Govert Jan Bach’s weekday programme about the oeuvre of Johann Sebastian Bach. Episode 647. This week’s theme: the Lutheran Masses, the Missae Brevis.
A mass will be played every day, up to and including Thursday. Bach continually reused previous pieces of cantatas (parodies) for these. Prior to every Missa Brevis you will hear a selection of the music pieces upon which Bach’s mass was based. We will conclude the week on Friday with a Missa Brevis by Johann Ludwig Bach.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1a. Parody
– BWV 179/5: Siehe Zu, Dass Deine Gottesfurcht Nicht Heuchelei Sei, BWV 179 – Liebster Gott, Erbarme Dich (Soprano)
Bach Collegium Japan conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
– BWV 79/2: Gott ist unsre sonn und schild
J.S. Bach-Stiftung conducted by Rudolf Lutz
– BWV 135/1: Erforsche Mich, Gott, Und Erfahre Mein Herz, BWV 136
Bach Collegium Japan conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
1b. Missa Brevis in A major, BWV 234
– I. Kyrie
– II. Gloria
– III. Domine Deus
– IV. Qui tollis peccata mundi [Parody of BWV 179/5]
– V. Quoniam tu solus [Parody of BWV 79/2]
– VI. Cum sancto spiritu [Parody of BWV 136/1, vivace section)
Magid El-Bushra, alt. Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, tenor. Sydney Fierro, baritone. Pygmalion conducted by Raphaël Pichon
2. Violin Concerto no. 5 in G minor, BWV 1056R
– I. Allegro (Arr. Forkel)
– II. Largo (Arr. Forkel)
– III. Presto (Arr. Forkel)
Shunske Sato, violin. Il Pomo d’Oro conducted by Zefira Valova
3. Ich Steh An Deiner Krippen Hier BWV.469 (Arr.)
4. Schafen Können Sicher Weiden BWV.208
Klaartje van Veldhoven, soprano. Marieke Grotenhuis, accordion
Pictured: Raphaël Pichon (credits: Jean-Baptiste Millot)
