Govert Jan Bach’s weekday programme about the oeuvre of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Episode 1083. This week we will hear cantatas for the first Sunday after Trinity Sunday and for the Feast of of St, John the Baptist. Today we will hear cantata “Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe”, BWV 167 for the Feast of John the Baptist.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Cantate “Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe”, BWV 167
– 1. Aria Tenor – Ihr Menschen, Rühmet Gottes Liebe
– 2. Recitativo Alt – Gelobet Sei Der Herr Gott Israel
– 3. Aria (Duetto) Sopran, Alt – Gottes Wort, Das Trüget Nicht
– 4. Recitativo Bass – Des Weibes Samen Kam
– 5. Choral – Sei Lob Und Preis Mit Ehren
Joanne Lunn, soprano. Wilke te Brummelstroete, alto. Paul Agnew, tenor. Dietrich Henschel, bass. Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists led by John Eliot Gardiner
(CD Gardiner – Bach Cantata Pilgrimage)
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
2. From Messiah:
– Part I. Sinfonia
– Part I. Recitative (Tenor) Comfort Ye, My People, Saith Your God
– Part I. Air (Tenor) Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
– Part I. Chorus And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed
Mark Padmore, tenor. Les Arts Florissants led by William Christie
(CD Handel – Messiah, Harmonia Mundi)
Johann Sebastian Bach
3. Overture D major, BWV 1068
– Overture
– Air
– Gavotte 1 & 2
– Bourrée
– Gigue
4. Overture B major, BWV 194R
Zefiro Baroque Orchestra led by Alfredo Bernardini, oboe
(CD J.S. Bach Ouvertures)
5. From cantata BWV 82: Aria “Ich freue mich auf meinen Tod”
Miriam Feuersinger, soprano. Capricornus Consort Basel led by Peter Barczi
(CD Bach – Ich Bin Vergnügt)
Featured image: J.S. Bach and Händel
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