Episode 965. This Bach week features cantatas, concerts by Bach’s sons, Bach by Glenn Gould and a lot more. We will wrap up this Bach week with Cantata “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ”, BWV 177 by Masaaki Suzuki, a Sinfonia by son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and a soprano aria and an organ concerto by father Bach.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Cantate “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ”, BWV 177
– Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (Chorus)
– Aria Ich bitt noch mehr, o Herre Gott (Alto)
– Aria Verleih, dass ich aus Herzensgrund (Soprano)
– Aria Lass mich kein Lust noch Furcht von dir (Tenor)
– Chorale Ich lieg im Streit und widerstreb (Chorus)
Hana Blažíková, soprano. Robin Blaze, alto. Gerd Türk, tenor. Bach Collegium Japan conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
(CD Cantatas, Vol. 53 Suzuki)
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
2. Sinfonia No. 6 in E major, H 662
– 1. Allegro Di Molto
– 2. Poco Andante
– 3. Allegro Spirituoso
The English Concert conducted by Trevor Pinnock
(CD CPE Bach Symphonies For Strings)
Johann Sebastian Bach
3. From ‘Köthener Trauermusik’ BWV 244a:
– “Hemme dein gequältes Kränken” (Aria)
Nuria Rial, soprano. Kammerorchester Basel conducted by Julia Schröder
(CD Bach Arias)
4. Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052a
– Allegro
– Adagio
– Allegro
André Isoir, organ. Le Parlement de Musique conducted by Martin Gester
(CD Oeuvre Pour Orgue Et Orchestre – The Concertante organ)
Picture: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
