by Rebecca Cochran
Bach’s Cantata 170, Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust (Delightful rest, beloved pleasure of the soul) is a solo cantata for alto which was first performed in Leipzig in the summer 1726. It is one of three cantatas Bach wrote that summer and fall in which the alto soloist is the only singer.
The cantata is fairly brief and intimately scored for a small ensemble of oboe d’amore, two violins, viola, organ and continuo.
Enjoy the restful third movement, for alto, performed by the Choir and Orchestra of the J. S. Bach Foundation with conductor, Rudolf Lutz.
Bach’s Cantata 170, Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust (Delightful rest, beloved pleasure of the soul) is a solo cantata for alto which was first performed in Leipzig in the summer 1726. It is one of three cantatas Bach wrote that summer and fall in which the alto soloist is the only singer.
The cantata is fairly brief and intimately scored for a small ensemble of oboe d’amore, two violins, viola, organ and continuo.
Enjoy the restful third movement, for alto, performed by the Choir and Orchestra of the J. S. Bach Foundation with conductor, Rudolf Lutz.
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