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The Bach Hour

A Rich Tapestry in Bach's Art of the Fugue

Published February 8, 2026 at 6:00 AM EST
Academy for Ancient Music Berlin
courtesy of the ensemble
Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

On The Bach Hour, the Academy for Ancient Music Berlin brings vibrant textures and colors to the composer's ultimate musical statement in counterpoint, and John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Cantata No. 181, confronting "light-minded, frivolous spirits."

On the program:

Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C, BWV 564 - Gerhard Weinberger, organ (St. Martin's Church, Groningen, the Netherlands)

Cantata BWV 181 Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister (translation) - James Gilchrist, tenor;  Stephan Loges, bass;  English Baroque Soloists & Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

Contrapunctus 1-4, 7, Canon 16, and Contrapunctus 9 from The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080 - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

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The Bach Hour Gerhard WeinbergerJohn Eliot GardinerEnglish Baroque SoloistsAkademie fur Alte Musik BerlinJohann Sebastian Bach