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Bach Motets from Solomon's Knot in Manchester

Motets by Johann Christoph and Johann Sebastian Bach from Baroque music collective, Solomon's Knot, in Manchester.

Elements of JS Bach鈥檚 motet style can be traced back to the previous generation of his family, when his father鈥檚 cousins Johann Christoph and Johann Michael Bach experimented with soprano chorale cantus firmus and audacious harmonic language at the service of the text. Alongside Johann Sebastian鈥檚 well-known masterpieces, Solomon鈥檚 Knot perform a number of works by the 鈥榩rofund鈥� and 鈥榚xpressive鈥� Johann Christoph, as JSB himself did in Leipzig in the final years of his life.

Recorded at The Stoller Hall in Manchester on 4th December 2024.

Presented by Mark Forrest.

Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703): F眉rchte dich nicht
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): F眉rchte dich nicht, BWV 228
J.S. Bach: Komm Jesu, komm, BWV 229
J.C. Bach: Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf
J.S. Bach: Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf BWV 226
J.C. Bach: Herr, nun l盲ssest du deinen Diener
J.S. Bach: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
J.C. Bach: Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt
J.S. Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225

Solomon's Knot
Jonathan Sells, artistic director

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2 hours, 14 minutes

Music Played

  • Johann Christoph Bach

    F眉rchte dich nicht

    Choir: Solomon's Knot.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    F眉rchte dich nicht BWV 228

    Choir: Solomon's Knot.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Komm, Jesu, komm BWV 229

    Choir: Solomon's Knot.
  • Johann Christoph Bach

    Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf

    Ensemble: Solomon's Knot.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf BWV 226

    Choir: Solomon's Knot.
  • Johannes Brahms

    6 Chorale Preludes: Herzlich tut mich erfreuen, Op. 122/4

    Music Arranger: Ferruccio Busoni. Performer: Igor Levit.
    • Encounter.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 11.
  • Johannes Brahms

    6 Chorale Preludes: Schm眉cke dich, o liebe Seele, Op. 122/5

    Performer: Igor Levit. Music Arranger: Ferruccio Busoni.
    • Encounter.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 12.
  • Johannes Brahms

    6 Chorale Preludes: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, Op. 122/8

    Performer: Igor Levit. Music Arranger: Ferruccio Busoni.
    • Encounter.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 13.
  • Johannes Brahms

    6 Chorale Preludes: Herzlich tut mich verlangen, Op. 122/9

    Performer: Igor Levit. Music Arranger: Ferruccio Busoni.
    • Encounter.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 14.
  • Johannes Brahms

    6 Chorale Preludes: Herzlich tut mich verlangen, Op. 122/10

    Performer: Igor Levit. Music Arranger: Ferruccio Busoni.
    • Encounter.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 15.
  • Johannes Brahms

    6 Chorale Preludes: O Welt, ich muss dich lassen, Op. 122/11

    Performer: Igor Levit. Music Arranger: Ferruccio Busoni.
    • Encounter.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 16.
  • Johann Christoph Bach

    Herr, nun l盲ssest du deinen Diener

    Choir: Solomon's Knot.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227

    Choir: Solomon's Knot.
  • Johann Christoph Bach

    Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt

    Choir: Solomon's Knot.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225

    Choir: Solomon's Knot.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn BWV 1164

    Choir: Solomon's Knot.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, K. 207

    Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.
    • Mozart: Violin Concertos, Vol. 2.
    • Chandos.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Tue 17 Dec 2024 19:30