BWV40, written for the day after Christmas 1723, is one of the highlights among Bachs cantatas (which of course are all highlights). A superb opening chorus, three splendid chorales, two stirring arias and two recitatives of the highest order, all of them dealing with the theme of Satan trying to ruin the work of God, a resistance Christ came down to conquer. The horn theme in the opening chorus (reused in the Missa in F, see Vol. 2), seen by some as a welcoming signal for a king, is more likely meant to be battle cry. The voices throw the themes back and forth between them. The works of the Devil are destroyed very graphically, the fierce repeated notes being set off against the beautifully flowing fugue. There are glorious runs in the continuo. A tenor recitative with rising figures on `bestrahlt’ and `Gottes’, a descending one when the coming down of Christ is dealt with, and a beautiful juxtaposition of King and subject, Lord and servant, leads to a richly chromatic chorale. This is followed by a fiery bass aria in which the serpent makes its musical entrance; the word `bange’ is very effective, as is the setting of `zerknickt’. Serpent Satan returns in the alto recitative, with its very moving ending. There is another very effective chorale, and then follows a tenor aria with surely the most impressive long runs on the word `Freuet’ Bach ever wrote, besides splendid musical pictures on `wüthet’, `erschrecken’ and `Höllenreich’. Finally a quiet prayer is sung in which the words `Freude’ and `Wonne’ ring out, never to be forgotten.

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artists: Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink (conductor), Holland Boys Choir, Marcel Beekman (Tenore), Bas Ramselaar (Basso) & Sytse Buwalda (Alto)

🎵Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer): [ Ссылка ]

🎬🎮 These tracks are available for sync licensing in videos, films, tv-shows, games, advertising and more. For more information and to request a license go to: [ Ссылка ]

Tracklist:
Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40:
00:00 I. Coro. Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes (Coro)
04:17 II. Recitativo. Das Wort ward Fleisch (Tenore)
05:27 III. Choral. Die Sünd macht Leid (Coro)
06:10 IV. Aria. Höllische Schlange (Basso)
08:13 V. Recitativo. Die Schlange, so im Paradies (Alto)
09:20 VI. Choral. Schüttle deinen Kopf und sprich (Coro)
10:17 VII. Aria. Christenkinder, freuet euch (Tenore)
13:58 VIII. Choral. Jesu, nimm dich deiner Glieder (Coro)

👉 Social media links:
Instagram: [ Ссылка ]
Facebook: [ Ссылка ]
TikTok: [ Ссылка ]

Spotify Playlists:
Brilliant Classics Spotify: [ Ссылка ]
New Classical Releases: [ Ссылка ]
The Best of Liszt: [ Ссылка ]
The Best of Bach: [ Ссылка ]
Most Popular Piano Music: [ Ссылка ]
Beautiful Classical Music: [ Ссылка ]
Classical Music For Dinnertime: [ Ссылка ]

Thank you for watching this video by Brilliant Classics, we hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to share it and subscribe to our YouTube channel. And visit our channel for other pieces by J.S. Bach and more of the greatest composers. We upload daily with complete albums and compilations with the best classical music. [ Ссылка ]

#Bach #BWV40 #ChurchCantatas #SacredCantata #ClassicalMusic #BrilliantClassics

свернуть