On This Day – 4 February

#OTD in 1708 the first performance of #Bach’s Cantata ‘Gott ist mein König’ BWV71

#OTD in 1725 the first performance of #Bach’s Cantata ‘Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort’ BWV126

#OTD in 1936 First broadcast of #Britten and #WHAuden’s The Night Mail

#HappyBirthday to Johann Ludwig #Bach born #OTD in 1677 – Suite in C major performed by Freiburger Barockorchester dir. Thomas Hengelbrock

#HappyBirthday to Dietrich #Bonhoeffer born #OTD in 1906 – Morning Prayers set to music by Philip Moore, performed by the Vasari Singers dir. Jeremy Backhouse

#OTD in 1781 the death of Josef #Mysliveček – his opera Motezuma

Performed by Motezuma: Jakub Burzynski Cortez: Jaroslav Březina Teutile: Tomáš Kořínek Pilpatoe: Marian Krejčík Quacozinga: Marie Fajtová Lisinga: Michaela Šrůmová Teh Czech Ensemble Baroque dir. Roman Válek

#OTD in 1987 the death of #Liberace – A Gershwin Medley