A weekday programme about the oeuvre of Johann Sebastian Bach with producer Govert Jan Bach and host Joop van Zijl.
Episode 308. Part I of a portrait of soloist Andreas Staier.
Andreas Staier is one of the few harpsichordists who can play the harpsichord, fortepiano and piano.
He was the regular harpsichordist of Musica Antiqua Köln and was teacher at the Schola Cantorum Baseliensis, and he has become one of the leading performers on the pianoforte. He has been collaborating for many years with tenor Christoph Prégardien.
He also performed as a soloist with Concerto Köln, Freiburger Barockorchester and Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin.
1. Keyboard concert no. 3 in D BWV 1054
Andreas Staier, harpsichord. Freiburger Barockorchester conducted by Petra Mullejans
(HMC 902181.8)
2. Goldbergvariations BWV 988 Aria and variations 1-15
Andreas Staier, harpsichord from Hass (1734)
(HMX 2902058)
Presentation: Joop van Zijl
