Bach: Celebration Cantatas - Blast Lärmen ihr Feinde, BWV 205a / Entfliehet ihr Sorgen, BWV 249a (Schäferkantate)
4/12/2019, 26 Tracks, 1:20:06
Featuring
Alexander Ferdinand Grychtolik
Daniel Johannsen
Elvira Bill
Miriam Feuersinger
Stephan MacLeod
Deutsche Hofmusik
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Composition History
The celebration cantatas on this album are reconstructions that arose from Bach's connections to the Dresden and Weißenfels courts.
Composition History
Bach's Coronation Cantata BWV 205a was likely an initiative to remind the new King Augustus III of Poland of Bach's petition for the title of Saxon Court Composer.
Composition History
The Shepherds' Cantata (BWV 249a) was written for the birthday of Christian, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and performed on February 23, 1725, at Neu-Augustusburg Castle.
Composer Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach, after taking over the St. Thomas cantorate in Leipzig in 1723, continued to work for princely clients and strengthened his contacts with the Dresden court.
Compositional Technique
For the Coronation Cantata, Bach reused material from his 1725 dramma per musica, 'Der zufriedengestellte Äolus' (BWV 205), a process known as parody.
Recording & Production
The lost recitatives of the Shepherds' Cantata (BWV 249a) were newly composed in Bach's style for this recording.
Compositional Technique
The Shepherds' Cantata (BWV 249a) features a unique moment where two shepherdesses sing the Da capo instead of the competing shepherds, a humorous deviation from compositional conventions.
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