Episodes

On The Bach Hour, the fifth of the composer's six-part narrative for the season reveals a fearsome terror and the calm radiance that counters that threat.

On The Bach Hour, the simple act of naming unlocks a transformation in the fourth of the composer's six-part narrative for the season.

On the Bach Hour, the unprecedented, world-changing events of the Christmas story are filtered through one central character in the third of the composer's six-part narrative for the season.

On the Bach Hour, angels bring shepherds through the night to a scene of peaceful warmth in the second of the composer's six-part narrative for the season, in a concert performance led by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

On The Bach Hour, the first of the composer's six-part narrative for the season expresses joy, doubt, and wonder in a concert performance led by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

The English pastoral tradition of Vaughan Williams, Walton, Bax, and others meets Bach's music through the interpretations of pianist Jonathan Plowright, and Ton Koopman leads the Cantata 116 on The Bach Hour.

When Martin Luther set out to change the world, in his toolkit was a song to get his point across, one that became the foundation of Bach's Cantata No. 80, this week on The Bach Hour.

In a conversation with host Brian McCreath on The Bach Hour, Hahn describes the endless creative possibilities in the composer's music for solo violin and plays the Sonata No. 2.

The mandolin virtuoso and MacArthur grant recipient reveals a deep history with Bach's music through conversation and performance on The Bach Hour.

Yoav Talmi leads the Quebec Symphony Orchestra in the British composer's imaginative vision for a ballet based on Bach's music, and Thomas Quasthoff sings the heart-wrenching Cantata No. 56 on The Bach Hour.