Bach - Motet Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf BWV 226 - MacLeod | Netherlands Bach Society

If we did not know the precise circumstances of 'Der Geisthilft unser Schwachheit auf', performed by the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach, you might easily think that Bach wrote it for a cheerful Whitsun service. It is hard to sit still during the light-hearted passepied rhythm and the jubilant exclamations of ‘Der Geist hilft!’. On the contrary, it was composed for a solemn memorial service and was probably carefully prepared in collaboration with the dying man himself, the Thomasschule headmaster Johann Heinrich Ernesti (1652-1729).

Recorded for the project All of Bach on May 14th 2016 at the Grote Kerk, Naarden. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/2vhCeFB or consider donating http://bit.ly/2uZuMj5.

For the interview with bass Sebastian Myrus on 'Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf' go to    • Myrus on Bach Motet BWV 226 | Netherl...  
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Stephan Macleod, conductor