A Moment of Bach

By: Alex & Christian Guebert
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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
    Copyright 2021 A Moment of Bach. All rights reserved.
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  • Badinerie from Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor (BWV 1067)

    Badinerie from Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor (BWV 1067)
    May 5 2025

    Today: we talk about Nokia ringtones, how Bach is the best at bass; Bach's French wordplay, and "Bach can be played at any tempo".

    Performance of "Badinerie" by the Netherlands Bach Society
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    25 mins
  • Toccata in E minor BWV 914: fugue

    Toccata in E minor BWV 914: fugue
    Apr 28 2025

    This week's moment of Bach is a blissful ascending sequence in the fast final fugue movement of this keyboard toccata, which reminds us of the audacious repeating steps up and up (and down and down) of Monteverdi's "Si ch'io vorei morire."

    Does this fugue opening sound familiar? Its subject is ALMOST another much more famous one. The fugue's ending is no less spectacular.

    Fugue from Toccata in E minor BWV 917 as performed by Bart Jacobs for the Netherlands Bach Society

    Si ch'io vorrei morire (Claudio Monteverdi): translation
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    19 mins
  • Easter Oratorio: closing chorus (BWV 249.11)

    Easter Oratorio: closing chorus (BWV 249.11)
    Apr 21 2025

    "Complex" is Bach's default setting.

    On this 300th anniversary of the Easter Oratorio, which was premiered in Leipzig on Easter Sunday 1725, we talk about duet recitatives, recorders and bassoons (shout out to Benny Aghassi), and Bach's marvelous trumpet writing.

    See the performance of the Easter Oratorio here, by the Netherlands Bach Society, conducted by Jos van Veldhoven
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    19 mins

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