Fri, 29.05.2026
J. S. Bach: BWV 174 «Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte»
Concert title
JS Bach: BWV 174 «Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte»
Date
Fri 29.05.2026
Start of the concert
19:00
Contributors
Name of the ensemble
Orchestra of the JS Bach Foundation
Line
Rudolf Lutz, Director
Soloists
Lia Andres, soprano;
Elvira Bill, alto;
Bernhard Berchtold, tenor;
Sebastian Noack, bass
Elvira Bill, alto;
Bernhard Berchtold, tenor;
Sebastian Noack, bass
program
Cantata for the Second Day of Pentecost, for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, oboes I and II, taille, corno da caccia I and II, strings, and basso continuo.
For all his magnificence, Bach always remained grounded and was generally not prone to compositional hubris. However, his attempt in 1729, in the Sinfonia to Cantata BWV 174, to expand the already ten-part opening movement of Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 by adding an obbligato pair of horns and an oboe-string chorus, comes quite close to such hubris in its bold mastery. Whether Bach intended to express the vast difference between divine majesty and imperfect human striving for love, as thematized in the cantata, remains an open question. The recitatives and arias that follow this massive opening section do not attempt any further surpassing of it, but instead rely entirely on subtle tone colors and cleverly arranged unison passages.
With a reflection on the cantata text by Olivia El Sayed.
Program:
5:30 p.m.
Musical-theological introduction to the work with Rudolf Lutz and Pastor Niklaus Peter
7:00 p.m. - approx. 8:30 p.m.
1st concert performance
Reflection
2nd concert performance
For all his magnificence, Bach always remained grounded and was generally not prone to compositional hubris. However, his attempt in 1729, in the Sinfonia to Cantata BWV 174, to expand the already ten-part opening movement of Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 by adding an obbligato pair of horns and an oboe-string chorus, comes quite close to such hubris in its bold mastery. Whether Bach intended to express the vast difference between divine majesty and imperfect human striving for love, as thematized in the cantata, remains an open question. The recitatives and arias that follow this massive opening section do not attempt any further surpassing of it, but instead rely entirely on subtle tone colors and cleverly arranged unison passages.
With a reflection on the cantata text by Olivia El Sayed.
Program:
5:30 p.m.
Musical-theological introduction to the work with Rudolf Lutz and Pastor Niklaus Peter
7:00 p.m. - approx. 8:30 p.m.
1st concert performance
Reflection
2nd concert performance
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