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from notes by Piers Lane © 2003
extrait des notes rédigées par Piers Lane © 2003
Français: Isabelle Battioni
„Mein gläubiges Herze,
Frohlocke, sing, scherze,
Dein Jesus ist da!
Weg Jammer, weg Klagen,
Ich will euch nur sagen:
Mein Jesus ist nah.“
Bachs tiefer und unumstößlicher Glaube an die aufrichtende Kraft seines Gottes verleiht dieser Musik ein sehr bewegendes Strahlen. Bach wusste offensichtlich um die Qualität dieser Arie, da er sie der Kantate 208 entlieh und für Kantate 68 etwas veränderte und umschrieb. Die Sechzehntelnoten in Bachs Begleitung sind fast ununterbrochen, Friedman jedoch geht von einer friedlicheren Gesamtkonstellation aus und baut Ruheperioden ein, bevor die Arie zu ihrem triumphierenden Ende kommt.
aus dem Begleittext von Piers Lane © 2003
Deutsch: Viola Scheffel
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