A weekday programme on the oeuvre of Johann Sebastian Bach by compiler Govert Jan Bach and host Joop van Zijl.
Episode 230: Christmas music by Johann Ludwig and Johann Sebastian Bach.
Johann Ludwig Bach (1677-1731)
1. Motet "Uns ist ein Kind geboren"
Rheinische Kantorei led by Hermann Max
(Capriccio C5105)
Johann Sebastian Bach
2. Kantate "Selig ist der Mann" BWV 57
Joanne Lunn, soprano. Peter Harvey, bass. English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir led by John Eliot Gardiner
(SDG 127)
3. From Weihnachtsoratorium: Kantate BWV 248/II "Und er waren Hirten in derselben gegend"
Wiebke Liemkuhl, alto. Martin and Wolfram Lattke, tenor. Konstantin Wolff, bass. Dresdner Kammerchor and Gewandhausorchester led by Riccardo Chailly
(Decca 4 782271)
On the picture: Johann Ludwig Bach
Presentation: Joop van Zijl
