J.S. Bach: Motet BWV 226 'Der Geist hilft...' - Vocalconsort Berlin

J.S. Bach: Motet 'Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf', BWV 226
Vocalconsort Berlin o.l.v. Daniel Reuss
Opgenomen tijdens de BachDag i.s.m. de Organisatie Oude Muziek
29 januari 2012, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

[@flowzephyr]

Kraftvoll, durchsichtig, klar, differenziert und klangschön zugleich.

[@peter92305]

My favourite Bach Motet, written especially for the funeral service of J.H. ERNESTI who was the Rector of the Thomasschule of Leipzig and who died in Oct. 1729. Surprisingly upbeat music for a funeral service but said to reflect the character of the late departed Rector.

[@andrewmullen5077]

The Houghton College Choir sang this my sophomore and senior year, but it's been many years since I heard it. This group does it full justice. The night before my recent surgery I played this over and over, to the point that long after turning off the computer the melody--and words from the Epistle to the Romans --lingered in my head through the wee hours.

[@evertVB]

This is the 500th time i start listening this piece of music and this performance :)

[@dweeb99]

Exceptional. What a beautiful bass viol!

[@user-sorakarakitahito]

ありがとう！時間があったら、じっくり聴くよ。泣くかもの予感！

[@Aiden057]

Outstanding selection.

[@notaire2]

Sehr inspirierende Leistung dieses perfekt komponierten Meisterwerks mit himmlischen Stimmen des kompakten Chors. Danke wie immer!

[@TheWiscats]

Lovely performance. Sparse "troops" which is all it takes for clarity of counterpoint and text.

[@therealzilch]

Yes, this is a lovely piece, very nicely done here. I sang it here in Vienna many years ago with the Akademiechor.
And yes, I'm an atheist. I don't have any problems appealing to such an upbeat spirit as Bach is invoking here. I just don't take it literally.

[@uncatila]

an atheist is simply a man what chose the chain his hopes upon the earth and never venture to far with the angels except in song.

[@MrUseur]

This kind of music links me to God in heaven.

[@raymondgood6555]

Scott Wallace I’m also an atheist who loves this piece and withyou

[@raymondgood6555]

Scott Wallace wishes you well

[@margaretha907]

@@uncatila I feel sorry that you are an atheist,you won't have the pleasure of listening even better with Bach in Heaven,but may God give you grace ,to repent and trust in Christ alone and then you will. Pity if for you, all this beauty ends with your life.

[@notaire2]

Very inspiring performance of this perfectly composed masterpiece with heavenly voices of the compact choir. Thanks as always!

[@flemmingranch8777]

Ånden i os hjælper vores sjæl. Tak for det.

[@karl7108]

Wise, helpful message: "Spirit cures our weakness".

[@LukaszSzafera]

Schön.

[@MrManfredG]

Kompliment, wirklich toll musiziert...

[@smuecke]

1:43 Does anyone else hear two high B♭ (sounding A) eighth notes at the end of that phrase in the sopranos? It's definitely not there in the score - is it just overtones? Sounds great, though!

[@rivestj]

Strange... you got me curious... got my score out and listened very carefully... there are no high Bb there at all, just overtones...

[@uncatila]

in the second movement he is holding it back. it must flow almost as if to accelerate. After all the angels are laughing. let them rejoice here till the humans comeback in the third movement.

[@wernerkanapin7029]

IN SPIRITO VERITAS GOOD GOD AMEN

[@FNmey]

Der Geist isst unser Schwarzbrot auf (:

[@therealzilch]

Ich glaub, das ist eher die Maus.

[@KaycubeLoL]

Ich sitze gerade vorm PC und lach mir einen ab :D

[@theophanu4374]

stimmt, so hört es sich an :-)

[@zyranyuka1720]

hahahahahhahaha

[@karl7108]

@rationalistx says below: "there's no God". Can you sing it ?
Not without self denial, I'm afraid. But don't despair, God doesn't deny you.

[@karl7108]

i Ti si meni i mio i drag, Prijatelju. Hvala.

[@neilwalsh3977]

If you want to teach and learn counterpoint, this is ideal floridus and 4th species

[@BachForeveryone]

"Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf, denn wir wissen nicht, was wir beten sollen". Ist das Religion? Ich denke, hier ist unser eigener Geist gemeint. Komponieren nach mathematischen Regeln zu universell gültigen Texten - und das Ganze klingt leichter als ein moderner Swing - Bach schwebt in einer anderen Dimension.

[@jgable-ot8nk]

Schön, dass dich die Musik berührt. Religion ist es, wenn man weiß, wie man beten soll. Hier aber ist es genau nicht so, sondern der Geist (nämlich der Geist Gottes, nicht unserer) bewirkt, dass wir beten und Gott erfahren können. Wenn die Musik dabei hilft, ist das auch der Geist :)

[@BachForeveryone]

@@jgable-ot8nk vgl. Motette Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227, wo es u.a. heisst "Ihr aber seid nicht fleischlich, sondern geistlich". Es geht nur über den eigenen Geist, wir sind ja keine Marionetten.

[@rationalistx]

Aber, es gibt kein Gott.

[@MrUseur]

Sie müssen es ja wissen.

[@blogbusty]

zum Beispiel beim Bass-Einsatz bei ca. 5:28 ....

[@blogbusty]

echt? Aber in Bachs Musik hört man ihn/sie doch.-..... ,o))

[@LukaszSzafera]

Schön.