Bach Motets Solomon's Knot

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):
• 1 Bach: Komm, Jesu, komm BWV 229: I. Komm, Jesu, komm 06:49
• 2 Bach: Komm, Jesu, komm BWV 229: II. Drum schließ ich mich in deine Hände 01:21
• Johann Christoph Bach (1642 - 1703):
• 3 Bach: Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf 04:26
• Johann Sebastian Bach:
• 4 Bach: Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf BWV 226: I. Der Geist hilft 03:21
• 5 Bach: Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf BWV 226: II. Der aber die Herzen forschet 02:32
• 6 Bach: Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf BWV 226: III. Du heilige Brunst 01:43
• Johann Christoph Bach:
• 7 Bach: Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zu zeitlich stirbt 04:29
• Johann Sebastian Bach:
• 8 Bach: Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227: I. Jesu, meine Freude 01:03
• 9 Bach: Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227: II. Es ist nun nichts Verdammliches 02:39
• 10 Bach: Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227: III. Unter deinem Schirmen 01:03
• 11 Bach: Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227: IV. Denn das Gesetz 00:53
• 12 Bach: Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227: V. Trotz dem alten Drachen 02:21
• 13 Bach: Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227: VI. Ihr aber seid nicht fleischlich 02:53
• 14 Bach: Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227: VII. Weg mit allen Schätzen 01:00
• 15 Bach: Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227: VIII. So aber Christus in euch ist 01:51
• 16 Bach: Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227: IX. Gute Nacht, o Wesen 03:54
• 17 Bach: Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227: X. So nun der Geist … in euch wohnet 01:24
• 18 Bach: Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227: XI. Weicht, ihr Trauergeister 01:09
• 19 Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden BWV 230 06:19
• Johann Christoph Bach:
• 20 Bach: Fürchte dich nicht 04:36
• Johann Sebastian Bach:
• 21 Bach: Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir BWV 228 08:39
• Johann Christoph Bach:
• 22 Bach: Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren 05:14
• 23 Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225: I. Singet dem Herrn 04:40
• 24 Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225: II. Wie sich ein Vat'r erbarmet 08:58
• 25 Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225: III. Lobet den Herrn in seinen Taten 03:30
• 26 Bach: Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn BWV 1164 04:33
• Total Runtime 01:31:20

Info for Bach Motets

This recording features the complete motets by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), set in the context of music from the previous generation of his family which inspired him. In his final decade, JS Bach researched and performed motets by his father’s cousin, Johann Christoph (1642-1703), whom he greatly admired. Although Johann Sebastian took the motet genre (and presumably his singers) to the limits of possibility, one can also hear the strong influence of the family tradition.

This is the first of a series of location-specific Solomon’s Knot recording projects. They have chosen Arnstadt’s inspirational Bachkirche for these works, not only for its wonderful acoustic, but also as a place which connects the two Bachs: Johann Christoph was born in Arnstadt, and Johann Sebastian’s first job as an organist was at the church, which came to be named after him.

Solomons Knot

Solomon’s Knot
is “one of the UK’s most innovative and imaginative ensembles” (The Observer). We are an international, flexible collective of leading instrumentalists and singers who bring old music to new life by pushing the limits of what is possible on stage.

With no conductor, we sing everything from memory, integrating innovative live performance with scrupulous musical preparation to produce an intense and visceral experience for our audience. The group’s acclaimed sound is defined by tight, compact instrumental playing coupled with the vocal virtuosity of soloists who meld as an intuitive ensemble.

Performing regularly throughout the UK & Europe, Solomon’s Knot is the long-term Baroque Ensemble in Residence at Wigmore Hall and we have appeared at the BBC Proms, Snape Maltings, Halle Handel Festival, Bachfest Leipzig, Thüringer Bachwochen, Bach Academie Brugge and Tage Alter Musik Regensburg.

Collaboration is at the heart of our group’s ethos, working with stage directors, visual artists, ensembles, composers and choreographers to challenge and learn from what they do. These have included Tim Carroll, Federay Holmes, John La Bouchardière, Sven Werner, Mira Calix, Spira mirabilis and Les Passions de l’Ame.

In 2019 we released our debut CD with Sony Classical, Magnificat, featuring festive music by Schelle, Kuhnau and JS Bach; our production of L’ospedale – a baroque opera of unknown origin – is available on DVD, and our latest recording of Bach Motets was released in 2023.

2023 also marks the 15th anniversary of Solomon’s Knot, which we marked by presenting JS Bach’s Matthäus-Passion across Europe & UK. Future plans include Strozzi’s First Book of Madrigals, the start of our BACH300 series marking JS Bach’s appointment in Leipzig, and a tour of Handel’s Esther.

Booklet for Bach Motets