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This program covers the impact of the Reformation on the history of music; the work of Johann Sebastian Bach; the importance of church organs and chorale singing. Music of Buxtehude and Bach is performed by James Galway, Peter Hurford, the Vienna Boys' Choir, Salvation Army Band, Hellmuth Rilling and the Stuttgart Orchestra. Contents include excerpts from: Luther's Ein' Feste Burg; Isaac's Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen; Schutz's The Lord Jesus Christ, the same night He was betrayed; Buxtehude's Toccata and Fugue in F; Bach's O Welt, ich muss dich lassen, In Dulci Jubilo, Fugue in G minor, Air for the G string from the 3rd Orchestral Suite, Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Bist du bei mir, Gigue from Partita for Harpsichord, A Musical Offering, St. Matthew Passion, The Passion Chorale. (60 minutes)
