Govert Jan Bach’s weekday programme about the oeuvre of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Episode 1093. In the coming weeks we will play a lot of music by J.S. Bach without announcements. This week we’ll present the newly released albums ‘Bach – Mass in B Minor, BWV 232’ by René Jacobs and ‘Bach – The Complete Cello Suites’ by Bruno Philippe.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Cantata “Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist”, BWV 45
– I. Coro “Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist”
– II. Recitativo “Der Höchste läßt mich seinen Willen wissen”
– III. Aria “Weiß ich Gottes Rechte”
– IV. Arioso “Es werden viele zu mir sagen an jenem Tage”
– V. Aria “Wer Gott bekennt”
– VI. Recitativo “So wird denn Herz und Mund”
– VII. Choral “Gib, daß ich tu mit fleiß”
Alex Potter, countertenor. Thomas Hobbs, tenor. Peter Kooij, bass. Collegium Vocale Gent led by Philippe Herreweghe
(album ‘Bach – Meins Lebens Licht’)
2. Cello suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
– I. Prelude
– II. Allemande
– III. Courante
– IV. Sarabande
– V. Bourrées I & II
– VI. Gigue
Bruno Philippe, cello
(album Bach – The Complete Cello Suites, Harmonia Mundi HMM902684.85, 2022)
3. From Das Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079:
– VII. Allegro
– VIII. Thematis Regii Elaborationes Canonicae III
– IX. Ricercar À 6
Calefax Reed Quintet and Arthur Klaassens, oboe
(album Bach Musical Offerings)
4. Ricercar À 6
Simon Johnson, organ St. Paul’s Cathedral
(album B.A.C.H. Anatomy Of A Motif)
Special thanks to PIAS.
Featured image: Simon Johnson
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