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Bach Ad Infinitum

wed 22 may 2024 13:00 hour

Episode 1283. This week we will feature the cantatas Bach composed at the end of 1724. We’ll also feature Lutheran masses and, finally, the Hohe Messe. In today’s episode: cantata “Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ” BWV 91, which Bach wrote for Christmas Day on 25 December 1724.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Chorale cantata “Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ” BWV 91, for Christmas Day
-1 Chor – Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ
-2 Rezitativ Und Choral (Sopran) – Der Glanz Der Höchsten Herrlichkeit
-3 Arie (Tenor) – Gott, Dem Der Erden Kreis Zu Klein
-4 Rezitativ (Bass) – O Christenheit! Wohlan, So Mache Dich Bereit
-5 Arie (Duett Sopran, Alt) – Die Armut, So Gott Auf Sich Nimmt
-6 Choral – Das Hat Er Alles Uns Getan
Monika Mauch, soprano. Margot Oitzinger, alto. Bernhard Berchtold, tenor. Peter Kooij, bass. Choir and orchestra of the J.S. Bach-Stiftung conducted by Rudolf Lutz

Read more about cantata BWV 91 here.

2. From cantata “Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht”, BWV 105:
– Aria Wie zittern und wanken der Sünder Gedanken (arr. F. Thomas)

3. From: Orgelbüchlein, BWV 599-644:
– Alle Menschen müssen sterben, BWV 643 (arr. F. Thomas)
– Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich, BWV 605 (arr. F. Thomas)
– Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 723 (arr. F. Thomas)
Fred Thomas, piano. Aisha Orazbayeva, violin. Lucy Railton, cello

4. “Komm, süsser Tod”, BWV 478 (transcr.: Virgil Fox)
Olivier Penin, organ

5. Lutheran mass in g minor, BWV 235
– Kyrie
– Gloria
– Gratias
– Domine Fili
– Qui Tollis
– Cum Sancto Spiritu
Hana Blažíková and Joanne Lunn, soprano. Robin Blaze, alto. Gerd Türk, tenor. Peter Kooij, bass. Bach Collegium Japan conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Read more about mass BWV 235 here.

 

Pictured above: Bach statue at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig (picture: Andreas Schmidt)

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