J.S. Bach: The Church Cantatas, Vol. 40: Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 58

Cantata 58 “Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid’ was written almost four years later for the Sunday after New Year, 7 January 1727. However, the work survives only in an adaptation made by Bach in 1733/34. The outer movements, duets for soprano and bass, are based on the chorale. It is quite puzzling how Bach managed to make the radiant key of C major sound so poignant in this slow, sobbing lamento. The soprano aria No.3 too brings a bitter-sweet melange to the text ‘Ich bin vergnügt in meinem Leiden’; this ‘pleasure’ is accompanied by yearning ‘seufzer’ figures and minor seconds. Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Artists: Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink (conductor), Ruth Holton (Soprano) & Bas Ramselaar (Basso) 🎵Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer):