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Magdalena Consort|Bach: Recreation for the Soul - Cantatas, BWV 78, 147 & 150

Bach: Recreation for the Soul - Cantatas, BWV 78, 147 & 150

Magdalena Consort and Peter Harvey

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Bach’s ambition to compose a body of ‘well-regulated church music’ – liturgical music for theentire church calendar – produced a wealth of sacred cantatas. Around two hundred havesurvived, and are an eloquent expression of his opinion that ‘true music should be for the honourof God and the recreation of the soul’. That comment – made with respect to the art of realisinga figured-bass (where harmony is indicated by numbers) – seems appropriate to this collection,since the choice of these glorious works was influenced by a consideration of number symbolismand other extra-musical devices. That this most cerebral music touches the emotions so keenlymight seem a paradox, but as a performer, analysing the possible thinking behind Bach’s musicaldecisions brings the composer closer.Behind the unmatched contrapuntal intricacy of Bach’s music lie yet further layers ofcomplexity, his compositional choices being prompted by the demands of symbolism of variouskinds, rhetorical and numerological. Since ancient times, simple proportions had been understoodto lie at the heart of musical sound. Mediaeval musicians, finding perfection in the Trinity, developedsystems of notation accordingly, with the outcome that triple time was considered tempusperfectum; duple time imperfectum. Given that metre is such an evident characteristic of any music,and since triple time is something that – for us bipeds – will always be a dance, this central tenetof Christian doctrine had considerable (and possibly unintended) consequences for the characterof sacred music. Bach, in addition to references to the Trinity (3 and its powers 9 and 27) andChrist’s age (33), also gave significance to numbers derived from his own name (BACH=14,41=JSBACH, where A=1, B=2 etc.). Since composition apparently cost him comparatively littleeffort, ‘recreation’ for Bach’s soul seems to have lain in a delight in such convolutions; but whetheras compositional spur, marks of devotion or for his private satisfaction, we can only speculate.

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Bach: Recreation for the Soul - Cantatas, BWV 78, 147 & 150

Magdalena Consort

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Cantata "Jesu, der du meine Seele", BWV 78 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

1
No. 1. Chorus, "Jesu, der du meine Seele"
00:05:01

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Daniel Taylor, MainArtist - James Gilchrist, Soloist, MainArtist - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Johann Rist, Lyricist - Elin Manahan Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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2
No. 2. Aria, "Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten" (Soprano, Alto)
00:04:36

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Daniel Taylor, MainArtist - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Elin Manahan Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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3
No. 3. Recitativo, "Ach! ich bin ein Kind der Sünden" (Tenor)
00:02:03

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - James Gilchrist, Soloist, MainArtist - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Johann Rist, Lyricist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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4
No. 4. Aria, "Das Blut, so meine Schuld durchstreicht" (Tenor)
00:02:49

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - James Gilchrist, Soloist, MainArtist - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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5
No. 5. Recitativo, "Die Wunden, Nägel, Kron und Grab" (Bass)
00:02:22

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Johann Rist, Lyricist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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6
No. 6. Aria, "Nur du wirst mein Gewissen stillen" (Bass)
00:02:41

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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7
No. 7. Chorale, "Herr, ich glaube, hilf mir Schwachen" (Chorus)
00:01:03

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Daniel Taylor, MainArtist - James Gilchrist, Soloist, MainArtist - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Johann Rist, Lyricist - Elin Manahan Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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Cantata "Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich", BWV 150 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

8
No. 1. Sinfonia
00:01:26

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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9
No. 2. Chorus, "Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich"
00:03:09

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Daniel Taylor, MainArtist - James Gilchrist, Soloist, MainArtist - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Elin Manahan Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist - Psalm XXV, Lyricist

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10
No. 3. Aria, "Doch bin und bleibe ich vergnügt" (Soprano)
00:01:18

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Elin Manahan Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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11
No. 4. Chorus, "Leite mich in deiner Wahrheit"
00:01:52

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Daniel Taylor, MainArtist - James Gilchrist, Soloist, MainArtist - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Elin Manahan Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist - Psalm XXV, Lyricist

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12
No. 5. Aria, "Zedern müssen von den Winden" (Alto, Tenor, Bass)
00:01:23

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Daniel Taylor, MainArtist - James Gilchrist, Soloist, MainArtist - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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13
No. 6. Chorus, "Meine Augen sehen stets zu dem Herrn"
00:01:58

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Daniel Taylor, MainArtist - James Gilchrist, Soloist, MainArtist - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Elin Manahan Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist - Psalm XXV, Lyricist

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14
No. 7. Chorale - Ciaccona, "Meine Tage in dem Leide" (Chorus)
00:03:01

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Daniel Taylor, MainArtist - James Gilchrist, Soloist, MainArtist - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Elin Manahan Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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Cantata "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", BWV 147 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

15
No. 1. Chorus, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben"
00:03:36

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Daniel Taylor, MainArtist - James Gilchrist, Soloist, MainArtist - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Salomo Franck, Lyricist - Elin Manahan Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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16
No. 2. Recitativo, "Gebenedeiter Mund!" (Tenor)
00:01:38

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - James Gilchrist, Soloist, MainArtist - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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17
No. 3. Aria, "Schäme dich, o Seele nicht" (Alto)
00:03:57

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Daniel Taylor, MainArtist - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Salomo Franck, Lyricist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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18
No. 4. Recitativo, "Verstockung kann Gewaltige verblenden" (Bass)
00:01:31

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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19
No. 5. Aria, "Bereite dir, Jesu, noch itzo die Bahn" (Soprano)
00:04:48

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Salomo Franck, Lyricist - Elin Manahan Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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20
No. 6. Chorale, "Wohl mir, dass ich Jesum habe" (Chorus)
00:02:47

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Daniel Taylor, MainArtist - James Gilchrist, Soloist, MainArtist - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Elin Manahan Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Martin Jahn, Lyricist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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21
No. 7. Aria, "Hilf, Jesu, hilf, daß ich auch dich bekenne" (Tenor)
00:02:57

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - James Gilchrist, Soloist, MainArtist - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Salomo Franck, Lyricist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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22
No. 8. Recitativo, "Der höchsten Allmacht Wunderhand" (Alto)
00:02:04

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Daniel Taylor, MainArtist - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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23
No. 9. Aria, "Ich will von Jesu Wundern singen" (Bass)
00:02:26

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Salomo Franck, Lyricist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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24
No. 10. Chorale, "Jesus bleibet meine Freude" (Chorus)
00:02:25

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Daniel Taylor, MainArtist - James Gilchrist, Soloist, MainArtist - Peter Harvey, Conductor, MainArtist - Elin Manahan Thomas, Soloist, MainArtist - Martin Jahn, Lyricist - Magdalena Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist

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Bach’s ambition to compose a body of ‘well-regulated church music’ – liturgical music for theentire church calendar – produced a wealth of sacred cantatas. Around two hundred havesurvived, and are an eloquent expression of his opinion that ‘true music should be for the honourof God and the recreation of the soul’. That comment – made with respect to the art of realisinga figured-bass (where harmony is indicated by numbers) – seems appropriate to this collection,since the choice of these glorious works was influenced by a consideration of number symbolismand other extra-musical devices. That this most cerebral music touches the emotions so keenlymight seem a paradox, but as a performer, analysing the possible thinking behind Bach’s musicaldecisions brings the composer closer.Behind the unmatched contrapuntal intricacy of Bach’s music lie yet further layers ofcomplexity, his compositional choices being prompted by the demands of symbolism of variouskinds, rhetorical and numerological. Since ancient times, simple proportions had been understoodto lie at the heart of musical sound. Mediaeval musicians, finding perfection in the Trinity, developedsystems of notation accordingly, with the outcome that triple time was considered tempusperfectum; duple time imperfectum. Given that metre is such an evident characteristic of any music,and since triple time is something that – for us bipeds – will always be a dance, this central tenetof Christian doctrine had considerable (and possibly unintended) consequences for the characterof sacred music. Bach, in addition to references to the Trinity (3 and its powers 9 and 27) andChrist’s age (33), also gave significance to numbers derived from his own name (BACH=14,41=JSBACH, where A=1, B=2 etc.). Since composition apparently cost him comparatively littleeffort, ‘recreation’ for Bach’s soul seems to have lain in a delight in such convolutions; but whetheras compositional spur, marks of devotion or for his private satisfaction, we can only speculate.

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