The Bach Hour
Sundays 6-7am, Mondays midnight-2am
The virtually limitless well of music by J.S. Bach has always had a prominent place on radio airwaves in Boston. Whether it’s an iconic work like the Toccata and Fugue in D minor or a rarely heard but emotionally riveting church cantata, Bach’s music is a touchstone, returning listeners to a foundation on which so much subsequent music has been built.
Hear The Bach Hour each Sunday at 6am on 99.5 WCRB, as well as Mondays, midnight-2am. And listen on demand for two weeks after broadcast.
Latest Episodes
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Richard Egarr leads the Academy of Ancient Music in a vibrant account of one of Bach's most iconic works, and Craig Smith leads Emmanuel Music in the Cantata No. 2 on The Bach Hour. -
On The Bach Hour, one of Boston's cornerstone ensembles performs a piece that begins in weakness and frailty, transforming into a vigorous picture of strength.
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On The Bach Hour, Masaaki Suzuki leads Bach Collegium Japan in a short but critical chapter in the long narrative told by the composer through a series of works, and Alina Ibragimova performs the Violin Concerto in E.
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Three close collaborators bring Bach's music into their own distinct sound world, and Masaaki Suzuki leads the Cantata No. 74 on The Bach Hour.
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On The Bach Hour, one of the composer's frothier creations involves a father, his daughter, and the hot caffeinated beverage that causes a minor rift in family relations.
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On The Bach Hour, Matthew Halls leads the Retrospect Ensemble in a brilliant expression of the multi-dimensional complexity and beauty of the composer's art.
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Pianist David Fray plays music that reflects Bach as a composer, teacher, and performer, and Masaaki Suzuki leads the Cantata No. 108 on The Bach Hour.On…
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On The Bach Hour, John Eliot Gardiner leads the imposing and, ultimately, exuberant Cantata No. 146, anchored by an organ the composer himself considered…
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On the program:Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr', BWV 662 (Leipzig) - Jacob Street, organ (Richards, Fowkes, & Co. organ at First Lutheran Church,…
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On the program:Selections from Mass in B minor, BWV 232 (translation) - Arleen Auger, soprano I; Ann Murray, soprano II; Marjana Lipovsek, contralto;…
