Religious music. We will kick off this episode with a recently released world premiere on CD of Telemann’s cantata “Ich fahre auf zu meinem Vater”. After this we will feature a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach and a Psalm setting by George Frederic Handel.
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
1. Cantata ’Ich fahre auf zu meinem Vater’, TWV 1:825
Performed by: Viola Blanche, soprano. William Shelton, contra tenor. Raphael Höhn, tenor. Sebastian Myrus, bass. Vox Luminis and Freiburger Barockorchester conducted by Lionel Meunier
(CD label: Alpha no. 1032, 2024)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
2. Cantata ‘Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit’, BWV 106 (Actus tragicus)
Performed by: Maarten Engeltjes, contra tenor. Thomas Hobbs, tenor. Edward Grint, bass. Les Arts Florissants conducted by Paul Agnew
(CD label: Harmonia Mundi no. HAF 8905364)
George Frederic Handel (1685-1759)
3. Psalm 112 ‘Laudate pueri’, HMV 237
Performed by: Carolyn Sampson, soprano. RIAS Kammerchor Berlin and Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin conducted by Justin Doyle
(CD label: Harmonia Mundi no. HMM 902723)
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George Frederic Handel (1685-1759)
4. Overture ‘Il pastor fido’ HWV 8c
Performed by: Irish Baroque Orchestra conducted by Peter Whelan
(CD label: Linn no. CKD718)
Pictured above: Georg Philipp Telemann
