Bach - Cantata Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 140 - Van Veldhoven | Netherlands Bach Society

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  • In cantata 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme', performed by the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach, everything revolves around the parable of the wise and foolish virgins. They wait throughout the night with burning lamps for the arrival of the bridegroom. Five of them have brought along extra oil to keep their lamp burning. The others run out of oil and go off to buy some more. The bridegroom arrives while they are away.
    Recorded for the project All of Bach on February 11th 2018 at the Walloon Church, Amsterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating bit.ly/2uZuMj5.
    This recording was made with support of the Miller Family Charitable Foundation.
    The English subtitling for this cantata was sponsored by the American Bach Society. The translation was made by Daniel R. Melamed and Michael Marissen. For an annotated version of the text and translation, see bachcantatatexts.org/BWV140.htm.
    For the interview with Jos van Veldhoven on 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' go to • Van Veldhoven on Bach ...
    For more information on BWV 140 and this production go to allofbach.com/en/bwv/bwv-140/
    All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands Bach Society / Nederlandse Bachvereniging, offering high-quality film recordings of the works by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by the Netherlands Bach Society and its guest musicians. Visit our free online treasury for more videos and background material allofbach.com/en/. For concert dates and further information go to www.bachvereniging.nl/nederla....
    Netherlands Bach Society
    Jos van Veldhoven, conductor
    Maria Keohane, soprano
    Tim Mead, alto
    Daniel Johannsen, tenor
    Matthew Brook, bass
    0:00 Wachet auf (Choral)
    7:51 Er kommt (Rezitativ)
    9:00 Wenn kömmst du (Duett)
    15:19 Zion hört (Choral)
    19:43 So geht herein (Rezitativ)
    21:15 Mein Freund (Duett)
    26:43 Gloria sei dir gesungen (Choral)
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  • @bach
    @bach  Před 5 lety +742

    0:07 Wachet auf (Choral)
    7:51 Er kommt (Rezitativ)
    9:00 Wenn kömmst du (Duett)
    15:19 Zion hört (Choral)
    19:43 So geht herein (Rezitativ)
    21:15 Mein Freund (Duett)
    26:43 Gloria sei dir gesungen (Choral)

  • @daviddequay3330
    @daviddequay3330 Před 2 lety +136

    Reading all the comments here, as a Chicagoan, listening and sharing this beyond magnificent gift of music with all of you tells me Bach has achieved a wish from all of the world that goes beyond any faith or religion. He has connected all of us, centuries later, via the gift of music. I am deeply touched by his music, and by extension, to all of you whose heart has been similarly moved.

    • @DanielJulioPauni
      @DanielJulioPauni Před měsícem

      as an Argentinian , with a son and two grandchildren growing in Uptown Chicago, I share the same pleasure with David

    • @dst0212
      @dst0212 Před 26 dny

      Toll beschrieben, Danke und Gott segne Dich. Gruß aus Deutschland (Germany)

  • @hanybeshr2007
    @hanybeshr2007 Před rokem +130

    As an Egyptian, I am so grateful for the Dutch for perserving this precious heritage of Bach, the best composer of all time. Truly, Music knows no boundaries.

    • @user-qp8ew6zp8s
      @user-qp8ew6zp8s Před 8 měsíci +5

      Are you a Copt?

    • @bastiennietveld7128
      @bastiennietveld7128 Před 5 měsíci

      And indeed, the Dutch musisians are the best and only musisians in the the world to interpretate Bach. Why ? I don't know !
      Maybe because there is the distance between 'music' and 'religion' ?
      😮

    • @octopusmime
      @octopusmime Před 3 měsíci +1

      om shanti om worldwide

    • @sorim1967
      @sorim1967 Před měsícem

      @@bastiennietveld7128 What a myopic and just ridiculously ignorant statement

  • @eastonhubbard7963
    @eastonhubbard7963 Před rokem +34

    Thank the Lord for this music. I wish music in church today could still be this beautiful.

    • @dst0212
      @dst0212 Před 26 dny +2

      Dann muss du auch in die Kirche gehen, dort findest du solche Musik.

  • @krzysztofszotowicz5378
    @krzysztofszotowicz5378 Před 3 lety +119

    Bach is ruthless. He strikes us with the beauty of his compositions in such a way that it is difficult to experience this music without tears. However, it happens when performers achieve a really high level. Praise to you Netherlands Bach Society for all this beauty.

  • @cosmofoxgaming1268
    @cosmofoxgaming1268 Před 2 lety +284

    From the bottom of my heart I thank you Netherlands Bach Society. This recording is single handedly pulling me out of a dark place day after day . I feel a renewed optimism for humanity when I listen to this cantata, with its immeasurable beauty. Joy and hope in audible form. I love it beyond comprehension. Thank you again 🙏

    • @arunagreen8119
      @arunagreen8119 Před 2 lety +13

      I totally know what you mean. I've got a serious health issue at the moment and this recording is great. Bach makes life worth living.

    • @ticklemetimbers712
      @ticklemetimbers712 Před 2 lety +6

      Sebastian Bach just has that affect on people

    • @cosmofoxgaming1268
      @cosmofoxgaming1268 Před 2 lety +2

      @@arunagreen8119 he certainly does. I hope you are feeling better Aruna 💙. Hang in there

    • @cosmofoxgaming1268
      @cosmofoxgaming1268 Před 2 lety +7

      @@ticklemetimbers712 I can’t even begin to explain what Bach’s music does to me. It’s not even comparable to any other music made/composed by anyone.

    • @annabellem365
      @annabellem365 Před 2 lety +8

      “Joy and hope in audible form”. Thank you!
      Remembering why we were given these hands and voices - not to keep falling into tribalism but to create beauty like these wonderful musicians 🙏

  • @karlgrafvonmoy883
    @karlgrafvonmoy883 Před 3 lety +9

    Es gibt über 200 Kantaten von J.S:B., eine schöner, tiefsinniger als die andere ...ja und dann gibt es eben noch "Wachet auf...", und wenn die Musiker der Netherlands Bach Society diese Kantate vorträgt, dann kommen einem die Tränen, denn dieses Werk ist einfach überirdisch schön. Danke, Ihr Niederländer!

  • @jensbaumbach9232
    @jensbaumbach9232 Před 2 lety +34

    Diese Musik kann in schweren Zeiten die Seele aufrichten und beim Weiterleben sehr behilflich sein.

  • @stenfjord1
    @stenfjord1 Před 4 lety +114

    As a latecomer to the cantatas, age 68, I can see what I have been missing. This is my first experience with this cantata. I have to say I was moved to tears. There is something about hearing, for the first time, something you realize you will listen to for the rest of your life. Thank you!

    • @lioneljohn361989
      @lioneljohn361989 Před 4 lety

      Hubert parry, Jeruselem ?

    • @davidballard2829
      @davidballard2829 Před 3 lety +7

      Bach knew he had written a good one with 'Wachet auf'. Another he was particularly pleased with was no 82, which I think is even greater. My wife and I are listening through all of the cantatas at the rate of one per week. There are very, very few unsatisfactory ones. Wonderful experiences.

    • @Jivanmuktishu
      @Jivanmuktishu Před 3 lety +1

      @@davidballard2829 What a wonder it must have been to get a live Cantata every week, and every one of them worth hearing. This is a cheerful one; try Ein Feste Burg for something more suited to our present plague.

    • @davidballard2829
      @davidballard2829 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Jivanmuktishu Hi and thanks for the recommendation. We'd normally listen to Cantata 80 (which I don't know) on 31st October next (it was written for 'Reformation Day') but, you know what, I might sneak it in much earlier than that. I see that is is rated as a 1* cantata - that is, one of the top 20 or so. Looking forward to it. And stay well and safe yourself in these strange times, which seem still to be very challenging.

    • @resourcedragon
      @resourcedragon Před 3 lety +2

      @@davidballard2829: I don't think Bach wrote _any_ dud sacred cantatas.

  • @davidbrown8763
    @davidbrown8763 Před 4 lety +573

    Our World is so much richer because it was visited by Johann Sebastian Bach.
    Beautiful version - brought tears to my eyes.
    Wonderful performance of yet another of the many musical miracles by the Master - which I simply cannot get enough of.
    Many thanks to the Netherlands Bach Society of musical geniuses and most excellent interpreters of genius Master Maestro Bach.
    I absolutely love your performances.

    • @davidmaddaford930
      @davidmaddaford930 Před 4 lety +10

      Well said, David

    • @zoltan1013
      @zoltan1013 Před 3 lety +13

      Somebody wrote: J. S.Bach spoke about God to te people, and about the pepople to God...
      Zoltán from Hungary

    • @davidbrown8763
      @davidbrown8763 Před 3 lety +4

      @@zoltan1013 Through the medium of great music

    • @desireevalencia5587
      @desireevalencia5587 Před 3 lety +12

      when the humans let be inspired by Gott, our Lord, they can create some sublime works, like a bit from the heaven. The actual music is not more touched by Gott, the people has the lost the Faith, they ca'n't create more such heavenly music. The modern music is product from the oposite side (the hell)

    • @kevinbyrne8339
      @kevinbyrne8339 Před 3 lety +3

      Totally. From a Nineties/ Noughties kid. Fantastic.

  • @PbPomper
    @PbPomper Před 5 lety +1727

    I don't say it often, but seeing such amazing quality uploads shared with everyone around the world for free makes me proud to be Dutch :-)

    • @nickyork8901
      @nickyork8901 Před 5 lety +57

      There are many things the Dutch do better than anyone else including...telling it like it is, and Bach!

    • @raimondosansevero8475
      @raimondosansevero8475 Před 5 lety +48

      Proud to be european like a proud Dutch! :)

    • @paulsmith5752
      @paulsmith5752 Před 5 lety +32

      @@nickyork8901 When I learned that Masa-aki Suzuki had been a pupil of Koopman's, his knack with Bach suddenly all made sense...

    • @jaikee9477
      @jaikee9477 Před 5 lety +105

      Being German, as you might know my country has a lot of different neighbouring countries so we can say from experience that the Dutch are the nicest neighbours any country could possibly have in this world. You should be proud because this is by far the most precious channel on all of CZcams. So much value and beauty for free, it's almost a crime.

    • @musicstewart9744
      @musicstewart9744 Před 4 lety +4

      PbPomper Seeing these knowing that the nutcase who is currently in charge would never watch nor appreciate these uploads is at the core of why I am leaving my country.

  • @ernst-dietmarhorstmann4949
    @ernst-dietmarhorstmann4949 Před 3 lety +83

    "Wachet auf !" "Wake up !" "Wakker worden !" Das ist die Essenz. That is the essence. Dat is de essentie. Greetings from Hamburg/Germany

  • @charlesblack4657
    @charlesblack4657 Před měsícem +7

    This is about as close as we can get to heaven on earth.

  • @johndonohoe7281
    @johndonohoe7281 Před 4 lety +264

    To be sitting in my house listening to such beautiful music, is a true gift. I need nothing else. Thank you.

    • @johndonohoe7281
      @johndonohoe7281 Před 4 lety +17

      15.35 tears well up in my eyes. It's so beautiful in the early morning.

    • @jadefromkorea
      @jadefromkorea Před 4 lety +5

      indeed my friend

    • @CochinKerala
      @CochinKerala Před 4 lety +5

      I'm sitting here on my armchair sipping tea, listening to the most beautiful music composed by the greatest composer in history. Thank you God!

    • @lightespeed
      @lightespeed Před 3 lety +1

      I'm with you.

    • @bernardtoilliez3007
      @bernardtoilliez3007 Před 3 lety +1

      Ich habe genug ! Merci BNS

  • @carlkuss
    @carlkuss Před 3 lety +27

    I am an American but I worked in the Netherlands for 23 years as a priest. (Now I work in Mexico in the Zona Maya.) But I am celebrating this Holy Saturday with the Dutch and their great love for JSB. I spent many a happy hour listening to the Bach Edition that Kruidvat produced (while driving around). But this is sublime in image and music. And it just grows in its wonderful greatness this music.

  • @ianwallace6724
    @ianwallace6724 Před 3 lety +25

    This is the purest expression of civilisation

    • @steveschmidt5156
      @steveschmidt5156 Před 3 lety +2

      Yes, it does give one hope for our species and sustains the claim that we lie somewhere between the beasts and the angels.

    • @ludwigvanbeethoven61
      @ludwigvanbeethoven61 Před 2 lety

      And the highest level

  • @JohannSebastianWainwright

    I don’t know about anyone else, but to me this sounds like coming home. It’s like the gates of heaven have swung open and God himself is welcoming me into his loving embrace. Truly amazing piece of music.

  • @katherinewyatt9585
    @katherinewyatt9585 Před 4 lety +239

    If only Bach knew the immeasurable gift he has left the world. Having heard this cantata for the first time it just lifts me higher and higher and the richness of the sound carries me to a place where I can deal with this life. His music gives one such strength and we try to put words to out feelings. Sometimes we get it right. At other times the beauty of the music is just that, too beautiful to put into words.

    • @toniotonio4366
      @toniotonio4366 Před 4 lety +2

      Allez donc à Leipzig: chaque année il y a un festival BACH!
      Dans les églises mêmes de BACH: Sankt Thomas et Sankt Nikolai!!!

    • @princeandrey
      @princeandrey Před 3 lety +3

      Lucky you, to be hearing it for the first time! I've played in ever day of my very long life! It still moves me to tears!

    • @princeandrey
      @princeandrey Před 3 lety

      @@brianbrotherston5940 Are they CD's or DVDs? The visuals are wonderfully complementary!

    • @princeandrey
      @princeandrey Před 3 lety +1

      @@brianbrotherston5940 Thanks!

    • @katherinewyatt9585
      @katherinewyatt9585 Před 3 lety +3

      @@princeandrey So much of Bach's music moves me to tears. Thank you for replying. Anyone who loves Bach......

  • @pjkhunold
    @pjkhunold Před 5 lety +374

    Die Interpretationen der Nederlands Bach Society bringen eine Saite in meiner Seele zum Klingen.
    So klar, so perfekt, so schön.
    Danke

    • @winchellcraig9981
      @winchellcraig9981 Před 4 lety +8

      The mu’ezzins call is not music, Sir! This is…

    • @berulan8463
      @berulan8463 Před 4 lety +4

      @P WM Can read german and you're right. :)

    • @giuseppelogiurato5718
      @giuseppelogiurato5718 Před 4 lety +5

      Ja, ich habe das Gefühl, in der Vergangenheit zu sehen (und zu hören) ... aber mit besserer Hygiene und Beleuchtung.

    • @ericsilberman1416
      @ericsilberman1416 Před 4 lety +4

      I don't even speak German and I felt the greatness of your awesome comment

    • @juerbert1
      @juerbert1 Před 4 lety

      @@winchellcraig9981 ,
      indeed !!

  • @CarolMondrian
    @CarolMondrian Před 4 lety +26

    Here in Brazil, making my baby sleep listening this music of haven! Love Bach.

    • @fredericodecastro5130
      @fredericodecastro5130 Před 3 lety +3

      Que bonito, Carol! A propósito, recomendo muitíssimo a apreciação da obra de um compositor clássico nascido no Brasil, radicado na Europa há alguns anos. Ele se dedica principalmente à música sacra. Sinto-me como uma espécie de embaixador não oficial de sua música - e, efetivamente, também um de seus poucos apoiadores. Ele é muito, muito talentoso. Você não ficará desapontado. czcams.com/users/WFerdinand

  • @georgesclermont1911
    @georgesclermont1911 Před 3 lety +28

    In my late teens (70 years ago) I purchased an LP of this cantata and was hooked on Bach, a fascination that never ceased. This is truly a magnificient recording: it is as Bach would have performed it: simple, joyous yet respectful.

  • @muratbayral
    @muratbayral Před 5 lety +178

    I've listened "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" maybe million times in my life but never like that! Thank you!

    • @rogelio2ify
      @rogelio2ify Před 3 lety +11

      Amen! BWV 140 was my introduction to the cantatas of JS Bach, maybe 70 years ago. Over a lifetime of listening to this work, I have never heard a more inspired performance. Not to mention, a beautiful audio and video recording.

    • @legatusondorius
      @legatusondorius Před 3 lety +8

      They used the original Baroque instruments

    • @SordidGuy
      @SordidGuy Před 3 lety +3

      As have I my friend. And I am in absolute awe!!!

  • @dlbbhsaa
    @dlbbhsaa Před 9 měsíci +14

    Maria Keohane = uniquely beautiful natural vocal timbre + impeccable technique + superb stage presence and dramatic sensibility.

  • @angelbaby78
    @angelbaby78 Před rokem +7

    Praise the Lord for Bach…

  • @jsbjsb5933
    @jsbjsb5933 Před 3 lety +55

    The dude on organ holds the fate of the world in his hands.

    • @richardh.stewart7728
      @richardh.stewart7728 Před 3 lety +3

      Indeed! By the way, I kindly recommend the appreciation of the work of a living classical composer dedicated mostly to sacred music. I feel myself like a sort of non-official ambassador for his music - and, effectively, also one of his few supporters. He is very, very talented. You won't be disappointed. czcams.com/users/WFerdinand

    • @fanhe5523
      @fanhe5523 Před 3 lety +2

      Wasn't Bach himself the master of organ

    • @markbell9973
      @markbell9973 Před 3 lety

      @@fanhe5523 "Der Doesselar!" ...as his students in Berlin say.

    • @robinrice7274
      @robinrice7274 Před 3 lety +4

      @@fanhe5523 Yes, he fathered 20 children.

    • @mikbe2579
      @mikbe2579 Před 3 lety

      @@fanhe5523 He was indeed! None other was greater on the organ than he!

  •  Před 3 lety +56

    I am from Brazil and only today I discovered this channel because my brother shared a video with me. It's been two hours that I am, emotional, static and thanking God for Bach's work. How to define the indefinable? Thank you Bach society. What an incredible job. I am a photographer and would like to congratulate the film crew. It's fantastic. Thank you. Long live to the channel.

    • @fredericodecastro5130
      @fredericodecastro5130 Před 3 lety +3

      André, recomendo muitíssimo a apreciação da obra de um compositor clássico nascido no Brasil, radicado na Europa há alguns anos. Ele se dedica principalmente à música sacra. Sinto-me como uma espécie de embaixador não oficial de sua música - e, efetivamente, também um de seus poucos apoiadores. Ele é muito, muito talentoso. Você não ficará desapontado. czcams.com/users/WFerdinand

    •  Před 3 lety +2

      @@fredericodecastro5130 obrigado. Vou ouvir com certeza

    • @fredericodecastro5130
      @fredericodecastro5130 Před 3 lety +2

      @ Fico feliz por isso!

    • @leslong5646
      @leslong5646 Před rokem

      Me too

  • @chrisnowakowski8869
    @chrisnowakowski8869 Před 3 lety +73

    Recently discovered the Netherlands Bach Society on CZcams during the Covid-19 lockdown. My wife and I have been swept away by the beauty of the music and the outstanding performance...on period instruments as well. When things improve we plan a visit to Holland to see the Society perform live. Thank you for the outstanding music made available to the world for free in a world that knows the price of everything but the value of nothing.

  • @dst0212
    @dst0212 Před 26 dny +2

    Ich als Deutscher sehe das Holland, Bach genauso lieben wie ich. Danke für dieses hochwertige Konzert, ihr seit Klasse

  • @poe6018
    @poe6018 Před 2 dny

    For me the highest peak in western music. Nothing and no one like Bach.

  • @LBach-eq4ks
    @LBach-eq4ks Před 2 lety +10

    Finally, finally the courage to take that solemn tempo in the entrance choir! Most often conductors take it much too quick. Thank you.

  • @iggyreilly2463
    @iggyreilly2463 Před 3 lety +25

    The opening chorus has such a wonderful pulse, a gentle swing in a slow three, made more elegant with dotted rhythms and counterpoint, suspensions, and these wonderful divided choral interpolations. It has such an inexorable flow, yet it's never hurried; I am made to sit quietly, to let go of all the bustling in my life, and to recalibrate with Bach and with God. No other composer quite accomplishes this.

    • @richardh.stewart7728
      @richardh.stewart7728 Před 3 lety +1

      Absolutely agree, Iggy! By the way, I kindly recommend the appreciation of the work of a living classical composer dedicated mostly to sacred music. I feel myself like a sort of non-official ambassador for his music - and, effectively, also one of his few supporters. He is very, very talented. You won't be disappointed. czcams.com/users/WFerdinand

    • @basilthrush3537
      @basilthrush3537 Před 3 lety +2

      Well said

  • @adude394
    @adude394 Před rokem +8

    Each time I hear "Zion hört", I am amazed by how Bach fits the chorale theme into his accompaniment. Simply genius. Thanks to the Netherlands Bach Society for posting this wonderful performance.

  • @francoislarroque5818
    @francoislarroque5818 Před 2 lety +15

    C'est une interprétation magnifique du plus grand musicien de tous les temps !
    Vive la Sainte Allemagne dont il est l'héritier !
    Et vive les Pays-Bas qui l'interprètent si bellement !

  • @james_loney
    @james_loney Před 3 lety +130

    This is a MASTERPIECE ON ALL LEVELS. The music itself of course is a masterpiece of concentration on text and musical precision. But then this performance, which in the blackest of times in the last 80 years I have listened to for comfort and succor so often, goes so beyond anything anyone could reasonably expect on CZcams! This performance of Wachet Auf is, for me, the apotheosis of anything that CZcams and social media can do for us. No English "top group' or French ensemble can rival this single performance of this exquisite and curt Bach cantata. There are multiple intimate camera angles; there are several solists and each renders the singing (not the 'performance' which I am sure Bach would have suspected) in a convincing and revelatory way. At every moment you feel you are in the church, over and among the spectators, we are close to the singers. One never feels that, 'up there' somewhere, there is a proscenium arch. And so WE ARE THE MUSIC ITSELF, WITH THE SINGERS AND THE COMPOSER'S INTENT. -- Of this performance, then: there is no more personal, introspective, and intimate rendition of any piece of music by Bach (I believe) right now on planet earth. This is simply a masterpiece of execution, a masterpiece of intelligent conducting, a masterpiece of intuiive and studied understanding, and finally a masterpiece of being human and seeking divinity and redemption (I speak as a Buddhist). Quite simply: there is nothing like this among millions of other CZcams videos. I sent this to a friend in New York City tonight. He said he would breal into tears had he been there in person. -- Your Honors: we rest our case. Thank you to the Bach Society and to Jos van Veldhoven who called this miracle into the material world and preserved it for us. Please continue to lead us forward. Never have we had more need of you. We need you, now. Please please lead us forward

  • @davidwolters9178
    @davidwolters9178 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Dank dank voor deze schitterende uitvoering vitaminen voor de geest rn voor het hart. Subliem 🙏🙏🙏🙏🇱🇺🇱🇺🇱🇺

  • @onetaste629
    @onetaste629 Před 3 lety +56

    As an Australian stuck in the Uk lockdown waiting to get back to the Netherlands the NBS is a sanctuary that provides great relief from the uncertainty and emotional turmoil of this pandemic. Many thanks!

    • @lyndallgreen993
      @lyndallgreen993 Před 3 lety +3

      Andrew Stewart Agreed, such a wonderful distraction ( as an Australian )

    • @louismart
      @louismart Před 3 lety +1

      Hope you aren’t stuck again!

  • @gibsonbe1
    @gibsonbe1 Před rokem +3

    Who needs mind altering drugs when you have music and a performance like this! I am addicted to this. I am sure I am responsible for at least .0001% of the views and counting.

  • @rubesubetube2010
    @rubesubetube2010 Před 4 lety +177

    It´s amazing what Bach can make with a simple and beauty choral melody. God's Voice keeps calling the world to awake

    • @michielvdvlies3315
      @michielvdvlies3315 Před 4 lety +20

      sadly enough 80% of the world is asleep and dont take heed to Gods call

    • @LudgerKlein1
      @LudgerKlein1 Před 4 lety +8

      yes its true! he is the grandmaster of church music!

    • @ttwiligh7
      @ttwiligh7 Před 3 lety +12

      @@michielvdvlies3315 It's sad to see some people don't realize Christianity is just one of many human believes, no more, no less. It also doesn't necessarily make good people. NO.
      Bible is so outdated that it totally conflicts human history and natural science.
      But music is much more universal because it deals with human emotions. So I can listen to Bach.
      Bible never convinces me, but Bach does.

    • @michielvdvlies3315
      @michielvdvlies3315 Před 3 lety +8

      @@ttwiligh7 the bible convinced me and Bach. Bible isn't outdated more and more come to know Yeshua even atheist who are willing to do research. Check the CZcams channel coldcasechristianity for example.

    • @ttwiligh7
      @ttwiligh7 Před 3 lety +6

      @@michielvdvlies3315 Thanks for the reply. I apologize for bringing this up. This wasn't a good place for this kind of argument. I'll go back to enjoy music again. Have a good one.

  • @user-pt9vv9rf3x
    @user-pt9vv9rf3x Před 2 lety +36

    Благодарю Вас за это видео!🙏
    Музыка Божественная!🌈🌈🌈☀️☀️☀️❤️❤️❤️

    • @marguerite.6801
      @marguerite.6801 Před 2 lety +7

      Ну вот он, родной комментарий, которого не могло не быть. 🙏💝

  • @louischannel7008
    @louischannel7008 Před rokem +2

    Emigrated to New Zealand 1964 .Now 79 years old still proud having been born Dutch. Thanks Bach Society !!!!!!! ❤

  • @philliphayner8357
    @philliphayner8357 Před 3 lety +16

    15:20 is possibly the greatest music composition ever.

    • @thomasakerberg6765
      @thomasakerberg6765 Před 3 lety

      I agree that this is absolutely great, but there is so much out there.. mostly by Bach actually! :)

    • @thomasakerberg6765
      @thomasakerberg6765 Před 3 lety

      @@carsonwall2400 No! BWV 846-893 for instance! ;)

    • @philliphayner8357
      @philliphayner8357 Před 8 měsíci

      Interesting that you link to well tempered clavier as superior to this...I mean...yeah we all know well tempered clavier, but greater than wachet auf? haha@@thomasakerberg6765

  • @MehdiD.Ardebili
    @MehdiD.Ardebili Před 4 lety +78

    This glorious music and channel are together one of the greatest gifts ever bestowed upon humanity! I could listen to Bach for all eternity.

    • @pierrebouchet7670
      @pierrebouchet7670 Před 2 lety +6

      You will listen him in etrnity, as he always wrote his music for God !

    • @pamblackley2771
      @pamblackley2771 Před 2 lety +3

      Beautifully put! He wrote his music for God Almighty!

    • @cosmofoxgaming1268
      @cosmofoxgaming1268 Před 2 lety +2

      Bach’s last words always stick with me.
      “Do not cry for me, for I go where music is born”.

    • @purpurina5663
      @purpurina5663 Před 2 lety +2

      I’m certain we will -it must be played on repeat in heaven. But this comes mighty close to the angelic choirs!

    • @kathyjohnson2043
      @kathyjohnson2043 Před rokem

      I hope I will!

  • @user-cg6bh5rr1x
    @user-cg6bh5rr1x Před rokem +20

    Спасибо каналу за прекрасные музыкальные записи. Очень хотелось бы послушать музыку Баха в этом же исполнении и в этом же месте. Это мечта...

    • @travel9090
      @travel9090 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Я тоже подумала о том же.

  • @danshorb7719
    @danshorb7719 Před 3 lety +19

    The opening chorus feeds my body and soul. It is perfect in every way. If there is heavenly music on earth, this is it.

    • @Reino_X
      @Reino_X Před 2 lety

      The mein freund duet was also good

    • @Reino_X
      @Reino_X Před 2 lety

      Also the BWV1027 was also heavenly

  • @tanyapavlenko9176
    @tanyapavlenko9176 Před 3 lety +12

    It's a masterpiece - starting from Bach and ending the cameraman.

  • @patrickstewart920
    @patrickstewart920 Před 5 lety +52

    This is incredible - like Angels on earth - I feel the Love, Faith and Hope in every note....Echoing St Augustine "They who sing pray twice" You sing the wonders the Lord has wrought in our salvation history.
    With lyre and harp, strings and reeds, and voices sent from heaven you truly praise the transcendent greatness of God. PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL!

    • @cynthiaalsup3585
      @cynthiaalsup3585 Před 4 lety +9

      Love that you are mentioning the ultimate purpose of Bach's work, to praise God. It's usually not mentioned, like they're ashamed of godliness.

    • @michielvdvlies3315
      @michielvdvlies3315 Před 4 lety +2

      @@cynthiaalsup3585 they are! in this liberal open minded world ppl think they dont need God anymore

    • @juerbert1
      @juerbert1 Před 4 lety +2

      @EF ,
      Amen !

  • @spmoran4703
    @spmoran4703 Před rokem +8

    I love these people and their dedication to bringing the works of J S Bach . You us . Thank you .

  • @rosaus6
    @rosaus6 Před 2 lety +25

    Благодарю за столь щедрый дар! Доброго вам здоровья!❤❤❤

  • @johnvarvarousis5543
    @johnvarvarousis5543 Před 3 lety +4

    This was the first Cantata I listened to years ago when I was in high school. to this day, and even now, I always hear the quite tread of Christ slowly approaching Zion, while, metaphorically the wise virgins wait, joyously, as if jumping up and down like delighted children. Since then, I have discovered worlds of unimaginable delights in all of Bach's cantata's and thank God for this.

  • @emanuelmesquita4884
    @emanuelmesquita4884 Před 11 měsíci +8

    This work and this interpretation are beyond sublime. A genius without parallel in musical creation, Bach puts true Beauty in a score and extraordinary musicians give it the life that emanates from musical symbols as they leap into instruments and voices. The quality of the recording is magnificent, allowing every detail, every detail to be absorbed. One feels in the musicians a natural humility of who knows that they are only part of the Music, embodying the work and not becoming conceited with the applauses. We are privileged to have been offered such greatness! Thank you.

  • @hannebroendholst
    @hannebroendholst Před 3 lety +17

    Maria Keohane is just amazing♥️

    • @davidbrown8763
      @davidbrown8763 Před 3 lety

      I think that I might be in love with her...

    • @Reino_X
      @Reino_X Před 2 lety

      @@davidbrown8763 we all are after listening to this superb masterpiece 😇

    • @cosmofoxgaming1268
      @cosmofoxgaming1268 Před 2 lety +1

      She sounds almost like an angel in the opening choral

  • @dennispearson9287
    @dennispearson9287 Před 3 lety +10

    This is the Highest level of Art on Utube !!!....The Consistently Flawless Interpretions of This Incredible Ensemble Has Left Me in Total Awe !!!....In Light of The Horrors of This Worldwide Pandemic , The Music Coming From This God Sent Group , Has Turned Our Lockdowns Into Heaven !!!....

  • @peterschmidt7972
    @peterschmidt7972 Před 3 lety +5

    ...diese Musik geht in die Tiefe - eigentlich findet sich hier das höchste Lob nicht in Worten - sondern in Tränen

  • @Dilley_G45
    @Dilley_G45 Před rokem +9

    Thanks for the upload. JS Bach wrote excellent music and he clearly had an impact on the reformation. I wish church music today was like this

  • @wilma8326
    @wilma8326 Před 3 lety +17

    I am not a knower of classical music, just enjoying it if I come across it. And this was epic and deeply moving ❤️😇🙏
    And what also struck me was seeing and hearing how everybody was playing their own unique part, big or small, in their own beautiful way, making the whole sound even more great. This is how I want the world to be 🥰

    • @ablack7777
      @ablack7777 Před 8 měsíci

      Be a knower!! I think you would make a great knower! I love your comment.

    • @user-hd2tc9ze5i
      @user-hd2tc9ze5i Před 8 měsíci

      @ablack7777Toda música se interpreta como si cada nota la hiciera progresivamente más elevada, más pura más sublime. Toda la cantidad de notas y silencios lo clarifica. El ideal es que al final no sobre ni falte nada. Éso consigue Bach. ❤

  • @olgakhurumova6601
    @olgakhurumova6601 Před 2 lety +8

    Пусть нас всех хранит Господь наш Иисус Христос .
    Прекрасное исполнение. Браво

  • @musicfanBRA
    @musicfanBRA Před 3 lety +9

    This series of recordings by the Ned. Bach Society is yet another gift from the world from the nice Dutch people . You have every right to be proud of your country. Nice, tolerant people, cultivated, with a sense of humor, also very beautiful. Just watch these musicians, for example. "If you ain't Dutch, you ain't much." Love from Brazil.

  • @weiterimtext8134
    @weiterimtext8134 Před 3 lety +3

    Nicht häufig erlebt man so einen frischen tänzelnden Bach! Wir holen ihn uns als große Freude, auch oder besonders in trüben Zeiten, zurück: 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme'!

  • @user-uu2mr1cb4d
    @user-uu2mr1cb4d Před 9 měsíci +4

    Одухотворённое, эмоциональное исполнение, создающее возвышенное, но одновременно очень человечное звучание. Красивая, светлая, ясная музыка. Спасибо!

  • @joshuafruend3348
    @joshuafruend3348 Před 2 lety +5

    As my family and I mourn a dearly loved friend’s passing, Bach’s music lifts my spirits, pointing us all to our Lord’s true comfort and peace.

  • @trudidolder6122
    @trudidolder6122 Před 5 lety +37

    Ich habe Bach gesungen, gespielt und studiert. Er fordert nur das Allerbeste von seinen “Musikanten”. Just love this intimate version. Each one is a soloist and ist makes this concert an unforgettable experience. Well done....

  • @helenemiklas8192
    @helenemiklas8192 Před 3 lety +7

    Was für eine schöne Überraschung bei dieser fantastischen Aufnahme auch Daniel Johannsen zu erleben!

  • @user-wd8re6er7n
    @user-wd8re6er7n Před 3 lety +11

    Thank you, majestic musichians, and big love from Russia!

  • @Cancun771
    @Cancun771 Před 7 měsíci +4

    It is just breathtaking, I'm literally tearing up.
    Bach would have given an arm and a leg to be able to work with you people.

  • @mrroneill99
    @mrroneill99 Před 5 lety +210

    Sublime! Thanks to Bach and yourselves for raising our humanity to a higher level. We are all uplifted! 👍🏻❤️👏👌😇

  • @lwmosher49
    @lwmosher49 Před 3 lety +3

    From the United States, Thank you for this hope for humanity at our difficult times.

  • @alir8912
    @alir8912 Před rokem +5

    0:24 i love this scene, when the clarinet plays the wonderful melody and how he and Maria Keohane look at each other, it shows the magic of the music

  • @baxtercol
    @baxtercol Před 5 měsíci +3

    A blessed Advent and holy Christmas to all. Jesus, we lovingly wait!

  • @TheMusicofKathleenVick
    @TheMusicofKathleenVick Před 5 lety +9

    Before moving pictures, before videos, Bach created the perfect film musical score. I "see" the marriage entourage, the Great King, the pure Bride, the embellished garments, the horses and the lavish gardens of the chamber. Glory to God. Come LORD JESUS. Come!

    • @chesterplemany
      @chesterplemany Před 5 lety

      Mark Mothersbaugh used this Wachet auf as inspiration for the opening film musical score in the soundtrack to Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

    • @chesterplemany
      @chesterplemany Před 5 lety

      The track is here: czcams.com/video/kFBqIBUMKm8/video.html To me it sounds very much like a wedding march with running variations on the original theme.

    • @TheMusicofKathleenVick
      @TheMusicofKathleenVick Před 5 lety

      @@chesterplemany I was a DEVO fan in Kent and Akron, Ohio (circa 1978) and then in NYC (1980). Then, I met the LORD JESUS Christ (1990). Following that miraculous encounter, I found that music which does not specifically glorify Him becomes rather insignificant background noise. I'm not meaning to sound elitist or pretentious. But the beauty and truth, the reality of God in Christ, makes everything else fade away. This is what actually happens. Thank you for your comment.

  • @lukasburgering1477
    @lukasburgering1477 Před 4 lety +10

    This is my all time favorite Bach cantate. Thank you Netherlands Bach Society for this magnificent recording. Zion hört die Wächter singen ... I can listen all day to that music. I believe that Bach must have had a direct line with God when he wrote this.

  • @lesliecunliffe4450
    @lesliecunliffe4450 Před 3 lety +12

    Thank the Lord for Bach's glorious, sacred music. This cantata is very, very special.

    • @richardh.stewart7728
      @richardh.stewart7728 Před 3 lety

      Absolutely agree! By the way, I kindly recommend the appreciation of the work of a living classical composer dedicated mostly to sacred music. I feel myself like a sort of non-official ambassador for his music - and, effectively, also one of his few supporters. He is very, very talented. You won't be disappointed. czcams.com/users/WFerdinand

  • @littleone9401
    @littleone9401 Před 4 lety +15

    This is beautiful!! Thank you, my Dutch mother, for showing me this talented group.

  • @user-jx7eh3gt6t
    @user-jx7eh3gt6t Před 3 lety +11

    Vielen Dank, Niederlande und Deurschland aus Korea! Ich sehne nach Euch sehr . Meine Freunde. Vor allem Ich verwundere Bach! Seine Musik fuer ewig!

    • @charlesopels9676
      @charlesopels9676 Před 3 lety

      My emotions travel through the same oceanic waves, as apparently as yours do!

    • @FreeAgent99
      @FreeAgent99 Před 2 lety

      👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @marcossidoruk8033
    @marcossidoruk8033 Před 4 lety +50

    This guy composed soooo many cantatas, and each one of them sounds so good. The inmensity of His genius Is beyond my comprehension.

    • @TheSimLord
      @TheSimLord Před 4 lety +2

      Usually weekly too. He churned em out at an incredible pace.

    • @dlevi67
      @dlevi67 Před 4 lety +5

      "Nicht Bach, Meer er sollte heissen". Coming from none other than Beethoven.

    • @kevinriley1792
      @kevinriley1792 Před 4 lety +3

      There's a lifetime's listening in these works. Among my current favourites are Nos 29 and 78...

    • @toniotonio4366
      @toniotonio4366 Před 4 lety +1

      @@kevinriley1792 Secouez-vous les puces avec BWV 106, BWV 54!

    • @kevinriley1792
      @kevinriley1792 Před 4 lety

      @@toniotonio4366 Merci pour le tuyau ! Des merveilles tout les deux !

  • @johnmackey8307
    @johnmackey8307 Před 2 lety +2

    Approaching 2 million views, and probably 3k of that was from me putting this specific piece on repeat. I made a habit of playing this during shift change from the evening to morning shift, and it seemed to make everyone coming in smile.

  • @musicfanBRA
    @musicfanBRA Před 3 lety +17

    Outstanding.!11:10 When the bass sings "Ich comme", he's not just singing notes, he's affirming with all his heart that he (Jesus) will, indeed, come to that soul. Well done, sir.

  • @TullMorse
    @TullMorse Před 2 lety +18

    My favorite of all of Bach's masterpieces. Impeccably performed. Thank you! 💕

  • @mikekeyes6102
    @mikekeyes6102 Před 4 lety +12

    I've been trying to imagine what my life would be like if Bach had not existed; I guess Mozart would have to fill the empty space. But not knowing the music of the sublimest artist humanity has ever known.... I suppose life would go on regardless. How unbelievably blessed we are to be able to press a few keys and hear beautifully realized performances of this transcendent art. Thanks be to all these wonderful musicians who work so hard to make such excellent recordings.

  • @thomasakerberg6765
    @thomasakerberg6765 Před 3 lety +1

    I have right now troubled times due to alcohol abuse. My passion for music is massive and deep. I don´t know why i´m writing this. Take care!

  • @williamstarsinic4244
    @williamstarsinic4244 Před 4 lety +22

    The way he maintains the rhythmic drive is exceptional. The heartbeat is light yet and dancesvjoyfully. The dramatic quality is also well shaped.

  • @jamesrockybullin5250
    @jamesrockybullin5250 Před 4 lety +10

    That bass looks so happy to be singing such wonderful music. It's amazing how much a smile can improve a performance.

  • @valliemackrell1228
    @valliemackrell1228 Před 5 lety +28

    Bach is smiling in heaven!

  • @koshersalaami
    @koshersalaami Před 2 lety +2

    I don’t know why the Dutch seem to be so good at Bach but I know if I’m looking for a performance on CZcams and I see a Dutch organization I watch it.

  • @tomtorrell8019
    @tomtorrell8019 Před rokem +13

    Beautiful cantata. It makes me feel there is still hope for humanity. So soothingingly remarkable these works were done over 200 yrs ago

  • @MegaFount
    @MegaFount Před 4 lety +34

    Without a doubt one of the most beautifully haunting melodies ever written. Elegant, mysterious, you see the sun rising over the horizon and beckoning us to greet the tender day. One of my favorite Bach pieces so wonderfully brought to life by the incomparable Netherland Bach Spielers! SO much talent, so much passion and joy you bring to this music. Thank you for this gift that keeps on giving.

  • @therightmusic7639
    @therightmusic7639 Před 4 lety +46

    Bach's music is like spring water that bathes the senses and refreshes the soul ... Mostly if it is performed by veteran musicians who love and understand his music ... Delightful rendition. Bravi!!!

  • @Hilde_von_Derp
    @Hilde_von_Derp Před 3 lety +36

    I just want to thank the Netherlands Bach Society for this amazing project. In addition to your fantastic musical talent, your commitment to this mammoth task is heartwarming and the technical proficiency of your recordings is second to none. Thank you again for bringng us all the magic of Bach.

  • @waynegranvillesmith8535
    @waynegranvillesmith8535 Před 3 lety +14

    Strange that we can hear a performance of a higher quality than Bach probably ever did.

    • @richardh.stewart7728
      @richardh.stewart7728 Před 3 lety

      Indeed, Wayne! By the way, I kindly recommend the appreciation of the work of a living classical composer dedicated mostly to sacred music. I feel myself like a sort of non-official ambassador for his music - and, effectively, also one of his few supporters. He is very, very talented. You won't be disappointed. czcams.com/users/WFerdinand

  • @skymarshallmarz5573
    @skymarshallmarz5573 Před 5 lety +25

    The thing that distinguishes these great performances above the ones I heard about 30 yrs ago is the virtuosity and the reverence and the joy these performers exude. It is infectious.

    • @brumels1570
      @brumels1570 Před 4 lety +1

      Check out Joshua Rifkin's recording from 30 years ago where he used one singer per part.

    • @skymarshallmarz5573
      @skymarshallmarz5573 Před 4 lety

      @@brumels1570 That I am not into, even though it probably was a fine performance. Theres even a Bach 3rd orchestral without the trumpets. I dissed that one quick.

  • @lilalola33
    @lilalola33 Před 5 lety +8

    Gott der Herr spricht durch Bachs Musik zu uns !

  • @thomassapounas9048
    @thomassapounas9048 Před 3 lety +9

    greetings from Athens, I am happy hear such a beautiful music ,with unique interpretation.
    thanks ευχαριστώ

  • @efraing6544
    @efraing6544 Před 3 lety +15

    Desde México Gracias por transportarme a otra dimensión y conservar esta música tan bella de bach

    • @hectorderivas1221
      @hectorderivas1221 Před 3 lety

      De hecho, Efrain! Por cierto, recomiendo la apreciación del trabajo de un compositor clásico vivo, dedicado sobre todo a la música sacra. Tiene muchísimo talento, no te decepcionará. De hecho, me veo como un embajador de su música desde hace unos meses. Además del talento, me encanta su devoción. Saludos desde España! czcams.com/users/WFerdinand

  • @reinholdkreuz880
    @reinholdkreuz880 Před 5 lety +35

    Eine tolle Durchhörbarkeit bei allen Instrumenten und Sängern für einen Live-Mitschnitt ! Eine grandiose Aufnahme !
    Fantastisch !!! Danke für die Veröffentlichung !

    • @carbonaraitalia1741
      @carbonaraitalia1741 Před 3 lety +3

      Himmlische Musik von einem grandiosen Ensemble. Ich bin immer noch am Weinen!

  • @schaulinmarkus6002
    @schaulinmarkus6002 Před 4 lety +7

    Wenn man nicht wüsste, dass das zeitlich unmöglich ist, könnte man denken, Bach habe seine Kantaten genau für dieses Ensemble geschaffen....

  • @FlissG1
    @FlissG1 Před 3 lety +9

    I love the comments on this page! What a gift the LORD gave to the world in J S Bach. Enriches our lives with HOPE, JOY, PEACE and such gratitude. May the Lord bless this group so much for being such a gift to us in lockdown. For those who can, let us help them financially at this time. May JOY, HOPE and PEACE be our anchors as we join in this rich, abundant feast. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts as we all wait to see you live.

  • @trevjr
    @trevjr Před 2 lety +16

    Excellent performance. Bach is so amazing, whether an aria or duet he always has a solo instrument weaving another line around. Such great music.

  • @brianpotter2406
    @brianpotter2406 Před 4 lety +15

    Yet another flawless performance from the N.B.S. All the soloists are first class and blend together perfectly. Jos van Veldhoven must be congratulated for putting together such a well integrated group of musicians. The visual presentation adds to the overall enjoyment of the performance, so thanks too to production team.

  • @MsrAlaindeFerrier
    @MsrAlaindeFerrier Před 4 lety +30

    Bach's music makes my soul soar especially when it is performed with such reverence and dignity such as this impeccable performance. Beautiful

  • @christianstroh2689
    @christianstroh2689 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Danke, lieber HERR Jesus Christus, dass Du Milliarden von Menschen erlöst hast, auch mich. Dir gebührt alle Ehre! Ich freue mich auf die große Hochzeit!

  • @renessda5519
    @renessda5519 Před rokem +2

    What could be better to start the day after waking up than listening to the Bach's Chorale 'Wachet auf'?