CANTATE BWV131 - AUS DER TIEFEN RUFE ICH HERR ZU DIR - DE JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Concert of sacred vocal music with La Chapelle de Bonsecours

Cantata BWV131 "Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir" by Johann Sebastian Bach

Aus der Tiefe, SWV25 - Henrich Schütz
Ich lasse dich nicht, BWV Anh.159 - Johann Christoph Bach

In 1707, 22-year-old Johann Sebastian Bach took up his post as organist at St. Blaise Lutheran Church in Mühlhausen. His arrival came just a few months after a devastating fire had destroyed a district of the historic town and part of the church.

A pastor, perhaps sensing that the fire was the result of the Lord's judgment for the town's sin, then asked Johann Sebastian Bach to compose a cantata based on Psalm 130: Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir (From the depths, I cry out to you Lord). It was the perfect choice of text for the composer to set to music.

This cantata is one of the earliest to have come down to us, and this All Saints' Day is an ideal time to hear it again within the walls of Bonsecours Church.

Soloists :
Soprano: Clara Ben Attar
Alto: Juliette Cochard
Tenor: Benoît Porcherot
Bass: Jean-Sébastien Nicolas

Choir :
Soprani: Lorraine Monville, Louise Decreux
Alti: Delphine Lambert, Pierre Brimont, Sophie Goudot
Tenors : Antoine Magnin, Régis Moinaux, Henry Dété
Basses: Michel Eguether, Rémy Claverie, Victor Quartier

Orchestra :
Luc Marchal, oboe
Anne-Laure Martin & Christine Durantel, violins
Maud Muller, tenor viol
Nathalie Jégou, bass viol
Aude Schumacher, bassoon
Thierry Bohlinger, organ


LA CHAPELLE DE BONSECOURS
Conductor: Benoît Porcherot

FREE ENTRY - tray at the exit

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