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The Bach Hour

Bach's Double, with Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers

Published April 6, 2025 at 6:00 AM EDT
Anne Akiko Meyers
Vanessa Briceño-Scherzer
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Anne Akiko Meyers

On The Bach Hour, the Los Angeles-based violinist performs both parts - each on a different Stradivarius instrument - of one of the composer’s most dramatic concertos.

On the program:

Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047 - Maurice Andre, trumpet;  Janos Rolla, violin;  Maxence Larrieu, flute;  Bernard Schenkel, oboe;  Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

Cantata BWV 131 Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir (translation) - Regine Jurda, alto;  Maximilian Kiener, tenor;  Franz Schlecht, bass;  Arcis-Vocalisten Munich and L'Arpa Festante Baroque Orchestra, Thomas Gropper, conductor

Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041:  III. Allegro assai - Anne Akiko Meyers, violin;  English Chamber Orchestra, Steven Mercurio, conductor

Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043 - Anne Akiko Meyers, violin 1 & 2;  English Chamber Orchestra, Steven Mercurio, conductor

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The Bach Hour Anne Akiko MeyersFranz Liszt Chamber OrchestraArcis-Vocalisten Munich and L'Arpa Festante Baroque OrchestraEnglish Chamber OrchestraJohann Sebastian Bach