Trauerode

A forgotten masterpiece by Johann Sebastian Bach

The Trauerode is undoubtedly one of Bach's most moving compositions. Composed in memory of the Queen of Poland, this great two-part cantata is on a par with the Cantor's Passions . It is even said that Johann Sebastian kept the entire music to compose his St. Mark Passion, which is sadly lost. From beginning to end, the work is marked by an intense fervor enhanced by the richness of the orchestration, which includes, in addition to the strings, two oboes d'amore, two violas da gamba, and two lutes. A masterpiece too rarely performed, interpreted by one of the great European ensembles: the Wrocław Baroque Ensemble.

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PROGRAM

Johann Sebastian Bach, Trauerode BWV 198 and Concerto for oboe and violin in C minor BWV 160R; Kaspar Forster, Credo ; Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki, Conductus Funebris

DISTRIBUTION

Wrocław Baroque Ensemble
Andrzej Kosendiak, conductor
Aleksandra Turalska and Aldona Bartnik, sopranos
Daniel Elgersma and Piotr Olech, countertenors
Maciej Gocman and Florian Cramer, tenors
Tomáš Král and Jaromír Nosek, basses
Zbigniew Pilch, concertmaster
Emiliano Rodolfi, principal oboe