27 - Some Other Bachs, pt. 4 "Carl Philipp Emanuel and the Prussian Blues"
01/22/19 • 60 min
In Ep. 27, The Lives of Some Other Bachs, pt. 4 “Carl Philipp Emanuel and the Prussian Blues” we see Emanuel Bach suffer many more years in service to King Frederick the Great of Prussia, unable to find employment elsewhere. His perpetual good cheer served him well during these troubled years and he continued to compose and make a success of himself as before. Following the Third Silesian War from 1756-1763, Emanuel had enough of royal service and was determined to leave Berlin. He set his sights on Hamburg, where his godfather Georg Philipp Telemann was music director. Luckily, Emanuel would be Telemann’s successor, and took over his new post in 1768. He spent the rest of his life there and passed away in 1788 knowing that his life had been a success from beginning to end.
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Music heard in this episode:
1. B minor sonata, H. 245 beginning of mvt. 3 (played by me)
2. Solfegio in C minor, organ version - Dick Koomans https://musopen.org/music/43229-solfeggio-in-c-minor-h-220/
3. D major symphony H. 663 mvts. 1,2,3
4. Fantasia in F-sharp minor H. 300 - Joan Benson https://musopen.org/music/9240-fantasia-in-f-sharp-minor-h-300/
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In Ep. 27, The Lives of Some Other Bachs, pt. 4 “Carl Philipp Emanuel and the Prussian Blues” we see Emanuel Bach suffer many more years in service to King Frederick the Great of Prussia, unable to find employment elsewhere. His perpetual good cheer served him well during these troubled years and he continued to compose and make a success of himself as before. Following the Third Silesian War from 1756-1763, Emanuel had enough of royal service and was determined to leave Berlin. He set his sights on Hamburg, where his godfather Georg Philipp Telemann was music director. Luckily, Emanuel would be Telemann’s successor, and took over his new post in 1768. He spent the rest of his life there and passed away in 1788 knowing that his life had been a success from beginning to end.
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Music heard in this episode:
1. B minor sonata, H. 245 beginning of mvt. 3 (played by me)
2. Solfegio in C minor, organ version - Dick Koomans https://musopen.org/music/43229-solfeggio-in-c-minor-h-220/
3. D major symphony H. 663 mvts. 1,2,3
4. Fantasia in F-sharp minor H. 300 - Joan Benson https://musopen.org/music/9240-fantasia-in-f-sharp-minor-h-300/
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26 - Some Other Bachs, pt. 3 "Carl Philipp Emanuel and All the King's Men"
In Ep. 26 - The Lives of Some Other Bachs, pt. 3 "Carl Philipp Emanuel and All the King's Men" we will meet the Great Bach's second son, Carl Phillip Emanuel. Despite having much the same upbringing, Emanuel managed to make a success of himself while Friedemann did not. Independent, friendly, and worldly wise, Emanuel left his father's home ready to take on the world, and found himself in the service of one of the most eccentric rulers of the age.
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Music heard during this episode: (By CPE Bach unless otherwise noted)
Symphony in C major, complete, H. 659
Sonata for Solo Flute in A minor, mvt. 1 H. 562 – Marcos Granados
12 Variations on “The Follies of Spain” H. 263 – Stefano Ligoratti
The King’s subject from the Musical Offering (JS Bach)
Flute Concerto in G Major, mvt. 1, H. 445
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28 - Some Other Bachs, pt. 5 "Anna Magdalena"
In Ep. 28, we take a closer look at the life of Anna Magdalena Wilcke, beloved second wife of Sebastian Bach. Anna came from a long line of musicians, and was an accomplished musician herself. At the age of 20, or possibly sooner, she attained a coveted position as soprano in the Cöthen Capelle then under Sebastian's direction, who often featured her as a soloist. After their marriage in 1721 and subsequent move to Leipzig, she was a key player in the Bach family business, teaching students, copying music, making sure everyone was practicing, and generally keeping things in good working order. She was also the step-mother of Bach’s two famous sons by Maria Barbara, Friedemann and Emanuel, seeing them through difficult adolescent years, and mother to one of the most brilliant and influential composers of the 18th century, Johann Christian Bach, who was worshipped by no less a figure than Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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Music heard in this episode:
- Organ Trio Sonata in G major, BWV 530, mvt. 1, arr. Michael Way
- Cantata No.51 - I. Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen.2
- Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G major, BWV 1049, Presto
- Partita no. 5 in G major, BWV 829, mvt. 6 Passapied, arr. Michael Way
- Ice run zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639, arr. Michael Way
- Organ Trio Sonata in G major, BWV 530, mvt. 3, arr. Michael Way
Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6
Stephen Nordstrom - Violin
Kevin Nordstrom - Viola
Michael Way - Cello, arranger
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