J. S. Bach, Saget, saget mir geschwinde (from Easter Oratorio BWV 249)

Helen Charlston, mezzo-soprano Frances Norbury, oboe d’amore Oxford Bach Soloists Conducted by Tom Hammond-Davies www.oxfordbachsoloists.com Extract taken from the Oxford Bach Soloists’ Easter Festival 2021 Filmed in March 2021 in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, by kind permission of the Dean and Canons. German text (Author: Picander?): Saget, saget mir geschwinde, Saget, wo ich Jesum finde, Welchen meine Seele liebt! Komm doch, komm, umfasse mich; Denn mein Herz ist ohne dich Ganz verwaiset und betrübt. English translation © Pamela Dellal, courtesy Emmanuel Music Inc.: Tell me, tell me quickly, say where I can find Jesus, whom my soul loves! O come, come, embrace me; for without you my heart is completely orphaned and wretched.