Bach - Cantata Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen BWV 48 - Sato | Netherlands Bach Society

In this cantata by Bach, the chorale “Herr Jesu Christ, ich schrei zu dir“ (Freiburg, 1620) plays a central role, described as a hymn ’of a troubled and sorrowful heart’. Bach has it sung once in this cantata, in the final chorale, but with another strophe. However, the chorale melody is already woven into the opening chorus, as a two-part canon between the slide trumpet and the oboes. It leads the listener from plaintive despair at the beginning to the reassuring finale: Jesus the Saviour gives strength and makes healthy. Recorded for the project All of Bach on 28 May 2021 at the Walloon Church, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating We thank MWH4impact foundation for their generous support of this recording. MWH4impact aims to achieve social and cultural impact and joins the Netherlands Bach Society in their mission Bach for All. For mo