Episode 1268. 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 “Jesu, der du meine Seele” BWV 78, which Bach wrote for the 14th Sunday after Trinity on 10 September 1724.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Cantate “Jesu, der du meine Seele” BWV 78
– I. Chor. “Jesu, der du meine Seele”
– II. Arie. “Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten” (Sopran, Alt)
– III. Rezitativ. “Ach! ich bin ein Kind der Sünden” (Tenor)
– IV. Arie. “Das Blut, so meine Schuld durchstreicht” (Tenor)
– V. Rezitativ. “Die Wunden, Nägel, Kron und Grab” (Bass)
– VI. Arie. “Nun du wirst mein Gewissen stillen” (Bass)
– VII. Choral. “Herr, ich glaube, hilf mir Schwachen”
Julia Neumann, soprano. Margot Oitzinger, alto. Bernhard Berchtold, tenor. Markus Volpert, bass. Choir and orchestra of J.S. Bach Foundation conducted by Rudolf Lutz
Read more about cantata BWV 78 here.
2. From ‘Das Musicalisches Opfer’, BWV 1079
– Ricercare a 3
Tatiana Nikolayeva, piano
3. Concerto for Traverso, Violin and Harpsichord in a minor, BWV 1044
– I Allegro
– II Adagio ma non tanto, e dolce
– III Alla breve
Les Muffatti with Frank Theuns, traverso
