J.S. Bach: Gott ist mein König, BWV 71 - The Church Cantatas, Vol. 160

BWV71, written for the Town Council inauguration of 4 February 1708 in Mühlhausen may well be the earliest cantata we have of Bach, and at the same time it is the only one that was printed in his lifetime. (A second Ratwechsel cantata was also printed on the order of the Town Council, but all copies are lost.) The opening chorus presents its message right at the start: God is my King. It is supported by regal trumpet blasts, but other instrumental groups (called choirs by Bach) are brought in too. There is a continuous exchange between full forces and solo passages; a little recorder motive makes for a humorous ending. A quiet soprano/tenor duet combines a verse from II Samuel 19 with a stanza from the chorale `O Gott, du frommer Gott’, both dealing with old age, a reference to the elder statesmen leaving the Town Council. A second chorus follows, a fugue in the old style with continuo only. A bass arioso sings about the fact that day and night are God’s, and that God also has set the borders to each land; there are truly beautiful lines for flutes and oboes, sometimes apart, sometimes together. An alto aria with trumpet fanfares brings us to the crowning glory of this cantata, the superb `doves chorus’. The text (from Psalm 74) speaks of turtle doves and the singing of these doves characterises the piece. It is as if this intense slow movement will never stop, but after a moving unisono phrase it finally does. The final chorus is full of joy and excitement, interrupted by quiet passages, ending in a great fugue with long runs on `freuen’, before the opening is repeated. Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Artists: Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink (conductor), Holland Boys Choir, Ruth Holton (Soprano), Knut Schoch (Tenore), Bas Ramselaar (Basso) & Sytse Buwalda (Alto) 🎵Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer): 🎬🎮 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: Tracklist: Gott ist mein König, BWV 71: 00:00 I. Coro. Gott ist mein König (Coro) 01:44 II. Aria. Ich bin nun achtzig Jahr (Soprano, Tenore) 05:55 III. Coro. Dein Alter sei wie deine Jugend (Coro) 07:58 IV. Arioso. Tag und Nacht ist dein (Basso) 10:56 V. Aria. Durch mächtige Kraft (Alto) 12:06 VI. Coro. Du wollest dem Feinde nicht geben (Coro) 15:02 VII. Choral. Das neue Regiment (Coro) 👉 Social media links: Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Spotify Playlists: Brilliant Classics Spotify: New Classical Releases: The Best of Liszt: The Best of Bach: Most Popular Piano Music: Beautiful Classical Music: Classical Music For Dinnertime: 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. #JSBach #BWV71 #ChurchCantatas #SacredCantata #Bach #ClassicalMusic #BrilliantClassics