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J.S. Bach, Volume 2

Gelesen von 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