Nederlands Bachvereniging - Bachs Inspiratie

Poetry that inspired great composers

In 1726, after years of unimaginable work ethic and creativity, Bach suddenly slows down a bit. He composes less, but what he writes has one source of inspiration in particular: a poetry collection from the early 18th century by Duke Ernst Ludwig von Sachsen-Meiningen. In 1726, Bach also performs many cantatas by his second cousin Johann Ludwig Bach. Johann Ludwig's source of inspiration? The same poetry collection. Now, 300 years later, the young German composer Gregor A. Mayrhofer takes up the poetry again for a brand-new cantata, written especially for this program.