This Episode’s Music: BWV 51 Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen (Rejoice in God)

http://www.elizabethparcells.com/Music/In%20Concert/Cantata%2051%20Bach.mp3
Thanks to God, thanks to Miyan, thanks to Senior Brother, hallelujah—I’ve managed to get hold of a whole Bach complete works set~~

Among Bach’s works, cantatas are the most numerous, so if you play the Bach complete works at random, what you hear is almost always cantatas. Although in general I prefer to listen to purely instrumental music, it’s also nice to listen to vocal music from time to time, such as《Civilization IV》’s medieval soundtrack, and Bach’s cantatas~

At first I wanted to post BWV-1, because when I opened the complete works and listened, it was the very first piece that sent a shiver through me. But I couldn’t find it on Baidu Mp3; I tried a few other famous pieces instead (such as the St. Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor), but either they couldn’t be found or the quality was poor. By chance I found this huge Mp3 file (40 MB), which is the full BWV 51, and the speed is pretty fast, so I’ll post this one.

An introduction found online says: “It was composed for the church service on the fifteenth Sunday after Trinity in 1730. The piece begins with a soprano paired with a movement resembling a trumpet concerto, and ends with a hymn in the style of a chorale prelude and the dazzling fugue「Hallelujah」; it is widely recognized in the music world as one of the most famous works of vocal virtuosity”

Latest Comments

mist

2007-12-24 19:04:11 Anonymous 58.207.7.213 [Reply]

I don’t really deserve this thanks…
ps, Merry Christmas~

UNIC

2007-12-25 20:23:57 Anonymous 124.117.18.64 [Reply]

Merry Christmas, happy~

UNIC

2008-01-01 01:51:01 Anonymous 222.82.72.111 [Reply]

I’m an outsider; I think it’s a bit too complicated.
Personally I prefer solo performances
or something that doesn’t always have that fine, fragmentary organ sound……..but then it wouldn’t have the style of that era… nothing to be done

Translated from the Chinese original with AI assistance. The original text is authoritative.