Episode 1292. We continue our exploration of the cantatas in chronological order. We’ve now reached the cantatas Bach composed in January and February of 1725. We’ll kick off with chorale cantata “Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid” I BWV 3, for the second Sunday after Epiphany, on 14 January 1725.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Chorale cantata “Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid” I, BWV 3, for the second Sunday after Epiphany 1725
– Chorus “Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid”
– Recitative And Chorale “Wie Schwerlich Läßt Sich Fleisch Und Blut”
– Aria (Bass) “Empfind Ich Höllenangst Und Pein”
– Recitative (Tenor) “Es Mag Mir Leib Und Geist Verschmachten”
– Aria (Soprano, Alto) “Wenn Sorgen Auf Mich Dringen”
– Chorale “Erhalt Mein Herz Im Glauben Rein”
Gerlinde Sämann, soprano. Jan Börner, alto. Christian Rathgeber, tenor. Wolf Matthias Friedrich, bass. Choir and orchestra of the J.S. Bach-Stiftung conducted by Rudolf Lutz
Read more about cantata BWV 3 here.
2. From Cello suite no.3 in C major BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande
3. Invocation
4. From Cello suite no.5 in c minor BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
Abel Selaocoe, cello
5. Partita no. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825
-I Praeludium
-II Allemande
-III Corrente
-IV Sarabande
-V Menuet I & II
-VI Gigue
Schaghajegh Nosrati, piano
6. from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 1:
– Prelude und Fugue no. 1 in C major BWV 846
– Prelude und Fugue no. 2 in c minor BWV 847
Francesco Cera, klavecimbel
7. from cantata “Lass, Fürstin, Lass Noch Einen Strahl”, BWV 198:
– “Doch Königin! Du Stirbest Nicht”
Bach Collegium Japan conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Pictured: Schaghajegh Nosrati (source: nosrati-pianist.com)