J.S. Bach - Cantata BWV 39 "Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot" (J.S. Bach Foundation) 

Merveilleux solistes ! Merveilleux instrumentistes ! Merveilleux choeur ! Merveilleux Chef ! *Vielen Dank Herr Lutz für diese schöne Teilung!*

I know I’m repeating myself - yet again(!!) - and I can image a lot of long-lasting, heartfelt and sincere fans of the Bachstiftung - unter der Leitung von maestro Lutz - feel the same way : Wow! What a technically exquisite and equally astonishingly moving performance ! There really isn’t one hiccup in this entire cycle of utter beauty !! A standing ovation for all these utterly talented performers … as well as three cheers for the amazing sound engineers, bringing us this perfection in an amazing technical quality !!

❤SIETE VIRTUOSI MUSICISTI❤IN PIÙ BELLE PERSONE❤❤❤GRAZIE❤

Another big thank you from Melbourne! What a magical moment Bach creates in the opening chorus, with the recorders, echoed by the oboes then the strings, underpinned by the continuo, and including a couple of glorious crescendos. It just captured me. The soprano aria with the solo recorder was another wonderful movement. Thanks to Rudi and all the musicians.

❤Grazie BACHSTIFTUNG❤❤❤❤

The aria for alto, violin and basoon is a beautiful lullaby... This man is absolutely impossible... Thanks, Bach.

Schöne Grüße aus Brasilien!

over the years with my classical guitar studies, I play more and more Bach. I try to mix in modern works like the Britten Nocturnal and others, but always go back to the Bach. There is a reward when one plays Bach. You do not need to recognize it on the page, one can easily see it in these Bachstiftung videos on the faces of the performers.

The more the soloists hold back the vibrato the more the beauty of the sonority allowed to come through. Though on occasion it is being used successfully as an embellishment.

Forever ❤B❤A❤C❤H!..👍👌🎼👏🎶👏🎶👏🤝🙏☦♾

Esta cantata es verdaderamente una de las tantas joyas que Bach nos ha dejado. El primer movimiento provoca una sensación hipnotizante en mí. La introducción con las flautas dulces y los oboes es bellísima. Herzlichen Dank, Herr Lutz.

wow in my opinion one of the greatest cantatas. How about you made interviews with the choir singers? We have been watching familiar faces through all these years wonder their opinions about the music of J.S. Bach. It will be fun to watch those videos like some other channels do.

I HAVE TO add my accolades to those who have already commented. Maestro Lutz has managed to bring a sinse of solace and joy to my sometimes lonely existence. What a wonderful combination of musicianship, and all at a perfect pace. Beautiful. Thank you!

Bach, un génie porté par Dieu...

Bravo and heartfelt thank you to the entire ensemble led by their indefatigable conductor for this wonderful performance of this fantastic Bach Cantata.

This one was completely new to me and what a revelation it is!

Wonderful stuff. Bravo to J S Bach and to the performers in such a fine rendering of such magnificent music

Très belle interprétation au bon tempo et d'une grande précision !

Bravissimi !!!

Absolutely wonderful., what a gripping, uplifting performance. A big Thank You from the South Island of New Zealand!

13:30 : The bass line on the bass aria is just fantastic and perfectly executed, with sound, rhythm and energy.

Wunderbar!!

Toujours très beau, merci Bachstiftung

As fine as the entire performance is, I can't give enough superlatives about the soprano Ulrike Hofbauer. That aria sits high, with several difficult entrances, and the sparse accompaniment leaves the singer exposed. As with almost all Bach cantata arias for soprano, it was written for a boy. She keeps that sense of it, never adding much vibrato, but gives it a maturity and beauty I've never heard before. Brava!

Eine sehr schöne Kantate von sehr guten Musikern und Sängern vorgetragen, wie immer ein geistiger und seelischer Genuß zuzuhören. Danke!

Delphine sei bravissima come sempre

An excellent performance by all as always. I do enjoy how generous Herr Lutz is in acknowledging all of the performers at the end of the work.

Bach pour toujours !

Remarquable. Un très grand merci !

Thank you for this magic therapy during a break. Facility in mastery of counterpoint is organic and overall balance is beautiful. Greetings from Ukraine

Perfect voice concerto!

Bravissimi tutti, ed eccellente Delphine!

Bravo Bach! hermoso coro. Muy buena dirección de la obra. Arias como la de la soprano, acompañada con la flauta, fue fabulosa. Justamente hoy, que se celebra la Jornada para el pobre: “Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot”.

Excelente

Bellisima, as always. Danke schon...

Fantastisch!!! Wunderbar musiziert, vielen Dank dafür!

16:21 Aria (soprano) - Höchster, was ich habe,.... This voice sounds so pure comely and beautiful... well done lady!!

Lovely, especially the opening choir: everything is perfect: phrasing, tempo, timbre etc. but also the recording quality has to be mentioned...

Wunderschön gemacht, noch dazu ein Inhalt mit einer gewissen Aktualität.

Gràcies per incloure la meva traducció. Thank you!

Sublime. Pure essence.

Bassoonist!!

What an exquisite performance ?

Danke!

20:42 perfection in this Alto aria. Why Switzerland has so many great Alto’s remains a mystery;

Fabulous recording, but oh, to be upstaged by a bunch of flowers !!!!!!!!!

From my comment on the opening section to this cantata: Wonderful interpretation. If anyone is interested, I recommend comparing with Herreweghe's and Rilling's renditions of the opening chorus of this cantata, as they all sound quite different. As expected, Herreweghe's version has a stunning sound quality. The opening section is rather slow, but this allows the music to truly 'open up' during the second ("So du einen") and third ("Alsdenn wird dein") sections. I must admit I am biased toward Herreweghe, but I was still very happy to discover Lutz's version, which is also beautiful. The music truly takes a flight at 5:46. By contrast, Rilling's version is significantly faster from the outset. I never really know what to make of his cantatas - at worst they can sound a bit robotic, but sometimes I can appreciate his uncompromising intensity. Rilling's version is much more forceful: compare the start of the "So du einen nacket siehest" in Lutz/Herreweghe and Rilling. Interestingly, Rilling does not change the tempo here, saving this instead for the "Alsdenn" part (although the tempo change is minor compared to Lutz's rendition).

Cette cantate, entendue à Toulouse, par l'Ensemble Baroque de Toulouse, dirigée par Michel Brun, une pure merveille ! Votre version est fantastique !

Musikalisch eine gute Aufführung, wenngleich ich das erste Bass-Rezitaiv nicht gerade "secco" genommen hätte - zumal bei der Akustik in dieser Kirche. Technisch waren zu viele unnötige Pausen zwischen den Stücken eingefügt, die den Gesamtablauf doch erheblich störten! Schade....

How can I participate in this event? It is my dream to be there 😭🙏

Sehr schön! Aber warum nur eine Blockflöte in der Soprano-Arie???? Alle Quellen deuten auf 2 Flöten

Le grand chœur initial est interprété trop vite, ce qui le gâte complètement.

1:50

4:09

i never bought a bachstiftung recording because of their incomprehensible lettering...

Meraviglioso