J.S. Bach - Kantate Nr.170 "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" / Andreas Scholl (countertenor)

[mf260549]

Dear all:

The video is from the bus Augsburg-Füssen, the precise place is the town Ilgen near Staltannen, and you pass the church Wieskirche. The road is No. 17.

GENAU! Precisely!

[mf260549]

Dear all - NOTICE:

39 seconds into the video you can see the train passing a church. and here is a yellow road sign showing Augsburg and Füssen - so we are in Germany.

The tempo in the cantata is a pastoral rythm, 12/8, and it does not make any sense to make it slower. Herreweghe makes the tempo absolutely correct when the melodic line and the singing are in a perfect slow and harmonic fugue.

[MeinnameistDreck]

This looks like the train ride to Füssen through the Ostallgäu, not the outskirts of Prag....

[paddypc]

The peace that Bach brings.

[paddypc]

The peace that Bach brings.

[meinhardo]

Großartiger Counter..!!

[nahui57]

Bach's music is the way that God communicates with man. Greetings to all from Mexico.

[ChrissysVideokids]

Wonderful video...

[musicfanBRA]

Thanks a lot for the lyrics, Marc. I had never heard this beautiful piece. (Of course, who can know the entire Bach?) Thank you for posting it. I will listen to it many times.

[MarcB1708]

Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust,

Dich kann man nicht bei Höllensünden,

Wohl aber Himmelseintracht finden;

Du stärkst allein die schwache Brust.

Drum sollen lauter Tugendgaben

In meinem Herzen Wohnung haben.

[musicfanBRA]

@MarcB1708 - Maybe you'll be as kind as to give us a translation in English, French or Spanish? Thanks in advance!

[MarcB1708]

@musicfanBRA: It's ok. Here is the English translation by Z. Philip Ambrose:

Contented rest, belove'd inner joy, We cannot find thee midst hell's mischief, But rather in the heav'nly concord; Thou only mak'st the weak breast strong.  Thus I'll let only virtue's talents Within my heart maintain their dwelling.

[Terrdemarzielle]

Sorry, don't like the visuals. Maybe if the camera wasn't moving it would be ok.

[Petronivs1750]

Beutiful!

[BlackNightmares]

This is so perfect! Wonderful!!

[coenvanv]

Bach must have been Godsent

[buenosdiers]

why?

[yourforte]

So beautiful.

[harpsinth]

beautiful music...unfortunetely the movie is

TOO FAST !

[javierpe9103]

que paz

[Rindus86]

Ostallgäu called this place

[wolfgangmartin]

where is this place?

congratulations on this personal video :) are magnificent!!

Andreas is great!

[BachLoveNat]

yes he is :)

[protestant7]

There is place the outskirts in Czech capital city, Prague. Thanks Martin :-)

[TheDiasneb]

@protestant7 . Ce n'est pas les environs de Prague mais le sud de la bavière.