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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, in Bach’s latter years in Leipzig, he finds himself under critical attack and responds with a monumental change of direction. We’ll see his patience and his pride tested, in a series of events that reveal two important sides of his character: his determination and his wit. “Peasant” Cantata – Mer hahn ein neue Oberkeet, BWV212: “Wir gehn nun wo der Dudelsak” Emma Kirkby, soprano David Thomas, bass Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood, conductor Double Violin Concerto, BWV1043 (2nd movement) Arabella Steinbacher, violin Christoph Koncz, violin Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Orchestral Suite No 3, BWV1068 (iii. Gavotte to v. Gigue) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Goldberg Variations, BWV988 (Aria and Variations 1-5) Víkingur Ólafsson, piano Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercar a 6 Phantasm The Contest Between Phoebus and Pan, BWV201 (“Pan ist Meister”….end) Roman Trenkel, bass (Phoebus) Peter Lika, baritone (Pan) Andreas Scholl, countertenor (Mercurius) Maria Christina Kiehr, soprano (Momus) Kurt Azesberger, tenor (Midas) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin René Jacobs, conductor Produced by Amelia Parker for ��ѿ��ý Audio Wales and West