BWV 39 [Coro] Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot

[googlekopfkind]

ich werde bach nie verstehen

[firebreathone3]

This is also a characteristic of early Bach performances on the Organ. Some of them (particularly early 60s and early 1970s are marked by an incredibly slow pace whilst it was said of Bach that he could play faster with his feet than most organists could with their hands! It's unlikely that this is the pace Bach intended.

[firebreathone3]

It's wat too slow. Koopman or Herreweghe's tempi are usually better (I am not suggesing they are-or should be- the benchmark though but if you look at recent (and not so recent) Bach scholarship, it has become absolutely evident that the tempi Bach employed were faster than this.

[coastal1010]

To me this Cantata is the finest Bach ever wrote. I think the tempo on this example is a little slow though.

[horilu]

Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot und die, so in Elend sind, führe ins Haus! So du einen nackend siehest, so kleide ihn und entzeuch dich nicht von deinem Fleisch. Alsdenn wird dein Licht herfürbrechen wie die Morgenröte, und deine Besserung wird schnell wachsen, und deine Gerechtigkeit wird für dir hergehen, und die Herrlichkeit des Herrn wird dich zu sich nehmen.

[linku7]

The title should be "briNG dem Hungrigen..." that is, bring the hungry Thy bread :)

[sigkill2008]

you err... "brich" is correct, i.e. "share (lit. break) your bread with the hungry"

[olialto7]

Well, to err is human...

[olialto7]

... but Bach is divine...

[FToniS]

@sigkill2008 you're quite right. I'm German and should know. Clearly, linku7 wasn't actually listening to the piece of music either, otherwise he would have noticed that it is indeed correct. ;)

Beautiful piece of music. :)

[1vidar]

amazing