J S Bach - cantata BWV 131- Aus der Tiefen - Ton Koopman ( 1 )

[yotam57]

שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת: מִמַּעֲמַקִּים קְרָאתִיךָ יְהוָה. אֲדֹנָי, שִׁמְעָה בְקוֹלִי: תִּהְיֶינָה אָזְנֶיךָ, קַשֻּׁבוֹת לְקוֹל, תַּחֲנוּנָי. אִם-עֲו‍ֹנוֹת תִּשְׁמָר-יָהּ אֲדֹנָי, מִי יַעֲמֹד. כִּי-עִמְּךָ הַסְּלִיחָה לְמַעַן, תִּוָּרֵא. קִוִּיתִי יְהוָה, קִוְּתָה נַפְשִׁי; וְלִדְבָרוֹ הוֹחָלְתִּי. נַפְשִׁי לַאדֹנָי מִשֹּׁמְרִים לַבֹּקֶר, שֹׁמְרִים לַבֹּקֶר. יַחֵל יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֶל-יְהוָה: כִּי-עִם-יְהוָה הַחֶסֶד; וְהַרְבֵּה עִמּוֹ פְדוּת. וְהוּא, יִפְדֶּה אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכֹּל, עֲו‍ֹנֹתָיו.

[InnocentParadis]

Very beautiful. Begins at 3:51 .

[buboy1685]

Oh man this is good stuff

[adwinters]

Zo mooi! Zo verschrikkelijk mooi.

[gerubach72]

@1:45 - Yeah! Bach did lose something: His parents at age 10!

[bersa888]

@gerubach72 : .... and 2/3 of his own children...

[gerubach72]

At about 1:00 there is a version of the Aria from the Goldberg Variations played by an organ and a Cello (or viola' da gamba?) being played. If anyone knows anything about it please let me know.

[ssatrofma]

Certainly a major aspect of the special Romantic character of Baroque is that it's played on original instruments, even though, I gather, they are more difficult to play and somewhat more limited.

[Ocendesert]

I wish Koopman was my next door neighbor. He seems the sort of kindly, humbled genius who would engage you for hours in riveting conversation.

[ssatrofma]

This Cantata is so utterly moving. The way it builds stronger and stronger is pure Bach. It boggles the mind how one man could have written so much, so beautiful music.

[Verticaldiscourse]

I couldn't agree more. I have been listening very intensively to JSB's music since 1993 and the sheer depth never ceases to amaze me.

[wcbroccoli]

Interesting. As would have been done in Muehlhausen in 1708, they're performing this at organ pitch, which is about 1/2 step higher than A440, or about a whole step above A415. The strings would tune up to the organ. Voice, string and organ parts are written in G minor. But oboe and bassoon, which can only tune to chamber pitch (A415), had to have their parts transposed up to A minor.

[firebreathone2]

The fire must have been something like the 1666 fire in London..

[ssatrofma]

Absolutely one of my favorites. Koopman's explanation also very informative. Many thanks for posting.

[Jeremiah3103]

Thanks for posting this at youtube . BWV 131 is on of my favroites and Koopman and his crew one my my favorite interpreters.