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Summary:

The music of Johann Sebastian Bach as performed by various orchestras, dancers, and singers. Filmed in Canada during its Bach 300 festival, a celebration of the 300th anniversary of Bach's birth.

Table of Contents:

• Too much talking (Keith Jarrett, piano)
• Aria duet from Cantata no. 78 (Rosemarie Landry, soprano, Maureen Forrester, contralto, Derek Bampton, piano)
• Dixie Back, from The Well-Tempered clavier, arr. Luther Henderson (Canadian Brass)
• Allegro from Italian Concerto (Keith Jarrett, piano)
• Sarabande from Sonata for flute (rehearsal with Robert Desrosiers, Claudia Moore, and Robert Aitken)
• Gavotte from Suite no. 3 for orchestra (Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music)
• Brandenburg concerto no. 3 (Jean Lamon, violin, National Tap Dance Company of Canada)
• Singing voices, from Cantata no. 140, arr. Koffman/Riley (Moe Koffman Quintet)
• Badinerie from Suite no. 2 for orchestra (Cambridge Buskers)
• Aria from Cantata no. 170 (Maureen Forrester, contralto, Derek Bamption, piano)
• Sarabande from Sonata for flute (Robert Desrosiers and Claudia Moore, dancers; Robert Aitken, flute)
• Prelude from Cello suite no. 1 (Anner Blysma, cello)
• "Canned daddy," from Cantata no. 142, arr. Koffman/Riley (Moe Koffman Quintet)
• Sarabande from French suite (Keith Jarrett, piano)
• Contrapunctus 1 from the Art of the fugue, arr. Arthur Frankenpohl (Canadian Brass)
• Contrapunctus VI from the Art of the fugue (Michael Bloss, organ)
• Spring equinox, inspired by Contrapunctus IX from the Art of the fugue (Christos Hatzis, syhtnesizers; Arraymusik)
• Air from Suite no. 3 for orchestra (Chrsitopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music).

Contributors:

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750

Weinstein, Larry

Voyager Company

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Telefilm Canada

TVOntario

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750

Optical disks

Production Credits:

Producers, Niv Fichman, Louise Clark ; director, Larry Weinstein ; editor, Anthony Sloan.

General Notes:

Extended play (CLV)
"V10421"
Program notes by Alan Rich on slipcase.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (laser optical) (50 min.) : sound, color ; 12 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

laser optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

LD 292

ISBNs:

1559402024

OCLC Numbers:

25527354