Bach ( Kantata BWV 147 - Nikolaus Harnoncourt )

Johann Sebastian Bach: Kantata BWV 147 - Nikolaus Harnoncourt 

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

♪ Cantata BWV 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" (1716 & 1723)

The cantata is scored for four soloists and a four-part choir, a festive trumpet, two oboes (oboe d'amore, oboe da caccia), two violins, viola and basso continuo including bassoon. Its ten movements are in two parts, movements 1 to 6 to be performed before the sermon, the others after the sermon.

Part I
i. Chorus: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (based on movement 1 of the former work)
ii. Recitative (tenor): Gebenedeiter Mund!
iii. Aria (alto, oboe d'amore): Schäme dich, o Seele nicht
iv. Recitative (bass): Verstockung kann Gewaltige verblenden
v. Aria (soprano, violin): Bereite dir, Jesu, noch itzo die Bahn
vi. Chorale: Wohl mir, daß ich Jesum habe

Part II
vii. Aria (tenor): Hilf, Jesu, hilf, daß ich auch dich bekenne
viii. Recitative (alto): Der höchsten Allmacht Wunderhand
ix. Aria (bass, trumpet, oboes): Ich will von Jesu Wundern singen
x. Chorale: Jesus bleibet meine Freude

Christine Schäfer, soprano
Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Christopher Maltman, baritone

Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Concentus Musicus Wien
Conducts: Nikolaus Harnoncourt