Govert Jan Bach’s weekday programme about the oeuvre of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Episode 1031. On this Bachweek we share cantatas written for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany and for Candlemas (2nd of February). Today we share cantata “Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen?” BWV 81 for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany. Which was first performed on 30 January 1724.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
1. Cantata “Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen”, BWV 81
– 1. Jesus Schläft, Was Soll Ich Hoffen
– 2. Herr! Warum Trittest Du So Ferne
– 3. Die Schäumenden Wellen Von Belials Bächen
– 4. Ihr Kleingläubigen, Warm Seid Ihr So Furchtsam
– 5. Schweig, Aufgetürmtes Meer!
– 6. Wohl Mir, Mein Jesus Spricht Ein Wort
– 7. Unter Dienen Schirmen
William Towers, altus. Paul Agnew, tenor. Peter Harvey, bass. Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
(CD Bach- Cantatas, Vol. 19 [Disc 2] Gardiner)
2. French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816
– I. Allemande
– II. Courante
– III. Sarabande
– IV. Gavotte
– V. Bourrée
– VI. Loure
– VII. Gigue
Julien Libeer, piano
(CD: Bach & Bartok Suites)
3. Violin Sonata in E minor, BWV 1023
– 1. Preludio
– 2. Adagio ma non tanto
– 2. Allemande
– 3. Gigue
Lucile Boulanger, viola da gamba. Arnaud De Pasquale, harpsichord
(CD Bach Viola Da Gamba Sonatas)
4. From “Siehe zu, dass deine Gottesfurcht”, BWV 179: V. Aria “Liebster Gott, erbarme dich” (arranged for organ 4 hands by Sybolt De Jong)
Euwe De Jong & Sybolt De Jong, organ
(CD Bach Cantatas, Vol. 9 – Cantata Movements For Organ Four Hands)
5. From “Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen”, BWV 81: “Jesus schläft” (Aria)
Andreas Scholl, altus. Ensemble 1700 conducted by Dorothee Oberlinger, recorder
(CD Bach – Small Gifts)
Pictured: Lucile Boulanger
