J.S. Bach: Erfreute zeit im neuen Bunde, BWV 83 - The Church Cantatas, Vol. 162

Cantata 83 ‘Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde’ was composed for the Purification of the blessed Virgin Mary (Candlemas), 2 February 1724. The readings for this day of the church year tell of the cleansing of Mary after the birth of Jesus, and of the aged Simeon, to whom it had been prophesied that he would not die until he had seen Jesus, the light of the world. Life and death, darkness and light are therefore juxtaposed in the cantata text, as in the opening movement: ‘Erfreute Zeit im neuen freudig wird zur letzten Stunde’. These words are sung by the alto soloist, accompanied by the instrumental ensemble with solo violin. According to Alfred Dürr even the knell is imitated by the violin in the middle section at the words ‘letzte Stunde’. In No.2 the aged Simeon is heard in his familiar hymn of praise (Nunc Dimittis) to the newborn Jesus. The impending departure and decease of Simeon is vividly illustrated by runs of semiquavers in the bass line: ‘Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren’. Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Artists: Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink (conductor), Sytse Buwalda (Alto), Bas Ramselaar (Basso) & Marcel Beekman (Tenore) 🎵Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer): 🎬🎮 These tracks are available for sync licensing in videos, films, tv-shows, games, advertising and more. For more information and to request a license go to: Tracklist: Erfreute zeit im neuen Bunde, BWV 83: 00:00 I. Aria. Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde (Alto) 07:13 II. Aria, Recitativo. Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener (Basso) 11:42 III. Aria. Eile, Herz, voll Freudigkeit (Tenore) 17:40 IV. Recitativo. Ja, merkt dein Glaube (Alto) 18:22 Choral. Er ist das Heil und selig Licht (Coro) 👉 Social media links: Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Spotify Playlists: Brilliant Classics Spotify: New Classical Releases: The Best of Liszt: The Best of Bach: Most Popular Piano Music: Beautiful Classical Music: Classical Music For Dinnertime: Thank you for watching this video by Brilliant Classics, we hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to share it and subscribe to our YouTube channel. And visit our channel for other pieces by J.S. Bach and more of the greatest composers. We upload daily with complete albums and compilations with the best classical music. #JSBach #BWV83 #ChurchCantatas #SacredCantata #Bach #ClassicalMusic #BrilliantClassics