Bach also incorporated vocal parts into the fugal middle section of the adapted orchestral suite for Cantata BWV 110, creating a unified and appropriate musical setting.
Performer Biography
The Bach Collegium Japan, founded in 1990 by Masaaki Suzuki, aims to introduce Japanese audiences to period instrument performances of Baroque works.
Composition History
The three cantatas on this album were composed by Bach in rapid succession around the turn of the year 1725-26, during his third year of service in Leipzig.
Compositional Technique
The fifth movement of Cantata BWV 110 is an adaptation of an earlier composition, a Latin duet 'Virga Jesse floruit' from Bach's Magnificat BWV 243a.
Composition History
Bach showed a predilection for texts by the Darmstadt court poet Georg Christian Lehms, using his collection Gottgefälliges Kirchen-Opffer for six of the eight Christmas cantatas from this period.
Compositional Technique
For Cantata BWV 110, Bach adapted an earlier orchestral suite, an early version of his Fourth Orchestral Suite BWV 1069, adding parts for flute, trumpet, and timpani.
Recording & Production
This Hybrid SACD recording offers playback in stereo (CD and SACD) and 5.0 surround sound (SACD), aiming to reproduce the natural sound of a concert venue.
