This hour we share cantatas 4 and 5 from the cantata cycle for the Passion period by Christoph Graupner.
Christoph Graupner composed a cycle of ten cantatas for the Passion period in 1741. The first was performed on Sunday Estomihi, also known as Sunday Quinquagesima: the 50th day before Easter and the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. The last one was performed on Good Friday.
The lyrics were written by Graupner’s brother-in-law Johann Conrad Lichtenberg.
In this programme we will be listening to cantatas 4 and 5.
Finally, we will be listening to four songs by Johann Sebastian Bach, which were recorded in ‘Schemellis Gesangbuch’.
Christoph Graupner (1683-1760)
From ‘Betrachtungen über die Hauptumstände des großen Versöhnungsleidens unseres Erlösers’, cantata cycle:
1. “Freund, warum bist du kommen?” (“Das Leiden Jesu von seinen Freunden”), cantata for Sunday Oculi (GWV 1122/41)
2. “Die Gewaltigen raten nach ihrem Mutwillen” (“Das Leiden Jesu vor dem Geist und weltlichen Gericht”), cantata for Sunday Laetare (GWV 1123/41)
Annelies Van Gramberen (1), Viola Blache (2), soprano. Marnix De Cat, alto. Lothar Blum (1), Daniel Schreiber (2), tenor. Dominik Wörner, bass. Solistenensemble Ex Tempore, Barockorchester Mannheimer Hofkapelle conducted by Florian Heyerick
(CD: “Das Leiden Jesu – Passion Cantatas II” – CPO 555 170-2, 2018 (1); “Das Leiden Jesu – Passion Cantatas IV” – CPO 555 348-2, 2020 (2))
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
3. “Die bittre Leidenszeit beginnet abermal” (BWV 450)
4. “Lasset uns mit Jesu ziehen” (BWV 481)
5. “Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig” (BWV 499)
6. “So gehst du nun, mein Jesu, hin” (BWV 500)
Barbara Schlick, soprano (3,5,6). Klaus Mertens, bass (4). Wouter Möller, cello. Bob van Asperen, harpsichord (3,4), organ (5,6)
(CD: “Schemelli-Gesangbuch” – 999 407-2, 1998)
Addition:
Johann Sebastian Bach
7. “Als Jesus Christus in der Nacht” (BWV 1108)
Bernard Foccroulle, organ
(CD: “Gesamte Orgelwerke” – Ricercar RIC 289, 2009)
