Bach: Cantata No. 78 “Jesu, Der Du Meine Seele” / Nikolaus Harnoncourt

The piece begins with the chorale “Jesu、der du meine Seele” in which a chromatic descending bass is repeated in the style of a passacaglia. The following duet-aria is a famous piece in which a soprano and an alto sing happily over a light passage basso continuo. After the recitative by the tenor, the tenor’s aria “Das Blut, so meine Schuld durchstreicht” is obbligato by the flute. The bass recitative with string accompaniment was followed by the bass aria “Nur du wirst mein Gewissen stillen” with string accompaniment and oboe obbligato. The piece concludes with the chorale “Herr, ich glaube, hilf mir Schwachen”. #baroque #bach #cantata #片山俊幸