Bach - Cantata Wir danken dir... BWV 29 - Van Veldhoven | Netherlands Bach Society

Bach made ingenious use of compositions he had written earlier, blending them with new additions to form a perfect unity. Around a quarter of cantata ’Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir’, performed by the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach, consists of notes Bach had written earlier and likewise, the opening chorus ’Wir dank dir, Gott’ is better known from the later Mass in B minor. Recorded for the project All of Bach on March 15th at St Martin’s Church, Groningen. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel or consider donating For the interview with soprano Maria Keohane on ’Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir’ go to For the interview with organist Leo van Doeselaar and violinist Shunske Sato on BWV 29 go to For the interview with conductor Jos van Veldhoven on BWV 29 go to For further information on BWV 29 and this production go to 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 her guest musicians. Visit our free online treasury for more videos and background material For concert dates and further information go to Netherlands Bach Society Jos van Veldhoven, conductor Maria Keohane, soprano Damien Guillon, alto Valerio Contaldo, tenor Lionel Meunier, bass 0:00 Sinfonia 4:00 Wir danken dir, Gott (Chor) 7:06 Halleluja, Stärk und Macht (Arie) 13:17 Gottlob! (Recitativ) 14:32 Gedenk an uns (Arie) 20:25 Vergiss es ferner nicht (Recitativ) 20:53 Halleluja, Stärk und Macht (Arie) 22:42 Se Lob und Preis mit Ehren (Choral)