A weekday programme on the oeuvre of Johann Sebastian Bach by compiler Govert Jan Bach and presenter Joop van Zijl.
Episode 231: this week featuring the final three cantatas of the Weihnachtsoratorium.
No. IV "Am Feste der Beschneidung Christi" was written for the New Year’s day of 1735 and it is about the circumcision of Jezus.
1. From Weihnachtsoratorium: cantate IV "Am Feste der Beschneidung Christi"
Barbara Schlick, soprano. Howard Crook, tenor. Peter Kooy, bass. Collegium Vocale Gent led by Philippe Herreweghe
(VIRGIN 759530)
2. Cellosuite no. 5 in D, BWV 1011
Viola de Hoog, cello
(VIVAT 107)
Additionally:
3. From Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 18, Unvollendete Fuge über drei neue Themen, drittes Thema B-A-C-H, a 4
Akademie für Alte Musik
Presenter: Joop van Zijl
