Programme

Programme: “Under the Wings of Angels”

Johann Bernhard Bach (1676–1749): Ouverture in D major
Ouverture – Caprice – Passepied I & II – Caprice – Air – La Joye

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750):

Gottes Engel weichen nie
(from cantata Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg, BWV 149)

Bete, aber auch dabei
(from cantata Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit BWV 115)

Choral overture Von Himmel kam der Engel Schaar, BWV 607

Ach! dieser süße Trost & Ich wünschte mir den Tod
(from cantata Selig ist der Mann, BWV 57)

—— intermission ——

Johann Sebastian Bach:

Öffne dich, mein ganzes Herze
(from cantata Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61)

Suite in B minor, BWV 1067
Ouverture – Rondeau – Sarabande – Bourrée I & II – Polonaise – Menuet – Badinerie

Himmlische Vergnügsamkeit
(from cantata Ich bin in mir vergnügt, BWV 204)

The program “Under the Wings of Angels” will recall the timeless and deeply spiritual beauty of arias from J. S. Bach’s sacred cantatas, performed by one of the most skilled interpreters – soprano Hana Blažíková. In his church cantatas, Bach masterfully worked with setting the text to music using various compositional techniques, including the so-called musical-rhetorical figures. Bach was inspired by various musical styles, including Italian ariosos and French gracioso in ornamentation and rhythm. The knowledge and popularity of French music among German authors in the program will also be demonstrated by an overture by Johann Bernhard Bach, the second cousin of the great Johann Sebastian.