Episode 1161. In this new Bach week, we will follow Bach’s cantatas chronologically. Today, we start with cantata “Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich” BWV 150, which Bach wrote when he was about 22 years old.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Cantata “Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich”, BWV 150
– I. Sinfonia
– II. Chorus “Nach Dir, Herr, Verlanget Mich”
– III. Aria (S) “Doch Bin Und Bleibe Ich Vernügt”
– IV. Chorus “Leite Mich In Deiner Wahrheit”
– V. Aria (trio ATB) “Zedern Müssen Von Den Winden”
– VI. Chorus “Meine Auden Sehen Stets Zu Dem Herrn”
– VII. Chorus “Meine Tage In Dem Leide”
Vox Luminis conducted by Lionel Meunier: Zsuzsi Tóth, Kristen Witmer (aria), soprano. Daniel Elgersma (aria), Barnabás Hegyi, alto. Robert Buckland (aria), Philippe Froeliger, tenor. Tomáš Král, Lionel Meunier (aria), bass
(cd Actus Tragicus – Bach Cantatas BWV 106, 150, 131, 12, ALPHA)
Read more about cantata BWV 150 here.
2. Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R
– 1. Allegro
– 2. Adagio
– 3. Allegro
Isabelle Faust, violin. Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin conducted by Bernhard Forck
(cd Bach Violin Concertos)
3. Chorale Prelude “Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland”, BWV 659
4. Concerto in C major, BWV 595 (after Von Sachsen-Weimar)
BRISK Recorder Quartet, recorder
(cd Brisk Plays Bach)
5. French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812
– Allemande
– Courante
– Sarabande
– Menuets 1 & 2
– Gigue
Murray Perahia, piano
(cd Bach The French Suites)
6. From cantata “Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich”, BWV 150: II. Chorus “Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich”
Anna Prohaska, soprano. Lautten Compagney conducted by Wolfgang Katschner
(cd Bach – Redemption)
In the photo: Bach statue in Arnstadt (source: bach-thueringen.de)
