Govert Jan Bach’s weekday programme about the oeuvre of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Episode 1084. This week we will hear cantatas for the first Sunday after Trinity Sunday and for the Feast of St. John the Baptist. Today we will hear cantata “Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam”, BWV 7, written for St. John’s Day (Johannistag 24/6); the birthday of John the Baptist.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Cantate “Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam”, BWV 7
– I. Chor “Christ Unser Herr Zum Jordan Kam”
– II. Aria “Merkt Und Hort, Ihr Menschenkinder” (Bass)
– III. Recitatief “Dies Hat Gott Klar Mit Worten” (Tenor)
– IV. Aria “Des Vaters Stimme Liess Sich Horen” (Tenor)
– V. Recitatief “Als Jesus Dort Nach Seinen Leiden” (Bass)
– VI. Aria “Menschen, Glaubt Doch Dieser Gnade” (Countertenor)
– VII. Chor “Das Aug Allein Das Wasser Sieht”
Alex Potter, countertenor. Julius Pfeifer, tenor. Dominik Wörner, bass. J.S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen led by Rudolf Lutz
(CD Bachkantaten N°8 BWV 7, 18, 10 – J.S. Bach-Stiftung & Rudolf Lutz)
Lees hier meer over cantate BWV 7.
2. Trio sonata in G Major, BWV 1038
– I. Largo
– II. Vivace
– III. Adagio
– IV. Presto
Capricornus Consort Basel
(CD Cantatas for Soprano)
3. Overture in C Major, BWV 1066
– Ouverture
– Courante
– Gavotte 1 & 2
– Forlane
– Menuet 1 & 2
– Bourrée 1 & 2
– Passepied 1 & 2
Zefiro Baroque Orchestra led by Alfredo Bernardini, oboe
(CD J.S. Bach Ouvertures)
4. “Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam”, BWV685
Stefano Molardi, organ
(CD J.S. Bach – Complete Organ Music)
5. From “Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam”, BWV 7:
– Aria Des Vaters Stimme Liess Sich Hören
Ian Bostridge, tenor. Europe Galante led by Fabio Biondi
(CD Cantatas & Arias)
Featured image: Birth of St John the Baptist by Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1654)
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