22:00Sarah WalkerFeaturing Cantata Nos 42 and 43, an Organ Trio and a specially recorded concert of Sonatas.

Cantata No 43: Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen Barbara Schlick (soprano)Catherine Patriasz (alto)Christoph Prégardien (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Collegium Vocale Philippe Herreweghe (director)Organ Trio in G, BWV 1027a Marie-Claire Alain (organ)Sonatas BWV 1027 in G, BWV 1028 in D and BWV 1029 in GmToccata in F sharp m, BWV 910, for solo harpsichord Paolo Pandolfo (viola da gamba)Christian Rieger (harpsichord)Cantata No 42: Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats Ruth Holton (soprano)Sytse Buwalda (alto)Knut Schoch (tenor)Bas Ramselaar (bass)Holland Boys' ChoirNetherlands Bach CollegiumPieter Jan Leusink (conductor)

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00:00Louise FryerMonday 19 Dec

Including more cantatas from Bach's first Leipzig cycle.Cello Suite No 5 in Cm, BWV 1011Ralph Kirschbaum (cello)Cantata No 109: Ich glaube, lieber HerrBogna Bartosz (alto)Jorg Dürmüller (tenor)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and choir Ton Koopman (director)Fantasia and fugue in Cm, BWV 537Daniel Chorzempa (historic organ by several builders in the Bovenkirk, Kampen, Holland)Cantata No 89: Was soll ich aus dir machen, EphraimMarcus Klein (soprano)Paul Esswood (alto)Max von Egmond (bass)Hannover Boys' choirCollegium Vocale GhentLeonhardt ConsortGustav Leonhardt (director)Davitt Moroney introduces his recording of Allemande, BWV 819, Suite in E flat, BWV 819a Davitt Moroney (harpsichord)Cantata No 60: Ewigkeit du DonnerwortRobin Blaze (alto)Gerd Türk (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (conductor)Concerto in F m, BWV 1056Angela Hewitt (piano)Australian Chamber OrchestraRichard Tognetti (director/violin)Chorale: Jesu nun sei gepreiset, BWV 362Nordic Chamber Choir, ensembleNicol MattCantata No 190: Singet dem HerrnHelen Watts (alto)Kurt Equiluz (tenor)Niklaus Tuller (bass)Gächinger KantoreiBach Collegium Stuttgart Wurttemburg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn Helmuth Rilling (conductor)Toccata in Gm, BWV 915Angela Hewitt (piano)Chorale Prelude: Ach Gott und Herr, BWV 714Peter Hurford (Ronald Sharp organ in Knox Grammar School Chapel, Sydney)Cantata No 153: Schau, lieber GottPaul Esswood (alto)Wynford Evans (tenor)John Noble(bass) London Bach Society Chorus and Baroque OrchestraPaul Steinitz (conductor)Concerto in Gm, BWV 1058Murray Perahia (piano)Academy of St Martin-in-the-FieldsChorale prelude: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig, BWV 618Anton Heiler (Metzler organ in Netzal, Switzerland)

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Chorale prelude: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig, BWV 656Christopher Herrick (Metzler organ of Jesuit Church, Lucerne)Prelude and fugue in Em, BWV 900Prelude and fugue in F, BWV 901Prelude and fugue in G, BWV 902a Robert Hill (lute/harpsichord)Chorale: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig, BWV 401Nordic Chamber Choir, ensembleNicol MattChorale prelude: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig, BWV 1085 Ton Kopman (Hans Heinrich Bader organ of St Walburg's church, Zutphen)Chorale prelude: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig, BWV 1095 Peter Hurford (Reil brothers organ of Augustinerkirche, Vienna)Chorale: Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, BWV 417Berlin Radio Choir, ensembleRobin GrittonChorale Prelude: Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, BWV 658Marie Claire Alain (Marcussen organ of St Nicholas' church Kolding, Denmark)Cantata No 73: Herr, wie du willt Barbara Schlick (soprano)Catherine Patriasz (alto)Christoph Prégardien (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Collegium Vocale GhentPhilippe Herreweghe (conductor)Prelude and fughetta in G, BWV 902Andreas Staier (harpsichord)Prelude and fugue in G, BWV 884 (Well Tempered Clavier Bk 2)Robert Levin (harpsichord)Cantata No 83: Erfreute Zeit im neuen BundeRobin Tyson (alto)Paul Agnew (tenor)Peter Harvey (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (conductor)Chorale prelude: Allein Gott in der Höhe, BWV 662Marie Claire Alain (Marcussen organ of St Nicholas' church Kolding, Denmark)Chorale: Allein Gott in der Höhe, BWV 260Berlin Radio Choir, ensembleRobin GrittonChorale prelude: Allein Gott in der Höhe, BWV 663Marie Claire Alain (Marcussen organ of St Nicholas' church Kolding, Denmark)Cantata No 104: Du Hirte Israel, hörePeter Schreier (tenor)Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass) Munich Bach Choir and orchestra Karl Richter (conductor)Trio on Allein Gott in der Höhe, BWV 664 Marie Claire Alain (Marcussen organ of St Nicholas' church Kolding, Denmark)Andrew Manze introduces his recording of Violin Sonata in Cminor, BWV1024. 5.21 Cantata No 166 - Wo gehest du hin? 5.39 Concerto in d minor, BWV974(after oboe concerto by Marcello)Chorale - Ich dank’ dir, lieber Herre, BWV347. Chorale: Ichdank’ dir, lieber Herre, BWV348Cantata No 37 - Wer da glaubet und getauft wirdConcerto in C minor for 2 harpsichords, BWV1062.Cantata No 44 - Sie werden euch in denBann tunConcerto in D minor for 2 violins, BWV1043

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Monday 19th December 2005 07:00Sandy BurnettFeaturing further cantatas.Cantata No 25: Es ist nicht Gesundes an meinem LeibeLisa Larsson (soprano)Gerd Türk (tenor)Klaus Mertens (bass)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChoirTon Koopman (director)

Violin concerto in Am, BWV 1041Itzhak Perlman (violin)English Chamber OrchestraDaniel Barenboim (conductor)

Cantata No 190: Singet dem Herrn ein neues LiedRobin Blaze (alto)James Gilchrist (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (director)

Concerto for two harpsichords in Cm, BWV 1060Raymond Leppard, Andrew Davis (harpsichord)English Chamber OrchestraRaymond Leppard (conductor)

Cantata No 181: Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister Lisa Larsson (soprano)Elisabeth von Magnus (alto)Gerd Türk (tenor)Klaus Mertens (bass)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChoirTon Koopman (director)

Partita in Fm, Christ, er du bist der helle Tag, BWV 766Lionel Rogg (organ)

French Suite No 1 in Dm, BWV 812Glenn Gould (piano)

Cantata No 58: Ach Gott, wie manches HerzeleidNancy Argenta (soprano)

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Klaus Mertens (bass)La Petite BandeSigiswald Kuijken (director)

10:00A Bach ChristmasJonathan SwainTracing the Bach cantata on disc, from the earliest complete recording to today's competing cycles, and charts the shifts and continuities in instrumental style.Cantata No 67: Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum ChristDorothea Schröder (alto)Hans Lißmann (tenor)Günther Ramin (organ)St Thomas' ChoirLeipzig Gewandhaus OrchestraKarl Straube (conductor)

Fantasia in G, BWV 572Hanns Ander-Donath (organ)

Cantata No 105: Herr, gehe nicht ins GerichtGunthild Weber (soprano)Lore Fischer (alto)Helmut Krebs (tenor)Hermann Schey (bass)Berlin MotettenchorBerlin Philharmonic OrchestraFritz Lehmann (conductor)

Cantata No 12: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, ZagenHilde Rössl-Majdan (alto)Anton Dermota (tenor)Walter Berry (bass)Vienna Chamber ChoirVienna State Opera Chamber OrchestraMogens Wöldike (conductor)

Partita No 2 in Dm, BWV 1004George Enescu (violin)morning | afternoon | evening

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12:00A Bach ChristmasDonald Macleod and John Eliot GardinerDonald and John Eliot Gardiner introduce cantatas for the 16th Sunday of Trinity; and also explore what we know about the singers and instrumentalists who performed them in Bach's own time.Cantata No 27: Wer weiss, wie nahe mir mein Ende?Katherine Fuge (soprano)Robin Tyson (alto)Mark Padmore (tenor)Thomas Guthrie (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)

Cantata No 8: Liebster, Gott, wann werd' ich sterben?Friederike Sailer (soprano)Claudia Hellmann (alto)Helmut Krebs (tenor)Erich Wenk (bass)Heinrich Schütz Chorale of HeilbronnPforzheim Chamber OrchestraFritz Werner (conductor)

Cantata No 161: Komm, du süsse TodesstundeSabine Kirchner (alto)Theophil Meier (tenor)Mannheim Bach Orchestra and ChoirHeinz Markus Göttsche (conductor)

Cantata 95: Christus, der ist mein LebenKatharine Fuge (soprano)Mark Padmore (tenor)Thomas Guthrie (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)

13:30A Bach ChristmasCatherine BottCatherine Bott talks to Angela Hewitt about her performance of Book One of the Well-tempered Clavier, BWV 846 - 869, recorded at the Wigmore Hall in November.

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3.25 pm During his years in Leipzig, Bach directed the Collegium Musicum, which gave regular instrumental concerts in Zimmermann's Coffee House.Catherine Bott, with the Royal Academy of Music Baroque Orchestra (director Laurence Cummings) visit the Troubadour coffee house in Earls Court to play the A m Violin Concerto (with Kati Debretzeni) and the Coffee Cantata, with Pippa Goss (soprano) Matthew Beale (tenor) and Alex Ashworth (bass)

3.45 pmCantata No. 205: Der zufriedengestellte Aolus Orchestra and Choir of the Age of Enlightenment Mieke van der Sluis (soprano)René Jacobs (alto)Christoph Prégardien (tenor)David Thomas (bass)Gustav Leonhardt (director)

17:00A Bach ChristmasSean RaffertyThe guest is the keyboard-player, Andreas Staier.Concerto in F, BWV 971, Italian ConcertoPartita No 1 in B flat, BWV 825Andreas Staier (harpsichord)

Concerto in Cm, BWV 1060David Reichenberg (oboe)Simon Standage (violin)English ConcertTrevor Pinnock (director)

Motet: Der geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf, BWV 226BBC SingersPeter McCarthy (violone)Richard Pearce (organ continuo) Stephen Cleobury (director)

Sonata for violin and continuo, BWV 1021, in G Arthur Grumiaux (violin)Philippe Mermoud (cello)Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord)

Concerto in G, BWV 977Cyprien Katsaris (piano)

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Emma Kirkby introduces her recording ofCantata No 82a: Ich habe genugFreiburg Baroque OrchestraGottfried von der Goltz (conductor)morning | afternoon | evening

19:00A Bach ChristmasPetroc TrelawnyIncluding the winning recording of the Musical Offering from Radio 3's Building a Library; Emma Kirkby introduces Masaaki Suzuki's recording of Cantata No 119; the Canadian period instrument ensemble Tafelmusik play the first of Bach's popular Brandenburg Concertos; plus one of Bach's four Lutheran mass settings.Musical Offering, BWV 1079Gottfried von der Goltz (violin)Karl Kaiser (flute) Ekkehard Weber (viola da gamba)Michael Behringer (harpsichord)

Cantata No 119: Preise, Jerusalem den HerrnYoshie Hida (soprano)Kirsten Sollek-Avella (alto)Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (director)

Keyboard Concerto in Cm, BWV 981 (after Marcello Op 1, No 2)Ivor Bolton (organ)

Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F, BWV 1046TafelmusikJeanne Lamon (director)

Canonic Variations on Von Himmel hoch da komm ich her, BWV 769Ton Koopman (organ)

Mass in G, BWV 236Agnès Mellon (soprano)Gérard Lesne (alto)Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass)Chorus and Orchestra of Collegium Vocale, GhentPhilippe Herreweghe (director)

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22:00A Bach ChristmasFiona TalkingtonFiona presents recitals that feature Bach Collegiums from Japan and the Netherlands.Organ Trio Sonata in Cm, BWV 526 Christopher Herrick (organ)

Cantata No 81: Jesus schlaft, was soll ich hoffen Sytse Buwalda (alto)Knut Schoch (tenor)Bas Ramselaar (bass)Holland Boys ChoirNetherlands Bach Collegium Pieter Jan Leusink (conductor)

Plus a specially-recorded concert from ManchesterSpurious Fantasia in Gm, BWV 920; Fantasia and Fugue in Am, BWV 904; Aria Variata in Am, BWV 989; Capriccio in B flat, BWV 992; Capriccio in E, BWV 993 Gary Cooper (harpsichord)

Cantata No 77: Du sollst Gott, deinen Herren, liebenYoshie Hida (soprano)Kirsten Sollek-Avella (alto)Makoto Sakurada (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki (director)

00:00A Bach ChristmasLouise FryerTuesday 20 Dec

Louise Fryer

Including secular cantatas and secular cantatas 'made sacred', interwoven with Part III of the Clavier-Übung.12.01amPrelude and Fugue in E flat (St Anne), BWV 552 Ralph Downes (Harrison and Harrison organ at RFH London)

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12.18amCantata No 215: Preise dein Glucke, gesegnetesMonika Frimmer (soprano)John Elwes (tenor)David Wilson-Johnson (bass)Choir and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Gustav Leonhardt (director)

12.52amChorales: Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 371Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (director)

12.53amChorale preludes: BWV 669-671Andre Isoir (Joseph Gabler organ in the Basilica, Weingarten)

1.08amCantata No 184, Erwünschtes Freudenlicht Elisabeth von Magnum (soprano)Gerd Turk (tenor)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChorusTon Koopman (director)

1.29amWynton Marsalis introducesChorales BWV 275, 327, 367, 377, 379 and 257Gächinger Kantorei, ensemble,Helmuth Rilling (conductor)

1.38amKyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 672; Christe, aller Welt Trost, BWV 673 Quartetto Italiano di Viole da GambaKyrie, Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 674Helmut Walcha (Arp Schnitger organ of St Peter and Paul Church, Cappel)

1.43amCantata No 204: Ich bin in mir vergnügtDorothea Roschman (soprano)Les Violons du RoiBernard Labadie (director)

2.14amChorale: Allein Gott in die Höhe sei Ehr', BWV 260Berlin Radio Choir, ensembleRobin Gritton

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2.15amChorale preludes: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr', BWV 675 and 676Fughetta super Allein Gott, BWV 677 Lionel Rogg (Silberman organ in Arlesheim)

2.25amCantata No 112: Der Herr ist mein getreuer HirtRuth Holton (soprano)Sytse Buwalda (alto)Nico van der Meel (tenor)Bas Ramselaar (bass)Holland Boys ChoirNetherlands Bach CollegiumPieter Jan Leusink (conductor)

2.39amChorale: Dies sind die heiligen zehen Gebot, BWV 298; Chorale prelude: Dies sind die heiligen zehen Gebot, BWV 678Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (director)Fughetta super Dies sind die heiligen zehen Gebot, BWV 679 Masaaki Suzuki (Marc Garnier organ of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music)

2.47amCantata No 194: Höchsterwünschtes FreudenfestJennifer Smith (soprano)Michael Goldthorpe (tenor)John Noble (bass)London Bach Society ChorusSteinitz Bach PlayersPaul Steinitz (conductor)

3.29amChorale: Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 437; Chorale prelude: Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 680Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (director)Fughetta super Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 681Simon Preston (Wagner organ, Nidaros Church, Trondheim)

3.36amCantata No 36c: Schwingt freudig euch emporDorothea Röschman (soprano)Axel Köhler (alto)Christoph Genz (tenor)

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Hans-Georg Wimmer (bass)Musica Antiqua Köln Reinhard Goebel (director)

3.59amDuetto in Em, BWV 802Andras Schiff (piano)

4.02amDuetto in F, BWV 803Angela Hewitt (piano)

4.04amDuetto in G, BWV 804Rosalyn Tureck (piano)

4.08amDuetto in Am, BWV 805Tatiana Nikolaeva (piano)

4.13amCantata No 36: Schwingt freudig euch emporSybilla Ruebens (soprano)Christoph Prégardien (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Collegium Vocale Ghent/ Philippe Herreweghe

4.44amChorale preludes: Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 416Nordic Chamber Choir, ensemble Nicol MattChorale preludes: Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 682 and 683Wolfgang Stockmeier (Kreienbrink Organ of St John's Church, Osnabruck)

4.53amCantata No 30a: Angenehmes Wiederau, freue dichChristiane Oelze (soprano)Ingeborg Danz (alto) Marcus Ullman (tenor)Andreas Schmidt (bass)Gächinger KantoreiBach Collegium Stuttgart/ Helmuth Rilling

5.28amChorale: Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 280 Berlin Radio Choir, ensemble/Robin GrittonChorale prelude: Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 684

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Alena Vesela (organ in Dvorák Hall of House of Artists, Prague)Chorale prelude: Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 685Zuzana Ruzickova (harpsichord)

5.35amChorale preludes: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 686 and 687Hans Fagius (reconstructed Wahlberg organ in Fredrikskyrkan, Karlskrona, Sweden)

5.48amCantata No 66: Erfreut euch, ihr HerzenHerzen. Heidi Riess (soprano), Eberhard Buchner (tenor),Siegfried Lorenz (bass), Thomanerchor Leipzig, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Hans-JoachimRotsch. 6.20 Chorale: Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 363. Berlin Radio Choir/Robin Gritton.Chorale prelude: Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 688. Fuga super Jesus Christus unserHeiland, BWV 689 Christopher Herrick (organ). 6.29 Cantata No 207a - Auf, schmetternde Tone.Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Michael Chance (alto), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass),Stuttgart Chamber Choir, Concerto Koln/Frieder Bernius.

Tuesday 20th December 2005 07:00A Bach ChristmasSandy BurnettFeaturing further Cantatas.Cantata No 86: Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euchSibylla Rubens (soprano)Bernhard Landauer (alto)Christoph Prégardien (tenor)Klaus Mertens (bass)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChoirTon Koopman (director)

Cantata No 98: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetanKatharine Fuge (soprano)Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor)Julian Podger (tenor)

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Gotthold Schwarz (bass)Monterverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)

Concerto for three harpsichords in Dm, BWV 1063Gustav Leonhardt, Anneke Uittenbosch, Alan Curtis (harpsichord)Leonhardt ConsortGustav Leonhardt (director)

Cantata No 84: Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke Nancy Argenta (soprano)Paul Goodwin (oboe)Ensemble SonnerieMonica Huggett (director)

English Suite No 1 in A, BWV 806Murray Perahia (piano)

10:00A Bach ChristmasJonathan SwainJonathan hosts a CD Masters special.Suite No 4 in D, BWV 1069Boston Symphony OrchestraSerge Koussevitzky (conductor)

Cantata No 199: Mein Herze schwimmt im BlutElisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)Philharmonia OrchestraThurston Dart (conductor)

Cantata No 158: Der Friede sei mit dirDietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)Michel Schwalbé (violin)St Hedwig's Cathedral ChoirBerlin Philharmonic OrchestraKarl Forster (conductor)

The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II Prelude and Fugue No 13 in F sharp, BWV 882Samuel Feinberg (piano)Prelude and Fugue No 18 in G sharp m, BWV 887Maria Yudina (piano)

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Cantata No 35: Geist und Seele wird verwirret Maureen Forrester (alto)Herbert Tachezi (organ)Vienna Radio OrchestraHermann Scherchen (conductor)

Partita No 3 in Am, BWV 827Marcelle Meyer (piano)morning | afternoon | evening

12:00A Bach ChristmasDonald MacleodDonald and John Eliot Gardiner introduce sacred cantatas for Trinity and Reformation Sunday, and also explore how Bach assembled the texts in collaboration with the theologians of his age.Cantata No 48: Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösenWilliam Towers (counter tenor)James Gilchrist (tenor)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)

Cantata No 5: Wo soll ich fliehen hinSusanne Rydén (soprano)Pascal Bertin (counter tenor)Gerd Türk (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (director)

Cantata No 90: Es reisset euch ein schrecklich EndeBogna Bartosz (alto)Jörg Dürmüller (tenor)Klaus Mertens (bass)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChoirTon Koopman (director)

Cantata No 79: Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn' und SchildJoanne Lunn (soprano)William Towers (counter tenor)Peter Harvey (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)

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13:30A Bach ChristmasCatherine BottIncluding a concert from St John's, Smith Square in London, featuring two of Bach's Lutheran Masses. At 2.50pm, Catherine Bott and pianist David Owen Norris join A-level and GCSE students at All Saints' RC School in York to find out how we can still learn from Bach pieces written for use in teaching. In fact, Bach compiled special books of teaching pieces for his eldest son Wilhelm Friedemann and his second wife Anna Magdalena.Mass in Gm, BWV 235; Cantata No 78: Jesu der du meine Seele; Mass in A, BWV 234 Sibylla Rubens (soprano)Andreas Scholl (counter tenor) Christoph Prégardien (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Collegium Vocale, Ghent OrchestraCollegium Vocale, GhentPhilippe Herreweghe (conductor)

Von Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 700 and 701Marie-Claire Alain (organ)

Violin Concerto in Gm, BWV 1056Europa GalanteFabio Biondi (violin/director)

Easter Oratorio (Lobet Gott), BWV 249Emily van Evera (soprano)Caroline Trevor (alto)Charles Daniels (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Taverner Consort and PlayersAndrew Parrott (conductor)

17:00A Bach ChristmasSean RaffertyThe guest is French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras, who plays movements from two Bach Cello Suites.Cantata No 176: Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt DingJohannette Zomer (soprano)Ingeborg Danz (alto)Peter Kooij (bass)Collegium Vocale GentPhilippe Herreweghe (director)

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Concerto in Dm for harpsichord and oboe, BWV 1059Frank de Bruine (oboe)Melante AmsterdamBob van Asperen (director/harpsichord)

Cantata No 85: Ich bin ein guter HirtBarbara Schlick (soprano)Andreas Scholl (alto)Christoph Prégardien (tenor)Gotthold Schwarz (bass)Concerto Vocale de LeipzigEnsemble Baroque de LimogesChristophe Coin (director)

Sonata in G, BWV 1038Barthold Kuijken (flute)Sigiswald Kuijken (violin)Wieland Kuijken (cello)Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)morning | afternoon | evening

19:00A Bach ChristmasPetroc TrelawnyA concert from Cadogan Hall, London, featuring a selection of Bach's Christmas cantatas, and a recently discovered Birthday Ode for Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar, written in 1713. Plus Bach's joyful setting of the Magnificat.Cantata No 40: Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn GottesCantata No 151: Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt Cantata No 110: Unser Mund sei voll Lachens Aria: Alles mit Gott, und nichts ohn' Ihn, BWV 1127 Magnificat in D, BWV 243, with Christmas interpolations: Von Himmel hoch; Freut euch und jubiliert; Gloria in excelsis; Virga Jesse floruit

Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsSir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

Trio Sonata in C, BWV 530Palladian Ensemble

Concerto for 2 keyboards in Cm, BWV 1062Christophe Rousset, Christopher Hogwood (harpsichord)

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Academy of Ancient Music

22:00A Bach ChristmasFiona TalkingtonFeaturing a concert recorded at The Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great, London, featuring some of Bach's flute sonatas.Flute Sonata in Em, BWV 1034Toccata in Em, BWV 914Flute Sonata in A, BWV 1032Partita for unaccompanied flute in Am, BWV 1013Flute Sonata in E, BWV 1035Jed Wentz (flute)Musica ad Rhenum

Prelude No 1 in C Pastorale in CmBrandenburg Concerto No 5Jacques Loussier Trio

00:00A Bach ChristmasLouise FryerWednesday 21 Dec

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Louise Fryer plays a selection of music by Bach.00.00amOrchestral Suite No 2 in Bm, BWV 1067William Bennett (flute)Academy of St Martin in the FieldsNeville Marriner (conductor)

00.21amCantata No 2: Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh dareinJohanette Zomer (soprano)Ingeborg Danz (alto)Jan Kobow (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Collegium Vocale GhentPhilippe Herreweghe (director)

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00.38amGeorge Pratt introducesTrio Sonata E flat, BWV 525 (arr Boothby)Purcell Quartet

00.53amCantata No 10: Meine Seel erhebt den HerrenSally Le Sage (soprano)Shirley Minty (alto)Nigel Rogers (tenor)Neil Howlett (bass)London Bach Society ChorusEnglish Chamber OrchestraPaul Steinitz (conductor)

01.17amFugue in Gm, BWV 131aAndre Isoir (Grenzing organ of Abbey of St Cyprien, Perigord)

01.20amCantata No 93: Wer nur den lieben GottYukari Nonoshita (soprano)Matthew White (alto)Makoto Sakurada (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (conductor)

1.40amPartita in E for lute-harpsichord, BWV 1006aFilomena Moretti (guitar)

1.59amCantata No 107: Wass willst du dich betrubenArleen Auger (soprano)Aldo Baldwin (tenor)John Brocheler (bass)Gachinger KantoreiBach Collegium StuttgartHelmuth Rilling (conductor)

2.17amOboe concerto in Dm, BWV 1059aDouglas Boyd (oboe)Chamber Orchestra of Europe

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2.30amCantata No 178: Wo Gott der Herr nichtEdith Mathis (soprano)Julia Hamari (alto)Peter Schreier (tenor)Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass)Munich Bach Choir and OrchestraKarl Richter (conductor)

2.50amAndrew Manze introduces his recording of Violin sonata in G, BWV 1019 (first version) Andrew Manze (violin)Richard Egarr (harpsichord)Jaap ter Linden (cello)

3.11amCantata No 94: Was frag ich nach der WeltMidori Suzuki (soprano)Magdalena Kozena (mezzo)Knut Schoch (tenor)Jan van der Crabben (bass)La Petite BandeSigiswald Kuijken (director)

3.38amChorales, BWV 1122 and 1123 Gachinger Kantorei, ensembleHelmuth Rilling (director)

3.41amChorale prelude: Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639Gerhard Gnann (organ)

3.44amChorales: BWV 1124, 1125 and 1126Gachinger Kantorei, ensembleHelmuth Rilling (director)

3.50amCantata No 113: Herr Jesu Christ, du höchster GutMagdalena Kozena (soprano)William Towers (alto)Mark Padmore (tenor)Stephan Loges (bass)Monteverdi Choir

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English Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)

4.15amTrio Sonata in Dm, BWV 1036Musica Antique CologneReinhard Goebel (director/violin)

4.27amChorale: Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 261 Berlin Radio Choir, ensemble/ Robin GrittonChorale prelude: Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 1100Peter Hurford (Vienna Bach organ in Augustiner Kirche Vienna)

4.31amCantata No 33: Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu ChristHelen Watts (alto)Frieder Lang (tenor)Philippe Huttenlocher (bass)Gächinger KantoreiBach Collegium StuttgartHelmuth Rilling (conductor)

4.52amConcerto in E flat, BWV 597Christopher Herrick (Metzler organ of Pfarrkirche St Michael, Kaisten, Switzerland)

4.59amChorales, BWV 425 -7Nordic Chamber Choir, ensembleNicol Matt (conductor)

5.02amChorales, BWV 428 - 30Berlin Radio Choir, ensembleRobin Gritton (conductor)

5.06amTrio in Gm, BWV 584Christopher Herrick (Metzler organ of Pfarrkirche St Michael, Kaisten, Switzerland)

5.09amChorale: Ach lieben Christen seid getrost, BWV 256Berlin Radio Choir, ensemble, Robin Gritton

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Cantata No 114: Ach, lieben ChristenYukari Nonoshita (soprano)Daniel Taylor (alto)Makoto Sakurada (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (director)

5.35amConcerto in C for 3 harpsichords, BWV 1064 Kenneth Gilbert, Trevor Pinnock, Lars Ulrich Mortensen (harpsichords)English ConcertTrevor Pinnock (director)

5.52amChorale preludes and fughetta: Allein Gott in die Höh sei Ehr, BWV 715 - 717Marie-Claire Alain (Silberman organ, Rötha)

5.59amTon Koopman introduces his recording of Cantata No 206: Schleicht, spielende Wellen, und murmelt gelindeSybilla Rubens, Anne Grimm (soprano)Elizabeth von MagnuMagnus (alto), ChristophPrégardien (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass), Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir/Koopman.6.41 Partita in B flat, BWV825. Dinu Lipatti (piano).

Wednesday 21st December 2005 07:00A Bach ChristmasSandy BurnettSandy Burnett plays a selection of Bach compositions, including Cantata No 69 and extracts from the Brandenburg Concerto and the French Suite.Cantata No 69: Lobe den Herrn, meine SeeleRuth Holton (soprano)Sytse Buwalda (alto)Nico van der Meel (tenor)Holland Boys Choir

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Netherlands Bach CollegiumPieter Jan Leusink (director)

Sonata in C, BWV 1033Wilbert Hazelzet (flute) Jaques Ogg (harpsichord)Jaap ter Linden (cello)

Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G, BWV 1049Musica Antiqua Köln Reinhard Goebel (director/violin)

French Suite No 2 in Cm, BWV 813Davitt Moroney (harpsichord)

Sonata for violin and harpsichord in E, BWV 1016Catherine Mackintosh (violin)Maggie Cole (harpsichord)

Cantata No 92: Ich hab in Gottes Herz und SinnDeborah York (soprano) Franziska Gottwald (alto) Paul Agnew (tenor)Klaus Mertens (bass)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChoirTon Koopman (director)

10:00A Bach ChristmasJonathan SwainJonathan hosts a CD Masters special.Cantata No 54: Widerstehe doch der SündeHelen Watts (contralto)Philomusica of LondonThurston Dart (director)

Cantata No 198: Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen StrahlMarni Nixon (soprano)Elaine Bonazzi (mezzo-soprano)Nico Castel (tenor)Peter Binder (bass)American Concert ChoirColumbia Symphony OrchestraRobert Craft (conductor)

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Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, BWV 992Rudolf Serkin (piano)

Cantata No.102: Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem GlaubenJanet Baker (mezzo-soprano)Peter Pears (tenor)Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)Aldeburgh Festival SingersEnglish Chamber OrchestraBenjamin Britten (conductor)

English Suite No 3 in Gm, BWV 808Sviatoslav Richter (piano)morning | afternoon | evening

12:00A Bach ChristmasDonald Macleod and John Eliot GardinerDonald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner continue their week-long survey of Bach's sacred cantatas with works composed for the season of Epiphany.Cantata 26: Ach wie Flüchtig, ach wie NichtigYukari Nonoshita (soprano)Robin Blaze (counter-tenor)Makoto Sakurada (tenor)Peter Kooij (Bass)Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (director)

Cantata 155: Mein Gott, wie lang, ach langeJoanne Lunn (soprano)Richard Wyn Roberts (counter-tenor)Julian Podger (tenor)Gerald Finley (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

Cantata 14: Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese ZeitKrisztina Laki (soprano)Aldo Baldin (tenor)Philippe Huttenlocher (Bass)Gächinger Kantorei StuttgartWürttembergisches Kammerorchester HeilbronnHelmuth Rilling (conductor)

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Cantata 81: Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffenWilliam Towers (counter-tenor)Paul Agnew (tenor)Peter Harvey (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

13:30A Bach ChristmasCatherine BottCatherine Bott presents a selection of compositions by Bach including Prelude and Partita in F and Concerto in C for 2 harpsichords, featuring George Malcolm and Simon Preston.Prelude and Partita in F, BWV 833 Richard Egarr (harpsichord)

Cantata No 214: Tonet, ihr Pauken!Carolyn Sampson (soprano)Ingeborg Danz (alto)Mark Padmore (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Collegium Vocale GhentPhilippe Herreweghe (conductor)

3 Minuets, BWV 841-843 Wolfgang Rubsam (piano)

Concerto in C for 2 harpsichords, BWV 1061 George Malcolm, Simon Preston (harpsichord)Menuhin Festival OrchestraYehudi Menuhin (conductor)

Cantata No 213: Hercules auf dem Scheidewege Anne Grimm (soprano)Elisabeth von Magnus (alto)Christoph Prégardien (tenor)Klaus Mertens (bass)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChoirTon Koopman (director)

Keyboard Concerto in Bm, after Torelli, BWV 979 Ivor Bolton (harpsichord)

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16:00A Bach ChristmasLutheran VespersLutheran Vespers with the Sweelinck Ensemble directed by Martin Knizia, live from the Church of St Anne and St Agnes, London.Chorale prelude: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 599 (JS Bach)Chorale: Saviour of the nations comeReading: John 1:19-28Cantata 132: Bereitet die Wege (JS Bach)Homily: The Revd Jana Jeruma-GrinbergaCantata 61: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (JS Bach)Chorale prelude: Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott, BWV 602 (JS Bach)Chorale: O Lord of light who made the starsChorale prelude: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 661 (JS Bach)

17:00A Bach ChristmasSean RaffertySean Rafferty plays Bach's Triple Concerto in Am, Cantata No 11 and French Suite No 4 in E flat. His guest is the conductor Andrew Parrott.Triple Concerto in Am, BWV 1044Christoph Krueger (flute)Daniel Stepner (violin)John Gibbons (harpsichord)Boston Early Music Festival OrchestraAndrew Parrott (conductor)

Cantata No 11: Lobet Gott in seinen ReichenEmma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb (soprano)Margaret Cable (alto)Wilfried Jochens (tenor)Stephen Charlesworth (bass)Taverner Players Andrew Parrott (conductor)

French Suite No 4 in E flat, BWV 815Christopher Hogwood (harpsichord)morning | afternoon | evening

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19:00A Bach ChristmasPetroc TrelawnyBach's solo cello suites are the gold standard against which other works in this medium are judged. Petroc Trelawny presents three different artists playing three of these suites and talks to cellist Yo Yo Ma about them.

The programme also includes a Bach flute sonata and Helmut Walcha playing the organ of St Laurenskerk, Alkmaar, in a recording from 1956.Prelude, Cello suite in G, BWV 1007Pablo Casals (cello)

Cello Suite No 3 in C, BWV 1009Pierre Fournier (cello)

Cantata No 108: Es ist euch gutPaul Esswood (alto)Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Ruud van der Meer (bass)Tölz Boys ChoirConcentus Musicus ViennaNikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)

Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV 547Helmut Walcha (organ)

Cello Suite No 5 in Cm, BWV 1011Yo-Yo Ma (cello)

Flute Sonata in E flat, BWV 1031Stephen Preston (flute)Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord)Jordi Savall (viola da gamba)

Cantata No 74: Wer mich liebet, der wird meinDeborah York (soprano)Bogna Bartosz (alto)Jörg Dürmüller (tenor)Klaus Mertens (bass)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChoirTon Koopman (director)

Cello Suite No 6 in D, BWV 1012Anner Bylsma (cello)

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22:00A Bach ChristmasFiona TalkingtonFiona Talkington presents Bach's Cantata No 128, a specially recorded concert from Perth given by Concerto Caledonia with counter-tenor Iestyn Davies and some alternative arrangements of Bach compositions.Cantata No 128: Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein Bogna Bartosz (alto); Jörg Dürmüller (tenor)Klaus Mertens (bass)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Ton Koopman (conductor)

Plus a specially recorded concert from Perth given by Concerto Caledonia with Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor)Oboe d'amore concerto in A, BWV 1055 Violin sonata No. 4 in C m, BWV 1017 Cantata No. 170: Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust

And some alternative arrangements of Bach by Uri Caine, Wendy Carlos, and from a recent concert by the Jacques Loussier Trio:Air on a G string Concerto in D m

00:00A Bach ChristmasLouise FryerThursday 22 Dec

Louise Fryer

Louise Fryer plays Bach's arrangements of other composers and some cantatas.00.01amFugue on a theme by Corelli, Bm, BWV 579 Peter Hurford (restored Schnitger organ of Martinkerk, Groningen)

00.06amAndrew Manze introduces his recording of Violin sonata in G, BWV 1019, version 2Andrew Manze (violin)Richard Egarr (harpsichord)Jaap ter Linden (cello)

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00.26amFugue in Cm on a theme by Legrenzi, BWV 574Helmut Walcha (Silberman organ in Church of St Peter the Lesser, Strasburg)

00.35amMotet: Sei Lob und Preis, BWV 231 Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)

00.40amTrio in G, after Telemann, BWV 586Wolfgang Rubsam (Metzler organ in Frauenfeld)

00.42amMotet: [Der] Gerechte kommt um (after Kuhnau)Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, OxfordAcademy of Ancient MusicSimon Preston (director)

00.49amConcerto in Am for 4 harpsichords, BWV 1065Robert Hill, Gerald Hambitzer, Christoph Anselm Noll, Roderick Shaw (harpsichord)Cologne Chamber OrchestraHelmut Müller-Brüll (conductor)

00.58amSanctus in Dm, BWV 239Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra of LausanneMichel Corboz (conductor)

01.01amPrelude and Fugue in Dm, BWV 539Simon Preston (Marcussen organ in Tonbridge School Chapel, Tonbridge)

1.08amCantata No.135: Ach Herer, mich armen SundeHelen Watts (alto)Adalbert Kraus (tenor)Philippe Huttenlocher (bass)Gachinger KantoreiStuttgart Bach CollegiumHelmuth Rilling (conductor)

1.24amFantasia and Fugue in Am, BWV 944

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Robert Hill (harpsichord)

1.31amCantata No. 143: Lobe den Herrn, meine SeeleRoger Cericus (soprano)Paul Esswood (alto)Kurt Equiluz (tenor)Max von Egmond (bass)Hannover Boys ChoirCollegium Vocale GhentLeonhardt ConsortGustav Leonhardt (director)

1.45amFugue on theme by Albinoni in C, BWV 946 Christopher Herrick (Metzler organ of Pfarrkirche St Michael, Kaisten, Switzerland)

1.49amCantata No 1083: Tilge, Höchster, meine Sunden, (after Pergolesi Stabat Mater)Maya Boog (soprano)Michael Chance (alto)Balthazar Neumann Ensemble, Thomas Hengelbrock (director)

2.29amPrelude and fugue in Am, BWV 543 Marie-Claire Alain (Metzler organ of Jesuit church, Lucerne)

2.38amSanctus in G, BWV 240 Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra of LausanneMichel Corboz (conductor)

2.41amViolin Suite in Am, BWV 1025 Georg Egger (violin)Boris Kleiner (fortepiano)

3.12amCantata No 189: Meine Seele rühmt und preistPeter Schreier (tenor)CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

3.27amKeyboard concerto, BWV 972 (after Vivaldi Op3 No9)Olivier Baumont (harpsichord)

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3.35amCantata No 217: Gedenke, Herr, wie es uns gehetJohanna Koslowsky (soprano)Kai Wessel (alto)Philip Langshaw (bass)Alsfelder Vocal EnsembleSteintor Brock BremenWolfgang Helbich (director)

3.51amSarabande con partie, BWV 990Robert Hill (harpsichord)

4.11amFugue in B flat, BWV 954Andreas Staier (harpsichord)

4.15amCantata No 220: Lobt ihn mit Herz und MundeJohanna Koslowsky (soprano)Kai Wessel (alto)Philip Langshaw (bass)Alsfelder Vocal EnsembleSteintor Brock BremenWolfgang Helbich (director)

4.30amSonata in Dm, BWV 964Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

4.52amMotet: Ich lasse dich nicht, BWV a159BBC SingersStephen Cleobury (director)

4.57amConcerto in C, BWV 984 Peter Watchorn (harpsichord)

5.06amCantata No.134: Ein Herz, das seinen JesumJulia Hamari (alto)Kurt Equiluz (tenor)Kantorei Barmen-GemarkeGerman Bach Soloists,

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Helmut Winscherman (conductor)

5.36amChorale preludes (Kirnberger collection), BWV 702 - 707Peter Hurford (Phelps/Wolff organ of Our Lady of Sorrows, Toronto)

5.49amConcerto in Gm, BWV 985Michelle Barchi (Harpsichord)

5.57amCantata No 177: Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 177 Helmut Wittek (soprano)Panito Iconomou (alto)Kurt Equiluz (tenor)Concentus Musicus ViennaNikolaus Harnoncourt (director)

6.22amGeorge Pratt introduces Trio Sonata in C, BWV 529John Butt (Greg Harrold organ at University of California, Berkely)

6.38amCantata No 209: Non sa che sia doloreNancy Argenta (soprano)Sonnerie, with Lisa Beznosiuk (flute)Monica Huggett

Thursday 22nd December 2005 07:00A Bach ChristmasSandy BurnettSandy Burnett plays a selection of Bach compositions including Prelude and fugue in G m and Cantata No 195: Dem Gerechten muss das Licht.Prelude and fugue in G m, BWV 535Hans Otto (organ)

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Cantata No 50: Nun ist das Heil und die KraftTaverner Consort and PlayersAndrew Parrott (director)

Sonata No 5 in Fm for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1018Rachel Podger (violin)Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord)

Four Duetti, BWV, 802, 803, 804, 805Gillian Weir (organ)

Concerto in Dm, BWV 1054Andrei Gavrilov (piano)Academy of St Martin in the FieldsNeville Marriner (conductor)

Cantata No 130: Herr Gott, dich loben alle wirFriederike Sailer (soprano)Claudia Hellmann (alto) Helmut Krebs (tenor) Jakob Stämpfli (bass)Heinrich Schütz of Heilbronn-Chorale Pforzheim Chamber OrchestraFritz Werner (conductor)

English Suite No 2 in Am, BWV 807Martha Argerich (piano)

Cantata No 195: Dem Gerechten muss das LichtJan Patrick O'Farrell (soprano)René Jacobs (alto)John Elwes (tenor)Harry van der Kamp (bass)Hannover Boys' ChoirCollegium Vocale Ghent Leonhardt ConsortGustav Leonhardt (director)

10:00A Bach ChristmasJonathan SwainJonathan Swain presents Bach's Cantata No 64, Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F, Cantata No 65, Fantasia in Am, Cantata No 38 and Suite No 1 in C.Cantata No 64: Sehet, welch eine LiebeMaria Friesenhausen (soprano)

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Eva Bornemann (alto)Hartmut Ochs (bass)Westfälische KantoreiInstrumental ensembleWilhelm Ehmann (conductor)

Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F, BWV 1046Emmanuel Hurwitz (violin)Terence MacDonagh (oboe)Douglas Moore, Ian Beers (horns)London Baroque EnsembleKarl Haas (conductor)

Cantata No 65: Sie werden aus Saba alle kommenErnst Haefliger (tenor)Theo Adam (bass)Munich Bach Choir and OrchestraKarl Richter (conductor)

Fantasia in Am, BWV 922Igor Kipnis (clavichord)

Cantata No 38, Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dirArleen Augér (soprano)Helen Watts (contralto)Lutz-Michael Harder (tenor)Philippe Huttenlocher (bass)Gächinger KantoreiBach-Collegium StuttgartHelmuth Rilling (conductor)

Suite No 1 in C, BWV 1066The English ConcertTrevor Pinnock (director/harpsichord)morning | afternoon | evening

12:00A Bach ChristmasDonald Macleod and John Eliot GardinerDonald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner travel to St Thomas' Church in Leipzig to discover how Bach adapted his sacred cantatas to the geography of one of the key venues for which they were written. All four works today were composed for the pre-Easter feast of Quinquagesima.Cantata No 23: Du Wahrer Gott und David's SohnUrsula Buckel (soprano)Eva Bornemann (alto)

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Johannes Hoefflin (tenor)Jakob Stämpfli (bass)Frankfurter Kantorei, German Bach SoloistsKurt Thomas (director)

Cantata No 22: Jesus nahm zu sich die ZwölfeClaudia Schubert (alto)James Oxley (tenor)Peter Harvey (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)

Cantata No 127: Herr Jesus Christ, wahr Mensch und GottAntonia Fahberg (soprano)Peter Pears (tenor)Keith Engen (bass)Munich Bach ChoirMunich State Opera OrchestraKarl Richter (conductor)

Cantata No 159: Sehet, wir gehn hinauf nach JerusalemRuth Holton (soprano)Claudia Schubert (alto)James Oxley (tenor)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)

13:30A Bach ChristmasCatherine BottCatherine Bott presents a concert by one of the leading groups in period performance, Concentus Musicus Vienna, under their founder and director, Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Including two of Bach's secular cantatas.Cantata No 201: Der Streit zwischen Phoebus und PanOrchestral Suite No 3 in D, BWV 1068Cantata No 211: Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht

Christine Schäfer (soprano)Birgit Remmert (alto)Michael Schade (tenor)Kobie van Rensburg (tenor)Olive Widmer (bass)Anton Scharinger (bass)

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Concentus Musicus ViennaNikolaus Harnoncourt (director)

3.10pmIt's a little-known fact that Bach's employment at the Court of Weimar ended (in 1717) with a month in gaol - "the County Judge's place of detention, for too stubbornly forcing the issue of his dismissal". Not one for wasting time, he apparently took the opportunity to write some of his famous '48' Preludes and Fugues. Catherine Bott, the Royal Academy of Music Baroque Orchestra and their director, harpsichordist Laurence Cummings, visit Brixton Prison in London.

The Brandenburg Concerto No 2; selected Preludes and Fugues; Cantata No 80, Ein' feste BurgPippa Goss (soprano)Alexandra Gibson (mezzo)Matthew Beale (tenor)Alex Ashworth (bass)Brixton prisoners' chorus (in the closing chorale)The Royal Academy of Music Baroque Orchestra Laurence Cummings (director/harpsichordist)

Chorale prelude: Christ ist erstanden BWV 627Kevin Bowyer (Marcussen Organ of St Hans Kirke, Odense)

Cantata No 16: Herr Gott sich loben WirSytse Buwalda (contralto)Nico Van der Meel (tenor)Bas Ramselaar (bass)Holland Boys' ChoirNetherlands Bach CollegiumPieter Jan Leusink (director)

17:00A Bach ChristmasSean RaffertySean Rafferty's guest today is the conductor Stephen Cleobury who introduces specially-recorded performances of the Bach Motets.Singet dem herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227

BBC SingersRichard Pearce (organ continuo)Peter McCarthy (violone)Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

Cantata No 55: Ich armer Mensch, ich Sundenknecht

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Cantata No 115: Mache dich, mein Geist, bereitmorning | afternoon | evening

19:00A Bach ChristmasPetroc TrelawnyPetroc Trelawny presents a performance of Bach's St Matthew Passion which is considered a pinnacle of Western music and one of the most original music dramas of any age. Bach's intensely moving account of the events leading up to the Crucifixion interweaves the narration of Christ's mission and his political fate with mankind's response, in a sequence of impassioned and meditative arias and chorales.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, offers his thoughts on the spiritual content of the St Matthew Passion before a performance given at the Proms in 1998.Evangelist ...... Ian Bostridge (tenor)Christus ...... Franz-Josef Selig (bass)Sibylla Rubens (soprano)Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor)Werner Güra (tenor)Dietrich Henschel (bass)Chorus and Orchestra of Collegium Vocale, GhentPhilippe Herreweghe (conductor)

22:00A Bach ChristmasFiona TalkingtonFiona Talkington presents performances of Bach's Keyboard Partita in G, Cantata No 6 and Suites No 1 and No 4 for solo cello.Keyboard Partita in G, BWV 829Richard Goode (piano)

Cantata No 6: Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend in a recording from the early 1970s by Anna Reynolds (contralto)Peter Schreier (tenor)Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)Munich Bach Choir and OrchestraKarl Richter (conductor)

Plus, from a specially-recorded concert at The Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great, London, by Jean Guihen Queyras, the Suites No 1 and No 4 for solo cello.

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00:00A Bach ChristmasLouise FryerThursday 22 Dec

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Louise Fryer presents some of Bach's cantatas from his second Leipzig cycle, and ends with the 1725 version of the St John Passion.00.01amMagnificat in E flat, BWV 243aEmma Kirkby, Judith Nelson (soprano)Carolyn Watkinson (alto)Paul Elliott (tenor)David Thomas (bass)Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford Academy of Ancient MusicSimon Preston (director)

00.37amAir in Cm, BWV 991, reconstructed VidelaMario Videla (clavichord)

00.42amCantata No 96: Herr Christ, der einge GottessohnYukari Nonoshita (soprano)Timothy Kenworthy-Brown (alto)Makoto Sakurada (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (director)

01.01amAndrew Manze introduces his recording of Violin sonata in G, BWV 1019, version 3Andrew Manze (violin)Richard Egarr (harpsichord)Jaap ter Linden (cello)

1.19amCantata No 180: Schmucke dich, o liebe SeeleAnn Monoyios (soprano)Angus Davidson (alto)

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Charles Daniels (tenor)Peter Harvey (bass)Gabrieli Consort and PlayersPaul McCreesh (director)

1.39amPrelude and fugue in Bm, BWV 544 Lionel Rogg (Silberman organ, Arlesheim)

1.52amCantata No 139: Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen GottAlan Bergius (soprano)Paul Esswood (alto)Kurt Equiluz (tenor)Robert Holl (bass)Tolz Boys ChoirConcentus Musicus ViennaNikolaus Harnoncourt (director)

2.11amKleine harmonisches Labyrinth, BWV 591 Kevin Bowyer (Marcussen organ of St Hanskirke Odense, Denmark)

2.15amFantasia in C, unfinished, BWV 573 Christopher Herrick (Metzler organ of Pfarrkirche St Michael, Kaisten, Switzerland)

2.17amCantata No 118: O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens LichtMonteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)

2.28amFantasia and fughetta in B flat, BWV 907Robert Hill (lute-harpsichord)

2.32amCantata No 116: Du Friedefurst, Herr Jesu ChristEdith Mathis (soprano)Trudeliese Schmidt (alto)Peter Schreier (tenor)Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass)Munich Bach Choir and OrchestraKarl Richter (conductor)

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2.51amBrandenburg Concerto No 5 in D, BWV 1050Henryk Szeryng (violin)Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute)George Malcolm (harpsichord)Academy of St Martin in the FieldsNeville Marriner (conductor)

3.13amCantata No 3: Ach Gott, wie manches HerzeleidVienna Boys' ChoirPaul Esswood (alto)Kurt Equiluz (tenor)Max von Egmond (bass)Chorus Viennensis, Concentus Musicus ViennaNikolaus Harnoncourt (director)

3.37amFantasia and fugue in Cm, BWV 908 Robert Hill (lute-harpsichord)

3.41amCantata No 111: Was mein Gott will, BWV 111 Joanne Lunn (soprano)Sara Mingardo (alto)Julian Podger (tenor)Stephen Varcoe (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)

3.57amPrelude and fugue in Cm, BWV 549 Hans Fagius (Cahman organ of Leufsta Bruk, Sweden)

4.02amPrelude and fugue in Dm, BWV 549a Christopher Herrick (Metzler organ of Stadtkirche, Rheinfelden, Switzerland)

4.08amCantata No 125: Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahinIngeborg Danz (alto)Mark Padmore (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Collegium Vocale Ghent

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Philippe Herreweghe (director)

4.32amPrelude and fugue in G, BWV 550Colin Andrews (Rieger organ of Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Bristol)

4.40amCantata No 126: Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem WortAnna Reynolds (alto)Peter Schreier (tenor)Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass)Munich Bach Choir and OrchestraKarl Richter (conductor)

4.58amChorale Preludes BWV 708 - 710 Peter Hurford (Phelps/Wolff organ of Our Lady of Sorrows, Toronto)

5.04amSt John Passion BWV 245 (1725 version) Ruth Holton (soprano)Bogna Bartosz (alto)Markus Brutscher (tenor)Thomas Laske (baritone)Tom Sol (Bass)Cologne Chamber ChoirCollegium CartusianumPeter Neumann (conductor)

Friday 23rd December 2005 07:00A Bach ChristmasFriday 23 DecSandy BurnettSandy Burnett plays a selection of compositions by Bach.French Suite No 3 in Bm, BWV 814Keith Jarrett (harpsichord)

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Cantata No 149: Man singet mit Freuden vom SiegArleen Augér (soprano) Mechthild Georg (alto) Aldo Baldin (tenor) Philippe Huttenlocher (bass) Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart Bach-Collegium StuttgartHelmuth Rilling (conductor)

Cantata No 87: Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen Hertha Töpper (alto)Helmut Krebs (tenor)Franz Kelch (bass)Heinrich Schütz Choir of HeilbronnPforzheim Chamber OrchestraFritz Werner (conductor)

Concerto in Dm for two violins, BWV 1043Nigel Kennedy, Daniel Stabrawa (violin)Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Capriccio in E, BWV 993Angela Hewitt (piano)

Cantata No 97: In allen meinen TatenWilhelm Wiedl (soprano) Paul Esswood (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor)Ruud van der Meer, Philippe Huttenlocher (basses)Tölz Boys Choir Concentus Musicus ViennaNikolaus Harnoncourt (director)

10:00A Bach ChristmasFriday 23 DecJonathan SwainJonathan Swain plays a selection of compositions by Bach.Cantata No 101: Nimm von uns Herr, du treuer GottWilhelm Wiedl (treble)Paul Esswood (alto)Kurt Equiluz (tenor)Philippe Huttenlocher (bass)Tölz Boys ChoirConcentus Musicus Vienna

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Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director/cello)

Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G, BWV 1048Sigiswald Kuijken, Alda Stuurop, Janneke van der Meer (violin)Wiel Peeters, Marléen Thiers, Lucy van Dael (viola)Anner Bylsma, Richte van der Meer, Wieland Kuijken (cello)Anthony Woodrow (violone)Gustav Leonhardt (director/harpsichord)

Cantata No 202: Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten (Wedding Cantata)Emma Kirkby (soprano)Academy of Ancient MusicChristopher Hogwood (director/harpsichord)

Suite No 2 in Bm, BWV 1067Wolfgang Schultz (flute)Stuttgart Chamber OrchestraKarl Münchinger (conductor)

Cantata No 70: Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!Yukari Nonoshita (soprano)Robin Blaze (counter-tenor)Gerd Türk (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki (director/organ)

Toccata in Gm, BWV 915Pierre Hantai (harpsichord)morning | afternoon | evening

12:00A Bach ChristmasFriday 23 DecDonald Macleod and John Eliot GardinerWith Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner, who are at Leipzig's Nikolaikirche for today's programme to introduce sacred cantatas written for the Feast of the Annunciation and Palm Sunday.Cantata No 182: Himmelskönig, sei willkommenNathalie Stutzmann (alto)James Gilchrist (tenor)Peter Harvey (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque Soloists

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John Eliot Gardiner (director)

Cantata No 54: Widerstehe doch der SündeNathalie Stutzmann (alto)English Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)

Cantata No 1: Wie schön leuchtet der MorgensternMalin Hartelius (soprano)James Gilchrist (tenor)Peter Harvey (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)

13:30A Bach ChristmasFriday 23 DecCatherine BottCatherine Bott plays a selection of compositions by Bach, including a performance of Book Two of the Well-Tempered Clavier by the young French pianist Cédric Tiberghien.Jesu, meiner Seelen Wonne, BWV 359Chorale Prelude on Jesu, meiner Seelen Wonne, BWV 1118Jesu, meine Freuden Freude, BWV 360Gächinger KantoreiBach Collegium StuttgartMichael Behringer (organ)Helmuth Rilling (conductor)

Gelobet, seist du Jesu Christ, BWV 723Christopher Herrick (organ)

Gelobet, seist du Jesu Christ, BWV 314 Berlin Radio Choir/ ensemble/ Robin Gritton

Vom Himmel kam der Engel schar, BWV 607Lionel Rogg (organ)

Herr, straf mich nicht in deinem Zorn, BWV 338Berlin Radio Choir/ Robin Gritton

Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 740Christopher Herrick (organ)

Wo Gott zum Haus nicht gibt sein Gunst, BWV 438

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Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart/ Helmuth Rilling (conductor)

Well-tempered Clavier Book 2, BWV 870-893 (Part 1) Cedric Tiberghien (piano)

Ich freue mich in dir, BWV 398Rundfunkchor Berlin/ Robin Gritton (conductor)

O Gott, du frommer Gott, BWV 399Rundfunkchor Berlin/ Robin Gritton (conductor)

Well-tempered Clavier Book 2, BWV 870-893 (Part 2) Cedric Tiberghien (piano)

Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 638Wolfgang Zerer (organ)

Cantata No. 9: Es ist das Heil uns kommen herLa Petite Bande/ Sigiswald Kuijken

Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 718Marie-Claire Alain on the Silbermann organ of the Georgenkirche, Rötha, Germany

Selig, wer an Jesum denkt, BWV 498

So gehst du nun, mein Jesu, hin, BWV.500 and 500a

Vergiss mein nicht, mein alle liebste Gott, BWV 505

Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31

17:00A Bach ChristmasFriday 23 DecSean RaffertySean Rafferty's guest is the organist Simon Preston.Prelude and Fugue in Am, BWV 543Concerto in Dm, BWV 596Chorale Variations: O Gott, du frommer Gott, BWV 767Simon Preston (organ)

Cantata No 168: Tue Rechnung! DonnerwortKatharine Fuge (soprano)Daniel Taylor (countertenor)James Gilchrist (tenor)

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Peter Harvey (bass)The Monteverdi ChoirThe English Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

French Suite No 6 in E, BWV 817Andras Schiff (piano)

Cantata No 137: Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der EhrenAlan Bergius (boy soprano)Paul Esswood (alto)Kurt Equiluz (tenor)Albert Hartinger (bass)Tolz Boys' ChoirConcentus Musicus, ViennaNikolaus Harnoncourt (director)morning | afternoon | evening

19:00A Bach ChristmasFriday 23 DecPetroc TrelawnyWith Petroc Trelawny. Joanna MacGregor introduces Glenn Gould's epoch-making 1955 recording of the Goldberg Variations, an interpretation which changed the way in which the piece was heard, and which developed a cult following in the 1960s.Goldberg Variations, BWV 988Glenn Gould (piano)

Cantata No 157: Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn James Gilchrist (tenor)Klaus Mertens (bass)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChoirTon Koopman (director)

Chorale Prelude: Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott, BWV 721Geoffrey Morgan (organ)

Cantata No 188: Ich habe meine Zuversicht Arleen Auger (soprano)Julia Hamari (alto)Aldo Baldwin (tenor)Walter Heldwein (bass)Bach-Collegium StuttgartHelmut Rilling (conductor)

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22:00A Bach ChristmasFriday 23 DecSarah WalkerSarah Walker play a selection of music by Bach.Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1038Barthold Kuijken (flute)Sigiswald Kuijken (violin)Gustav Leonhardt, Wieland Kuijken (continuo)

Cantata No 107: Was willst du dich betrübenAgnes Mellon (soprano)Howard Crook (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Chorus and Orchestra of Collegium Vocale, GhentPhilippe Herreweghe (director)

In a specially recorded recital from Belfast, Colm Carey plays Eight Short Preludes and Fugues, BWV 553-560The Schübler Chorales, BWV 645-650Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541On the organ of St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast

Cantata No 51: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!Julianne Baird (soprano)The Bach EnsembleJoshua Rifkin (director)

00:00A Bach ChristmasFriday 23 DecLouise FryerSaturday 24 Dec

Louise Fryer

Louise Fryer presents a selection of Bach's cantatas from his third Leipzig cycle.00.00amBrandenburg Concerto No 6 in B flat, BWV 1051Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

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00.17amCantata No 164: Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet Christoph Wegermann (soprano)Paul Esswood (Alto)Max von Egmond (bass)Collegium Vocale GhentLeonhardt ConsortGustav Leonhardt (director)

00.35amAllemande in Cm, BWV 834,Minuets, BWV 841 and 843Christopher Hogwood (clavichord)

00.39amScherzo in Dm, BWV 844 Zuzanna Ruzickova (harpsichord)

00.42amPrelude and fughetta in Dm, BWV 899Maria Tipo (piano)

00.45amPrelude in Dm, BWV 905Robert Hill (harpsichord)

00.47amCantata No 28: Gottlob! Nun geht das Jahr Maria Friesehausen (soprano)Emmy Lisken (alto)George Jelden (tenor)Barry McDaniel (bass)Pforzheim Chamber OrchestraFritz Werner (conductor)

01.05amChorale Prelude: Helft mir Gottes Güte preisen, BWV 613 Helmut Walcha (Arp Schnitger organ of St Peter and Paul Church Cappel, Switzerland)

01.07amConcerto in Gm, BWV 983Peter Watchorn (harpsichord)

01.17amCantata No 32: Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen

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Elly Ameling (soprano)Hermann Prey (bass)German Bach Soloists Helmut Winschermann (conductor)

1.39amChorale: Nun ruhen alle Wälder, BWV 392 Berlin Radio Choir, Ensemble/ Robin GrittonChorale Prelude: Nun ruhen alle Wälder, BWV 756 Wolfgang Rubsam (Metzler organ, Frauenfeld)

1.41amCantata No 13: Meine Seufzer, meine TränenSandrine Piau (soprano)Bogna Bartosz (alto)Paul Agnew (tenor)Klaus Mertens (bass)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChoirTon Koopman (director)

2.01amConcerto in Gm (after Vivaldi), BWV 975Olivier Baumont (harpsichord)

2.09amCantata No 129: Gelobet sei der Herr, mein GottArleen Auger (soprano)Gabriele Schreckenbach (alto)Philippe Huttenlocher (bass)Gächinger KantoreiBach Collegium StuttgartHelmuth Rilling (conductor)

2.28amConcerto in G (after Telemann), BWV 986Peter Watchorn (harpsichord)

2.35amCantata No 88: Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussendenRuth Holton (soprano)Sytse Buwalda (alto)Marcel Beekman (tenor)Bas Ramselaar (bass)Holland Boys' ChoirNetherlands Bach CollegiumPieter Jan Leusink (director)

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2.54amA sequence of chorales and chorale preludesChorale and chorale prelude: Jesus Christus, unser HeilandChorale BWV 363Nordic Chamber Choir, ensemble, Nicol MattChorale preludes, BWV 665 and 666Hans Fagius (reconstructed baroque organ of Kristine Church, Falun, Sweden)Chorale BWV 364Nordic Chamber Choir, ensemble, Nicol MattPeter Hurford (Phelps/Wolff organ of Our Lady of Sorrows, Toronto)

3.05amChorale and Chorale prelude: Gott's Sohn ist kommenChorale, BWV 318Berlin Radio Choir, ensemble/ Robin GrittonChorale prelude, BWV 703Peter Hurford (Phelps/Wolff organ of Our Lady of Sorrows, Toronto)

3.08amChorale and Chorale prelude: Heut' triumphiert Gottes SohnChorale, BWV 342Nordic Chamber Choir, ensemble/ Nicol MattChorale prelude, BWV 630 Hans Fagius (Mats Arvidson organ, Mariefred Church, Sweden)

3.10amChorales and Chorale prelude: Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir Chorales, BWV 326 and BWV 328Gächinger Kantorei, ensembleHelmuth Rilling (conductor)Chorale prelude, BWV 725Gerhard Gnann (Metzler organ of Pfarrkirche St Martin, Staufen im Breisgau)

3.31amCantata No 187: Es wartet alles auf dichEdith Mathis (soprano)Julia Hamari (alto)Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass)Munich Bach Choir and OrchestraKarl Richter (conductor)

3.52amZebedee Soanes introducesFugue in Gm, BWV 578 Christopher Herrick (Metzler organ of Stadtkirche St Michael, Rheinfelden, Switzerland)

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3.57amCantata No 45: Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut istRuth Holton (soprano)Sytse Buwalda (alto)Knut Schoch (tenor)Bas Ramselaar (bass)Holland Boys' ChoirNetherlands Bach CollegiumPieter Jan Leusink (director)

4.16amCanon a 4, BWV 1074 Canon a 2 perpetuus, BWV 1075 Musica Antiqua CologneReinhard Goebel (director/violin)

4.19am6 part Ricercar (A Musical Offering) orch WebernMunich Chamber OrchestraChristoph Poppen (conductor)

4.28amCantata No 17 - Wer Dank opfert, der reiset mich. SandrinePiau (soprano), Bogna Bartosz (alto), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass),Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra/Ton Koopman.

4:43 Prelude and fugue in A minor BWV 897Christian Rieger (harpsichord) Prelude and fugue in B flat major BWV 898 Glenn Gould (piano)

4:55 Chorales: Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz, BWV. 420 and 421 Gächinger Kantorei, BachCollegium Stuttgart/Helmuth Rilling. 4.57 Cantata No 47 - Wer sich selbst erhöhet. Arleen Auger(soprano), Philippe Huttenlocher (bass), Gächinger Kantorei, Bach Collegium Stuttgart/HelmuthRilling.

5.21 Prelude in A minor, BWV 569. Fantasia in C, BWV 570 Christopher Herrick (organ)

5.30 Cantata No 49 - Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen. Nancy Argenta (soprano), Klaus Mertens(bass), La Petite Bande/Sigiswald Kuijken.

5.57 3 Sacred songs BWV 487, 492 and 494. Klaus

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Mertens (bass), Jaap ter Linden (cello), Ton Koopman (organ).

6.04 Sinfonia in F, BWV. 1046aBach Collegium Stuttgart, Conducted by Helmuth Rilling

6.09 3 part Ricercar (A Musical Offering)Davitt Moroney (harpsichord)

6.14 Trio Sonata (A Musical Offering) Concentus Musicus Vienna,Nikolaus Harnoncourt

6.33 6-part Ricercar (A Musical Offering) Le Concert des Nations,Directed by Jordi Savall

6.40 Cantata No. 52: Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nichtSeppi Kronwitter (soprano), Hannover Boys Choir, Leonhardt Consort, Directed by GustavLeonhardt

Saturday 24th December 2005 07:00A Bach ChristmasMartin HandleyRadio 3's celebration of Bach nears its conclusion with contributions from Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Emma Kirkby, Davitt Moroney, Ton Koopman, Christopher Hogwood, Dame Gillian Weir, Joanna MacGregor, Sir Roger Norrington, Dame Janet Baker and Andrew Parrott.

Also featured are the Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rabbi Julia Neuberger, Armando Iannucci, Siobhan Davies, Sir Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Simon Russell Beale, Fiona Shaw, Ian McEwan, Wynton Marsalis, Nitin Sawhney, Andrew Marr and Alain de Botton.

Simon Heighes contributes Bach Bites; short introductions to various aspects of Bach's life and works and Peter Dyke follows Bach's footsteps from Arnstadt to Lubeck.Menuets in G and G m, BWV anhalt 114 and 115(Anna Magdalena Notebook)Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)

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Cantata No 192: Nun Danket all GottHelen Donath (soprano)Niklaus Tuller (bass)Frankfurter KantoreiBach Collegium StuttgartHelmut Rilling (conductor)

Sonata in Bm, BWV 1030Aurele Nicolet (flute)Karl Richter (harpsichord)

Suite in B flat, BWV 821 Robert Hill (harpsichord)

Cantata No 122: Das neugeborne Kindelein, BWV 122Vasiljka Jezovsek (soprano)Peter Kooij (bass)Collegium Vocale GhentPhilippe Herreweghe (director)

Concerto in F, BWV 1057Andrei Gavrilov (piano)Susan Milan and Lenor Smith (flute)Academy of St Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

Trio in Dm, BWV 583Simon Preston (Klais organ of St John's Smith Square, London)

Motet: Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt, BWV Anh 160BBC Singers Richard Pearce (organ continuo)Peter McCarthy (violone)Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

09:00A Bach ChristmasAndrew McGregorAndrew McGregor samples some recent Bach recordings including violin music played by Julia Fischer, Leonidas Kavakos and Gidon Kremer.

Graeme Kay looks at the available recordings of Bach's complete organ music and chooses some representative examples.Cantata No 150: Nach dir, Herr, verlanget michKatharine Fuge (soprano)

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Carlos Mena (alto)Jan Kobow (tenor)Stephan Macleod (bass)Ricercar ConsortPhilippe Pierlot (director)

A selection of the Organ Chorales from the Neumeister Collection, BWV 1090 - 1120Hans Helmut Tillmanns (organ)morning | afternoon | evening

12:00A Bach ChristmasDonald Macleod and John Eliot GardinerWith Donald Macleod and John Eliot Gardiner who introduce cantatas composed for Jubilate Sunday, the third Sunday of Easter, including performances given in the 15th century Schlosskirche in Altenburg during the Monteverdi Choir's Bach Cantata Pilgrimage in 2000.Cantata No 12: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, ZagenWilliam Towers (countertenor)Mark Padmore (tenor)Julian Clarkson (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)

Cantata 103: Ihr werdet weinen und heulen Paul Esswood (alto)Kurt Equiluz (tenor)Hannover Boys' ChoirCollegium Vocale GhentGustav Leonhardt (conductor)

Cantata No 146: Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal in das Reich Gottes eingehenBrigitte Geller (soprano)William Towers (countertenor)Mark Padmore (tenor)Julian Clarkson (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)

13:30A Bach ChristmasLucie SkeapingPerformances of celebratory and wedding cantatas, presented by Lucie Skeaping. Plus reflections

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from Emma Kirkby and Christopher Hogwood.Chromatic fantasia and fugue, BWV 903a Christopher Hogwood (clavichord)

Cantata No 210: O holder Tag, erwünschte ZeitEmma Kirkby (soprano)Academy of Ancient MusicChristopher Hogwood (director)

Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D, BWV 1050 The Academy of Ancient MusicChristopher Hogwood (harpsichord/director)

Bist du bein mir, BWV 508Gedänke doch mein Geist, BWV 509Emma Kirkby (soprano)Academy of Ancient MusicChristopher Hogwood (director)

Cantata No. 207: Vereingte Zweitracht der wechselnden SaitenCarolyn Sampson (soprano)Ingeborg Danz (alto)Mark Padmore (tenor)Peter Kooij (bass)Collegium Vocale GhentPhilippe Herreweghe (director)

Suite No 3 in C, BWV 1009 Pieter Wispelwey (cello)

Cantata No 174: Ich liebe den HöchstenJulia Hamari (alto)Aldo Baldin (tenor)Wolfgang Schöne (bass)Gächinger Kantorei StuttgartWürttemburg Chamber Orchestra HeilbronnHelmuth Rilling (director)

Mass in F, BWV 233 Ann Monoyios (soprano)Angus Davidson (alto)Charles Daniels (tenor)Peter Harvey (bass)Gabrieli Consort and PlayersPaul McCreesh (director)

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17:00A Bach ChristmasSean RaffertySean Rafferty's guest is Dame Janet Baker.Concerto in C, BWV 976 (after Vivaldi Op 3 No 12)Colin Booth (harpsichord)

Cantata No 169: Gott soll allein mein Herze habenJanet Baker (mezzo-soprano)Bath Festival OrchestraYehudi Menuhin (conductor)

Duet: Wie selig sind doch sie, Cantata No 80Janet Baker (contralto)Theo Altmeyer (tenor)Consortium MusicumWolfgang Gonnenwein (conductor)

Cantata No 170: Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte SeelenlustJanet Baker (contralto)Philip Ledger (organ)Academy of St Martin-in-the-FieldsNeville Marriner (conductor)

Cantata No 117: Sei Lob und Ehr dem hochsten Gut, BWV 117Rene Jacobs (alto)Kurt Equiluz (tenor)Max van Egmond (bass)Hannover Children's ChoirCollegium Vocale GentLeonhardt ConsortGustav Leonhardt (conductor)

Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV 531Piet Kee (organ)morning | afternoon | evening

19:00A Bach ChristmasPetroc TrelawnySir Roger Norrington talks to Petroc Trelawny about Bach's magnificent last choral work, the Mass in Bm, and introduces the performance of the work he directed at the Proms in July, 2000, commemorating the 250th anniversary of Bach's death.

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The Bm Mass - a cornerstone of Western music - gloriously displays what one of Bach's sons called his 'most skilled artistry'. 'How strange, how new, how expressive, how beautiful.'Mass in Bm, BWV 232Dominique Labelle (soprano)Annette Markert (mezzo-soprano)David Daniels (counter-tenor)Mark Padmore (tenor)Alastair Miles (bass)Choir and Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentSir Roger Norrington (conductor)

Partita No 4 in D, BWV 828Lars-Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord)

22:00A Bach ChristmasSarah WalkerA selection of music by Bach, including a recital from Radio 3 New Generation Artist Alina Ibragimova.Three keyboard fugues, BWV 947, 948 and 949Michele Barchi (harpsichord)

Sanctus and Christe Eleison, BWV 241 and 242Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra of LausanneMichel Corboz (conductor)

In a specially-recorded recital at The Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great, London, Radio 3 New Generation Artist Alina Ibragimova, plays three masterpieces for solo violin - Sonata No 1 in Gm, BWV 1001; Partita No 2 in Dm, BWV 1004; Sonata No 3 in E, BWV 1006.

Aria in F, BWV 587Werner Jacob (organ)

Cantata No 99: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetanJulianne Baird (soprano)Allan Fast (alto)Frank Kelly (tenor)Jan Opalach (bass)The Bach EnsembleJoshua Rifkin (director)

Prelude and Fugue in Am, BWV 551Helmut Walcha (organ)

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00:00A Bach ChristmasLouise FryerSunday 25 Dec

Louise Fryer

Including a reconstruction of Bach's St Mark Passion, and his final, and unfinished, contrapuntal masterpiece - The Art of Fugue.12.00amSt Mark Passion, BWV 247 (reconstructed Heighes) Evangelist ...... Rogers Covey-Crump Jesus ...... Gordon Jones Connor Burrowes (soprano)David James (alto)Paul Agnew (tenor)Teppo Tolonen (baritone)The Ring Ensemble of FinlandEuropean Union Baroque OrchestraRoy Goodman (conductor)

1.44amCanon trias harmonica, BWV 1072; Canon super fa mi a 7, post tempus musicum, BWV 1078; Canon concordia discors, BWV 1086 Musica Antiqua CologneReinhard Goebel (violin/director)

1.49amCantata No 100: Was Gott tut, das is wohlgetanMalin Hartelius (soprano)William Towers (alto)James Gilchrist (tenor)Peter Harvey (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (director)

2.10amFantasia in G, BWV 571; Fantasia in Cm, BWV 1121 (BWV anhalt 205)Ton Koopman (Arp Schnitger organ of Michaelskerk, Groningen)

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Cantata No 197: Gott ist unsre ZuversichtRuth Holton (soprano)Sytse Buwalda (alto)Bas Ramselaar (bass)Holland Boys' ChoirNetherlands Bach CollegiumPieter Jan Leusink (director)

2.49amCantata fragment 197a: Ehre sei GottMichael Volle (bass)Gächinger KantoreiBach Collegium Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling (director)

2.56amArt of Fugue, BWV 1080 Fugue for 2 claviers (from Contrapunctus 13)Andreas Staier, Robert Hill (harpsichord)

3.01amCredo in unum Deum, BWV 1081; Suscepit Israel (after Caldara), BWV 1082 Gächinger KantoreiBach Collegium StuttgartHelmuth Rilling (conductor)

3.04amCantata fragment 120a: Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge Ingeborg Danz (alto)Marcus Ullmann (tenor)Andreas Schmidt (bass)Gächinger KantoreiBach Collegium Stuttgart/Helmuth Rilling

3.20amPrelude in G, BWV 568; Fugue in G, BWV 576 Christopher Herrick (Metzler organ of Stadtkirche, St Michael, Rheinfelden in Switzerland)

3.27amCantata Fragment No 36b: Die Freude reget sichChristiane Oelze (soprano)Ingeborg Danz (alto)Marcus Uhlmann (tenor)Gächinger KantoreiBach Collegium Stuttgart/Helmuth Rilling

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3.35amPrelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541 Marie-Claire Alain (Christian Muller organ, St Bavokerk, Haarlem)

3.42amSacred SongsLiebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, BWV 495; Mein Jesu, dem die Seraphinen, BWV 496; Mein Jesu! das vor Seelenweh, BWV 497; Nicht so traurig, nicht so sehr, BWV 499 Barbara Schlick (soprano)Klaus Mertens (bass)Bob van Asperen (keyboards)Wouter Moller (cello)

3.52amArt of Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapuncti 1, 3, 6 and 7Arte dei SuonatoriAlan Rasmussen (organ)

4.07amChorales Der Tag, das ist so freudenreich, BWV 294Christus, der uns selig macht, BWV 283Nordic Chamber Choir, ensembleNicol MattChorale Preludes, BWV 719 and 620Christopher Herrick (organ)

4.14amArt of Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapuncti 16 and 14Arte dei SuonatoriAlan Rasmussen (organ)

4.23amCantata No 171: Gott, wie dein NameHelmut Wittek (soprano)Panito Iconomou (alto)Kurt Equiluz (tenor)Robert Holl (bass)Tolz Boys' ChoirConcentus Musicus Vienna/ Nikolaus Harnoncourt

4.39amArt of Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapuncti 8, 11 and 5Arte dei Suonatori, Alan Rasmussen (organ)

4.56amSacred Songs

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So gibst du nun, mein Jesu, BWV 501 So wünsch ich mir zu guter Letzt, BWV 502Steh ich bei meinem Gott, BWV 503 Vergiss mei nicht, BWV 504Barbara Schlick (soprano)Klaus Mertens (bass)Bob van Asperen (keyboards)Wouter Moller (cello)

5.06amChorale PreludesAllein Gott in die Höh sei Ehr, BWV 711 In dich hat ich gehofet, Herr, BWV 712Fantasia super Jesu meine Freude, BWV 713Peter Hurford (Ronald Sharp - organ of Knox Grammar School Chapel, Sydney, Australia)

5.15amA selection of Chorales: BWV 403-407O Mensch, schau Jesum Christum an BWV 403; O Traurigkeit, O Herzeleid, BWV 404; O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen, BWV 405 and 406; O wir armen Sunden, BWV 407Nordic Chamber Choir, ensemble/ Nicol Matt

5.20amArt of Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapuncti 4, 2 and 13Arte dei SuonatoriAlan Rasmussen (organ)

5.34amCantata No 72: Alles nur nach Gottes WillenMaria Friesehausen (soprano)Barbara Scherler (alto)BrucBruce Abel (bass), Heinrich Schütz Choir, Wurttemburg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn,Conducted by Fritz Werner

5.54 The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapuncti 10, 17, 15 + 12Arte dei Suonatori, Alan Rasmussen (organ)

6.09Cantata No. 142: Uns ist ein Kind geborenSoloists [Artur Stefanowicz (alto), Rodrigo Orrego (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass)],Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Capella Brugenisis, Directed by Algemende Leiding

6:25 Art of Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapunctus 9, unfinished fugue Arte dei Suonatori, Alan Rasmussen(organ)

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6.37 Chorale prelude, Vor deinem Thron tret ich hiermit, BWV 668 Alan Rasmussen(organ)

6.43 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV1049 Adolph Busch (violin), Marcel andLouis Moyse (flutes), Busch Chamber Players

Sunday 25th December 2005 07:00A Bach ChristmasMartin HandleyContinuing the season celebrating the work of Bach.

From 7.00amSanctus, BWV 238 Chorus and Orchestra of Collegium Vocale, GhentPhilippe Herreweghe (conductor)

Flute Sonata in A, BWV 1032Frans Bruggen (transverse flute)Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)

Cantata No 133, Ich freue mich in dirSebastian Hennig (boy soprano)Rene Jacobs (alto)Marius van Altena (tenor)Max van Egmond (bass)Hannover Boys' ChoirCollegium Vocale, GentLeonhardt ConsortGustav Leonhardt (director)

Canzona in Dm, BWV 588Ton Koopman (organ of Grote Kerk, Maassluis)

From 8.00am

Prelude and Fugue No 18 in G sharp m, BWV 887(Well-tempered Clavier, Bk 2)

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Rosalyn Tureck (piano)

Cantata No 200: Bekennen will ich seinen Namen Robin Tyson (counter tenor)The English Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042Yehudi Menuhin (violin)Paris Conservatoire OrchestraPierre Monteux (conductor)

Cantata No 154, Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren Bernhard Landauer (alto)Christoph Prégardien (tenor)Klaus Mertens (bass)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChoirTon Koopman (director)

09:00A Bach ChristmasRob CowanContinuing the season celebrating the work of Bach.Concerto in Dm for two violins, BWV 1043Arthur Grumiaux, Herman Krebbers (violin)Les Solistes RomandsArpad Gérecz (conductor)

Concerto No 5 in Fm, BWV 1056 - Largo (arr Cortot)Alfred Cortot (piano)

Cantata No 131: Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dirThe Bach EnsembleJoshua Rifkin (director)

Prelude and Fugue in Em, BWV 548Albert Schweitzer (organ)

Peasant Cantata, BWV 212Elly Ameling (soprano)Sigmund Nimsgern (bass)Gerald English (tenor)Collegium AureumReinhardt Peters (conductor)

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Cello Suite No 2 in Dm, BWV 1008Pablo Casals (cello)

Sonata in G - Adagio, BWV 968Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)

Magnificat in D, BWV 243Barbara Bonney (soprano)Birgit Remmert (contralto)Rainer Trost (tenor)Olaf Bär (baritone)RIAS Chamber ChoirC Ph E Bach Chamber OrchestraPeter Schreier (conductor)

Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971Stanislav Bunin (piano)

Fantasia and Fugue in Gm, BWV 542 (orch. Mitropoulos)Minneapolis Symphony OrchestraDimitri Mitropoulos (conductor)morning | afternoon | evening

12:00A Bach ChristmasDonald Macleod and John Eliot GardinerDonald and John conclude their survey of Bach's sacred cantatas, with a celebration of Christmas through works written for the season and originally performed as part of Bach's Leipzig cantata cycles.Cantata No 91: Gelobet seist du, Jesus ChristKatharine Fuge (soprano) Robin Tyson (alto)James Gilchrist (tenor)Peter Harvey (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)

Cantata No 121: Christum wir sollen loben schonMarkus Huber (treble)Paul Esswood (counter-tenor)Kurt Equiluz (tenor)Philippe Huttenlocher (bass)Tölz Boys ChoirConcentus Musicus Wien

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Nikolaus Harnoncourt (director)

Cantata No 191: Gloria in Excelsis DeoIleana Cotrubas (soprano)Kurt Equiluz (tenor)Kantorei Barmen-GemarkeGerman Bach SoloistsHelmut Winschermann (conductor)

Cantata No 63: Christen, ätzet diesen TagAnn Monoyios (soprano)Sara Mingardo (contralto)Rufus Müller (tenor) Stephan Loges (bass)Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot Gardiner (director)

13:30A Bach ChristmasLucie SkeapingConcluding the Bach season, featuring cantatas and the Christmas Oratorio, preceded by comments from Dr Rowan Williams, The Archbishop of Canterbury.Cantata No 123: Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der FrommenFranziska Gottwald (alto)Paul Agnew (tenor)Klaus Mertens (bass)Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and ChoirTon Koopman (director)

A selection from the '48' by keyboard players past and present

Cantata No 124: Meinen Jesum lass ich nichtArleen Augér (soprano)Helen Watts (alto)Aldo Baldin (tenor)Wolfgang Schöne (bass)Gächinger KantoreiBach-Collegium StuttgartHelmuth Rilling (conductor)

Partita No 6 in Em, BWV 830Ralph Kirkpatrick (harpsichord)

Dr Rowan Williams, The Archbishop of Canterbury talks about

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Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 (Parts 4-6)Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben; Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen; Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnaubenEmma Kirkby (soprano)James Bowman (counter-tenor)Neil Mackie (tenor)Simon Birchall (bass)Westminster Abbey ChoirOrchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentMartin Neary (conductor)

17:00A Festival of Nine Lessons and CarolsA Festival of Nine Lessons and CarolsFrom the Chapel of King's College in Cambridge, a service that for many people all over the world marks the beginning of Christmas.Once In Royal David's City The Bidding Prayer, read by the DeanWhat Sweeter Music (John Rutter)First lesson: Genesis 3, vv 8-15, 17-19, read by a ChoristerRemember, O Thou Man (Thomas Ravenscroft)Adam Lay Ybounden (Boris Ord)Second lesson: Genesis 22 vv 15-18, read by a Choral ScholarGod So Loved the World (John Stainer)In dulci jubilo (Robert de Pearsall)Third lesson: Isaiah 9 vv 2, 6-7, read by a representative of the Cambridge churchesOn Christmas Night (arr. Philip Ledger)Unto Us Is Born a Son (arr David Willcocks)Fourth lesson: Isaiah 11 vv 1-3a, 4a, 6-9, read by a representative of the city of CambridgeA Tender Shoot (Otto Goldschmidt)A Spotless Rose (Herbert Howells)Fifth lesson: Luke 1 vv 26-35, 38, read by a representative of Eton CollegeEdi beo thu (Anon. English, later 13th Century)

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Benedicamus Domino (Peter Warlock)Sixth lesson: Luke 2 vv 1, 3-7, read by the College ChaplainSweet Was the Song the Virgin Sung (Dick Blackford) Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (John Gardner)Seventh lesson: Luke 2 vv 8-16, read by the Director of MusicAway In a Manger (John Tavener - commissioned by King's College)While Shepherds Watched their Flocks Eighth lesson: Matthew 2 vv 1-12, read by the Acting Vice-ProvostRiu, riu, chiu (attrib. Mateo Flecha the Elder)Be Merry (Stephen Cleobury)Ninth lesson: John 1 vv 1-14, read by the ProvostVom Himmel hoch (from Magnificat, BWV 243a, JS Bach)O come, All Ye Faithful Collect and BlessingHark! the Herald Angels Sing Organ voluntaries: In dulci ju, BWV 729

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