Bach Cantata favorites

Chaszz · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 5:59 am Post subject: Bach Cantata favorites

Since Bach wrote so many cantatas, it might be useful to each other to list a few of our favorites. Along with a short description of what you like about it, and the movements and instrumentation. I know that I am always looking for new festive choruses with trumpets and kettledrums that I haven't heard before, and if anyone can recommend some catatas with those I would appreciate it.

I will start by recommending Cantata No. 50,which is just one powerful movement, and has (naturally) a grand chorus with trumpets and kettledrums! One of the master's real stompers!

hannok · Newbie Alert Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 3

I really enjoy listening to cantata no. 21 again and again. Its melodies are so beautiful, rich and overwhelming. It is hard to describe the feelings I had while listening to it. Even though overall the musik is kept slow, one does not feel sad at all. Every piece rather creates satisfaction and one feels like being lifted on the highest mountain where everything seems small.
I listened to some more cantatas, but no piece could ,in my opinion, reach that level.
One can hear that Bach was a man who suffered a lot. Many of his nearly twenty children died as well as many more relatives.
The choir's first sentence explains his pains: "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis" ("There were many afflictions"). The following pieces add to this thought. And finally, one could think Bach wrote it as a kind of therapy, it ends with: "Sei nun wieder zufrieden"("Be content again").

cribari · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 1:04 pm Post subject: fave cantatas

My favorite cantatas are 51, 82 and, of course, Magnificat.

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fox_druid · Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:47 am Post subject:

I cannot speak germany but i understand the cantata via the English translation
my favourite is no.51~ the Alleluja is great! also, it's the first Bach's cantata I heard >.< The third part, Hoecshter mache deine guete is also very touching... i can't describe how beautiful it is...