The Italian influence could be heard immediately in Bach’s music during his time in Weimar. In the opening chorus of this cantata, 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis', performed by the Netherlands Bach Society conducted by Shunske Sato, you can hear clear echoes of one of Vivaldi’s concertos.
An early version of the cantata probably originated in 1713, written for the funeral of the wife of a high court official, on 8 October. The theme of the sermon for this service was psalm 94, verse 19, which is precisely the text of the opening chorus of Bach’s cantata. This early version consisted only of parts 2–6 and 9.
In March 1714, Bach was told that he must “monatlich neüe Stücke ufführen” for the court chapel. And so the church cantatas for Weimar were born. On 17 June, the third Sunday after Trinity, the longer version of this cantata was performed there.

Recorded for the project All of Bach on 22 April 2021 at TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating http://bit.ly/2uZuMj5.

This recording was made with support of Marten and Catja van Til de Raay, The Netherlands.

For more information on BWV 21 and this production go to http://allofbach.com/en/bwv/bwv21/

All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands Bach Society / Nederlandse Bachvereniging, offering highquality film recordings of the works by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by the Netherlands Bach Society and its guest musicians. Visit our free online treasury for more videos and background material https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/allo.... For concert dates and further information go to https://www.bachvereniging.nl/nederla....

Netherlands Bach Society
Shunske Sato, violin and direction
Ivan Podyomov, oboe
Stefanie True, soprano
Ulrike Malotta, alto
Guy Cutting, tenor
Felix Schwandtke, bass

0:00 Sinfonia
3:08 Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis (Chor)
7:13 Seufzer, Tränen (Arie)
11:55 Wie hast du dich (Rezitativ)
13:28 Bäche von gesalznen Zähren (Arie)
18:38 Was betrübst du dich (Chor)
22:17 Ach Jesu, meine Ruh (Rezitativ)
23:46 Komm, mein Jesu (Duett)
27:58 Sei nun wieder zufrieden (Chor)
32:42 Erfreue dich, Seele (Arie)
35:39 Das Lamm, das erwürget ist (Chor)