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Rachel Podger director

JS Bach Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß, BWV 134; Wer mich liebet, BWV 59; Wo gehest du hin?, BWV 166

The series continues with two Eastertide cantatas and one for Pentecost. Wer mich liebet, for Whit Sunday, is potentially the first cantata that Bach ever wrote with Leipzig in mind, and is notable for its restrained use of large, festal forces. Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß bears the hallmarks of the dancelike style Bach honed during his years as Kapellmeister to Prince Leopold. Written for the Fourth Sunday after Easter, Wo gehest du hin? asks in what direction we should live our lives, with the audience addressed directly by the opening vox Christi.