J.S. Bach: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1 - The Church Cantatas, Vol. 137

In his second year as Thomascantor in Leipzig, Bach commenced a cycle of cantatas in which chorale melodies form the main thread. Each cantata was to be based on a chorale appropriate to the time of the church year. The first and last verses of the chorale were to be reserved for the opening and closing movements, while the remaining verses were to be parafrased, shortened and adapted to the free poetry of the recitatives and arias. The text and melody of the chorales were therefore the distinguishing feature, giving rise to the name chorale cantata. To this category belongs Cantata 1 ‘Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern’ for the feast of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary, 25 March 1725. In the first and last movements the chorale melody is heard in the soprano. The subject matter concerns not so much Mary but rather the coming of Christ, thus the allegory of the morning star. The twinkling star is illustrated by the two sparkling solo violins in the first movement. Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Artists: Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink (conductor), Holland Boys Choir, Knut Schoch (Tenore), Marjon Strijk (Soprano) & Bas Ramselaar (Basso) 🎵Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/JSB... 🎬🎮 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: https://www.brilliantclassicslicensin... Tracklist: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1: 00:00 I. Coro. Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern 07:18 II. Recitativo. Du wahrer Gottes und Marien Sohn (Tenore) 08:28 III. Aria. Erfüllet, ihr Himmlischen (Soprano) 13:49 IV. Recitativo. Ein irdscher Glanz (Basso) 14:50 V. Aria. Unser Mund und Ton der Saiten (Tenore) 21:55 VI. Choral. Wie bin ich doch so herzlich froh (Coro) 👉 Social media links: Instagram: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Ins... Facebook: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Fac... TikTok: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Tik... Spotify Playlists: Brilliant Classics Spotify: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Spo... New Classical Releases: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/New... The Best of Liszt: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Pla... The Best of Bach: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Bes... Most Popular Piano Music: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Mos... Beautiful Classical Music: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Bea... Classical Music For Dinnertime: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Cla... 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. https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/You... #JSBach #BWV1 #ChurchCantatas #SacredCantata #Bach #ClassicalMusic #BrilliantClassics