The J. S. Bach Files Podcast

Ever wanted to take a closer look at the music of Johann Sebastian Bach? The J. S. Bach Files might make that a little easier.

Episode 50: Bach’s “Art of Fugue,” BWV 1080
Mar 14, 2022 – 51:20
Episode 49: Bach’s “Musical Offering,” BWV 1079
Feb 21, 2022 – 55:31
Episode 48: Bach’s “Organ Mass” (Clavier-Ubung III)
Jan 20, 2022 – 57:47
Episode 47: Bach‘s Cantatas for Alto Soloist
Dec 9, 2021 – 54:19
Episode 46: Bach’s Partitas, BWV 825-830
Nov 2, 2021 – 58:42
Episode 45: Bach’s Cantatas for Bass Soloist
Sep 27, 2021 – 55:59
Episode 44: Bach’s Music for Lute
Aug 23, 2021 – 47:30
Episode 43: Bach's Trio Sonatas
Jul 16, 2021 – 45:42
Episode 42: Bach’s Cantatas for Soprano: BWV 199 & BWV 52
Jun 9, 2021 – 52:14
Episode 41: Bach's Toccatas for Keyboard
May 3, 2021 – 48:57
Episode 40: Bach's St. Matthew Passion, part 2
Mar 29, 2021 – 01:07:20
Episode 39: Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, part 1
Mar 1, 2021 – 01:07:07
Episode 38: Bach's Italian Concerto, BWV 971; French Overture, BWV 831; & Fantasie, BWV 906
Feb 1, 2021 – 44:17
Episode 37: Bach's Motets, BWV 225-231
Dec 28, 2020 – 01:06:36
Episode 36: Bach's Two- and Three-Part Inventions
Nov 27, 2020 – 44:34
Episode 35: Bach's Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord, BWV 1028-1029
Oct 29, 2020 – 53:49
Episode 34: Bach's English Suites, BWV 806-811
Sep 25, 2020 – 50:06
Episode 33: Bach's Contemporaries--G. F. Handel. part 2
Aug 21, 2020 – 01:02:48
Episode 32: Bach's Contemporaries--G. F. Handel, part 1
Jul 17, 2020 – 01:06:52
Episode 31: Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, part 2
Jun 16, 2020 – 53:06
Episode 30: Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, part 1
May 14, 2020 – 58:09
Episode 29: Bach's Cantatas for Quasimodo Geniti Sunday
Apr 14, 2020 – 01:03:48
Episode 28: Bach's Early Works for Organ
Mar 9, 2020 – 01:10:18
Episode 27: Bach's Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Feb 10, 2020 – 52:11
Episode 26: Bach's Contemporaries--G. P. Telemann, part 2
Jan 15, 2020 – 01:23:03
Episode 25: Bach's Christmas Cantatas
Dec 11, 2019 – 59:04
Episode 24: Bach's Contemporaries--G. P. Telemann, part 1
Nov 21, 2019 – 01:07:57
Episode 23: Bach's Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, part 2
Nov 1, 2019 – 01:03:19
Episode 22: Bach's Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, part 1
Oct 1, 2019 – 56:50
Episode 21: Bach's Wedding Cantatas--BWV 202 & BWV 195
Aug 9, 2019 – 01:01:15
Episode 20: Bach’s French Suites—No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812; No. 5 in G major, BWV 816
Jul 12, 2019 – 56:55
Episode 19: Bach's Flute Sonatas---Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034; Sonata in B minor, BWV 1030
Jun 5, 2019 – 01:01:30
Episode 18: Bach’s Early Works for Keyboard--BWV 992 & BWV 963
May 9, 2019 – 55:03
Episode 17: Bach's St. John Passion, part 2
Apr 11, 2019 – 01:12:21
Episode 16: Bach's St. John Passion, part 1
Apr 2, 2019 – 45:23
Episode 15: Bach's Unaccompanied Cello Suites Nos. 1 & 2
Mar 18, 2019 – 01:01:28
Episode 14: Bach's Orchestral Suites, part 2
Feb 7, 2019 – 49:43
Episode 13: Bach's Orchestral Suites, part 1
Jan 10, 2019 – 54:24
Episode 12: Bach's Christmas Oratorio, part 2
Dec 8, 2018 – 51:06
Episode 11: Bach's Christmas Oratorio, part 1
Dec 1, 2018 – 01:00:39
Episode 10: Bach's B Minor Mass, part 2
Nov 13, 2018 – 55:59
Episode 9: Bach's B Minor Mass, part 1
Oct 23, 2018 – 54:56
Episode 8: Bach’s Concertos, part 4—“Triple Concerto,” in A Minor, BWV 1044; Harpsichord Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056; Concerto for Two Harpsichords and Strings in C Major, BWV 1061
Sep 29, 2018 – 48:08
Episode 7: Bach's Concertos, part 3--Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 2 & 5
Sep 18, 2018 – 58:21
Episode 6: Bach's Concertos, part 2--Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3, 6 & 1
Aug 28, 2018 – 56:15
Episode 5: Bach's Concertos, part 1
Aug 6, 2018 – 58:26
Episode No. 4: Bach's Secular Cantatas
Jul 22, 2018 – 55:35
Episode No. 3: Bach's Sacred Cantatas at Leiplzig
Jul 17, 2018 – 01:02:37
Episode No. 2: Bach’s Sacred Cantatas at Weimar
Jul 4, 2018 – 48:33
Episode No. 1: Bach’s Earliest Cantatas
Jul 4, 2018 – 35:57

Recent Reviews

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A wonderful insight into Bach’s music!

Great in-depth analysis and discussion of Bach’s life and his music. I’m enjoying going back and listening to some of my favorite recordings with a fresh ear for the elements I had previously missed. Highly recommend to any Classical music aficionado.