Bach 300: 300 Years J.S. Bach in Leipzig (Blu-ray)

An array of musical stars converges in Leipzig to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach taking up his appointment as Kantor at the city’s iconic Thomaskirche – a post that he occupied for more than a quarter of a century, covering a period in which he created many of his greatest works.

On a special open-air stage in the market square of Leipzig the Thomaner Choir and the Gewandhaus Orchestra under their current Thomaskantor Andreas Reize were joined by Lang Lang, Daniel Hope, Albrecht Mayer, Sophie Kauer, Francesca Aspromonte and Cameron Shahbazi.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Bist du bei mir, BWV508

Cantata BWV10 'Meine Seele erhebt den Herren'

• Herr, der du stark and machtig bist

Cantata BWV51 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen'

Cantata BWV78 'Jesu der du meine Seele'

• no.2 Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten

Cantata BWV115 'Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit'

• Aria: Bete aber auch dabei

Cantata BWV132 'Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn'

• Aria 'Christi Glieder, ach bedenket'

Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'

• Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring)
• Wohl mir, dass ich Jesum habe

Cello Suite no.1 in G major, BWV1007

Concerto for oboe and violin in C minor, BWV1060

Goldberg Variations, BWV988

• Variation 1
• Variation 7
• Variation 10
• Variation 13
• Variation 16: Ouverture
• Variation 18
• Variation 21: Canone alla settima
• Variation 22
• Variation 26

Keyboard Concerto no.5 in F minor, BWV1056

• II Largo

Mass in B minor, BWV232

• Et in terra pax
• Gloria in excelsis Deo

Motet BWV225 'Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied'

Orchestral Suite no.2 in B minor, BWV1067

• VII Badinerie

Orchestral Suite no.3 in D major, BWV1068

• II Air 'Air on the G string'