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The Poetry of Nelson Freire's Bach on 99.5WCRB

The virtually limitless well of music by J.S. Bach has always had a prominent place on radio airwaves in Boston. Whether it's an iconic work like the Toccata and Fugue in D minor or a rarely heard but emotionally riveting church cantata, Bach's music is a touchstone, returning listeners to a foundation on which so much subsequent music has been built. 

Hear The Poetry of  Nelson Freire's Bach on The Bach Hour, Sunday at 6am on 99.5 WCRB: On the program. Hosted by BRIAN MCCREATH.  On the program


Prelude in G minor, BWV 535 - Nelson Freire, piano

Cantata BWV 37 Wer da glaubet und getauft wird (translation) - Sybilla Rubens, soprano; Bernhard Landauer, alto; Christoph Pregardien, tenor; Klaus Mertens, bass; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir, Ton Koopman, conductor

Chorale Prelude: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 739 - Christopher Herrick, organ (Metzler organ at the Stadtkirche, Zoflingen, Switzerland)

English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 - Nelson Freire, piano

Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047 - Dunedin Consort, John Butt, conductor