Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists

On The Bach Hour, John Eliot Gardiner conducts an artistically riveting work with roots in the cultural fears and biases of the composer's time and place.

On The Bach Hour, the Italian-born, U.S.-based pianist performs rich, deeply textured arrangements of works Bach originally wrote for single string instruments, created a century ago by the legendary Leopold Godowsky.

On The Bach Hour, John Eliot Gardiner leads the Monteverdi Soloists and English Baroque Soloists in the composer's reflection on the Archangel's confrontation with the Dragon.

On The Bach Hour, organist Olivier Latry harnesses the astonishing sonic resources of a remarkable instrument for the composer's music, and John Eliot Gardiner leads the Cantata No. 185.

The Academy for Ancient Music Berlin illuminates a magical fusion of two iconic composers, and John Eliot Gardiner conducts the "Actus Tragicus" 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.

On the program:Bourree from Cello Suite No. 3 in C, BWV 1009 (arr. Leopold Godowsky) - Alessio Bax, pianoCantata, BWV 3 Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid…

On the program:Duetto in A minor, BWV 805 - Rafał Blechacz, pianoCantata BWV 88, Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden (translation) - Joanne Lunn,…

On the program:Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548, "The Wedge" (trans. Feinberg) - Martin Roscoe, pianoCantata BWV 129 Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott…