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On the 52nd disc in his monumental undertaking of recording all the sacred cantatas by J.S. Bach, Masaaki Suzuki includes one of the best-loved cantatas of all, Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140. With the famous chorale as the unifying element, Bach creates a majestic first movement which is followed by a couple of the most beautiful love duets in the history of music, between the Soul and Jesus, here interpreted by the soprano Hana Blaíková and Peter Kooij, bass. Following BWV 140 on the disc is Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt ('the Lord is my faithful shepherd'), in which an adaptation from 1531 of the famous Psalm 23 provides the text for all five movements. It is thus a late addition, composed in 1731, to the so-called chorale cantatas that Bach composed a number of in 1724-25. The final cantata in this volume was composed for a church service celebrating the inauguration of a new city council, a 'Ratswahl cantata'. For this unusually festive occasion Bach clearly wished to demonstrate to the Leipzig notables how sacred music was flourishing under his direction and to present himself as a composer. As a result, the opening sinfonia is a brilliant organ concerto movement, while the first chorus is a reworking of material which Bach would return to in the Dona nobis pacem of his Mass in B minor. The ending of the cantata is suitably splendid and festive, with trumpets and timpani joining in the praise 'unto God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost' expressed in the closing chorale.
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Works Details
Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166) - Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki
- Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 11/25/1731
Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 112, "Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt" BWV 112 - Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Cantata/Oratorio
- Written: 04/08/1731
Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir" BWV 29 - Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 08/27/1731
