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| Disc No: CD-1551 SA | The three cantatas on Volume 34, the present disc, were first performed in February and March 1725, in the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, where Bach was employed. The first one, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, was composed for the Feast of the Annunciation, and celebrates the joyous news brought to Mary of the coming birth of Christ in a suitably jubilant manner. A particular feature is the unusual scoring – as well as a string orchestra there are two horns, two oboi da caccia (i.e. alto oboes) and two solo violins. BWV126 (Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort) is in a rather more dramatic vein, with its exhortation to God to support mankind against the enemies of the faith. |
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| Name: J.S. Bach Cantatas Vol.34 | |
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| Composer | Opus | Music title | Key | Performer |
| Bach, Johann Sebastian | BWV1 | Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern | Carolyn Sampson, soprano Robin Blaze, counter-tenor Gerd Türk, tenor Peter Kooij, bass Bach Collegium Japan - Masaaki Suzuki | |
| Bach, Johann Sebastian | BWV126 | Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort | ||
| Bach, Johann Sebastian | BWV127 | Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott |