Episode 70. Each workday host Joop van Zijl and producer Govert Jan Bach will plough playfully yet thoroughly through the oeuvre of the great master Johann Sebastian Bach. With an excursion to the music of Brahms who was very much influenced by J.S. Bach.
1. Johann Sebastian Bach
– Cantata BWV 150 Nach dir Herr, verlanget mich
Anne Grimm, soprano. Joost van de Linden, tenor. Peter de Groot, alto. Donald Bentvelsen, bass. Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir conducted by Ton Koopman
(Complete Cantates vol.I/Erato/CD2)
2. Johannes Brahms
– From 4th symphony in e-minor:
4th part Allegro energico e passionate – Piu allegro
Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Carlos Kleiber
(DGG 400037-2)
3. Johannes Brahms
– Warum ist das Licht gegeben den Mühseligen
– O Heiland reiss die Himmel auf, opus 74
– Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, opus 110
– Schaffe in mir, ein rein Herz, opus 29
RIAS-Kammerchor conducted by Marcus Creed
(HMD 941591)
On photo: Johannes Brahms at the time he wrote Ein Deutsches Requiem.
Hosted by: Joop van Zijl
