J.S. Bach, Volume 2


Read by LibriVox Volunteers

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 Read by Elizabeth Davis
Ch 20 - Poetic Music and Pictorial Music 42:09 Read by Kathrine Engan
Ch 21 Part 1 - Word and Tone in Bach 16:54 Read by Lillis Joy
Ch 21 Part 2 - Word and Tone in Bach continued 33:51 Read by czandra
Ch 21 Part 3 - Word and Tone in Bach continued 16:02 Read by czandra
Ch 22 Part 1 - The Musical Language of the Chorales 17:20 Read by Edmund Bloxam
Ch 22 Part 2 - The Musical Language of the Chorales continued 18:21 Read by Edmund Bloxam
Ch 23 Part 1 - The Musical Language of the Cantatas 24:56 Read by czandra
Ch 23 Part 2 - The Musical Language of the Cantatas continued 26:27 Read by czandra
Ch 23 Part 3 - The Musical Language of the Cantatas continued 31:28 Read by czandra
Ch 23 Part 4 - The Musical Language of the Cantatas continued 16:34 Read by czandra
Ch 24 Pt 1- The Arnstadt, Muhlhausen, Weimar, and Cothen Cantatas 29:35 Read by czandra
Ch24 Pt2 - The Arnstadt, Muhlhausen, Weimar, and Cothen Cantatas continued 29:52 Read by Jenn Broda
Ch 25 Pt1 - The Leipzig Cantatas of 1723 and 1724 13:57 Read by Sarah Rothwell
Ch 25 Pt2 - The Leipzig Cantatas of 1723 and 1724 continued 20:53 Read by Sarah Rothwell
Ch26 Pt1 - The Magnificat and the St. John Passion 23:46 Read by Kathrine Engan
Ch26 Pt2 - The Magnificat and the St. John Passion continued 20:33 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Ch27 Pt1 - The Cantatas of the years 1725-1727 20:08 Read by Jenn Broda
Ch27 Pt2 - The Cantatas of the years 1725-1727 19:50 Read by czandra
Ch28 Pt1 - The Trauerode and the St. Matthew Passion 14:05 Read by czandra
Ch28 Pt2 - The Trauerode and the St. Matthew Passion 23:34 Read by Jenn Broda
Ch28 Pt3 - The Trauerode and the St. Matthew Passion 22:35 Read by Jenn Broda
Ch 29 Pt1 - The Cantatas of the Years 1728-1734 30:35 Read by Sarah Rothwell
Ch29 Pt2 - The Cantatas of the Years 1728-1734 continued 27:39 Read by Sarah Rothwell
Ch30 Pt1 - The Secular Cantatas 36:13 Read by Jenn Broda
Ch30 Pt2 - The Secular Cantatas 33:49 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Ch 31 - The Motets and the Songs 17:27 Read by czandra
Ch 32 - The Oratorios 21:46 Read by Jim Locke
Ch 33 - The Masses 41:23 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Ch 34 pt 1 - The Cantatas After 1734 38:11 Read by Jenn Broda
Ch 34 pt 2 - The Cantatas After 1734 continued 39:37 Read by Chris Greaves
Ch 34 pt 3 - The Cantatas After 1734 continued 37:54 Read by Chris Greaves
Ch 35 pt 1 - The Performance of the Cantatas and Passions 46:29 Read by Chris Greaves
Ch 35 pt 2 - The Performance of the Cantatas and Passions continued 41:29 Read by Chris Greaves
Ch 35 pt 3 - The Performance of the Cantatas and Passions continued 32:57 Read by Chris Greaves
Ch 35 pt 4 - The Performance of the Cantatas and Passions continued 31:10 Read by Chris Greaves
Ch 35 pt 5 - The Performance of the Cantatas and Passions continued 30:59 Read by Chris Greaves
Ch 35 pt 6 - The Performance of the Cantatas and Passions continued 26:26 Read by Chris Greaves