Chorale Cantatas

No 119 Chorale cantatas 16

J. S. Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4.2 • J. S. Bach: Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 192 • J. S. Bach: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 100 • J. S. Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140

Artists: Nikolaikantor Markus Kaufmann (organ), Robin Johannsen (soprano), Maarten Engeltjes (altus), Tilman Lichdi (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass), Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, direction: Ton Koopman (organ)

Taking part in the series of chorale cantata performances by Bach choirs from all over the world is the world-famous conductor and president of the Leipzig Bach Archive, Ton Koopman. With his Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, he will present eight selected cantatas portraying the master chorale writer Bach at different periods in his career. The programme includes Bach’s earliest chorale cantata, »Christ lag in Todesbanden« (»Christ lay in the snares of death«), written in Mühlhausen around 1707, as well as the moving »Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid« (»Ah God, how much heartbreak«) from 1725 and the magnificent nine-verse chorale »In allen meinen Taten« (»In all my deeds«), which Bach composed in 1734.