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J.S. Bach, Volume 2

Second volume of an analysis of Johann Sebastian Bach's life and musical compositions, and of the artistic, philosophical, and religious world in which he acted. (Summary by Krista Zaleski)

Musical segments provided by: Devorah Allen, Jake Malizia, and Krista Zaleski. (17 hr 12 min)

Chapters

Ch 19 - Bach and Aesthetics

15:14

Ch 20 - Poetic Music and Pictorial Music

42:09

Ch 21 Part 1 - Word and Tone in Bach

16:54

Ch 21 Part 2 - Word and Tone in Bach continued

33:51

Ch 21 Part 3 - Word and Tone in Bach continued

16:02

Ch 22 Part 1 - The Musical Language of the Chorales

17:20

Ch 22 Part 2 - The Musical Language of the Chorales continued

18:21

Ch 23 Part 1 - The Musical Language of the Cantatas

24:56

Ch 23 Part 2 - The Musical Language of the Cantatas continued

26:27

Ch 23 Part 3 - The Musical Language of the Cantatas continued

31:28

Ch 23 Part 4 - The Musical Language of the Cantatas continued

16:34

Ch 24 Pt 1- The Arnstadt, Muhlhausen, Weimar, and Cothen Cantatas

29:35

Ch24 Pt2 - The Arnstadt, Muhlhausen, Weimar, and Cothen Cantatas continued

29:52

Ch 25 Pt1 - The Leipzig Cantatas of 1723 and 1724

13:57

Ch 25 Pt2 - The Leipzig Cantatas of 1723 and 1724 continued

20:53

Ch26 Pt1 - The Magnificat and the St. John Passion

23:46

Ch26 Pt2 - The Magnificat and the St. John Passion continued

20:33

Ch27 Pt1 - The Cantatas of the years 1725-1727

20:08

Ch27 Pt2 - The Cantatas of the years 1725-1727

19:50

Ch28 Pt1 - The Trauerode and the St. Matthew Passion

14:05

Ch28 Pt2 - The Trauerode and the St. Matthew Passion

23:34

Ch28 Pt3 - The Trauerode and the St. Matthew Passion

22:35

Ch 29 Pt1 - The Cantatas of the Years 1728-1734

30:35

Ch29 Pt2 - The Cantatas of the Years 1728-1734 continued

27:39

Ch30 Pt1 - The Secular Cantatas

36:13

Ch30 Pt2 - The Secular Cantatas

33:49

Ch 31 - The Motets and the Songs

17:27

Ch 32 - The Oratorios

21:46

Ch 33 - The Masses

41:23

Ch 34 pt 1 - The Cantatas After 1734

38:11

Ch 34 pt 2 - The Cantatas After 1734 continued

39:37

Ch 34 pt 3 - The Cantatas After 1734 continued

37:54

Ch 35 pt 1 - The Performance of the Cantatas and Passions

46:29

Ch 35 pt 2 - The Performance of the Cantatas and Passions continued

41:29

Ch 35 pt 3 - The Performance of the Cantatas and Passions continued

32:57

Ch 35 pt 4 - The Performance of the Cantatas and Passions continued

31:10

Ch 35 pt 5 - The Performance of the Cantatas and Passions continued

30:59

Ch 35 pt 6 - The Performance of the Cantatas and Passions continued

26:26