Composer of the Week - Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Donald Macleod introduces music and stories from the life of Johann Christian Bach, today best-known as the youngest son of Johann Sebastian, but in his day, the most famous Bach of all
Composer of the Week - Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) - Episode 1
With Donald Macleod. JC Bach veers away from a typically Bach career as a provincial organist, and heads instead for Italy, and opera.
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Composer of the Week - Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) - Episode 2
Donald Macleod follows JC Bach to London, where he became the darling of the English, making friends in high places and wowing the public with his operas.
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Composer of the Week - Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) - Episode 3
Donald Macleod discusses JC Bach's friendship in 18th-century London with composer Carl Friedrich Abel and painter Thomas Gainsborough.
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Composer of the Week - Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) - Episode 4
Donald Macleod dicusses JC Bach's relationship with his famous pupil - Mozart. With Overture (Catone in Utica); Sinfonia in G minor, Op 6, No 6; Amadis des Gaules (Act 2, Sc 5).
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Composer of the Week - Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) - Episode 5
Donald Macleod concludes his exploration of the life and work of JC Bach, focusing on his decline. With Overture: Temistocle (1st mvt); Quintet in D.
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