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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 Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Today we take our first dive into the St. John Passion. In the very first measure of music, the strikingly twisted sounds of the oboes in harsh dissonances calls to mind the pain and anguish of the Passion story. The scene is set for Good Friday.
Bach's St. John Passion, performed by the Netherlands Bach Society, conducted by Jos van Veldhoven:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMf9XDQBAaI
Article on the St. John Passion by Alex Ross (quoted in this episode from 0:41 - 1:49):
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/02/bachs-holy-dread
IMSLP (International Music Score Library Project) page for Bach's St. John Passion free public domain scores, including scans of Bach's original manuscript:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Johannespassion,_BWV_245_(Bach,_Johann_Sebastian)
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