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The Bach Hour
The Bach Hour

Gratitude and Joy in Bach's Cantata 147

Published July 2, 2023 at 6:00 AM EDT
Bach Collegium Japan at Carnegie Hall
Steve Sherman
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courtesy of the ensemble
Bach Collegium Japan at Carnegie Hall

On The Bach Hour, Masaaki Suzuki leads Bach Collegium Japan in the cantata that includes "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," and Lucas and Arthur Jussen are the soloists in an exuberant work for two pianos.

On the program:

Chorale on Jesu bleibet meine Freude, from Cantata No. 147 - The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

Concerto in C for Two Pianos, BWV 1061 - Lucas and Arthur Jussen, pianos; Amsterdam Sinfonietta

Cantata BWV 147 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (translation) - Yukari Nonoshita, soprano; Robin Blaze, counter-tenor; Gerd Tuerk, tenor; Peter Kooy, bass; Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, conductor

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The Bach Hour Johann Sebastian BachBach Collegium JapanMasaaki SuzukiArthur and Lucas JussenThe 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic