Hugh performs with the Royal Academy of Music Baroque Orchestra in this programme featuring three cantatas by J. S. Bach.

Eamonn Dougan director

JS Bach Ich glaube, lieber Herr, BWV 109; Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, BWV 65; Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199

The third Bach in Leipzig concert of 2022 features an opulent cantata for Epiphany surrounded by two intense, questioning works written for occasions later in the year. The use of recorders, horns and oboes da caccia in Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen colourfully illustrates the magnificence of the Magi’s arrival at the crib. Ich glaube, lieber Herr is a work of subtle drama, musing on the complex interplay between doubt and faith. The expressive, anguished Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut is one of Bach’s most popular solo cantatas. The soprano soloist sings of the pain and torment of sin and seeks forgiveness through reconciliation with God.