J.S. Bach: Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen, BWV 145 - The Church Cantatas, Vol. 107

Cantata 145 ‘Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen’, for Easter, possibly 19 april 1729, provides something of a puzzle. The work survives in incomplete form and has a somewhat confusing history in which different versions are likely to have played a role. he original version probably had five movements, two choral movements being added to the beginning at a later date by an unknown person. The first of these, ‘Auf, mein Herz, des Herren Tag’, is from Bach’s hand, but the second, ‘So du mit deinem Munde bekennest Jesum’ is by Telemann. The Bach scholar Alfred Dürr even suspects that the cantata once had an instrumental introduction too. Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Artists: Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink (conductor), Holland Boys Choir, Ruth Holton (Soprano), Nico van der Meel (Tenore) & Bas Ramselaar (Basso) 🎵Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer): 🎬🎮 These tracks are available for sync licensin