Govert Jan Bach’s weekday programme about the oeuvre of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Episode 1344. Our chronological journey continues with the cantatas that Bach wrote in the autumn of 1726. Today we start with the cantata “Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht” BWV 55, written for the 22nd Sunday after Trinity Sunday. We also look at new Bach releases.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Cantate “Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht” BWV 55, written for the 22nd Sunday after Trinity Sunday on 17 November 1726
– 1. Aria – Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht
– 2. Recitative – Ich habe wider Gott gehandelt
– 3. Aria – Erbarme dich, laß die Tränen dich erweichen
– 4. Recitative – Erbarme dich! Jedoch nun tröst ich mich
– 5. Chorale – Bin ich gleich von dir gewichen
Bernhard Berchtold, tenor. Choir and orchestra of the J.S. Bach-Stiftung conducted by Rudolf Lutz
Read more about cantate BWV 55 here
2. Lute suite in E minor, BWV 996 (transcr. A. Tharaud for piano)
– Prélude
– Sarabande
– Allemande
– Gigue
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
3. Sonata no. 2 for solo violin in A minor, BWV 1003
– I Grave
– II Fuga
– III Andante
– IV Allegro
Alina Ibragimova, violin
4. Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott, BWV 721 (Arranged by Thomas)
5. Der Herr denket an uns, Cantata BWV 196 Sinfonia (Arranged by Thomas)
6. Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV Anh II 78 (Arranged by Thomas)
Fred Thomas, piano. Aisha Orazbayeva, violin. Lucy Railton, cello
7. from cantata “Armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht”, BWV55
– Aria “Erbarme Dich lass die Tränen dich”
Benedikt Kristjansson, tenor. Ensemble Continuum
