Psalm 130, de Profundis, expressing human distress and the hope for divine mercy, is one of the best-known and most frequently quoted of biblical texts, and the starting point for numerous compositions, notably by J.S. Bach, who used this text as a basis for several works: his cantata BWV 131, the organ prelude BWV 745, the chorale prelude BWV 687, and his two extant Passions. His compositions were later echoed in the poems by Baudelaire, Stefan George and Georg Trakl that were set by Alban Berg and Arnold Schoenberg (Lyric Suite and String Quartet No.2, respectively). Sarah Traubel is joined by Andreas Scholl in an exploration of this theme through three centuries of music, from Baroque to the Expressionist and post-Romantic periods, thus sharing with us it's universal beauty.
1 Berg: Lyrische Suite VI. Largo Desolato: Zu Dir, Du Einzig Teure
2 Bach: Aus Tiefer Not Schrei Ich Zu Dir, BWV 687 (Arr. for String Quintet)
3 Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 No.35, Zerfließe, Mein Herze
4 Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 No.49, Aus Liebe Will Mein Heiland Sterben
5 Schoenberg: String Quartet No.2 in F Sharp Minor, Op.10 IV. Entrückung
6 Bach: Organ Sonata No.4 in E Minor, BWV 528 (Arr. for String Trio) II. Andante
7 Bach: Herr Jesu Christ, Du Höchstes Gut, BWV 113 No.2, Erbarm Dich Mein in Solcher Last
8 Schoenberg: String Quartet No.2 in F Sharp Minor, Op.10 III. Litanei
9 Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 No.8, Blute Nur, Du Liebes Herz!
10 Penderecki: Ciaccona in Memoriam Giovanni Paolo II
11 Bach: Lobet Gott in Seinem Reichen 'Himmelfahrtsoratorium', BWV 11 No.4, Ach Bleibe Doch, Mein Liebstes Leben
12 Bach: Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101 No.6, Gedenk An Jesu Bittern Tod
Psalm 130, de Profundis, expressing human distress and the hope for divine mercy, is one of the best-known and most frequently quoted of biblical texts, and the starting point for numerous compositions, notably by J.S. Bach, who used this text as a basis for several works: his cantata BWV 131, the organ prelude BWV 745, the chorale prelude BWV 687, and his two extant Passions. His compositions were later echoed in the poems by Baudelaire, Stefan George and Georg Trakl that were set by Alban Berg and Arnold Schoenberg (Lyric Suite and String Quartet No.2, respectively). Sarah Traubel is joined by Andreas Scholl in an exploration of this theme through three centuries of music, from Baroque to the Expressionist and post-Romantic periods, thus sharing with us it's universal beauty.
