Episode 1162. In this Bach week, we will follow Bach’s cantatas chronologically. Today we start with cantata “Gleich wie der Regen und Schnee von Himmel fällt” BWV 18, which Bach wrote when he was 28 years old.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Cantata “Gleich wie der Regen und Schnee von Himmel fällt”, BWV 18
– I. Sinfonia. “Gleich Wie Der Regen”
– II. Recitative. “Gleich Wie Der Regen Und Schnee Vom Himmel Fallt” (bass)
– III. Recitative and Chorus. “Mein Gott, Hier Wird Mein Herze Sein” (tenor, bass)
– IV. Aria “Mein Seelenschatz Ist Gottes Wort” (soprano)
– V. Chorus. “Ich Bitt, O Herr, Aus Herzens Grund”
Nuria Rial, soprano. Makoto Sakurada, tenor. Dominik Wörner, bass. J.S. Bach Foundation conducted by Rudolf Lutz
(cd Bach Cantatas No. 8 J.S. Bach Foundation BWV 7, 18, 107)
Read more about cantata BWV 18.
2. Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067
– Overture
– Rondeau
– Sarabande
– Bourrées 1 & 2
– Polonaise
– Menuet
– Badinerie
Isabelle Faust, violin. Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin conducted by Bernhard Forck
(cd Bach Violin Concertos)
3. Canzona in D minor, BWV 588
BRISK Recorder Quartet, recorder
(cd Brisk Plays Bach)
4. From cantata BWV 170: Aria “Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust”
Aafje Heynis, alto. Netherlands Chamber Orchestra conducted by Szymon Goldberg
(cd Aafje Heynis sings Bach – Solo Cantatas)
5. 2-part Invention No.1 in C major, BWV 772
6. 2-part Invention No.2 in C minor, BWV 773
7. 2-part Invention No.3 in D major, BWV 774
8. 2-part Invention No.4 in D minor, BWV 775
9. 2-part Invention No.5 in E flat major, BWV 776
Janine Jansen, violin. Maxim Rysanov, viola. Torleif Thedeen, cello
(cd Inventions & Partitas)
