Bach - BWV 61 - 3 - Öffne dich, mein ganzes Herze

[Muggafatz]

Besser geht es nicht mehr. Begleitung super harmonisch miteinander und Christine Schäfer singt wundervoll!

[MissDouwes]

amazing :) i'm 14 years old, but i love it!

[Atlas2Atlante0]

@MissDouwes Why the "but", then?

[paranapoleon]

@Atlas2Atlante0

ya, i also wonder why there are so many poeple who mention that they are 13,14,15... ''BUT'' or ''they dont know why-BUT'' they love it...

i hope that they honestly love it more than a praise.

[aseretkavon]

I'm a singer and cellist, and I am learning the cello part for this whole series for a performance in a month. I hope I can play this movement even half as well as this excellent cellist is!

[lalindatita]

Una ayuda...qué afinaci'on tienen los instrumentos aqui? Estàn a 440Hz? o menos...

[1banders]

@lalindatita They are tuned to Baroque organ pitch (A465), which is a 1/2 step higher than A440.

[lalindatita]

@1banders Gracias por la ayuda!! :)

[nowhereman0918]

The conductor looks like he has a mute button in his hand. The organist and cellist cut off simultaneously with the little "flick" of his hand. nice timing.

[marce0ssa]

what is the real pitch of this aria?

[1banders]

@marce0ssa The aria is in G. The ensemble is tuned to Baroque organ pitch, which is about A465, which is about a 1/2 step higher than A440.

[vlnvlaclogbaerhpno]

@1banders OK, but why are they tuned to that pitch when the organist is simply playing this in A Major, as opposed to the G Major that it's written in? I could understand if the organ was pre-tuned to be a whole step higher than the original key, and tuning it lower would be impossible, but in this case, I saw the organist's fingers and they are simply playing the aria in A. This entire rendition of the cantata is a whole step higher than the score. Why?

[1banders]

@vlnvlaclogbaerhpno While the custom in Weimar had been to tune to the organ (A465) and transpose up the parts for winds that could only play at chamber pitch (A415) or French chamber pitch (A392), by the time Bach moved to Leipzig, his predecessor there had established the custom of tuning to chamber pitch (A415). But since the organ was still tuned at choir pitch (A465), the organ part had to be transposed down a whole step.

[1banders]

@vlnvlaclogbaerhpno It would be more accurate to say Baroque organ pitch was around A465, sometimes higher. The pitch of older Baroque organs was based on the tuning of Renaissance winds.Whereas, the later Baroque chamber pitch (A415 and lower) was based on the tuning of late Baroque winds. A440 tuning was not formally adopted until the 1950s, and then only after decades of lobbying by American winds manufacturers. So you can see how the tuning of winds has influenced pitch standards.

[damondarkwalker]

Fantastic. Magical.

[wcbroccoli]

Who is the beautiful cellist?

[mlutheri1]

Good question.

He plays beautifully, too:)

[Gueguense2008]

This  piece of music is Very touching! O wie selig werd Ich sein!

[Gueguense57]

Es ist eine sehr nette Interpretation. Una interpretacion muy bella.

[chiefci]

Es ist eine sehr nette Interpretation.

That is nonsens what you talking.

It is a great Interpreation.

Young and have a good voice,that is it.

Chief

[8491angel]

Thanks for this piece of heaven!

[shanderawx]

Absolutely exquisite!! Thank you!!

[janedickie]

Beautiful voice! I can feel the flow of movement of her soul and a rare state of peacefulness within myself. Thanks for posting!