Episode 1393. In this Bach week, we will continue our chronological approach to the cantatas, and will hear cantatas from 1729. The new CD by Benjamin Alard is also featured. Today’s playlist includes the cantata “Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem” BWV 159, composed for Sunday Estomihi on 27 February 1729.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Cantata “Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem” BWV 159, for Sunday Estomihi (Quinquagesima) on 27 February 1729
– 1. Arioso + Recitativo “Sehet!”
– 2. Aria “Ich Folge Dir Nach”
– 3. Recitativo “Nun Will Ich Mich”
– 4. Aria “Es Ist Vollbracht”
– 5. Choral “Jesu, Deine Passion”
Matthew White, altus. Jan Kobow, tenor. Peter Kooij, bass. Collegium Vocale Gent conducted by Philippe Herreweghe
Read more about cantata BWV 159 here
2. Trio sonata no. 5 in C major, BWV 529
– I. Allegro
– II. Largo
– III. Allegro
– Chorale “Dir, dir, Jehova, will ich singen”, BWV 299
Gerlinde Sämann, soprano. Benjamin Alard, harpsichord
(cd The Complete Works for Keyboard Vol. 10, Harmonia Mundi HMM90249597, 2025)
3. Concerto for keyboard no. 3 in D major, BWV 1054
– I —
– II Adagio e piano sempre
– III Allegro
Beatrice Rana, piano. Amsterdam Sinfonietta
4. from violin partita no.2 in D minor, BWV 1004
– Ciaccona
Daniel Lozakovich, violin
Pictured: Philippe Herreweghe (credit: Michiel Hendrickx)
