Episode 1395. In this Bach week, we will continue our chronological approach to the cantatas, and will hear cantatas from 1729. The new CD by Benjamin Alard is also featured. Today’s playlist includes the cantata “Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg” BWV 149, composed for Michaelmas Day on 29 September 1729.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Cantata “Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg” BWV 149, for St Michael (Michaelmas Day) on 29 September 1729.
– Man Singet Mit Freuden Vom Sieg
– Kraft Und Stärke Sei Gesungen
– Ich Fürchte Mich
– Gottes Engel Weichen Nie
– Ich Danke Dir, Mein Lieber Gott
– Seid Wachsam, Ihr Heiligen Wächter
– Ach Herr, Lass Dein Lieb Engelein
Hana Blažíková, soprano. Robin Blaze, altus. Gerd Türk, tenor. Peter Kooij, bass. Bach Collegium Japan conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Read more about cantata BWV 149 here.
2. Trio sonata no. 6 in G major BWV 530
– I. Vivace
– II. Lento
– III. Allegro
– Aria ‘Warum betrübst du dich’, BWV 516
Gerlinde Sämann, soprano. Benjamin Alard, harpsichord and clavichord
(cd The Complete Works for Keyboard Vol. 10, Harmonia Mundi HMM90249597, 2025)
3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
– I Allegro
– II Adagio
– III Allegro
Beatrice Rana, piano. Amsterdam Sinfonietta
4. from cantata “Gottes Zeit Ist Die Allerbeste Zeit”, BWV 106:
c. Aria – Bass: Bestelle Dein Haus; Denn Du Wirst Sterben
d. Chorus – Alto, Tenor, Bass: Es Ist Der Alte Bund Mensch, Du Mußt Sterben!
Marie Luise Werneburg, soprano. Jan Börner, altus. Raphael Höhn, tenor. Matthias Helm, bass. J.S. Bach Foundation conducted by Rudolf Lutz
Pictured: Hana Blažíková (picture: Petra Hajská, source: operaplus.cz)
