Episode 1405. In this Bach week, we will hear cantatas for an unknown occasion in 1728 and 1730, and cantatas for a certain Sunday in 1731 and 1732. Today we will start with the choral cantata “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ” BWV 177, composed for the 4th Sunday after Trinitatis in 1732.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Choral cantata “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ” BWV 177, composed for the 4th Sunday after Trinitatis on 6 July 1732.
– Chorus – Versus 1 Ich ruf zu dir Herr Jesu Christ
– Aria Versus 2 Ich bitt noch mehr o Herre Gott
– Aria – Versus 3 Verleih daß ich aus Herzensgrund
– Aria – Versus 4 Laß mich kein Lust noch Furcht von dir
– Chorale – Versus 5 Ich lieg im Streit und widerstreb
Sandrine Piau, soprano. Bogna Bartosz, alt. Christoph Prégardien, tenor. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir conducted by Ton Koopman
2. Organ sonata no 5 in C major, BWV 529 (arr. for oboe, violin & basso continuo: Anonymous)
-I Allegro
-II Largo
-III Allegro
Xenia Löffler, oboe. Daniel Deuter, violin. Vittorio Ghielmi, viola da gamba. Katharina Kitschig, cello. Flóra Fábri, harpsichord
3. Sonata in G minor, BWV 1029
-I. Vivace
-II. Adagio
-III. Allegro
Robert Smith, viola da gamba. Francesco Corti, harpsichord
4. from dialogue cantata “Geist und Seele wird verwirret”, BWV 35
– Aria: Geist und Seele wird verwirret
Margot Oitzinger, mezzo soprano. Peter Kooij, bass. L’Orfeo Barockorchester conducted by Michi Gaigg
