Johann Sebastian Bach

On The Bach Hour, a simple tune is continually transformed, creating the foundations of multiple themes in the composer's Cantata No. 93, conducted by Ton Koopman.

On The Bach Hour, Ton Koopman leads Amsterdam Baroque in music that expresses the timeless theme of forgiveness of one's enemies as a route to contentment.

On The Bach Hour, the Chopin Competition winner reveals passion, drama, and crystalline spark in a solo piano work, and Rudolf Lutz conducts a work infused with hope and joy, Cantata No. 30.

On WCRB In Concert with the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, enjoy a collection of performances from CCCMF's 2025 season, featuring music by Debussy, Bach, Schubert, and Dohnányi.

On The Bach Hour, Philippe Pierlot leads Collegium Vocale Gent and the Ricercar Consort in music that begins in the wonder of the cosmos and ends in quiet, individual commitment.

On The Bach Hour, one of Boston's cornerstone ensembles performs music that starts in weakness and frailty and becomes a vigorous picture of strength.

Classical music takes a gander at space rocks of all sorts — from composers discovering planets to interstellar travel.

On The Bach Hour, Masaaki Suzuki conducts a joyfully expressive cantata written for the dedication of a pipe organ in a small German village, and William Porter performs on that very instrument.

In an encore broadcast, Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony in the Air from Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3, the Adagio from Mahler’s Symphony No. 10, and two iconic works by Felix Mendelssohn. Soloist María Dueñas features in the Violin Concerto, and the concert concludes with Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage.

On The Bach Hour, the solidity and expression of one hymn tune is the foundation of works for solo violin and pipe organ, as well as the Cantata No. 172, performed by Amsterdam Baroque and director Ton Koopman.