“Triumph, rejoice!” – Bach’s oratrio of hope and renewal The Christmas Oratorio presents itself as a cycle of similarly structured individual works whose continuity rests on the Christmas narrative according to the Gospels of Luke and Matthew as well as on the recurrence of certain types of settings and the dramaturgy typical of Bach’s cantata … Read More
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Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben
(Lord, when our boastful foes blow fury) Cantata for Epiphany, for soprano, alto, tenor and bass; vocal ensemble, oboe and oboe d’amore I+II, trumpet I-III, timpani, strings and basso continuo