Bach - Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust from Cantata BWV 170 | Netherlands Bach Society

Take any CD of collected alto arias and – bingo – you’ll find the first aria from ’Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust’ on it. On a first hearing, it is a ‘Classic FM’ piece, and it sings of pleasant repose. “However”, says alto soloist Alex Potter, “Bach is more than that. He shows how that heavenly peace is more of an ambition than an achievement.“ For the complete performance of cantata ’Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust’ go to For the interview with alto Alex Potter on ’Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust’ go to For more information on BWV 170 and credits of this production go to Recorded for the project All of Bach on October 22nd 2016 at the Walloon Church, Amsterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands Bach Society, with the aim to perform and record all of Bach’s works and share them online with the world for free. Visit our online treasury for more videos and background material on For concert dates and tickets go to Netherlands Bach Society Jos van Veldhoven, conductor Alex Potter, alto