Bach - Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust from Cantata BWV 170 | Netherlands Bach Society

Take any CD of collected alto arias and - bingo - you’ll find the first aria from 'Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust' on it. On a first hearing, it is a ‘Classic FM’ piece, and it sings of pleasant repose. “However”, says alto soloist Alex Potter, “Bach is more than that. He shows how that heavenly peace is more of an ambition than an achievement."
For the complete performance of cantata 'Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust' go to • Bach - Cantata Vergnüg...
For the interview with alto Alex Potter on 'Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust' go to • Potter on Bach Cantata...
For more information on BWV 170 and credits of this production go to www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/...
Recorded for the project All of Bach on October 22nd 2016 at the Walloon Church, Amsterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating bit.ly/2uZuMj5.
All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands Bach Society, with the aim to perform and record all of Bach's works and share them online with the world for free. Visit our online treasury for more videos and background material on www.bachvereniging.nl/en/allo.... For concert dates and tickets go to www.bachvereniging.nl/en/conc....
Netherlands Bach Society
Jos van Veldhoven, conductor
Alex Potter, alto

[@PositunesMusic]

Incredibly beautiful performance, as usual. Thanks for sharing. Hartelijk dank!

[@TheSoteriologist]

Beautifully moderate and calm, true to the lyrics.

[@panduh0]

Happy Friday everyone! This made my week; thanks for sharing your wonderful music NBS once again.

[@ludwigvanbeethoven61]

Good, that you perform him. During my time, he wasn't that popular and I really feel sad about this.

[@mradisic11]

Thank you very much NBS for this gift.

[@randomobserver683]

You give us God through Bach. Thank you❤❤❤

[@alpinoalpini3849]

You say that like it was a good thing...Rather, the truth is that there would be no gods or goddesses without great art ;-)

[@johnnyvarela3248]

Excelso! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Attariana]

Thanks again ❤❤

[@liesbethvandervinne625]

Thank you❤

[@lenaN5k8Q9]

Very beautiful performance🍃

[@SilvioNobre]

Sublime! ❤️😍🙏

[@carolijn8958]

Jullie hebben altijd geweldige solisten. Dicht bij hun natuurlijke stem, niet te veel vibrato. Proficiat. Geweldige contratenor

[@markpapin1045]

Awesome 😊

[@vos8390]

🎉❤🎉❤ Beautifull🎉

[@user-xk8oo5yi9s]

Большое спасибо!

[@krzysztofakwapinska9520]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece of pure art. We need to be reminded that there is something eternal in this life, something which is stronger than death.

[@MARIOGARCIAGARCIA]

Wunderbach!!!

[@jangiertsen750]

Ypperlig ❤🌞🌷🍀

[@user-fe2wi1mg9i]

💜

[@HumbleNewMusic]

❤

[@stevenbartley6088]

Excellent. Esp since it was done with no vibrato

[@grazianopatergnani8903]

Grazie Alex, grazie NBS, sublimi. P.S. È possibile inserire i sottotitoli in lingua originale?

[@walbassman]

Lovely. When was this recorded?

[@bach]

Thank you so much. We recorded this cantata on October 22nd 2016 at the Walloon Church, Amsterdam

[@walbassman]

Thank you.

[@rogeraraujo4900]

❤ “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.” - Romans 3:23-24

[@alpinoalpini3849]

Please, speak for yourselves. We don't need the false promises and tall tales of Christianity, nor its followers false modesty and unctuous self-righteousness to enjoy great music.

[@AverageJoePlaysPiano7621]

We probably wouldn't have Bach the way 'Bach' is without the church. Bro literally lived in the church.

[@dariusmot8440]

@alpinoalpini3849 The text of Bach's cantata is literally inspired and based on, drawn from St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, you can't get around it. There's nothing problematic about quoting a passage from the Bible in a religious context such as this especially that it is strongly related to the message of the cantata. This comment you responded to is not propagating Christianity any more than your comment is propagating atheism or agnosticism. If you feel uncomfortable with the truth claims that Christianity makes, that's fine but there's no reason to call people out for their convictions.

[@PunktusContrapunktum]

@@alpinoalpini3849Sounds like you’d fit right in with them.

[@outoftheblue6593]

Dieu n'existe pas, mais Bach l'a inventé.

[@Attariana]

Great comment, thanks

[@trabouliste1037]

„Existenz“ ist eine falsche Kategorie hinsichtlich Gott…

[@Agamador]

❤

[@Anna.Bystrik]

With respect, God exists for Bach and inspires him perpetually to this heavenly music, some of which Bach has created in our world and has chosen to share with us ...

[@Anna.Bystrik]

​@@trabouliste1037 God transcends our concepts including the postulated existence concept

[@Anna.Bystrik]

❤