Sir Simon Rattle · BRSO hip
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
“Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht”, Cantata, BWV 105
Johann Sebastian Bach
“Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben”, Cantata, BWV 8
Johann Sebastian Bach
“Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan”, Cantata, BWV 99
Performers
Sir Simon Rattle
conductor
Carolyn Sampson
soprano
Tim Mead
countertenor
Thomas Hobbs
tenor
Konstantin Krimmel
baritone
Bavarian Radio Chorus
BRSO hip
Baroque ensemble
Information about the programme
“HIP” is not only the abbreviation for ’Historically Informed Performance,’ but above all denotes Sir Simon Rattle’s initiative to expand the BRSO repertoire with baroque music – played on period instruments. The Chief Conductor commences with three of Bach’s most beautiful cantatas. Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht is full of poignant friction and sigh-laden progressions. Every note of Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben contains a longing for death, but also the assurance of an eternal life. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan is probably most akin to chamber music: with its sparse instrumentation and the omission of a final chorale, it occupies a unique position among Bach’s cantatas.
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