Prelude & Fugue in D major, BWV 532
Prof. Matthew Tylutki, Organ Solo
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This magnificent organ piece was written by Johann Sebastian Bach around 1710. At that time, Bach worked in the city of Weimar.
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Cello Suite Nr. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (Prelude)
Chong Eugene, Cello
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Bach wrote six cello suites while working at Köthen castle. He was the music director for Prince Leopold, who loved music. Each suite has several movements based on dance rhythms. The first movement in this cello suite is called the prelude, which introduces the music.
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Cantata: In allen meinen Taten, BWV 97
Malaysia Bach Festival Singers & Orchestra
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Bach wrote over 200 cantatas in his life, most during his first five years as the Thomaskantor in Leipzig. These cantatas were usually made for Sunday church services. Like cantata No. 97, many were based on hymn tunes that the people in Leipzig already knew.
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Mass in B minor, BWV 232 (Dona nobis pacem)
Malaysia Bach Festival Singers & Orchestra
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Bach reuses many of his music in his Christmas Oratorio as well as his Mass in B minor. For example, the "Dona nobis pacem" (Grant us peace) from Mass in B minor was adapted from the opening chorus of "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir" (We thank you, Lord, we thank you).
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Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Kylie Tan & Kyvie Tan, Violins / Lee Kok Leong, Viola / Chong Eugene, Cello / YS Tang, Guitar / David Chin, Harpsichord
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Bach wrote the Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor (often called the "Double Violin Concerto") in 1730 for a group called the Collegium Musicum, which he led. This piece has three parts, and this is the first one!
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Ich habe genug, BWV 82a (Schlummert ein)
Chew Shi Yun, Soprano; Malaysia Bach Festival Orchestra
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Bach wrote Cantata No. 82, Ich habe genug in 1727 while he was in Leipzig. He first wrote it for a bass singer and orchestra. Later, he made a version of the aria "Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen" (Sleep, you tired eyes) for his wife, Anna Magdalena, who was a soprano. He included it in a special notebook he gave her as a gift!
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