Programme

Programme: “Under the Wings of Angels”

Johann Bernhard Bach (1676–1749): Ouverture in G minor

Johann Sebastian Bach: „Gottes Engel weichen nie“ from the cantata Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg, BWV 149

Johann Sebastian Bach: „Bete, aber auch dabei“ from the cantata Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115

Johann Philipp Kirnberger (1721–1783): Triosonate in C minor

Johann Sebastian Bach: „Ich wünschte mir den Tod“ from the cantata Selig ist der Mann, BWV 57

Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no. 2 in H minor, BWV 1067

Johann Sebastian Bach: „Himmlische Vergnügsamkeit“ from the 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.