Bach - Cantata Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott BWV 127 - Rademann | Netherlands Bach Society

Cantata Herr Jesu Christ, wahr Mensch und Gott – recorded here for All of Bach with Hans-Christoph Rademann – cites and paraphrases a funeral hymn by the theologian Paul Eber, a friend of Luther. A funeral may seem a gloomy occasion, but Eber weaves the promise of eternal life throughout his hymn. This cantata formed a grand finale to Bach’s second year in Leipzig. His plan for that year was to write a new cantata every week based on a chorale, and in the opening chorus of BWV 127 the melody is indeed heard in the sopranos, true to tradition. But the instruments answer with their own chorale: Christe, du Lamm Gottes, Luther’s hymn that is often regarded as the German Agnus Dei.

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Recorded for the project All of Bach on March 10th 2023 at the Grote Kerk, Veere. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel https://bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating https://bit.ly/3J5uprM.

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Netherlands Bach Society
Hans-Christoph Rademann, conductor
Kristen Witmer, soprano
Guy Cutting, tenor
Tobias Berndt, bass

0:00 Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott (Chor)
5:33 Wenn alles sich zur letzten Zeit entsetzet (Rezitativ)
6:47 Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen (Arie)
13:18 Wenn einstens die Posaunen schallen (Arie)
17:05 Ach, Herr, vergib all unsre Schuld (Choral)