Description
Cantata Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich – recorded here for All of Bach with artistic leader Johanna Soller – is surprisingly unvaried, in the main. Firstly, there is no dramatic contrast, such as between suffering and joy, or between fear and redemption, and the glorification and praise of God’s greatness resounds throughout the cantata. But musically speaking, too, the surprise lies mainly in the lack of variation. However, this ‘monotony’ may have been precisely the intention, in order to emphasise the biblical message.
For more information on BWV 17 and credits of this production go to https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-17/
For a documentary on Bach and conducting featuring Johanna Soller go to https://youtu.be/NPwPVLOHW98
Recorded for the project All of Bach on May 15th 2026 at Grote Kerk Naarden. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel https://bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating https://bit.ly/3J5uprM.
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Netherlands Bach Society
Johanna Soller, conductor
Carine Tinney, soprano
Alex Potter, alto
Daniel Johannsen, tenor
Matthias Winckhler, bass
0:00 1. Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich - Chorus
4:10 2. Es muß die ganze Welt - Recitative (A)
5:13 3. Herr, deine Güte reicht - Aria (S)
8:24 4. Einer aber unter ihnen - Recitative (T)
9:09 5. Welch Übermaß der Güte - Aria (T)
12:23 6. Sieh meinen Willen an - Recitative (B)
13:35 7. Wie sich ein Vatr erbarmet - Chorale
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