– Whit Monday – 6th June 2022 – J.S.Bach cantata BWV 173 ,Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt’ –

May 31, 2022

Strings and continuo, with 2 flutes and solos, for tenor and alto, an aria for soprano and bass duet and a closing chorus, for 4 part choir. 1/Recitativo: Exalted flesh and blood, -that God takes upon Himself and, to which, He has, on earth, already assigned, -via a...

– Visitation of The Blessed Virgin Mary – Tuesday 31st May 2022 – J.S.Bach, cantata BWV 147 – ,Hertz und Mund und Tat und Leben’-

May 28, 2022

This substantial, 2-part cantata, is scored for strings and continuo + bassoon and 4-part chorus, with 4 soloists. It requires additionally,1 tromba or trumpet and there are parts, for all three oboe types: oboe itself, oboe da caccia and oboe d’amore, which can all...

– Whitsunday – 5th June 2022 – J.S.Bach cantata BWV 59 – ,Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten’ –

May 26, 2022

Despite the orchestration, -strings, continuo and 2 soloists + 4 part chorus, with only 2 trumpets and drums, with no woodwind required at all, and the reasonably weighty, textual subject matter, this cantata remains light fingered, perhaps, in part, due to the lack...

– Sunday after ascension – 29th May 2022 – J.S.Bach cantata BWV 183 – , Sie werden euch in den Bann tun’ –

May 24, 2022

In scoring this short cantata, Bach reinstates the Violincello-piccolo, along with 2 x oboes, and a da caccio option, although 4 players are needed, 4 solo singers, with strings and continuo. All come together, except perhaps the VC-p, (who knows?) for the final...

– Ascension day – Thursday 26th May 2022 – J.S.Bach – Himmelfahrts Oratorium ,Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen’, BWV 11 –

May 20, 2022

The ascension oratorio, is scored for strings, continuo and chorus, with two each, of oboes and flutes, three trumpets and drums. Not all the music is original, some being drawn, by Bach, from earlier woks. 1/chorus: ‘Praise God, in His kingdom, praise Him, in His...