Western religious music from different centuries.
Today a cantata for the third Sunday after Trinitatis, from J.S. Bach, and motets from his contemporary Jan Josef Ignáz Brentner.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Cantata “Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis” BWV 21 (between parts 1 and 2 the choral prelude “Ich ruf zu dir Herr Jesu Christ” BWV 639)
Performed by: Maria Keohane, soprano. Carlos Mena, contratenor. Julian Prégardien, tenor. Matthias Vieweg, bass. Bernard Foccroulle, organ. Ricercar Consort and Collegium Vocale Gent conducted by Philippe Pierlot
(CD label Mirare no. MIR490)
Jan Josef Ignáz Brentner (1689-1742)
Twice a motetto pro defunctis:
2. ‘Himmelssonne’
3. ‘O Jesu mein’
Performed by: Vocalists and instrumentalists of Ensemble Inégal conducted by Adam Viktora
(CD label Nibiru no. 0144-2211)
In addition:
Johann Sebastian Bach
4. Choral prelude “Alleen Gott in de Höh sei Ehr” BWV 711
Les Basses Réunies
(CD Alpha no. 139)
Image: Philippe Pierlot
