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Welcome to A Moment of Bach, where we take our favorite moments from J. S Bach's vast output—just a minute's worth or even a few seconds—and show you why we think they are remarkable. Join hosts Alex Guebert and Christian Guebert for weekly moments! Check wherever podcasts are available and subscribe for upcoming episodes. Our recording samples are provided by the Netherlands Bach Society. Their monumental All of Bach project (to perform and record all of the works of J. S. Bach) serves as source material for our episodes. https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/allofbach Artwork by Sydney LaCom
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Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Always know where you're going.
Today is part 1 of a 2-part series on one of the famous moments of Bach -- the transition from "Confiteor" to "Et expecto" at a dramatic moment in the Mass in B minor. Rather than jump right into the final, festive section that describes the eternal joy of the resurrection of the dead, Bach first gives us a slow, searching, harmonically unstable bridge. This section contains some of the most unusual sounds in all of Bach's work. But... he always knows where he's going -- and when he gets there, it is glorious.
This week we focus mostly on the "Confiteor", which is a lead-up to the real moment. Next week we get to the bridge.
Jump to the "Confiteor" from the Netherlands Bach Society performance of Mass in B minor
Vocal score for Mass in B minor (public domain) from IMSLP -- "Confiteor" starts on page 113
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