This is probably my favourite recording of a very beloved composition. Herreweghe's reading finds a beautiful balance of sumptuousness and transparence which seems hard to achieve: Most newer interpretations on period instruments are rather dry and unsensuous, while the older and more traditional ones tend to be thick and mushy. I find Peter Kooy/Kooij's rendition equally ideal: A beautifully rich and rounded bass-baritone voice (which at the time of the recording had an almost belcantesque quality), able to sing dense legato lines - unlike the note-by-note-spelling of many singers specialized in early music -, but also impeccably neat and clean. I especially like his perfect controll of vibrato and his beautiful straight notes: never tense, but perfectly relaxed and 'on the breath'. Thank you for posting this!
Opening area proves - again - that nobody can match Bach's tremendous genious and expressive, emotional power, combined with flawless intellectual capacities.
1 00:00 Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen (Arie, Bass) 2 06:54 Mein Wandel auf der Welt (Rezitativ, Bass) 3 08:47 Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch (Arie, Bass) 4 15:31 Ich stehe fertig und bereit (Rezitativ und Arioso, Bass) 5 16:56 Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder (Choral)
A gorgeous performance of a superlative work -- and one that I hadn't heard before being introduced to it (here at YoutBue, yay) by its use as an intro theme on what looks like a teevee broadcast of a series of Bach Cantatas. Thank you so much for promoting it here -- and especially for doing so in true hifi bitrates! And appreciation, too, for mating it with the apt Cole painting.
For anyone who doesn't speak German: 00:01 Aria - Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen I will gladly carry the Cross, it comes from God's dear hand, and leads me, after my troubles, to God, in the promised land. There at last I will lay my sorrow in the grave, there my Savior himself will wipe away my tears. -- 06:56 Recitative - Mein Wandel auf der Welt My pilgrimage in the world is like a sea voyage: trouble, suffering, and anguish are the waves that cover me and to death itself daily terrify me; my anchor however, which holds me firm, is mercy, with which my God often appeases me. He calls thus to me: I am with you, I will not forsake you or abandon you! And when the raging torrents are come to an end, then I will step off the ship into my city, which is the kingdom of heaven, where with the righteous I will emerge out of many troubles. -- 08:48 Da capo aria - Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch Finally, finally my yoke must fall away from me. Then will I fight with the Lord's strength, then I will have an eagle's power, then I will journey from this earth and run without becoming fatigued. O let it happen today! Finally, finally my yoke must fall away from me. -- 15:33 Recitative, Arioso - Ich stehe fertig und bereit I stand ready and prepared to receive the inheritance of my divinity with desire and longing from Jesus' hands. How good would it be for me, if I could see the port of rest. There at last I will lay my sorrow in the grave, there my Savior himself will wipe away my tears. -- 16:59 Chorale - Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder Come, O death, brother of sleep, come and lead me away; release the rudder of my little ship, bring me to the secure harbor! He may shun you who will, you can delight me much more; for through you I will come to my loveliest little Jesus. Translation from www.emmanuelmusic.org/bach-translations/bwv-56
The baritone is quite good. This recording and the Ton Koopman recording both take the cantata a half-step down. By contrast, the Harrell, Prey, Fischer-Dieskau, and Souzay recordings are all at or very near standard pitch. Since the solo writing is mainstream baritone, not at all for a bass, a baritone can do this cantata a half-step lower without critical loss of projection and downrange resonance.
The recording isn't taken a half-step down; they are using period instruments. In the Baroque era, all instruments were turned down a half-step (A=415). The work is in g minor, which sounds like our modern F# minor.
This is probably my favourite recording of a very beloved composition.
Herreweghe's reading finds a beautiful balance of sumptuousness and transparence which seems hard to achieve: Most newer interpretations on period instruments are rather dry and unsensuous, while the older and more traditional ones tend to be thick and mushy.
I find Peter Kooy/Kooij's rendition equally ideal: A beautifully rich and rounded bass-baritone voice (which at the time of the recording had an almost belcantesque quality), able to sing dense legato lines - unlike the note-by-note-spelling of many singers specialized in early music -, but also impeccably neat and clean. I especially like his perfect controll of vibrato and his beautiful straight notes: never tense, but perfectly relaxed and 'on the breath'.
Thank you for posting this!
Bach es el padre de la música, sus obras sublimes llegan al alma, saludos desde Chile, 🎼🎶❤
Bach bringt Ruhe und Friede.
Essa cantata é algo tão pacifico e calmo excelente Js Bach
Opening area proves - again - that nobody can match Bach's tremendous genious and expressive, emotional power, combined with flawless intellectual capacities.
1 00:00 Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen (Arie, Bass)
2 06:54 Mein Wandel auf der Welt (Rezitativ, Bass)
3 08:47 Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch (Arie, Bass)
4 15:31 Ich stehe fertig und bereit (Rezitativ und Arioso, Bass)
5 16:56 Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder (Choral)
THis is one of the most known cantatas of JS Bach, under the inspired baton of Herreweghe. This record is a gem.
A favorite Cantata matched with a favorite painting!--- well done and well thought-out. BRIAN
A gorgeous performance of a superlative work -- and one that I hadn't heard before being introduced to it (here at YoutBue, yay) by its use as an intro theme on what looks like a teevee broadcast of a series of Bach Cantatas.
Thank you so much for promoting it here -- and especially for doing so in true hifi bitrates!
And appreciation, too, for mating it with the apt Cole painting.
Bach and Hereweghe, the perfection
I would rather have an incomplete set of Bach cantatas by Herreweghe than any of the complete sets available.
Yes I agreed 100%
The voice the instruments just is what I want to hear the REAL BACH.
THANK YOU.
"Jeg vil gerne bære dit kors" det passer jo fint her i Påsken med dens sørgelige historie, og musikken passer fint til......
Sick shit Yo! Bach's ma nigga!
Beautifully done, but one expects that from Herreweghe. Fine bass voice. Is that Marcel Ponseele on the oboe da caccia?
It's most likely him, yes.
For anyone who doesn't speak German:
00:01 Aria - Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen
I will gladly carry the Cross,
it comes from God's dear hand,
and leads me, after my troubles,
to God, in the promised land.
There at last I will lay my sorrow in the grave,
there my Savior himself will wipe away my tears.
--
06:56 Recitative - Mein Wandel auf der Welt
My pilgrimage in the world
is like a sea voyage:
trouble, suffering, and anguish
are the waves that cover me
and to death itself
daily terrify me;
my anchor however, which holds me firm,
is mercy,
with which my God often appeases me.
He calls thus to me:
I am with you,
I will not forsake you or abandon you!
And when the raging torrents
are come to an end,
then I will step off the ship into my city,
which is the kingdom of heaven,
where with the righteous
I will emerge out of many troubles.
--
08:48 Da capo aria - Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch
Finally, finally my yoke
must fall away from me.
Then will I fight with the Lord's strength,
then I will have an eagle's power,
then I will journey from this earth
and run without becoming fatigued.
O let it happen today!
Finally, finally my yoke
must fall away from me.
--
15:33 Recitative, Arioso - Ich stehe fertig und bereit
I stand ready and prepared
to receive the inheritance of my divinity
with desire and longing
from Jesus' hands.
How good would it be for me,
if I could see the port of rest.
There at last I will lay my sorrow in the grave,
there my Savior himself will wipe away my tears.
--
16:59 Chorale - Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder
Come, O death, brother of sleep,
come and lead me away;
release the rudder of my little ship,
bring me to the secure harbor!
He may shun you who will,
you can delight me much more;
for through you I will come
to my loveliest little Jesus.
Translation from
www.emmanuelmusic.org/bach-translations/bwv-56
The baritone is quite good. This recording and the Ton Koopman recording both take the cantata a half-step down. By contrast, the Harrell, Prey, Fischer-Dieskau, and Souzay recordings are all at or very near standard pitch. Since the solo writing is mainstream baritone, not at all for a bass, a baritone can do this cantata a half-step lower without critical loss of projection and downrange resonance.
The recording isn't taken a half-step down; they are using period instruments. In the Baroque era, all instruments were turned down a half-step (A=415). The work is in g minor, which sounds like our modern F# minor.
The singer is Peter Kooy, he is bass not baritone.
I M M E N S O B A C H
Oops! Geious -> genius
6:55
La wea bacan wn.