Programs · Episode
“Prepare Yourself, My Soul”
Program: Biscuits & Bach
Aired: Sunday, November 13, 2022 @ 7:00 am
Hosted by Rachel Stewart
This week we'll hear Bach's Cantata BWV 115, "Prepare Yourself, My Soul" which he wrote for the 22nd Sunday after Trinity. It was first performed in Leipzig, where Bach was Thomaskantor, on November 5, 1724. Frederick the Great's music makes an appearance, and listen to find out what a sackbut is.
Playlist
7 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Flute Sonata in e, BWV 1034 Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord; Jonathan Manson, cello EMI Classics 17443 "J.S. Bach: Complete Flute Sonatas" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Overture in e, TWV 55:e8 Arion Early-Music.com 7766 "Telemann - The Hidden Treasures" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Mandolin Concerto in C, RV 425 Concerto Italiano Julien Martineau, mandolin Naive 5455 "Julien Martineau - Come Una Volta" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Overture in D, BWV 1068 (later to be the Orchestral Suite No. 1) Marie-Claire Alain, organ at Eglise Saint-Thomas d'Aquin, Paris; Guy Touvron, trumpet Erato 75367 "Trumpet and Organ" | |
8 am | |
| Frederick The Great · Flute Concerto No. 4 in D Manhattan Chamber Orchestra Emily Newbold, flute Helicon 1003 "Music of Federick the Great" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sonata No. 1 in b, BWV 1014 Lara St. John, violin; Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp Ancalagon 139 "Bach: Sonatas" | |
| Domenico Scarlatti · Sonata in A, K. 212 (L. 135) Murray Perahia, piano Sony Classical 62785 "Handel - Scarlatti - Murray Perahia" | |
| Domenico Scarlatti · Sonata in b, K. 27 (L. 449) Murray Perahia, piano Sony Classical 62785 "Handel - Scarlatti - Murray Perahia" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042 Bavarian Radio Symphony Chamber Orchestra Lisa Batiashvili, violin Deutsche Grammophon 002133 702 "Lisa Batiashvili: Bach" | |
9 am | |
| Matthew Locke · Music for His Majesty's Sackbuts and Cornetts The Fine Arts Brass Ensemble Nimbus 5546 "Music from the English Courts" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Cantata BWV 115, "Prepare Yourself, My Soul" Concentus musicus of Vienna; Tolz Boys' Choir Markus Huber, boy soprano; Paul Esswood, alto; Kurt Equiluz, tenor; Philippe Hunttenlocher, bass Warner Classics 567107 "J. S. Bach: The Complete Bach Edition" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Suite No. 5 in E, HWV 430 "Harmonious Blacksmith" Alicia de Larrocha, piano Decca 414372 "Mostly Mozart - Alicia de Larrocha" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Oboe d'amore Concerto in D, BWV 1053 (ii. Siciliano) Toronto Chamber Orchestra Thomas Stacy, oboe d'amore Naxos 857073 5 "Oboe d'Amore Concertos" | |
| Giuseppe Aldrovandini · Sonata in D for 2 Trumpets Collegium Musicum Leipzig Ludwig Guttler, Kurt Sandau, trumpets Capriccio 10020 "Italian Trumpet Concertos" | |
10 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049 Chamber Orchestra of Europe Mariecke Blankestijn, violin; Thierry Fischer, Josine Buter, flutes Deutsche Grammophon 431660 "Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" | |
| Alessandro Scarlatti · Sonata No. 20 in g Les Voix Baroques Analekta 29904 "Alessandro Scarlatti - Cantatas and Instrumental Music" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Fugue in g, BWV 1026 Trio Settecento Rachel Barton Pine, violin; John Mark Rozendaal, cello; David Schrader, positiv organ Cedille Records 114 "Trio Settecento - A German Bouquet" | |
| Giovanni Battista Sammartini · Concerto Grosso No. 8 in g Ensemble 415 Harmonia Mundi 901245 "Sammartini: Concerti & Sinfonie" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Four Sinfonias from Cantatas 29, 156, 248 & 174 Taverner Players Erato 2579 "Baroque Treasures" | |