Composer Of The Week

Donald Macleod invites us to join Bach and his family during the Christmas season, at five different periods in his life.Christmas can be special wherever you live, but to experience a truly Christmassy Christmas, many would say that the only place to go is Germany. Plenty of Britain’s favourite Yuletide traditions originated there and Germany’s citizens have always had a special knack for celebrating this time of year. This was certainly true in J.S. Bach’s lifetime and, right through his career, he produced quantities of amazing Christmas music that we still love and revere today. All this week, Donald Macleod invites us to join Bach and his family during the Christmas season, at five different periods in his life, to see how his story develops and revel in the glorious works he created for Christmastime.Music Featured: Chorale Prelude: Gott, durch deine Güte, BWV 600 Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 91: Opening Chorus Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget, BWV 64: 5. Was die Welt in sich häl