J.S. Bach: Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort, BWV 168 - The Church Cantatas, Vol. 123

J.S. Bach probably composed the small-scale and sparingly orchestrated Cantata 168 ‘Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort’ for the 9th Sunday after Trinity, 29 July 1725. The six-movement work requires four soloists, choir, two oboes d’amore, strings and continuo. Special moments of typical Baroque text depiction include the opening aria for the bass, with dotted rhythms and long strings of triplets to the text ‘tue Rechnung’, and the aria for soprano and alto (No.5: ‘Herz, zerreiss’ des Mammons Kette’), where ‘Mammon’s chain’ is portrayed by brusque scale passages in the bass, while the voices make tearing movements in garlands of notes. Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Artists: Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink (conductor), Holland Boys Choir, Bas Ramselaar (Basso), Knut Schoch (Tenore), Ruth Holton (Soprano) & Sytse Buwalda (Alto) 🎵Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer): ӿ