Episode 1527. During this Bach Week, we continue our chronological cantata cycle, which began with BWV 1. Every day, we play a cantata, followed by shorter instrumental and vocal works by J.S. Bach. Today, we begin with the cantata Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten I, BWV 59, from around 1723.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Cantata Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten I, BWV 59, written for Whit Sunday, 16 May 1723?
- Duet (soprano, bass): Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten
- Recitative (soprano): O, was sind das vor Ehren
- Chorale: Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott
- Aria (bass): Die Welt mit allen Königreichen
- Chorale: Gott, Heilger Geist
Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Klaus Mertens (bass)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, conducted by Ton Koopman
Read more here and here about Cantata BWV 59.
2. French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV 817
- I. Prélude
- II. Allemande
- III. Courante
- IV. Sarabande
- V. Gavotte
- VI. Menuet polonais
- VII. Petit Menuet
- VIII. Bourrée
- IX. Gigue
Francesco Tristano (piano)
3. Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
- I. Prelude
- II. Allemande
- III. Courante
- IV. Sarabande
- V. Bourrée I – Bourrée II
- VI. Gigue
Haruma Sato (cello)
(Live at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo, 2026)
4. Prelude in C minor, BWV 921 (transcribed for harp)
Magdalena Hoffmann (harp)
5. From the cantata Christus der ist mein Leben, BWV 95:
- Ach schlage doch bald selge Stunde (aria)
Benedikt Kristjánsson (tenor), Das Neue Orchester, conducted by Christoph Spering
