Listening Guide: Johann Sebastian Bach

Listening Guide: Johann Sebastian Bach

Apple Music Classical

Exclusive to Apple Music Classical, Listening Guide is your informative companion as you enjoy masterpieces by one of the most revered composers in all music—while you listen, time-synced text appears seamlessly on your screen providing insightful commentary and context. Listening Guide is available in the latest version of Apple Music Classical. In this playlist, we offer some of Johann Sebastian Bach’s greatest music for you to see how Listening Guide works. Be taken inside the orchestra to learn how all the various instruments contribute to his magnificent Suite No. 3, including the well-loved “Air on the G string.” Or find out how Bach spins endless melodies in the wonderful Concerto for Two Violins. You can get up close to Bach’s Solo Violin Partita No. 2, or one of the Cello Suites, and find out how he miraculously conjures compelling music from just one instrument. Whatever your choice, Listening Guide makes exploring a great work an illuminating and exciting adventure.

I. Prélude

2:30

II. Allemande

4:15

III. Courante

2:34

IV. Sarabande

2:30

V. Menuets I & II

3:27

VI. Gigue

1:57

I. Ouverture

Freiburger Barockorchester

9:49

II. Aria

Freiburger Barockorchester

4:37

III. Gavottes I & II alternativement

Freiburger Barockorchester

4:00

IV. Bourrée

Freiburger Barockorchester

1:10

V. Gigue

Freiburger Barockorchester

2:47

I. Allemanda

5:36

II. Corrente

2:30

III. Sarabanda

4:22

IV. Giga

3:34

V. Ciaccona

12:32

I. Allegro moderato

Il Pomo d'Oro, Shunske Sato, Zefira Valova

3:52

II. Andante

Shunske Sato, Il Pomo d'Oro, Zefira Valova

5:08

III. Allegro assai

Il Pomo d'Oro, Zefira Valova, Shunske Sato

3:30

I. Prélude

Emmanuelle Bertrand

3:27

II. Allemande

Emmanuelle Bertrand

3:14

III. Courante

Emmanuelle Bertrand

1:53

IV. Sarabande

Emmanuelle Bertrand

5:02

V. Menuets 1 & 2

Emmanuelle Bertrand

2:58

VI. Gigue

Emmanuelle Bertrand

2:28

No. 1, Chorus. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben

Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Ian Hare, John Wilbraham, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

4:27

No. 2, Recitativo. Gebenedeiter Mund! (Tenor)

Ian Partridge, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

1:45

No. 3, Aria. Schäme dich, o Seele nicht (Alto)

Ian Hare, Dame Janet Baker, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

4:00

No. 4, Recitativo. Verstockung kann Gewaltige verblenden (Bass)

Ian Hare, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, John Shirley-Quirk

2:11

No. 5, Aria. Bereite dir, Jesu, noch itzo die Bahn (Soprano)

Ian Hare, Elly Ameling, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir David Willcocks, Iona Brown

4:47

No. 6, Chorale. Wohl mir, dass ich Jesum habe (Chorus)

Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:30

No. 7, Aria. Hilf, Jesu, hilf, dass ich auch dich bekenne (Tenor)

Ian Hare, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir David Willcocks, Ian Partridge

3:06

No. 8, Recitativo. Der höchsten Allmacht Wunderhand (Alto)

Janet Craxton, Michael Winfield, Sir David Willcocks, Dame Janet Baker, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

2:25

No. 9, Aria. Ich will von Jesu Wundern singen (Bass)

Sir David Willcocks, Ian Hare, John Wilbraham, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, John Shirley-Quirk

3:05

No. 10, Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Chorus)

Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:37

I. Prélude

Jean-Guihen Queyras

3:10

II. Allemande

Jean-Guihen Queyras

4:00

III. Courante

Jean-Guihen Queyras

2:55

IV. Sarabande

Jean-Guihen Queyras

3:56

V. Bourrées I & II

Jean-Guihen Queyras

3:26

VI. Gigue

Jean-Guihen Queyras

3:09

I. Vivace

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Isabelle Faust, Bernhard Forck

3:20

II. Largo ma non tanto

Bernhard Forck, Isabelle Faust, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

5:51

III. Allegro

Bernhard Forck, Isabelle Faust, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

4:23

Aria (1981 Recording, Remastered)

3:04

Variation 1 a 1 Clav. (1981 Recording, Remastered)

1:10

Variation 2 a 1 Clav. (1981 Recording, Remastered)

0:49

Variation 3 a 1 Clav. Canone all'Unisono (1981 Recording, Remastered)

1:30

Variation 4 a 1 Clav. (1981 Recording, Remastered)

0:50

Variation 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. (1981 Recording, Remastered)

0:37

Variation 6 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda (1981 Recording, Remastered)

0:40

Variation 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. (1981 Recording, Remastered)

1:16

Variation 8 a 2 Clav. (1981 Recording, Remastered)

0:53

Variation 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza (1981 Recording)

0:59

Variation 10 a 1 Clav. Fughetta (1981 Recording, Remastered)

1:04

Variation 11 a 2 Clav. (1981 Recording, Remastered)

0:53

Variation 12 Canone alla Quarta (1981 Recording, Remastered)

1:37

Variation 13 a 2 Clav. (1981 Recording, Remastered)

2:38

Variation 14 a 2 Clav. (1981 Recording, Remastered)

1:04

Variation 15 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quinta. Andante (1981 Recording, Remastered)

5:01

Variation 16 a 1 Clav. Overture (1981 Recording, Remastered)

1:38

Variation 17 a 2 Clav. (1981 Recording, Remastered)

0:54

Variation 18 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Sesta (1981 Recording, Remastered)

1:03

Variation 19 a 1 Clav. (1981 Recording, Remastered)

1:02

Variation 20 a 2 Clav. (1981 Recording, Remastered)

0:50

Variation 21 Canone alla Settima (1981 Recording, Remastered)

2:12

Variation 22 a 1 Clav. alla breve (1981 Recording, Remastered)

1:03

Variation 23 a 2 Clav. (1981 Recording, Remastered)

0:57

Variation 24 Canone all' Ottava a 1 Clav. (1981 Recording, Remastered)

1:44

Variation 25 a 2 Clav. (1981 Recording, Remastered)

6:02

Variation 26 a 2 Clav. (1981 Recording, Remastered)

0:51

Variation 27 a 2 Clav. Canone alla Nona (1981 Recording, Remastered)

1:21

Variation 28 a 2 Clav. (1981 Recording, Remastered)

1:03

Variation 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. (1981 Recording, Remastered)

1:01

Variation 30 a 1 Clav. Quodlibet (1981 Recording, Remastered)

1:30

Aria da capo (1981 Recording, Remastered)

3:47

No. 1, Chor "Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage"

René Jacobs, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, RIAS Kammerchor

7:31

No. 2, Rezitativ "Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit"

Werner Güra, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

1:19

No. 3, Rezitativ "Nun wird mein liebster Bräutigam"

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs, Andreas Scholl

0:58

No. 4, Aria "Bereite dich, Zion"

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Andreas Scholl, René Jacobs

4:48