Bach BWV51 EUBO ERP 

J. S Bach is by far the grandest most noble composer in human history.

If you go to the hotel across the court from St. Thomas in Leipzig, your room will feature a mural of the score of the opening of this cantata.

Maria Keohane ist zur Zeit einfach die weltbeste Bach-Sopranistin! Wer mit solcher Leichtigkeit und einem Lächeln auf den Lippen diese - mit Verlaub - sauschwere Kantate zu singen vermag, verdient größte Hochachtung.

I know it's an old recording, but I have to agree with the praise for Maria Keohane from Smedjebacken, Sweden! This aria is like Der Hölle Rache: it separates the chaff from the wheat and is perfect for comparing sopranos. And Keohane really nails it! She handles the breathing problems of the allegro perfectly, and the high C in the closing "Alleluja" movement comes effortlessly, without any trace of shrillness. She sings unlike any other soprano I've heard; her voice is so natural and relaxed despite the difficulties. In my opinion, she is one of the major Bach interpreters. The trumpeter is awesome too, by the way!

Maria Keohane is absolute treasure. Got a crush on her and her music back in 2004. Still as beautiful as ever. What a voice and technique. This is the best I’ve heard Cantata 51 performed.

The long trumpet is amazing. Perhaps it made the soprano enthusiastic!

Brillant!Eine schlüssige Interpretation voll Liebe,Luft und Licht!!Wie ein sanfter Hauch an einem Frühlingsmorgen!

Maravillosa, me recuerda a mi madre, la soprano Isabel Penagos, cuando ensallaba en casa esta misma cantata, yo era un niño que aún no entendía bien este tipo de música que con el tiempo he sabido apreciar, hasta el punto de que se me pone la carne de gallina.

God was having a good day when he created Maria Keohane. Wow. Why have I lived so long without her?

She sings this quite naturally and with ease

Trumpet performance is very good!

Maria Kehoane ha la voce di un Angelo ❤

Bach is alive again! Keohane delivers the melismas with such playfulness and vivacity. Who can rival her!?

My introduction to Maria Keohane. What a beautifully clear and precise voice!

After all the justified praise heaped on the soprano and the trumpeter, I feel that credit must also be given to Mortensen -- both for his direction and for the tasteful ornamentation on the harpsichord -- and to the rest of the orchestra. I remember hearing the same tempi in other performances and thinking they're too fast, but Mortensen and the rest actually make them work superbly :)

When you here that sound and see them smiling having fun, you know they are the tops, the best.

Wonderful voice Maria Keohane! ❤ She has this incredible inner and outer beauty…!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️

I am overawed by Sebastian Philpott"s trumpet playing!

Maria Kehoane is so perfect in technique, so sweet, and explain with such a good presence the music, that the result is just incredible, the most beautiful I have ever seen and listened!

An Angels voice and lovely tons from the trumpet

She’s an angel. Her beauty is perfectly matched by her amazing voice.

Qué magnífica interpretación, digna para valorar a ese genio de la música que fue y es BACH

There is little to add to the many positive opinions expressed by others concerning Maria Keohane's voice and musicality, She stands out clearly from all the others that I have heard in all ways. What a treasure!

Wow! This is the best performance of BWV 51 I have seen or heard. The trumpeter is brilliantly fluent, supported by all the other players and Maria Keohane! What a singer! Angelic, happy, technically superb making light of the challenges and smiling.

A lot of thanks to the audience who refrain from coughing during the performance. A respectful audience, my respects.

Wunderbar und danke für solche Darbietung, die uns den Glauben vertiefen kann und glücklich macht

Sie hat eine wunderschöne Stimme

Beautiful, impeccable, charming. What a delight.

Welch ein Glück, dass diese Musik die Zeit überdauert hat 🍀

I have searched for years for a soprano with a truly lovely voice to conquer this impossible cantata. I have heard at least 20 different recordings. Either they could master its complications but lacked beauty of voice, or they had lovely voices but could not meet its ridiculous challenges. Then, after literally 20 plus years I heard this woman with the voice of an angel singing the soprano part in Bach cantata 141 (Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme) another of my favorites. So I came to this. She has the most magnificent voice I have ever heard within this realm of music. She is magnificent, and to top it off, she is beautiful. I couldn't believe that she smiled as she sang this. She seemed absolutely serene. Oh, to be there!

Ms Keohane is terrific, such an ease of singing the most difficult passages is seldom heard.

Brilliant nature trumpet with uberbaslöchern (owerblowholes with no ventiles). Sopraano solo recital was magnificient. Thanks for both exellent performers and the high trimmed EU barockorhestra.

There is no finer performance of this amazing cantata. Maria Keohone and Sebastian Philpott were born to do Justice to this fabulous cantata. I can listen to it every day and never tire of their technique and musicality. Zehr gute!!❤️

María Impresionante!!

Heard many but got blown away with this remarkable performance. What a perfect tempo, phrasing and ease in this technically stunningly challenging cantata ... Bravo !!!

*ALLES PERFEKT, AUSGLEICH, FRACE, INTERPRETATION ZUM EIGENEN STIL J.S.BACH VIELEN DANK, und dicke Küsse an die Sopranistin!!!!!*

Great trumpeting! 8D

meravigliosa la danza vocale di Maria Kehoane. Leggera come la musica di Bach. Merci Maria

Awesome. Best performance on RU-vid for sure.

Blurred video resolution, BUT Maria Keohane’s singing is out of this world. Probably, no definitely, the best I ever heard in this ultra high quality. cantata by Bach.

Trompeta barroca de lo más bello que existe !!

I am utterly in love with this amazing woman. She is so beautiful. Look at the way the music passes through her. She loves this so much and it shows. Such a charming stage presence coupled with that amazing voice. I found her through the Ricercar Consort recording of the Magnificat (listen to it - it's on here and it's so damn good) and to me she has all those qualities that make someone a great singer of this music. The opening and closing movements are matched only by Dame Emma Kirkby (although I think the way Emma gives a lift to her last high C in the Gardiner recording is unmatched so far in my collection of performances of this amazing little work). What singers Bach must have had to have written such cruelly difficult music for them!

Truly brilliant. Overwhelmingly beautiful,

Full of joy, refinement and vitality! God bless you, all!

Que maravilloso, admiración a la obra de Bach desde Chile 🇨🇱

定期的に視聴しています。私が知る限るBWV51において最上の演奏です。

Amazing grace! A true blessing for the soul!

As a music student, a lifetime ago I became familiar with Bach's sacred music but it is until recently and upon hearing Ms. Keohane that I can't stop listening to this magical music. Maria Keohane is just wonderful as well as the rest of the musicians.

Beautiful performance! Maria's voice is lovely.

weltklasse, trompete wie sopran!

Ms. Maria Keohane was one of my personal best discoveries in 2018. Thank God, I got the DVD!

Congratulations to the audience which remained silent until the end of this lovely cantata.

I've always loved the watershed 1974 Leonhardt recording with Marjanne Kweksilber. This recording clearly builds on that legacy, and surpasses it ! The singing is transcendent, and the continuo accompaniment is wonderfully creative. BRAVO ! I hope this group records all the cantatas (at least the solo ones . . .)

Blurred picture, but what a brilliant release of this magnificent solo cantata. Keohane’s soprano is world class. I would appreciate more Bach cantatas from this Danish conducter. Well done!

Maria Keohane has a beautiful voice, she seems to share her feelings with the audience. One of my favourite Bach cantatas. Brilliant.

Bravo Ms.Keohane. You are the master of the voice. It is your instrument obedient. Thank you.

This was my favorite cantata when I was in my teens, and it still thrills me. This is a wonderful performance.

Sung wonderfully by Maria Keohane and also played splendedly by Sebastian Philpott - really a jubilee.... thank you!

Wow-wee! How effortless and relaxed! It made me smile. If this is what music on earth can do to our souls, imagine the sounds of heaven!

Sublime,maravillosa versión,Bach=Gott

Lars Ulrich Mortensen one of my inspiring heroes from youth.

Just amazing!!!

A brilliant soprano 😍

Bach would be proud!

Hervorragend! Alles vorzügliche Musiker, Sopranistin und Trompeter Weltklasse.

תתארו לכם את החיים ללא באך !!!!!!!! ביצוע נפלא של היצירה !!!

*Superb* tempo and performance!

Superbe interprétation de Maria Keohane, très à l'aise dans les parties de grande virtuosité!

Oh what grace, timing and depth of vocal fields

Groooossartig, Wunderbar!

excelente

Fun to listen and watch!!! Thank you ❤

I haven’t heard a performance this good since the Gardiner recording with a Emma Kirkby from back in the 80s!

So beautiful 😍🎻🎶🎹

Brilliant. Especially conductor leading & playing

I. Aria: "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen" 0:15 II. Recitative: "Wir beten zu dem Tempel an" 4:05 III. Aria: "Höchster, mache deine Güte" 6:15 IV. Chorale: "Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren" 10:54 V. Finale: "Alleluja" 14:07

Bela performance! Muita presença! Formidável!

Herrlich, danke...👏👏👏🌻❤️🙏

Absolutely splendid

Amazing!!!!!!!!

Världsklass! Slutet är suveränt snyggt!

Excellent!

Não me canso de assistir!

Maria Keohane - Sweden's equal to Emma Kirkby? She's brilliant. Listen to her other contributions with the Netherlands Bach Society.

i have the weird habit to go under bach cantatas videos and comment that the arioso is beautiful.

so beautifull..

Con profunda Admiración, me agrego a los aplausos.

Magistrale!

Impressive. Maria Keohane.

Einfach mitrreißend!

So Fantastisch

Really a wonderful voice.Very much like Emma Kirby.Really enjoyed this!

Maria canta con la mirada. Y los músicos se lo pasan pipa. Excelente interpretación.

That is one serious baroque bow on the lead violin. The cellist also gets a superb sound out of her instrument. Crisp and articulate.

The trumpet player is wonderful, especially at the speed this is taken at. Its too fast for my taste, but he is superb. That trumpet is hard to control at that pace. The soprano...is superb as well. I prefer her to Kathleen Battle and others i have heard.

Prachtig loflied met een hemelse stem gezongen

Juju my kitty meows big time listening to this Cantata and tells me in his kitty-speak that he loves the soprano's voice more than a cup of his Kibbles or play time with his kitty pal "Big Fellah"...in a word, he is in "purr" heaven listening to this soprano.

Neither the trumpet nor the woman have valves. That is amazing.

Muy bien!!!

excelente. me encanta la voz, parecida a la de Emma Kirkby.