Beloved & Beautiful

The Netherlands Bach Society

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Hundreds of years before the birth of Christ, a collection of love songs grew up. Under the title of the “Most beautiful of songs”, they found a home in the Old Testament-it was Martin Luther who first gave them the name of “Song of songs”-and since that time they have inspired and fascinated a vast number of theologians, mystics, philosophers, poets, painters, and, last but not least, composers. Particularly during the Baroque period, these poetic, sensual, vividly descriptive texts were set over and over again to music, and they inspired librettists to expand on the original texts. Some

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1.
Mein Freund ist mein Cantata
17:36
2.
Meine Freundin, du bist schön Cantata
25:08
3.
Stehe auf, meine Freundin Motet - Prima Pars
03:10
4.
Stehe auf, meine Freundin Motet - Secunda Pars
04:42
5.
Der Herr denket an uns, bwv 196 - Sinfonia
01:34
6.
Der Herr denket an uns, bwv 196 - Coro
02:11
7.
Der Herr denket an uns, bwv 196 - Aria (soprano)
02:34
8.
Der Herr denket an uns, bwv 196 - Duet (tenor, bass)
02:27
9.
Der Herr denket an uns, bwv 196 - Coro
02:27

Total time: 01:01:49

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