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Everything Bach ever wrote

Is being played on BBC Radio Three between now and Xmas for those of you who would like to run your PC through your system you can listen live on the internet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3

Personally I love most of Bach's work, I just hate his opera. Nothing personal, I hate everyone's opera.
dmurfet
texasdave
144 posts
 
Bach wrote no operas.
classical1
168 posts
 
When the poster said 'opera', my guess is he meant cantatas, oratorios or maybe the 'passions' :) ..
fatparrot
1,314 posts
 
Great! You Brits get Bach, we Yanks get stuck with Stern! Not fair!
dmurfet OP
101 posts
 
Classical1 - yes - for example, currently playing is:

Cantata No 172: Erschallet, ihr Lied

Not my thing at all, I wish the singers would go for a drink, so I can hear the instruments. :o)
brownsfan
1,508 posts
 
Dmurfet, you are killing me. I will let Bach speak for himself from BWV 80.

Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn
Und kein' Dank dazu haben!

Sorry, with all due respect, I would point out that Bach's cantatas and Passions were written to the glory of God as acts of worship. The works deny comprehension and appreciation outside of that context.

Das Reich muss uns doch bleiben!

Soli Gloria Deo
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