Western religious music from different centuries.
This episode is dedicated to music for Reformation day, 31st of October. We will listen to vocal works by Michael Praetorius, Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Philipp Telemann.
Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
1. ‘Wir glauben all an einen Gott’
Performers: Musica Fiata and La Capella Ducale conducted by Roland Wilson
(CD label: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi nr. 88843021592)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
2. Cantata ‘Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott’, BWV 80
Performers: Johanna Winkel, soprano. Franziska Gottwald, alto. Sebastian Kohlhepp, tenor. Daniel Ochoa, bass. Chorus Musicus Köln and Das Neue Orchester conducted by Christoph Sperling
(CD label: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi nr. 8875170122)
George Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
3. Cantate ‘Herr Gott, der du uns hast von unser Jugend an’
Performers: Johanna Krell, alto. Hans Jörg Mammel, tenor. Kammerchor der Erlöserkirche Bad Homburg and Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble conducted by Susanne Rohn
(CD label: Christophorus nr. CHR 77405)
Addition:
Johann Sebastian Bach
4. Praeludium in C minor. BWV 549
Performer: Masaaki Suzuki, organ
(CD label: BIS nr. PC 2541)
Image: Maarten Luther (source: Historienet Denemarken)