BWV64 (27 December 1723) is one of those cantatas that linger in one’s mind from the moment one has heard it firSt This is probably due to the `Sehet!’ figure which is heard all through the fine opening chorus, a motet in the old style with independent continuo. The cries of `Sehet!’ contrast with the enormous runs on `erzeiget’. The chorale which follows the chorus explains how it could be that we became God’s children: `Das hat Er [Christ] alles uns getan.’ The alto recitative with its scales expressive of the flight from this earth, ends with a colon: the following chorale expresses the same idea of the renouncement of worldly goods. A splendid aria is now sung by the soprano, with a fine violin tune indicating how these worldly goods will vanish in smoke; the ascending runs are the same as in the recitative. Another recitative, this one for the bass, leads to the last aria which once more contrasts heaven and earth; the `nichts, nichts’ is thrown away to show that we care not for this world, while `Himmel’ is sung to a sustained note, as is, of course, `ewig’. The final chorale has a warm glow due to the trombones that have been added.

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artists: Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink (conductor), Holland Boys Choir, Sytse Buwalda (Alto), Marjon Strijk (Soprano) & Bas Ramselaar (Basso)

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Tracklist:
Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget, BWV 64:
00:00 I. Coro. Sehet, welch eine Liebe (Coro)
02:44 II. Choral. Das hat er Alles uns getan (Coro)
03:21 III. Recitativo. Geh, Welt! Behalte nur das deine (Alto)
04:05 IV. Choral. Was frag ich nach der Welt (Coro)
04:57 V. Aria. Was die Welt in sich hält (Soprano)
11:28 VI. Recitativo. Der Himmel bleibet mir gewiß (Basso)
12:50 VII. Aria. Von der Welt verlang ich nichts (Alto)
19:16 VIII. Choral. Gute Nacht, o Wesen (Coro)

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