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Passionate cantatas

I Barocchisti and the Swiss Radio Choir perform four of JS Bach's choral cantatas, including one of his greatest, Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78 - Jesus, you who have my soul.

I Barocchisti and the Swiss Radio Choir perform four of JS Bach's choral cantatas, including surely one of his greatest, Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78 - Jesus, you who have my soul, based on Johann Rist's popular hymn. Director lutenist Luca Pianca opens the concert with Luther鈥檚 grand Advent hymn, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Come now, saviour of the heathen) BWV 62 with its ringing soprano lines, and the introspective Wer wei脽, wie nahe mir mein Ende, BWV 27 (Who knows how near I am to my death). There's also Ach wie fl眉chtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26 (Ah, how fleeting, how empty) - all performed with soloists Bernhard Bechtold (tenor) and Florian Boesch (bass) at the Lugano festival earlier this year.

1 hour, 29 minutes

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata no. 62 BWV.62 (Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland)

    Ensemble: I Barocchisti. Choir: Coro della Radio Svizzera, Lugano. Singer: Bernhard Berchtold. Singer: Florian Boesch. Director: Luca Pianca.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata no. 27 BWV.27 (Wer weiss, wie nahe mir mein Ende)

    Ensemble: I Barocchisti. Choir: Coro della Radio Svizzera, Lugano. Singer: Bernhard Berchtold. Singer: Florian Boesch. Director: Luca Pianca.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata no. 26 BWV.26 (Ach wie fluchtig, ach wie nichtig)

    Ensemble: I Barocchisti. Choir: Coro della Radio Svizzera, Lugano. Singer: Bernhard Berchtold. Singer: Florian Boesch. Director: Luca Pianca.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata no. 78 BWV.78 (Jesu, der du meine Seele)

    Ensemble: I Barocchisti. Choir: Coro della Radio Svizzera, Lugano. Singer: Bernhard Berchtold. Singer: Florian Boesch. Director: Luca Pianca.
  • Anonymous

    Amavit eum dominus

    Performer: Manuel Vilas. Singer: Monica Piccinini.
    • In Festo Angelorum.
    • BRILLIANT CLASSICS.
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Sun 28 Jul 2019 21:30