Episode 966. This Bach week features cantatas that Bach wrote for the 9th, 10th and 11th Sundays after Trinitatis. They are all in July and August. Today’s cantata “Was frag ich nach der Welt” BWV 94, written for the 9th Sunday after Trinitatis, was first performed on 6 August 1724.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Cantate “Was frag ich nach der Welt” BWV 94
– Chor – Was Frag Ich Nach Der Welt
– Aria (bass) – Die Welt Ist Wei Ein Rauch Und Schatten
– Recitatief (tenor) – Die Welt Sucht Ehr Und Ruhm
– Aria (alto) – Betörte Welt, Betörte Welt!
– Recitatief (bass) – Die Welt Bekümmert Sich
– Aria (tenor) – Die Welt Kann Ihre Lust Und Freud
– Aria (soprano) – Es Halt Es Mit Der Blinden Welt
– Choral – Was Frag Ich Nach Der Welt
Núria Rial, soprano. Margot Oitzinger, alto. Daniel Johannsen, tenor. Dominik Wörner, bass. J.S. Bach-Stiftung conducted by Rudolf Lutz
(CD Bach-Kantaten CD N°26)
2. Sonata No. 1 in G minor for violin solo, BWV 1001
I. Adagio
II. Fuga
III. Siciliana
IV. Presto
Kyung-Wha Chung, violin
(CD Bach Complete Sonatas & Partitas For Violin Solo)
3. Prelude & Fuga XII in F minor, BWV 881
4. Prelude & Fuga XIII in F-sharp major, BWV 858
5. Prelude & Fuga IX in E major, BWV 878
Lavinia Meijer, harp
(CD: 1685 – Handel, Bach, Scarlatti)
Photo: Kyung-Wha Chung (source: thestrad.com)
