Bachkantate, BWV 215 - Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen (Live) Chor der J.S. Bach-Stiftung & Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung & Rudolf Lutz

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215:
• 1 Bach: Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215: I. Chor - Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen (Live) 07:33
• 2 Bach: Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215: II. Rezitativ (Tenor) - Wie können wir, großmächtigster August (Live) 01:18
• 3 Bach: Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215: III. Arie (Tenor) - Freilich trotzt Augustus' Name (Live) 07:03
• 4 Bach: Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215: IV. Rezitativ (Bass) - Was hat dich sonst, Sarmatien, bewogen (Live) 01:49
• 5 Bach: Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215: V. Arie (Bass) - Rase nur, verwegner Schwarm (Live) 03:18
• 6 Bach: Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215: VI. Rezitativ (Sopran) - Ja, ja! Gott ist uns noch mit seiner Hülfe nah (Live) 01:34
• 7 Bach: Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215: VII. Arie (Sopran) - Durch die von Eifer entflammeten Waffen (Live) 03:43
• 8 Bach: Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215: VIII. Rezitativ (Sopran, Tenor und Bass) - Lass doch, o teurer Landesvater, zu (Live) 02:52
• 9 Bach: Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215: IX. Chor - Stifter der Reiche, Beherrscher der Kronen (Live) 02:38
• Total Runtime 31:48

Info for Bachkantate, BWV 215 - Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen (Live)

In the context of the change of ruler at the Saxon-Polish court in 1733, Bach, who was professionally bogged down in Leipzig, spared neither expense nor effort to earn the favour of the royal family and possibly a title of Kapellmeister. A number of festive cantatas in honour of the ruling family are an expression of this endeavour, among them the congratulatory music BWV 215 performed on 5 October 1734 in the torchlight of Leipzig's market square. Since the new King August III had yet to gain military acceptance in Poland, the libretto and cantata are permeated with martial-diplomatic metaphors in addition to references to the seat of the Muses, Leipzig. The double-choir opening movement "Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen" in particular unfolds extraordinary splendour. Bach later reworked it into the Osanna of the B minor Mass, just as he included an aria from our homage cantata in the Christmas Oratorio, which was completed only a little later.

Miriam Feuersinger, soprano
Daniel Johannsen, tenor
Peter Kooji, bass
Chor und Orchester der J. S. Bachstiftung St. Gallen
Rudolf Lutz, direction

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