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Johann Sebastian Bach is a towering cultural icon, a composer who might be seen as the poster boy for “serious music” and spent most of his career in the service of the church. But he played many roles in the course of his life, and could be funny, sassy, conniving, obstinate, and rebellious. This week, along with the “worldly” Bach, we’ll get to know his secular music… and follow his trail as he makes his way in the world, from courts to coffee houses, building a family, two-timing his bosses, and even a stint behind bars. Today, Bach’s chapter in Köthen is full of plot twists: a career pivot, a princely patron, a tragedy nobody saw coming…and a chance encounter which leads to some of his best-loved instrumental gems. Prelude in D minor, BWV851 Aaron Pilsan, piano Brandenburg Concerto No 5, BWV1050 (iii. Allegro) Academy of Ancient Music Richard Egarr, harpsichord/director Cantata BWV134a ‘Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht’: Ergetzet auf Erden Damien Guillon, alto Makoto Sakurada, tenor Bach Collegium Japan Masaaki Suzuki, conductor Cello Suite No 2 in D minor, BWV1008 (Sarabande and minuets) Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello French Suite No 4 in E-flat major, BWV815 (1st-4th movements) Murray Perahia, piano Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV1049 Monica Huggett, violin Rachel Beckett, recorder Marion Scott, recorder Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Produced by Amelia Parker for ��ѿ��ý Audio Wales and West