Harnoncourt plays Bach Cantata BWV 78 (II)

J.S.Bach Cantata BWV 78 "Jesu, der du meine seele" (II) - Aria: "Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten".

Concentus musicus Wien - Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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• Bach
• cantata
• 78

[russedav5]

@pbrower2a1

I'm sorry, but as an informed organist with a degree in music history I must say this is both confused and mistaken. While it's true that most churches had smaller organs, they were still larger than this, and because of their devotion to church unknown in our day they gave more to have far more large organs (> 50 ranks) than many imagine. The oxymoron of associating "Romantic-era" with "Bach Revival" organs doesn't understand the relevant history of organ development.

[k1ltro]

@markiangooley that's no sprano, that's a boy as it was supposed to be in those days

[pbrower2a1]

The baroque (chamber) organ is the sort that most German churches could buy or build and maintain. Giant organs are largely Romantic-era objects associated with the Bach "Revival" that liked its Baroque music as grandiose and imposing as the giant symphonies of the time. The forces are apparently what JS Back had at the time.

Harnoncourt has an unusually intimate treatment of this cantata movement; it is all a matter of taste. It would have violated 19th-century tastes, of course.

[dasarasi]

De esa clase de tesoros que el tiempo aun no logra borrar.

[nonnopirro52]

nonostante l'organo cominci con un tempo e la v.b. e l'alto con un altro,apprrezzo le due voci

[pangy100]

It's true that the singing is 'off', but since this series uses boys for the high parts, that is the norm and can be expected (and, in my case, accepted). More troubling to me, in the case of this movement, is the lack of doubling of the bassline, which renders it disappointingly soft in the mix. It is not one of the highlights of this generally quite enjoyable (and ground-breaking) series.

[markiangooley]

Some people really dislike this performance, complaining that the alto is flat , the soprano unsure, and the organ too much like a circus calliope.  I don't think it's that bad.

[paradoxicus]

¡Esto te acerca al cielo!.