Talking Bach

Aug 11 2024 15 ep. 41 mins 9
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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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Artistic Director Madeleine Easton is joined by Australia’s own Marko Sever, virtuoso organist to talk about J.S. Bach’s remarkable journey on foot of over 400kms to hear his idol Buxtehude

Aug 11 2024 33 mins  
Artistic Director Madeleine Easton is joined by Australia’s own Marko Sever, virtuoso organist to talk about J.S. Bach’s remarkable journey on foot of over 400kms to hear his idol Buxtehude. They discuss what kind of a person it takes to attempt such a huge feat of endurance completely on your own, his unquenchable thirst for knowledge, what he gained from the experience, and t

Bach - The Mind of a Genius with renowned Australian pianist Phillip Shovk

Jun 09 2024 46 mins  
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 th

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

Apr 28 2024 62 mins  
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 l

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 07 2024 46 mins  
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 th

Dr Hans Schroeder Founder of the Australian Bach Society

Feb 10 2024 31 mins  
In episode 2 of ’Talking Bach’, Artistic Director Madeleine Easton talks to one of Australia’s most important figures in the history of Bach in Australia. Dr Hans Schroeder immigrated to Australia in 1990 and discovered the music of Bach which changed his life and destiny. The inspiration he found in Bach’s music caused him to found the Australian Bach Society which stands

It’s all about the Sydney Festival! Madeleine Easton interviews Olivia Ansell, the Artistic Director of the Sydney Festival along side the multi-instrumentalist and composer Benjamin Skepper.

Jan 06 2024 49 mins  
Welcome to our first podcast of 2024! This year you’ll be getting a podcast every month hosted by Artistic Director Madeleine Easton. She’ll be interviewing a huge range of personalities including internationally famous musicians who have close relationships with Bach, as well as scholars and professionals from all walks of life who relate to Bach’s genius. In our first podca

Bach - A Child of the Stars: Troy Russell

Aug 29 2023 34 mins  
Join Artistic Director Madeleine Easton in conversation with indigenous Australian composer Troy Russell as he takes us on a journey through his life, his stories, family connections, and his inspiration for composing his new work ‘Clans’ that will be premiered in our next concert series ‘Bach - A Child of the Stars’.

Grazie in Grazia In Thanksgiving: Matthew Manchester

Nov 07 2022 50 mins  

Grazie in Grazia In Thanksgiving: Dr. Norman Swan

Oct 30 2022 45 mins  
In this episode of Talking Bach, Artistic Director Madeleine Easton’s guest is none other than Dr Norman Swan, the incredibly popular host of the ABC’s Health Report, Coronacast and presenter of many wonderful television series and documentaries. Dr Swan kept us all very well informed throughout the pandemic and was a voice of reason and comfort throughout. Norman discusses all

In Bach’s Orbit: Professor Peter Wollny

Sep 15 2022 42 mins  
My guest today is a name many who revere Bach will know, none other than Professor Peter Wollny. Professor Wollny is a German musicologist, a Bach scholar who has contributed to and served the Bach Archive Leipzig since 1993, and as its director from 2014. Wollny has contributed to the Neue Bach-Ausgabe, and has been an editor of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: The Complete Works. He ha