Episode 1270. In this new Bachweek, we continue our exploration of the cantatas in chronological order. We’ve now reached the cantatas Bach composed in the late summer and autumn of 1724. Kicking off this segment is the cantata “Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben” BWV 8, which Bach wrote for the 16th Sunday after Trinity on 24 September 1724.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Cantate “Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben”, BWV 8
– 1. Liebster Gott, Wenn Werd Ich Sterben
– 2. Was Willst Du Dich, Mein Geist, Entsetzen
– 3. Zwar Fühlt Mein Schwaches Herz
– 4. Doch Weichet, Ihr Tollen, Vergeblichen Sorgen!
– 5. Behalte Nur, O Welt, Das Meine!
– 6. Herrscher Über Tod Und Leben
Katharine Fuge, soprano. Robin Tyson, alto. Mark Padmore, tenor. Thomas Guthrie, bass. Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
2. Partita in a minor, BWV 1013 (adapt.: Kersten McCall)
– I Allemande
– II Corrente
– III Sarabande
– IV Bourrée anglaise
Kersten McCall, traverso. Olga Matieva, harpsichord
3. Toccata, Adagio und Fugue in C-groot, BWV 564
– I Toccata
– II Adagio
– III Fugue
Leo Van Doeselaar, organ (Martinikerk Groningen)
4. from: “Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen”, BWV 32
– Duet “Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen”
Miriam Feuersinger, sopranp. Klaus Mertens, bass. Ensemble der Bachkantaten in Vorarlberg
