Bach: Aria 'Mein gläubiges Herze' from Cantata BWV 68, Oslo Circles , Ditte M. Bræin 

Vielen Dank für den netten Kommentar!

really stupid indeed

maybe it's practical to do so? it's not a big problem. it sounds good to me and it's a performance very much worthy of appreciation imo

@@polikun2884 I repeat that if Bach had wanted a second violin, he certainly would not have entrusted the part to the oboe. Bach was Bach and he knew well what he wrote. I am convinced that when music is performed in a philological way, it must be done correctly, respecting the will of the composer. Whether you like it or it sounds good to your ear is debatable. Indeed, we know that Bach can be performed in any way and with any instrument. But in this way we return to the uninformed musical concepts that existed before the philological rediscovery of early music.

@@giuseppenalinoboe Thank you very much both of you for your engagement! Maybe you would like to hear the story behind this video: we made it as a part of our musical 'Christmas cards' in December 2020. That was a time when Oslo was in a pandemic lockdown, and also our oboe player was in lockdown 1200 km away (yes, Norway is a long country). In that year there were no Christmas concerts here, so we decided to send our audiences weekly advent video greetings, to give them a little bit of Christmas joy in all that uncertainity and loneliness. Of course, we have otherwise played this aria many times with oboe - and we will continue to do so, too :)

@@oslocircles4427Well, thanks for the explanation that you may have had to put as detail under this video. A big greeting from Italy and good continuation for a sumptuous concert activity with a lot of success!