Govert Jan Bach’s weekday programme about the oeuvre of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Aflevering 951. This Bach week will feature a lot of J.S. Bach’s Whitsun cantatas, and we’ll dedicate time to the BachCD 2021 nominees.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Cantata “O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe” (BWV 34)
-I. Chor. “O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe”
-II. Rezitativ. “Herr, unsre Herzen halten dir” (tenor)
-III. Arie. “Wohl euch, ihr auserwählten Seelen” (alto)
-IV. Rezitativ. “Erwählt sich Gott die heilgen Hütten” (bass)
-V. Chor. “Friede über Israel”
Margot Oitzinger, alto. Jens Weber, tenor. Fabrice Hayoz, bass. J.S. Bach-Stiftung conducted by Rudolf Lutz
(CD Bachkantaten N°2)
Click here to read more about cantata BWV 34 (Dutch only) (Whit Monday 1727).
2. From Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Vol. I:
-I. Prelude in C minor, BWV 847 (edited for accordion)
Viviane Chassot, accordion
(CD Pure Bach, Nomination BachCD 2021)
3. Cantata “Ich Liebe Den Höchsten Von Ganzem Gemüte”, BWV 174
– Sinfonia
– Ich Liebe Den Höchsten Von Ganzem Gemüte
– O Liebe, Welcher Keine Gleich!
– Greifet Zu
– Herzlich Lieb Hat Ich Dich, O Herr
Lisa Larsson, soprano. Nathalie Stutzmann, alto. Derek Lee Ragin, countertenor. Christoph Genz, tenor. Panajotis Iconomou, bass. Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists conducted by John Eliot Gardiner.
(CD Cantatas, Vol. 26)
Click here to read more about cantata BWV 174 (Dutch only) (Whit Monday 1729)
4. From Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Vol. I:
II. Fuge in C minor, BWV 847 (edited for accordion)
Viviane Chassot, accordion
(CD Pure Bach, Nomination BachCD 2021)
5. Cantata “Also Hat Gott Die Welt Geliebt”, BWV 68 (text: C.M. von Ziegler)
– Chorale – Also Hat Gott Die Welt Geliebt (chorus)
– Aria – Mein Glaubiges Herze (soprano)
– Recitative – Ich Bin Mit Petro Nicht Vermessen (bass)
– Aria – Du Bist Geboren Mir Zugute (bass)
– Wer An Ihn Glaubet (chorus)
Carolyn Sampson, soprano. Peter Kooij, bass. Bach Collegium Japan conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
(CD Bach Cantatas, Vol. 39)
Click here to read more about cantata BWV 68 (Dutch only) (Whit Monday 1725).
Pictured is the Holy Spirit by El Greco.
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