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Talking Bach

By: Bach Akademie Australia
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  • Talking Bach is a brand new podcast series hosted by Madeleine Easton, the Artistic Director of Australia’s dedicated J.S. Bach ensemble, Bach Akademie Australia. Based around our concert series throughout the year, this podcast delves into the world of one of the greatest composers who ever lived, Johann Sebastian Bach, interviewing internationally famous performers of his work, scholars, scientists, cosmologists, academics and personalities from all walks of life who all have a connection to the man who arguably founded western classical music as we know it.
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Episodes
  • Bach - The Mind of a Genius with renowned Australian pianist Phillip Shovk

    Bach - The Mind of a Genius with renowned Australian pianist Phillip Shovk
    Jun 9 2024
    In this month’s edition of Talking Bach, Madeleine Easton interviews Australian Pianist Phillip Shovk. Phillip is not only one of Australia’s most celebrated pianists, but is also an extremely skilled chess player, attaining a world ranking. Madeleine and Phillip discuss how the mind of a genius works through the music of J.S. Bach, whose works Phillip is deeply familiar, in the run up to Bach Akademie Australia’s next concert series: 'Bach - the mind of a Genius'

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    47 mins
  • Join Artistic Director Madeleine Easton and her guest Roland Peelman as they explore everything to do with Bach and his 6 Brandenburg Concertos.

    Join Artistic Director Madeleine Easton and her guest Roland Peelman as they explore everything to do with Bach and his 6 Brandenburg Concertos.
    Apr 29 2024
    Roland is one of Australia’s most respected performers, academics and artistic directors. His directorship of the Song Company over many years saw the ensemble reach heights of fame and artistic excellence never before achieved. His celebrated tenure as artistic director of the Canberra International Music Festival has won him legions of fans throughout the country. 2024 is his last year I this role, however we are celebrating him and this years festival with this podcast, and looking forward to presenting the 6 masterpieces that are Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • In episode 3 of ’Talking Bach’, Artistic Director Madeleine Easton talks about everything to do with our first concert series of the year ‘Bach - the Benefactor’.

    In episode 3 of ’Talking Bach’, Artistic Director Madeleine Easton talks about everything to do with our first concert series of the year ‘Bach - the Benefactor’.
    Apr 8 2024
    She explores the meaning of the word itself, and takes a deep dive into the program which includes Bach’s Cantata BWV 39 ‘Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot’, dubbed Bach’s ‘refugee’ cantata, his harpsichord concerto in E which has been arranged for violin by Kati Debrezeni, and finally his Cantata BWV 147 ‘Herz und Mund, und Tat und Leben’. Madeleine takes us through the history of these works plus explores just why Bach was the greatest musical benefactor of all to us, his grateful listeners.

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    47 mins
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