J. S. BACH

 

Cantatas, Volume 40

 

Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV137

Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort, BWV168

Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV79

Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet, BWV164

 

Yukari Nonoshita - soprano

Robin Blaze - counter-tenor

Makoto Sakurada - tenor

Peter Kooij - bass

 

Bach Collegium Japan

 

Although Bach did not compose many cantatas during the year 1725, the four cantatas that he did compose are far from being routine affairs. Lobe den Herren (Praise to the Lord), BWV 137, is a case in point: in it Bach includes the original text of the famous hymn, and also uses the familiar melody in all five movements to a greater or lesser degree. To impose such limitations must have been a challenge to himself as a composer, and the imagination and technical skill with which he fulfilled his task are striking.

 

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