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No 2 Magnificat
No 3 BachStage
No 4 Musical Offering
No 5 BachStage
No 6 Matins
No 7 Bach out and about
Concert trip to Köthen – Authentical – a visit to the young »Kapellmeister«
– S. Scheidt: Christ lag in Todes Banden, SSWV 131 – J. S. Bach: Fantasia super Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 695 – J. S. Bach: Konzert C-Dur, BWV 595 – J. P. Sweelinck: Unter der Linden grüne, SwWV 325 – J. S. Bach: Jesus Christus, unser Heiland alio modo, BWV 666 – D. Buxtehude: Präludium g-Moll, BuxWV 163 – G. P. Telemann: Quartett e-Moll, TWV 43: e4 – J. S. Bach: Sonate E-Dur, BWV 1035 – C. F. Abel: Quartett G-Dur, WKO 227 (A 6: 1) – J. S. Bach: Sonate G-Dur, BWV 1021 – J. S. Bach: Sonate G-Dur, BWV 1038 Chamber music at the Köthen court: Works by G. P. Telemann, J. S. Bach and C. F. AbelNo 8 In Mendelssohn’s footsteps through Leipzig, city of music
Guided tour of the Mendelssohn Museum followed by a tour through the city (approx. three hours)
No 10 Excellent
No 11 Guided tour in English
Guided tour of the special exhibition »Bach, court compositeur«
No 12 All about Bach
Walking tour about Bach, his family, his work and his choir, main work places and lesser known Bach locations in Leipzig. (approx. two hours)
No 13 Festive concert
on the occassion of the awarding of the Bach Medal of the City of Leipzig to Klaus Mertens
– J. S. Bach: Präludium und Fuge C-Dur, BWV 547 – J. S. Bach: So oft ich meine Tobackspfeife, BWV 515a – J. S. Bach: Willst du dein Herz mir schenken, BWV 518 – J. S. Bach: Ich habe genung! Mein Trost ist nur allein, aus: Ich habe genung, BWV 82 – J. S. Bach: Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen, aus: Ich habe genung, BWV 82 – J. S. Bach: Contrapunctus (Auswahl) – J. S. Bach: Amore traditore, BWV 203 – C. P. E. Bach: Freude, du Lust der Götter und Menschen, Wq 202A (BR‑CPEB H 2) – W. F. Bach: Allegro ma moderato – Andante, aus: Konzert F-Dur, Fk 10 (BR-WFB A 12) – W. F. Bach: Presto, aus: Konzert F-Dur, Fk 10 (BR-WFB A 12) – C. P. E. Bach: Lobgesang, Wq 197 Nr. 28 (BR-CPEB H 31/28) – C. P. E. Bach: Gottes Größe in der Natur, Wq 197 Nr. 7 (BR-CPEB H 31/7) – C. P. E. Bach: Danklied, Wq 198 Nr. 27 (BR-CPEB H 34/27) Songs by J. S. Bach and C. P. E. Bach from the collections »Klavierbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach«, »Schemellis Gesangbuch« and »Sturms geistliche Gesänge« as well as works for two harpsichords by the Bach familyNo 14 Ah, how sweet the coffee tastes — Court compositeur in Leipzig during the Baroque period
Join us on a journey through Leipzig during the Baroque period with its infamous coffee house culture and get to know a different side of Bach. (approx. two hours)
No 15 Motet
No 16 BachStage
Baroque Music in dance
No 18 Guided tour in English
Guided tour of the permanent exhibition
No 19 »Hof-Cantatrice« Anna Magdalena Wilcke-Bach
No 20 Organ Suit I
No 21 Schumann’s Parlour: Clara19
No 159 Solo a Violino
No 22 Passion
No 23 Original and Parody
No 24 Großes Concert
No 25 BachStage
Goldberg Re-imagined
No 26 Night Music
No 27 Service
No 28 Service
No 30 Service
No 31 University Service
No 32 Mendelssohn at the English court
Reading with music
Songs and letters by F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy and F. HenselNo 33 Excellent
No 34 Guided tour in English
Guided tour of the special exhibition »Bach, court compositeur«
No 35 A new song be by us begun – Luther and Bach
»Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.« (Martin Luther) (approx. two hours)
No 36 »Denk + Mal Luther Melanchthon« – Midissage
Music of reformation and counter-reformation
– T. Susato: La mourisque (Fanfare) – Anonymus (16. Jahrhundert): O che nuovo miracolo – Anonymus (16. Jahrhundert): Chi vuol seguir la guerra – G. Parabosco: Ricercare »Da pacem Domine« – Anonymus: Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich – J. Walter: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott – T. Arbeau: Belle qui tiens ma vie – Anonymus: Passamezzo – J. des Préz: In te Domine speravi – B. Tromboncino: Ostinato vo’ seguire – Anonymus: Canto – N. Piffaro: Di lassar tu divo aspetto Afterwards, you are invited to a small reception.No 37 »Denk + Mal Luther Melanchthon« – Guided tour
Tour of the exhibition (in German)
No 38 Böfflamott – a cooking course
Cooking and savouring – in 1716 and today. The LukullusT cookery school offers a course sheding light on Bach’s culinary experiences.
No 39 Cantatas for Augustus III
No 40 All about Bach
Walking tour about Bach, his family, his work and his choir, main work places and lesser known Bach locations in Leipzig. (approx. two hours)
No 41 Lecture
»duodecim vocum harmoneis conflatum«. Music around the Leipzig Disputation of 1519 – Lecture (in German) by Prof. Dr. Jürgen Heidrich (Münster University)
No 43 Guided tour in English
Guided tour of the permanent exhibition
No 44 500 years »Leipzig Disputation«
A. Brumel: Missa »Et ecce terrae motus«
– Maistre Jhan: Te Lutherum damnamus – Anonymus: Nun treiben wir den Papst heraus – J. Walter: Ein neues Lied wir heben an – S. Mahu: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott – Anonymus: Te Deum laudamus – Anonymus: Dein Heiligkeit verfluchet ist – S. Zirler: Ich will fürhin gut päpstlich sein – M. Praetorius: Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort / deiner Wurst – N. Gombert: Agnus Dei III, aus: Missa Tempore paschaliNo 45 Magnificat
No 46 BachStage
No 47 »O propitious day«
No 48 Großes Concert
No 49 BachStage
No 50 Bach versus Marchand
No 51 Matins
No 52 Bach out and about
Organ trip to Pomßen and Zitzschen: Charming – sound concepts in organ building in the 17th and 18th century
– E. N. Ammerbach: Passamezzo italica – Alia & ultima Passamezzo – Secunda & ultima reprisa – M. Praetorius: A solis ortus cardine – S. Scheidt: Praeludium in d, SSWV 576 – M. Weckmann: Magnificat secundi toni – J. C. Kerll: Battaglia – J. Krieger: Praeludium in d – J. Pachelbel: Aria quarta g-Moll – J. G. Walther: Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist (I) – J. S. Bach: Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 667No 53 forum thomanum day
After the matins, guided tours of the campus and other events will take place throughout the day. (in German)
No 54 Lecture
»Great lord, o mighty king« or »Your most humble servant«? Bach and the authorities – Lecture (in German) by PD Dr. Michael Maul (Bach-Archiv Leipzig)
No 55 Ah, how sweet the coffee tastes — Court compositeur in Leipzig during the Baroque period
Join us on a journey through Leipzig during the Baroque period with its infamous coffee house culture and get to know a different side of Bach. (approx. two hours)
No 56 Clara and Bach – Following the footsteps of two musical geniuses
»Oh, how I envy Leipzig for his music,« said the unique composer Clara Wieck-Schumann to whom this walking tour is dedicated for her 200th birthday. (approx. two hours)
No 58 Guided tour in English
Guided tour of the permanent exhibition
No 59 Contests of Gods
No 60 Prayers for peace
No 62 Bach meets Vivaldi
No 63 Modernity dances
No 64 Matins
No 65 Bach out and about
Organ trip to Freiberg: Exhilarating – Silbermann’s early organs in the Freiberg cathedral
No 66 The Adventures of Simplicissimus
A musical story based on the true, invented, instructive and entertaining reports by the noble Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen with dance, music and improvisation on all kinds of period instruments.
For pupils from age 8 and upwards and visitors to the Bach Festival (in German)No 67 Lecture
»Royal Polish and Electoral Saxon Court Compositeur«. Bach and Dresden – Lecture (in German) by Dr. Manuel Bärwald (Bach-Archiv Leipzig)
No 68 All about Bach
Walking tour about Bach, his family, his work and his choir, main work places and lesser known Bach locations in Leipzig. (approx. two hours)
No 70 Guided tour in English
Guided tour of the permanent exhibition
No 71 A virtuoso dialogue
No 72 Organ music
No 73 Bach – Reflections
6.30 pm: Guided tour of the Zoo · 7.30 pm: end of the tour at the Kiwara Lodge · 8.30 pm: jazz concert at the Kiwara Lodge (covered open-air venue)
No 74 Music at the French court
No 75 Incomplete perfection
No 76 Avant-garde on the road
No 77 »Zwerg Concert«
The concert »A Musical carriage ride with Bach« is aimed specifically at pre-school children and pupils in the first year of primary school, who experience a first, enthralling taste of the incomparable live concert nad are introduced to a range of musical instruments and their function in the orchestra.
– J. S. Bach: Konzert c-Moll, BWV 1060R (Auszüge) – C. P. E. Bach: Marsch D-Dur, BWV Anh. II 122 – C. Pezold: Menuett G-Dur, BWV Anh. II 114 – J. S. Bach: Präludium c-Moll, BWV 847/1 For children aged four and olderNo 78 Matins
Sacred cantatas and motets by Central German composers of the 17th and 18th century
– H. Schütz: Herr, auf dich traue ich, SWV 377 – P. H. Erlebach: Ich will Wasser gießen auf die Dürstenden – D. H. Garthoff: Seid nüchtern und wachet – J. S. Bach: Widerstehe doch der Sünde, BWV 54 – D. H. Garthoff: Fürwahr, er trug unsere Krankheit – J. Beer: Venite ad me omnes – H. Schütz: Das ist je gewisslich wahr, SWV 388 as well as works by H. Schütz, D. H. Garthoff, J. Beer and P. H. ErlebachNo 79 Lecture
Bach digital: Research platform for the Bach community – Lecture (in German) by Dr. Christiane Hausmann (Bach-Archiv Leipzig)
No 80 Ah, how sweet the coffee tastes — Court compositeur in Leipzig during the Baroque period
Join us on a journey through Leipzig during the Baroque period with its infamous coffee house culture and get to know a different side of Bach. (approx. two hours)
No 81 General Meeting
General Meeting of the Association of Friends of the Bach-Archiv Leipzig (with invitation only)
No 83 Guided tour in English
Guided tour of the permanent exhibition
No 84 Bach dances
No 85 Organ music
No 86 Passion
No 87 The King asks to a dance
Tales from the court of the Sun King with music from Versailles by F. Couperin, M. Marais and others
For pupils from age 10 years and upwards, and visitors to the Bach Festival (in German)No 89 Bach out and about
Organ trip to Schloss Burgk: Renovated – silvery sounds high above the river Saale
No 90 The King asks to a dance
Tales from the court of the Sun King with music from Versailles by F. Couperin, M. Marais and others
For pupils from age 10 years and upwards, and visitors to the Bach Festival (in German)No 91 Lecture
The Bachs in Berlin – Lecture (in German) by Dr. Wolfram Enßlin (Bach-Archiv Leipzig)
No 92 Bach at every turn – Following the Leipzig music trail
Walking tour on Bach and the people who rediscovered him: Schumann, Mendelssohn and other composers from the Romantic period. Optional individual visit of the Mendelssohn House after the tour. (approx. two hours)
No 93 Meeting point parlour: Music & context
... international Prestige for the choir of the royal court and chapel – Mendelssohn as musical director of Prussia
No 95 Guided tour in English
Guided tour of the permanent exhibition
No 96 Hunting and pastoral cantata
No 97 For Prince Leopold
No 98 Family duel
No 99 Matins
No 100 Bach out and about
Organ trip to Naumburg: Romanesque and late Baroque – a visit to the cathedral and to »Bach’s organ«
– J. S. Bach: Präludium Es-Dur, BWV 552/1 – J. S. Bach: Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 669 – J. S. Bach: Christe, aller Welt Trost, BWV 670 – J. S. Bach: Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 671 – J. S. Bach: Duett e-Moll, BWV 802 – J. S. Bach: Duett F-Dur, BWV 803 – J. S. Bach: Duett G-Dur, BWV 804 – J. S. Bach: Duett a-Moll, BWV 805 – J. S. Bach: Fuge Es-Dur, BWV 552/2No 101 Seminar
Johann Sebastian Bach’s orchestral and chamber music works
(Friday: 9.30–11.30 am, Saturday: 9.30–11.30 am) – Prof. Dr. Peter Wollny, Bach-Archiv Leipzig (in German)No 102 Images, colours and organ stops
An entertaining introduction into the world of organs: An organ is a huge thing – a couple of thousand pipes, no end of engineering and, bombastic sound. How to use it and what sounds you can coax out of it are demonstrated by the organist Rudolf Lutz from Switzerland.
For pupils from age 11 years and upwards, and visitors to the Bach Festival (in German)No 104 Excellent
No 105 Bach Surgery
You can ask questions, Leipzig Bach scholars will answer them (in German). You are invited to send your questions in advance to sprechstunde@bach-leipzig.de.
No 106 Guided tour in English
Guided tour of the special exhibition »Bach, court compositeur«
No 107 All about Bach
Walking tour about Bach, his family, his work and his choir, main work places and lesser known Bach locations in Leipzig. (approx. two hours)
No 108 Bach without Words
Three »new« cantatas made up from cantata movements by J. S. Bach: »Mein gläubiges Herze, frohlocke, sing’, scherze«, »Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen« and »Ich freue mich in dir«
No 109 Critics’ Quartet
Music critics’ talk (in German): How big was Bach’s choir and what sounds best today?
No 110 Ah, how sweet the coffee tastes — Court compositeur in Leipzig during the Baroque period
Join us on a journey through Leipzig during the Baroque period with its infamous coffee house culture and get to know a different side of Bach. (approx. two hours)
No 112 Guided tour in English
Guided tour of the permanent exhibition
No 113 Passion
No 114 Motet
No 115 Böfflamott – a cooking course
Cooking and savouring – in 1716 and today. The LukullusT cookery school offers a course sheding light on Bach’s culinary experiences.
No 116 Hunting and pastoral cantata
No 117 Sex, drungs and menuet – or: how to educate my parents
No 118 Weimar Cantatas I
No 119 Mendelssohn’s Classic Lounge
No 120 Triple concertos
No 121 Matins
No 122 In Mendelssohn’s footsteps through Leipzig, city of music
Guided tour of the Mendelssohn Museum followed by a tour through the city (approx. three hours)
No 124 »Confounding the congregation«
Chorale preludes by the young J. S. Bach from the »Orgelbüchlein« and from other collections – to listen to, to sing along und to improvise
– J. S. Bach: Präludium, BWV 535/1 – J. S. Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 599 – J. S. Bach: O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß, BWV 622 – J. S. Bach: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 610 and further worksNo 125 The Adventures of Simplicissimus
A musical story based on the true, invented, instructive and entertaining reports by the noble Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen with dance, music and improvisation on all kinds of period instruments.
For children aged eight and older as well as their families (in German)No 126 Promenade concert
Concerts in the halls and court yards of the museum
No 127 Excellent
No 128 Guided tour in English
Guided tour of the special exhibition »Bach, court compositeur«
No 129 Bach at every turn – Following the Leipzig music trail
Walking tour on Bach and the people who rediscovered him: Schumann, Mendelssohn and other composers from the Romantic period. Optional individual visit of the Mendelssohn House after the tour. (approx. two hours)
No 130 Bach out and about
Organ and concert trip to Zschortau and Eilenburg: Well-preserved – Bach autographs under examination
No 131 Presentation of the Bach Festival 2020
The executive director of the Bach Festival, PD Dr. Michael Maul, introduces the programme of 2020.
No 132 The King’s Musketeer
This Baroque fairy tale with music all about the farmer Christian will captivate young listeners with its humour and excitement, as well as more serious moments. Works by J. S. Bach, J.-P. Rameau, G. P. Telemann, H. I. F. von Biber
For children aged four and older as well as their families (in German)No 133 Children’s concert
Music, dance, beautiful costums – for children aged 6 and older, but also for grown-ups!
No 134 Weimar Cantatas II
No 135 Motet
No 137 Guided tour in English
Guided tour of the permanent exhibition
No 138 Promenade concert
Concerts in the halls and court yards of the museum
No 139 Organ Suit II
No 140 Organ concert
Reconstruction of the organ concert which Mendelssohn gave on August 6, 1840, to finance the building of the Bach Memorial
– J. S. Bach: Präludium und Fuge Es-Dur, BWV 552 – J. S. Bach: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654 – J. S. Bach: Präludium und Fuge a-Moll, BWV 543 – J. S. Bach: Passacaglia c-Moll, BWV 582 – J. S. Bach: Pastorella F-Dur, BWV 590 – J. S. Bach: Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 – M. Schönheit: Fantasie über »O Haupt, voll Blut und Wunden« und Fuge über den Namen B-A-C-H and further worksNo 141 Concert and Dinner
The Times of the Day
– T. A. Arne: When daisies pied and violets blue – J. H. Schmelzer: Sonata Cucù – J. S. Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, aus der gleichnamigen Kantate, BWV 140 – G. P. Telemann: Sonate D-Dur, TWV 40: 102 – G. P. Telemann: Du bist verflucht, o Schreckensstimme, TWV 1: 385 – J. S. Bach: Bete aber auch dabei, aus: Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115 – R. Keiser: Du angenehme Nachtigall – Traditional: John, come, kiss me nowNo 142 Staged Passion
No 143 Bach & Family
No 144 Weimar Cantatas III
No 145 Goldberg Variations
No 146 Service in the order of Bach’s time
No 147 Service
No 149 Service
No 150 University Service
No 151 Piano music for a queen
No 152 Excellent
No 153 Guided tour in English
Guided tour of the special exhibition »Bach, court compositeur«
No 154 Music at Thuringian courts
No 155 Weimar Cantatas IV
No 156 Musical lecture
F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s »Athalia«. A present to Queen Victoria – Lecture with music (in German) by Dr. Armin Koch (Düsseldorf)