Bach: Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
[Cantata Sunday]
Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170 (Contested rest! beloved pleasure of the soul!) is one of Bach's best-loved solo cantatas. The work was written in 1726 for an alto solo. It takes the form and structure of the secular Italian solo cantata completely. 'The concluding aria is a triumphant song of renunciation of the world and longing for heaven, surrounded by the figurations of the obbligato organ.' (Dürr 2005: 436)
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Text: http://emmanuelmusic.org/notes_translations/translations_cantata/t_bwv170.htm
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