Bach: Complete Arias - Volume 3 (Soprano - BWV 211, 212, 245, 249)

Description

In the vocal oeuvre of Johann Sebastian Bach, the arias scored for obbligato flute, for two flutes or for oboe constitute a dazzlingly varied repertoire. Treated on an equal footing with the vocal part, the obbligato parts assume solo duties in many pieces. The most demanding solo passages composed for these instruments in the 18th century are occasionally hidden in Bachs arias.

Pieces

• Ei! Wie schmeckt der Kaffee süße, No.4 from Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht ("Coffee Cantata"), BWV 211
• Klein-Zschocher müsse, No. 14 from Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet ("Peasant Cantata"), BWV 212
• Ich folge dir gleichfalls mit freudigen Schritten from St. John Passion, BWV 245
• Seele, deine Spezereien from Easter Oratorio, BWV 249