Бах - Кантата “Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet“ BWV 164 - John Butt - Netherlands Bach Societyъ

Suffused with orthodox seventeenth-century Lutheranism, Bach’s texts sometimes sound strange to our ears. At first sight, the words of Bach’s cantata Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet, BWV 164 – recorded here for All of Bach with John Butt – don’t appear to be particularly alienating. The imagery of lyricist Salomo Franck concentrates on the heart; this corresponds well with the theme of mercy. But behind Franck’s apparently everyday imagery there lurks the rich world of seventeenth-century medical science, which Bach in turn depicts musically. Recorded for the project All of Bach on the 18th of September 2024 at the Walloon Church, Amsterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating For more information on BWV 164 and credits of this production, go to 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 For concert dates and tickets, go to Netherlands Bach Society John Butt, harpsichord and direction Carinne Tinney, soprano Alex Potter, alto Julian Habermann, tenor Matthew Brooke, bass 00:00 Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet (Aria) 04:26 Wir hören zwar, was selbst die Liebe spricht (Recitativo) 06:34 Nur durch Lieb und durch Erbarmen (Aria) 10:25 Ach! schmelze doch durch deinen Liebesstrahl (Recitativo) 11:40 Händen, die sich nicht verschließen (Aria) 15:16 Ertöt uns durch dein Güte (Choral)