J.S. Bach: The Church Cantatas, Vol. 50: Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29

We encounter Bach the transcriber once more in the opening sinfonia of the Ratwechsel cantata BWV29: a solo violin piece (the preludio from BWV1006) is turned into a full-blooded orchestral movement scored for trumpets, oboes and strings with the solo organ taking the original solo violin part. The result is unforgettable; especially exciting are a series of downward runs in the oboes and violins towards the end. The magnificent chorus which follows was later used by Bach for the Mass in B minor, the text `Wir danken dir, Gott’ quite fitting to the `Gratias agimus tibi’. It is in old motet style, the instruments doubling the vocal lines, fugatic with two themes, one for `Wir danken dir’ and one for `und verkündigen’. The trumpets come in late, first doubling the sopranos and only later being allotted entries of their own. There follows an aria with solo violin in which the tenor becomes quite enthusiastic when he sings of God’s most high name. A fine bass recitative leads to one of Bach’s most moving creations, a siciliano for soprano and orchestra praying for the work of the town council. A breathtakingly beautiful melody is first played by oboe and strings, then repeated in full by the soprano; the same happens with the second phrase, after which the second half of this second line is repeated in the orchestra - an unusual procedure but adding to the atmosphere of utter peace. An alto recitative which dramatically ends in `Amen’ leads to a curious repetition of the tenor aria in an abbreviated form, this time for alto and organ. In the closing chorale the trumpets have a fine independent role.

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artists: Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink (conductor), Holland Boys Choir, Nico van der Meel (Tenore), Bas Ramselaar (Basso), Marjon Strijk (Soprano) & Sytse Buwalda (Alto)

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Tracklist:
Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29:
00:00 I. Sinfonia
03:37 II. Coro. Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir (Coro)
06:20 III. Aria. Halleluja, Stärk und Macht (Tenore)
12:31 IV. Recitativo. Gottlob! Es geht uns wohl! (Basso)
13:32 V. Aria. Gedenk an uns mit deiner Liebe (Soprano)
18:52 VI. Recitativo. Vergiß es ferner nicht (Alto, Coro)
19:19 VII. Aria. Halleluja, Stärk und Macht (Alto)
21:13 VIII. Choral. Sei Lob und Preis mit ehren (Coro)

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