Every era faces moments when the old certainties no longer hold. Bach’s cantatas were composed for audiences living through their own social and personal upheavals, exploring themes of reckoning, resilience and renewal that still resonate today. 

Written during his third year in Leipzig, Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben (BWV 102) was one of the rare cantatas to remain in circulation in the decades immediately after Bach’s death. It was championed by his son CPE Bach and published earlier than many of the other cantatas. This is Bach at his most compelling: from the powerful sculpted opening chorus to the theatrical flair of its solo arias.