J.S. Bach Cantata Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott BWV 80, for The Reformation Festival

J.S. Bach Cantata Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott BWV 80
for The Reformation Festival (31.October)
1. [Chorale]: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott 0:00
2. Aria (Soprano, Bass): Alles, was von Gott geboren 5:52
3. Recitativo (Bass): Erwäge doch 9:34
4. Aria (Soprano): Komm in mein Herzenhaus 11:48
5. Choral: Und wenn die Welt voll Teufel wär 15:15
6. Recitativo (Tenor): So stehe dann 19:20
7. Duetto (Alto, Tenor): Wie selig sind doch die, die Gott im Munde tragen 20:48
8. Choral: Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn 24:59

[@sapphiredust]

Alto Vocals - Trudeliese Schmidt Bass Vocals - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Choir - Münchener Bach-Chor Composed By - Johann Sebastian Bach Directed By - Karl Richter Engineer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann Orchestra - Münchener Bach-Ensemble Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch Soprano Vocals - Edith MAthis Tenor Vocals - Peter Schreier ℗ 1979, Polydor International GmbH

[@pierrette581]

In year 1979 i was in Merseburg, near Halle an der Saale, on an youth visit program, i was a teen; back then it was still DDR. I made it to Leipzig on my own, a feat that wondered both italian and german minders, just to visit Thomaner Kirche and have a photo at Bach's feet , the very, iconic statue featured in this video ( these days they're called "selfies" ...) Non only did i make it ( unfortunately the photo is lost today!) but while there I could sit in the pews through the reharse of some undefined baroque piece by the organist. Definitely a most "Stendahl syndrome" moment and a very fond and emotional memory. Mind I was too young to appreciate that there was also the very first seat of what later became and still is my favourite Bach perfomer, the incomparable Karl Richter. Coincidence.

[@ugogastaldi9448]

Nessuno come Richter. Best versione for ever. Bravo!

[@helensilver1381]

Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott as the words convey is a hymn of strength; a hymn with a purpose. "A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing..." cannot be performed in a lack-luster way. Yet so many occasions that is exactly how it is performed. Karl Richter listened with his heart and used his great talent to interpret the lyrics. Bach led the way and Richter followed. This piece, as both Bach and Richter well-understood, requires a fanfare of trumpets and the force of conviction. Bravo Maestro.

[@FranzFischerSDG]

Indeed, the Lord is our mighty fortress!!!!!

[@irwinwargon2236]

Magnificent inspirational performance!

[@andalexba]

Gelobt sei Jesus Christus!

[@EduardoPerez53]

Sublime Bach, inolvidable Richter

[@princeandrey]

"Inovidable" = unforgettable!

[@giorgiogelsomini7849]

Grande Carl davvero muscolare la tua performance degna della festa della riforma

[@johannesmaximilian848]

HEAVENLY !

[@princeandrey]

...and those voices!

[@MrCesare1987]

also the famous baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

[@angryjalapeno]

He sounds uncomfortable with the aria.

[@marylowe5550]

Beautiful. Beautiful.

[@vincenzocaggiano3027]

La prima cantata di Bach che ho ascoltato in vita mia.

[@kniazigor2276]

Un pur chef d'oeuvre à tous les niveaux !

[@P1B1U1H1]

A great traditional version. An interesting contrast - hearing the piece performed with one voice per choral part.

[@marcomagni9895]

Stupenda!!!!

[@TalliferUpplands]

This is the version with the trumpets. My favourite.

[@matthewquinn6172]

TalliferUpplands One of Bach's sons added trumpet and timpani after he died. People argue about whether or not it's authentic. :)

[@michaelm5926]

Sorry, but Bach himself wrote the parts for trumpet and Timpani... because of the motivic material. The Choral (in the trumpets) is an imminent part of the counterpoint and so why shouldn't Bach himself wrote it?!?

[@jsbrules]

@@michaelm5926 I don't think any scholars any more think that JS Bach used trumpets in this. He wrote the chorale tune for oboes, not for trumpets, but it is thought that his son WF Bach added trumpets and also added timpani. Me, I like it both ways, depending on the performance.

[@richh9450]

This is my favorite cantata. This version is mind-blowing. I've read that CPE added the brass. Who cares? 💯

[@ericfern8869]

Dietrich Fischer Dieskau, great singer, but in Movement 2, he is so out of tune it's painful.

[@henriksanddagfinrud5118]

Where, exactly?

[@ericfern8869]

The second movement is perhaps one of the most difficult bass arias to sing in tune, with all the melismas, scales, and so on. It would be nice to hear Yo Yo Ma substitute with the precise intonation of a virtuoso cello. If Dieskau were around to rate his own performance, I am sure he would regard the intonation of this effort a bit wobbly. Don't get me wrong, lots of it is great, but the bad moments can't be covered up.

[@jerrybaustian5256]

In my opinion his best work was lieder, especially Schubert. This style of singing is not his forte.

[@annamcancarini6953]

In my opinion Fischer Dieskau is a sublime Bach interpreter.

[@4980cbs]

I think you’re right but Yo Yo Ma overrated.

[@feliciavandermaden3650]

Yes! Karl Richter.

[@지윤성-d1n]

No.1 0:00 No.5 15:15 No.8 24:59

[@Ivan_1791]

Why is this so magnificent.

[@bogbogman42]

It was written by Bach and conducted by Richter.

[@TheSecretHarp]

There is no composer but Bach and Richter is his prophet.

[@Preussen1980]

😍😍😍

[@fatmaakkasoglu958]

resembles bach so much

[@brunomiranda1143]

I am Roman Catholic, but I like this music. Bach improved it. Lol I'm just kidding...

[@pdruiz2005]

No, Bach improved it. Vastly improved it. I’m a lapsed Catholic, so I really don’t have skin in the game anymore, so to speak. But the Popes were like the French kings-they liked their ecclesiastical and court music repetitive and a bit dumb. Like Lully. (No offense to those who like Lully.) Even Vivaldi was a bit too out there for the conservative Catholic Church-that’s why Vivaldi’s superiors kept reprimanding him. When Bach dabbled in Catholic mass music to gain the ear of a Catholic monarch, like the Magnificat or Mass in B Minor, he was miraculous. Bach definitely improved religious and all music by a tremendous amount.

[@normantrombon]

That Richter guy looks a little like the young Orson Welles, am I wrong?

[@oboeguy01]

It´s the singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, I guess

[@organboi]

You're right.

[@4980cbs]

Sublime as everybody and everything else in this performance.

[@PunguinYoga]

I was just thinking that!

[@martinmoller5591]

Bach a la Sondermeldung WK II

[@Longago2012]

Hallo Herr Möller, das ist nun wirklich arg flach. Wenn Sie Richters Besetzungsusancen nicht teilen, lässt sich das - auch überspitzt - sicherlich etwas respektvoller realisieren. So hauen Sie arg daneben mit diesem Bild.

[@MrCesare1987]

on the left is the famous tenor Peter Schreier

[@vvkaplun]

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Bass-Baritone)

[@MrCesare1987]

on the right is the famous sopran Anna Reynolds

[@vvkaplun]

Edith Mathis (Soprano)

[@extrasalt4595]

Did you spot the basis Josef Eisenzopf?

[@lucaogliari2912]

Trudeliese Schmidt is the alto in this recording, not Anna Reynolds !!

[@inokjob7914]

a bit busy...not so sure Herr Lother/Luther would appreciate.

[@angryjalapeno]

Martin Luther was a fan of polyphony. And he loved Josquin Des Prez one of the greatest polyphonic composer of that time.