Original works of J.S. Bach performed in ‘historically informed’ interpretations that aim to recapture the spirit of the original performance, in order to compare them with the Romantic‑style arrangements and interpretations that will be presented at the ‘Bach Leipzig–Paris’ concert this Thursday, May 7, 2026.
Sinfonia from the Cantata Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29
Original version: https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-29
Original solo violin piece (Preludio from the Partita No. 3 BWV 1006): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYT1JUq0k04
Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 874 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II)
https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-874
Siciliano from the Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 1031
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G3KBljZrIA&t=204s
Fantasia in G minor BWV 542
https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-542
Inventions, BWV 772-786
https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-772-786
Chorale from the Cantata Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqZE54i-muE&t=918s
Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I)
https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-849
Chorale Ich ruf zu dir Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (from the Orgelbüchlein)
https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-639
Final double chorus from the St Matthew Passion, BWV 244
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwVW1ttVhuQ&t=9526s
Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541
https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-541
Prelude in D minor, BWV 851 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I)
https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-851
Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I)
https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-867
