Fri, 25.09.2026
J. S. Bach: BWV 179 «See that your fear of God is not hypocrisy»
Concert title
JS Bach: BWV 179 «See that your fear of God is not hypocrisy»
Date
Fri 25.09.2026
Start of the concert
19:00
Contributors
Name of the ensemble
Choir & Orchestra of the JS Bach Foundation
Line
Rudolf Lutz, Director
Soloists
Miriam Feuersinger, soprano;
Daniel Johannsen, tenor;
Matthias Helm, bass
Daniel Johannsen, tenor;
Matthias Helm, bass
program
Hypocrisy and a self-serving sense of mission have permeated the history of politics and religion for millennia – Bach's cantata "See that your fear of God is not hypocrisy" BWV 179, developed along the lines of the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, serves as a timelessly compelling warning. Beyond some zealous Baroque imagery, the text and music embody the advice for salutary humility and appropriate self-examination. That Bach later transformed the admonitory opening chorus into the Kyrie prayer of his Missa brevis in G major, BWV 236, could therefore not be more fitting.
With a reflection on the cantata text by Thomas Strässle.
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
With a reflection on the cantata text by Thomas Strässle.
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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