Bach and the High Baroque
(Audiobook CD)

Part I: lecture 1. Introduction ; lecture 2. Christmas, 1722 ; lecture 3. Introduction to the Baroque aesthetic ; lecture 4. Fugue ; lecture 5. Historical overview from Constantine (312-creation of Roman Christianity) through the great thinkers of the Baroque ; lecture 6. Style features of High Baroque music, part l : a musical glossary ; lecture 7. Style features of High Baroque music, part 2 : a musical glossary ; lecture 8. Style features of High Baroque music, part 3 : a musical glossary

part II: lecture 9. Bach's inheritance, part 1 : the Protestant Reformation and the rise of Lutheranism ; lecture 10. Lutheranism, the chorale and the chorale prelude ; lecture 11. Bach's inheritance, part 2 : the development of the Italian style ; lecture 12. The Italian style, the operatic ideal and Lutheran spirituality are joined ; lecture 13. Vivaldi, Bach and the concerto, part 1 : Vivaldi and the Venetian opera ; lecture 14. Vivaldi, Bach and the concerto, part 2 : Vivaldi's model and Bach, violin concerto no. 2 in E major ; lecture 15. Vivaldi, Bach and the concerto, part 2 : Bach Violin concerto no. 2 in E major ; lecture 16. Vivaldi, Bach and the concerto, part 3 : the concerto grosso and the Brandenburg concerto no. 2

part III: lecture 17. Bach and the French style, part 1 : dance and the orchestral suite ; lecture 18. Dance and the orchestral suite, cont. ; lecture 19. Bach and the French style, part 2: the keyboard suite ; lecture 20. The keyboard suite, cont. ; lecture 21. Bach and opera, part 1: Cantata No. 140 Wachet auf, uns ruft die stimme ; lecture 22. Canata No. 140 Wachet auf, uns ruft die stimme, cont. ; lecture 23. Bach and opera, part 2 : opera buffa and the secular cantata, the Coffee cantata ; lecture 24. Opera buffa and the secular cantata, the Coffee cantata

Part IV: lecture 25. Bach transcendent : the Saint Matthew Passion, part 1 ; Lecture 26. Bach transcendent: the Saint Matthew Passion, part 2 ; lecture 27. Bach transcendent: the Saint Matthew Passion, part 3 ; lecture 28. Bach transcendent: the Saint Matthew Passion, part 4 ; lecture 29. Bach transcendent : the Goldberg variations, part 1 ; lecture 30. Bach transcendent : the Goldberg variations, part 2 ; lecture 31. Bach transcendent : the Goldberg variations, part 3 ; lecture 32. Bach transcendent : the Goldberg variations, part 4.