Bach and Rembrandt Biographies (audio CD)
The inspiring true stories of two masters, as popularly told by Renée Ellison in schools. Includes musical excerpts. A Christian perspective on the great German composer and the Dutch painting genius. Fascinating!
Tracks 1-9 are the story of J. S. Bach (48 minutes). Tracks 10-12 are about Rembrandt (24 minutes).
The secretary to Christopher Parkening wrote to one of our customers after listening to this CD of the history of Bach: “We really enjoyed listening to it, and learned some things we didn’t know before about this great musician and man of God.”
Descriptive list of the tracks on this CD:
- Bach’s birth
- [“We Hasten…” music] What Bach was / his musical accomplishments
- [Organ toccata music] Bach as a composer
- [Swingle Singers music excerpt] Bach’s childhood
- [a fugue] Bach’s employment with Duke Wilhelm
- [flute solo] Henrietta arrives/ Bach leaves Prince Leopold
- [vocal solo: “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded”] Bach at Thomasschule; old age; blindness
- [vocal solo with piano: “My Heart, Ever Faithful”] Anna Magdalena
- What we can learn from the character of J. S. Bach
The Story of Rembrandt
- Intro / his eyes
- Precious items in his house; his debt; childhood
- Heindricke / Rembrandt’s powers of focus/ work ethic