Lord I hope NBS reads some of the comments and knows that they are truly a gift to humanity. As a long time Bach lover with a well developed ear, their interpretations make me feel I’m listening to the pieces for the first time. The showcase of the base line here, the tempi, the love in the performances... my heart is bursting.
The astonishing opening of the cantata never ceases to amaze me, even more so when realizing Bach was only in his twenties when he wrote this at Weimar and it was a hundred years before even Beethoven would do anything remotely similar. Small wonder that Bach himself so prized it that he recycled it in his mature Leipzig years for the Marcuspassion.
Yes indeed. I own most of the genre and it is amazing that the first say, 20% chronologically are so full of marvellous examples. That over time, for a time Bach lost dare I say a little of that initial energy, yet there are many many beautiful cantatas of later times of course. Something extraordinary about this first aria.
Hard to believe he was churning these out on a weekly basis with such high quality in addition of all his other music. Sad to think about how many more have been lost to the winds of time.
Bach researchers suppose that around 80-100 cantatas "have been lost to the winds of time". At a certain point after a lot of struggles with church and city authorities in Leipzig Bach refused to write more cantatas. With 300 of them he had already enough for every sunday in the church.
@@wolsch3435 It's still possible to discover unknown Bach works. For instance in 2004 several arias by Bach were found in Weimar in a box of birthday cards among holdings of the Anna Amalia Library. My favourite: BWV 1128 was found in an attic in the town of Frankenmuth, Michigan USA in 1934. 18th century German migrants brought it there unknowingly.
Bach was required to supply only one cantata per month at the Weimar ducal court for which this cantata was composed, and there he had professional musicians on the court payroll at his disposal. In Leipzig, where he was expected to supply music for every Sunday for each of the town's three main churches, he was not expected to supply new music or even original music. Even if he had time (between administrative duties and private lessons) to compose a new cantata for every Sunday, it's very unlikely that there would be time to prepare performance copies (by hand) and rehearse it in time for next Sunday, especially when you consider that the Thomasschule singers were not professional musicians. According to his famous letter to the town council, many of the resident students at the Thomasschule could barely sing a hymn tune, some were not fit for music at all, and the rest needed training before they could be usable. Like his predecessor Johann Kuhnau, Bach had to rely on the voluntary services of Leipzig university students to perform his cantatas. If you've ever performed a Bach cantata, recall how many weeks (not days) it took to rehearse it.
Mozart and Beethoven are welcomed to Heaven by God, who urges them to sit on either side of him. But, says one of them, what about Bach? To which God responds, "I am Bach!"
I have listened to J. S. Bach (at least once) every day since 1977... and I think I have become a much better person for the experience! Soli Deo Gloria: The Latin for "Glory to God alone.” Towards the Dämmerung (twilight) of his long musical life, Bach said, "Weine nicht um mich, denn ich gehe dorthin, wo Musik geboren wird!" ("Do not cry for me, for I go where music is born!" 😇). To paraphrase Giuseppe Verdi - whose great operatic example was Mozart - "Bach is the only one..." Mike D.
First time I'm hearing this cantata, but oh my goodness this was incredibly touching and satisfying. That instrumental section of the first aria must be one of my favorites I have heard recently from a cantata and is something you want to play over and over, because you want more of that world of beautiful tonality and the satisfying harmony Bach only lets blossom out for a moment. For a first impression, it felt like Mortensen and the orchestra articulated this first aria perfectly, I can't imagine any other version
Unbelievable cantata. What a music performance. I never heard this one, but it had stolen my heart. Also the text, how deep that goes for a sinner's heart like mine. God ask everything but pureness from our heart. Even the battle against sin.
Everyone by now knows the amazing first movement with its astonishing use of dissonances and it is rightfully celebrated. That said, the final aria is a daring vocal fugue with a chromatic subject and dizzying melismas (probably word painting that symbolizes the snake's temptation in the Garden of Eden) and really wonderful as well.
I love the first violin. He plays perfectly and with emotions. In so many performances of the Netherland Bach Society. You all are the best. Keep up your good work in the memory of J.S.Bach. May the Allmighty bless you all. Best wishes form the free and hanseatic city of Hamburg !
It is my first time hearing this cantata BWV 54 but it has since become my favorite cantata of them all. It is just so powerful and beautiful that I have probably listened to it well over 100 times in the last week. The conductor Mortensen is just the best one to conduct this cantata. Thank you Netherlands Bach Society for this recording.
It's easy to get lost in the beauty of it all and not realize just how great Bach's use of harmony is. The cantata in particular is a great example. Also, I didn't know that Linus Tech Tips played the viola!
Excellent Performance of this delightful cantata. Admittedly it is one of my favourites. I do have to praise the lower strings especially the violas and cellos which I thought were superb. Thanks to all at the NBS once again. My greetings to you all from Port Moresby PNG.
Beautiful performance and marvellous countertenor!!! Conductor's movements of his body and his face are the only thing that didn't let me enjoy this concert 100%.
My god! What a blessing to hear this. Netherlands Bach Society truly brings Bach to life. This cantata has been my No 1 listening this summer. Mesmerizing! The guy playing and conducting is in trance.
Idk if you’ll read my comment, but it would be awesome if you guys put together some bach cantata albums on the market. Not many organizations have such wide repertoire on cantatas, let alone never failing to maintain such magnificent interpretation. Huge props to you guys.
Basti pensare che la musica del grande Johann Sebastian Bach ❤ 👑🎼🎶🎻 mi ha aiutato a guarire dalla Depressione lo amerò finché avrò vita ...Grazie Immenso Kappellmeister di Lipsia ( che Dio ti abbia in gloria 🙏 )
Wunderschöne und lebhafte Aufführung dieser kompakten und fein komponierten Kantate mit herrlicher Stimme des genialen Solisten und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen aller Instrumente. Der geniale Cembalist/Dirigent leitet das ausgezeichnete Ensemble im gut phrasierten Tempo und mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Alles ist erstklassig!
Schunderwöne und hebfalte Aufrührung dieser pomkakten und fein ramponierten Krantante mit ehrlicher Stemme des senilen Gaullisten und perplekt entrechteten Nöten à la Strumentinnen. Der genitale Dr. dent Cambelist leidet das ausgezechte Ongsompel im gut rasierten Dembo und mit präfekt trollierter Domänik. Alles ist erst glasig!
I have eagerly awaited this particular cantata as it is a particular favorite of mine. In my youth, I looked to the Concentus Musicus Wien for the best in Bach interpretations. Your ensemble represents, for me, the very best period sensitive performances being made today . Each recording is a precious gem which enlightens and enriches my appreciation of Bach’s music. Many thanks, George.
Put the speed at .75. I think this cantata is better at this slightly slower speed. Before I heard this cantata I usually just listened to Bach's piano and harpsichord pieces. Finding this cantata was an unexpected joy. Now I'm going through all the canatas on the channel. They are surprisingly good. Then again it is Bach. He was the master of music.
There is a much slower, wonderfully cadenced (if less baroque) version by the Collegium Vocale Gent with Andreas Scholl as countertenor. Worth a listen!
Una de las más bellas cantatas de Bach, finamente dirigida por Montensen y cantada preciosamente por un contratenor no muy conocido, pero de gran calidad: Maarten Engeltjes! Gracias NBS, son Uds. una bendición!
Inspiring uplifting humbling, Bach, the One. Nitpick: The camera focused on the same few musicians endlessly, but not all of them: the four singers on the right side, for instance, never got a look.
Magnificent NBS, you light up my heart every day. I hope my fellow fans will join me in making a contribution your always-superior work. Link discreetly buried in the description. I promise, you will only wish you could give more!
Such passionate urgency! The throbbing bass line is responsible, I think. Listen and watch also BWV 118, which uses the same technique. It's on TH-cam in Tubemusic form. I'm sure there are other, more conventional formats on YT.
HAVE TO SAY THIS CHANNEL IS GREAT! I wish, however, there was a playlist of all the pieces that didn't have the 5-second introduction theme in between each song/piece/thing. Again, great performances and this channel is awesome!
The NBS are outstanding. This Cantata is outstanding and touching. This countertenor is not muy cup of tea. He is Unable to transmit the greatness of this composition. Eskerrik asko. Thank you. Bilbao. Euskal Herria/Basque Country
“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” - Joshua 24:15 God’s truth will march on throughout all eternity and all his adversaries shall be dashed to pieces like a potter’s vessel. Submit to the Son of God or be broken…
right off the bat, bach started off with a dominant 7th chord over a tonic bass, to immediately show tension in the music, based on the text. was this the first time any piece began with such a chordal structure?
0:07 Widerstehe doch der Sünde (Arie)
6:28 Die Art (Rezitativ)
7:34 Wer Sünde tut (Arie)
Frank Sinatra has nothing on Wer Sünde tut
@@dansaber4427 Quite. However. He had a fine voice. If he trained in singing Bach he would likely have been one of his best exponents.
Lord I hope NBS reads some of the comments and knows that they are truly a gift to humanity. As a long time Bach lover with a well developed ear, their interpretations make me feel I’m listening to the pieces for the first time. The showcase of the base line here, the tempi, the love in the performances... my heart is bursting.
We certainly do read the comments :). Thank you very much for your kind words, great to hear that our performances are being appreciated!
@@bach I have watched you every day since I found this channel.
Bach Music significa amare Dio e gli uomini di buona volontà. Che Dio possa accogliere Bach in Paradiso
Bach significa Meravigliosa Musica piena di un' umanità commovente 🤗❤🌅 🌌
@@bachOh, they are very much appreciated. Not a day goes by without visiting your channel.
I listen to BACH everyday. Greetings from Indonesia. Soli DEO Gloria
Me too! Soli Deo Gloria!! From Canada
Soli Deo gloria
Yes. I have been listening to Bach Cantatas every morning since I was 18 years old. I am currently 78!
The astonishing opening of the cantata never ceases to amaze me, even more so when realizing Bach was only in his twenties when he wrote this at Weimar and it was a hundred years before even Beethoven would do anything remotely similar. Small wonder that Bach himself so prized it that he recycled it in his mature Leipzig years for the Marcuspassion.
Yes indeed. I own most of the genre and it is amazing that the first say, 20% chronologically are so full of marvellous examples. That over time, for a time Bach lost dare I say a little of that initial energy, yet there are many many beautiful cantatas of later times of course. Something extraordinary about this first aria.
The harpsichordist's passion is just something else
Hard to believe he was churning these out on a weekly basis with such high quality in addition of all his other music. Sad to think about how many more have been lost to the winds of time.
Bach researchers suppose that around 80-100 cantatas "have been lost to the winds of time". At a certain point after a lot of struggles with church and city authorities in Leipzig Bach refused to write more cantatas. With 300 of them he had already enough for every sunday in the church.
@@wolsch3435 It's still possible to discover unknown Bach works. For instance in 2004 several arias by Bach were found in Weimar in a box of birthday cards among holdings of the Anna Amalia Library.
My favourite: BWV 1128 was found in an attic in the town of Frankenmuth, Michigan USA in 1934. 18th century German migrants brought it there unknowingly.
@@jaikee9477 Amazing
These folks literally "churn" out a great performance as well.
Bach was required to supply only one cantata per month at the Weimar ducal court for which this cantata was composed, and there he had professional musicians on the court payroll at his disposal.
In Leipzig, where he was expected to supply music for every Sunday for each of the town's three main churches, he was not expected to supply new music or even original music. Even if he had time (between administrative duties and private lessons) to compose a new cantata for every Sunday, it's very unlikely that there would be time to prepare performance copies (by hand) and rehearse it in time for next Sunday, especially when you consider that the Thomasschule singers were not professional musicians. According to his famous letter to the town council, many of the resident students at the Thomasschule could barely sing a hymn tune, some were not fit for music at all, and the rest needed training before they could be usable. Like his predecessor Johann Kuhnau, Bach had to rely on the voluntary services of Leipzig university students to perform his cantatas. If you've ever performed a Bach cantata, recall how many weeks (not days) it took to rehearse it.
Virtually each and every Bach cantata is on an incredible level of musicality. This one is no exception from that. Great NBS!
Yes, that's right.
Mozart and Beethoven are welcomed to Heaven by God, who urges them to sit on either side of him. But, says one of them, what about Bach? To which God responds, "I am Bach!"
Nebeska hudba ktora, vyludzuje Anjelske Tony.
I have listened to J. S. Bach (at least once) every day since 1977... and I think I have become a much better person for the experience! Soli Deo Gloria: The Latin for "Glory to God alone.” Towards the Dämmerung (twilight) of his long musical life, Bach said, "Weine nicht um mich, denn ich gehe dorthin, wo Musik geboren wird!" ("Do not cry for me, for I go where music is born!" 😇). To paraphrase Giuseppe Verdi - whose great operatic example was Mozart - "Bach is the only one..." Mike D.
Imagine hearing bach for the first time and
marvelling at its greatness. That's how i feel listening to it for the thousandth time.
You' re right. Hearing Bach you will never come to an End, this Universe named Bach is greater than all human Phantasie.
What a beautiful voice, what a masterclass of interpretation. Drives me to tears. Lovely.
Sounds like a woman. This cantata´s stark message calls for a strong, masculine voice!
First time I'm hearing this cantata, but oh my goodness this was incredibly touching and satisfying. That instrumental section of the first aria must be one of my favorites I have heard recently from a cantata and is something you want to play over and over, because you want more of that world of beautiful tonality and the satisfying harmony Bach only lets blossom out for a moment. For a first impression, it felt like Mortensen and the orchestra articulated this first aria perfectly, I can't imagine any other version
Search out the Glenn Gould performance. Utterly inauthentic, but he really milks those stunning suspensions...
I have a magnficient version by the conter alto Birgit Finnila
Totally agree. Been listening this like mad. Although I got to know this from another group, NBS plays it equally satisfying.
Unbelievable cantata. What a music performance. I never heard this one, but it had stolen my heart.
Also the text, how deep that goes for a sinner's heart like mine. God ask everything but pureness from our heart. Even the battle against sin.
Everyone by now knows the amazing first movement with its astonishing use of dissonances and it is rightfully celebrated. That said, the final aria is a daring vocal fugue with a chromatic subject and dizzying melismas (probably word painting that symbolizes the snake's temptation in the Garden of Eden) and really wonderful as well.
Whenever I hear this I am bowled over by the depth of Bach’s faith.
I love the first violin. He plays perfectly and with emotions. In so many performances of the Netherland Bach Society. You all are the best. Keep up your good work in the memory of J.S.Bach. May the Allmighty bless you all. Best wishes form the free and hanseatic city of Hamburg !
It is my first time hearing this cantata BWV 54 but it has since become my favorite cantata of them all. It is just so powerful and beautiful that I have probably listened to it well over 100 times in the last week. The conductor Mortensen is just the best one to conduct this cantata. Thank you Netherlands Bach Society for this recording.
It hours before dawn on Christmas Day 2024, and before the tumult of the day I’m granting listening to this.
Best, Best, Best performance of this wonderful cantata!!! Bravo!
It's easy to get lost in the beauty of it all and not realize just how great Bach's use of harmony is. The cantata in particular is a great example.
Also, I didn't know that Linus Tech Tips played the viola!
Excellent Performance of this delightful cantata. Admittedly it is one of my favourites. I do have to praise the lower strings especially the violas and cellos which I thought were superb. Thanks to all at the NBS once again. My greetings to you all from Port Moresby PNG.
So uplifting to be able to hear such quality recordings of Bach in these challenging and emotionally turbulent times. Well done NBS!
The raw power and drive here is incredible
Was just awakened by this rare and beautiful cantata from my childhood🎶🎻! #JSB for the WIN 🥇
Beautiful performance and marvellous countertenor!!!
Conductor's movements of his body and his face are the only thing that didn't let me enjoy this concert 100%.
My god! What a blessing to hear this. Netherlands Bach Society truly brings Bach to life. This cantata has been my No 1 listening this summer. Mesmerizing! The guy playing and conducting is in trance.
Like all the others, first time hearing this cantata, and now it is my new favorite. Thanks NBS.
Great performance of my favorite Cantata!
Such an original Bach! Just marvelous!
At first I thought the pace was too fast, but Mr Mortensen pulled it off beautifully. Thank you for yet another luminous upload.
This is so gorgeous it always makes me cry.
Thank you NBS - brilliant as always. Very nice interpretation.
Muito lindo adoro bach
🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Idk if you’ll read my comment, but it would be awesome if you guys put together some bach cantata albums on the market. Not many organizations have such wide repertoire on cantatas, let alone never failing to maintain such magnificent interpretation. Huge props to you guys.
Basti pensare che la musica del grande Johann Sebastian Bach ❤ 👑🎼🎶🎻 mi ha aiutato a guarire dalla Depressione lo amerò finché avrò vita ...Grazie Immenso Kappellmeister di Lipsia ( che Dio ti abbia in gloria 🙏 )
Wunderschöne und lebhafte Aufführung dieser kompakten und fein komponierten Kantate mit herrlicher Stimme des genialen Solisten und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen aller Instrumente. Der geniale Cembalist/Dirigent leitet das ausgezeichnete Ensemble im gut phrasierten Tempo und mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Alles ist erstklassig!
Bis auf deinen ewig gleich langweiligen Kommentar aus dem Steinbruch der Phrasendrescherei.
@@ulrichreifenrath2869 Bitte ignorieren alle meinen Kommentare. Da will ich alle Ihren Kommentare ignorieren.
Schunderwöne und hebfalte Aufrührung dieser pomkakten und fein ramponierten Krantante mit ehrlicher Stemme des senilen Gaullisten und perplekt entrechteten Nöten à la Strumentinnen. Der genitale Dr. dent Cambelist leidet das ausgezechte Ongsompel im gut rasierten Dembo und mit präfekt trollierter Domänik. Alles ist erst glasig!
Der Bass von Cello und Bass machen diese Version des Stücks…. Unglaublich! Gut gemacht! ❤❤
Prachtige naam......Engeltjes! So suitable.
I have eagerly awaited this particular cantata as it is a particular favorite of mine. In my youth, I looked to the Concentus Musicus Wien for the best in Bach interpretations. Your ensemble represents, for me, the very best period sensitive performances being made today . Each recording is a precious gem which enlightens and enriches my appreciation of Bach’s music. Many thanks, George.
Cello lady killing it. Congrats to everyone for a stunning performance. Countertenor with the gorgeous tone and baller melismas 🔥
Awaking in México with this interpretation🤩🌞🌄
Wonderful performance, great choreography, fantastic looks
the harpiscord man is already leaving these realms and ascending into the heavens. He wants to drag his people along with him. Great!
Magnifique interprétation
Gets me every time
数あるBWV 54 の演奏のなかで、たぶん一番好きかも。スピード抑揚と各パートのバランスが取れている。各パートのレベルが高い。指揮者と演奏者の情熱の為せる技。
Excelente interpretación,tanto instrumental,como del canto
Put the speed at .75. I think this cantata is better at this slightly slower speed. Before I heard this cantata I usually just listened to Bach's piano and harpsichord pieces. Finding this cantata was an unexpected joy. Now I'm going through all the canatas on the channel. They are surprisingly good. Then again it is Bach. He was the master of music.
There is a much slower, wonderfully cadenced (if less baroque) version by the Collegium Vocale Gent with Andreas Scholl as countertenor. Worth a listen!
Was waiting for this one 😍
I absolutely love widerstehe, and here the playing and singing are immaculate. I think the tempo set is just a fraction too fast.
tears..........
Yes, Rick Beato sent me here.
Rick has a wonderful ear, and Bach moves him to the core, as it should.
Una de las más bellas cantatas de Bach, finamente dirigida por Montensen y cantada preciosamente por un contratenor no muy conocido, pero de gran calidad: Maarten Engeltjes! Gracias NBS, son Uds. una bendición!
Wauw wat prachtig...machtig......
I love to hear the soft voice of the counter tenor! Übrigens auch eine wunderbar Darstellung vielen Dank!🙏🏻🙏🏻
Favourite and exceptional, even for Bach. Thanks!
Very truly touching performance
Written by Bach at 19 y.o., stunning
actually 29
Beautiful! I am sorry it has taken me so long to discover the Netherlands Bach Society! Thank you!
Hervorragend!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Sublime
Sehr gut, dankeschön.
Hermoso!!!!... Me ha encantado!!!💓...
Gracias por compartirla...💓
unglaublich ❣️
A truly wonderful cantata, and amazing performance! :)
Thank you for these tears in my eyes :)
don't dry your tears on your beautiful eyes they mean you're becoming more deeply human....(sorry for my english i'm french)
Cèst magnifique. Geweldig !!
Tremendous!
Inspiring uplifting humbling, Bach, the One.
Nitpick: The camera focused on the same few musicians endlessly, but not all of them: the four singers on the right side, for instance, never got a look.
Thanks! When we're making live recordings with audience, not all camera angles are possible :)
Awesome vocal athleticism!
Love the message. It's so ... manly.
Outstanding! ❤️🎼🎵🎶👏🇮🇪☘️
Magnificent NBS, you light up my heart every day. I hope my fellow fans will join me in making a contribution your always-superior work. Link discreetly buried in the description. I promise, you will only wish you could give more!
didn't realize HRH prince William such a good singer... very high pitch too
100% thought this was the Duke of Cambridge from the thumbnail image.
And Bill Nighy on cello...
Good god I can’t imagine how much Bach would lose his mind hearing this - write a cantata, rehearse, and perform it then start over agian
Also, doch wunderbar 👍👍😇
Thank you for sharing your gift with all of us, Maarten!
All performers are superb, however Maarten took it to the next level. Thank you all for such a lovely piece of art!
Maravilloso. Bach es vida.
Sigue siéndolo.
Thank you for making this video. I knew Mera Yoshikazu and Andreas Scholl but this is also great.
Bellísimo
I love this ❤
Formidable 🙏
Welgedaan, Maarten Engeltjes!
Such passionate urgency! The throbbing bass line is responsible, I think. Listen and watch also BWV 118, which uses the same technique. It's on TH-cam in Tubemusic form. I'm sure there are other, more conventional formats on YT.
th-cam.com/video/AQ8UtwwyHXA/w-d-xo.html
HAVE TO SAY THIS CHANNEL IS GREAT!
I wish, however, there was a playlist of all the pieces that didn't have the 5-second introduction theme in between each song/piece/thing.
Again, great performances and this channel is awesome!
🍃So beautiful🍃
Wonderful. Maybe someone will find the first aria a little too fast, but time flows in a particular way in this music ...
0:26 this is your brain on Bach
The cello guy looks so cool!
Zó mooi!
Lovely music well done. Who knew Keith Richards played keyboards?
Magnífico
감사합니다. ❤️❤️❤️
Liebe Musiker, vielen Dank! Gelobt sei Jesus Christus!
Qualcuno ha scritto che la Musica di Bach è carica di un'umanita' commovente....Aveva ragione! 😊🌅👑 🎼🎶🎶
The NBS are outstanding. This Cantata is outstanding and touching. This countertenor is not muy cup of tea. He is Unable to transmit the greatness of this composition. Eskerrik asko. Thank you. Bilbao. Euskal Herria/Basque Country
Rick Beato sent me here...
Moi-aussi!
I gotta learn this!
“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” - Joshua 24:15
God’s truth will march on throughout all eternity and all his adversaries shall be dashed to pieces like a potter’s vessel. Submit to the Son of God or be broken…
Wow, power pace in 10 minutes. :)
right off the bat, bach started off with a dominant 7th chord over a tonic bass, to immediately show tension in the music, based on the text. was this the first time any piece began with such a chordal structure?