J.S. Bach / Ich habe genug, BWV 82 (Herreweghe)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Cantata BWV 82: Ich habe genug (2 February 1727) 1. Ich habe genug (Aria: B) 2. Ich habe genug (Recitative: B) 07:25 3. Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen (Aria: B) 08:26 4. Mein Gott! wann kömmt das schöne: Nun! (Recitative: B) 18:04 5. Ich freue mich auf meinen Tod (Aria: B) 18:47 Bass Soloist: Peter Kooy Performed by Philippe Herreweghe and the Choir & Orchestra of La Chapelle Royale. Recorded by Harmonia Mundi in 1991. “’Ich habe genug’ was written for the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin (2 February -- Candlemas Day), which in 1727 (the year of its composition) fell upon the fourth Sunday after Epiphany. It has been established that another cantata was performed on this occasion, BWV 83 (Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bande) written in 1724 and therefore belonging to the first of the five annual cycles of cantatas composed by Bach. The libretto of this new cantata (anonymous) is lacking in any