Cantata 'Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal in das Reich Gottes eingehen', performed by the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach, begins fairly cheerfully, with a mini organ concerto as a sinfonia. But immediately afterwards, the misery on earth becomes audible as the singers have difficult lines filled with obstacles. ‘Though you are sad, your sorrow will turn to joy’. These words from the sermon that was read in Leipzig on the third Sunday after Easter sum up the message of this cantata. The sorrow of earthly life is juxtaposed with the joy offered by faith and the promise of heaven.

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Recorded for the project All of Bach on October 5th 2013 at St Martin's Church, Groningen. 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
Jos van Veldhoven, conductor
Maria Keohane, soprano
Maarten Engeltjes, alto
Benjamin Hulett, tenor
Christian Immler, bass

00:00 Sinfonia
08:10 Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal (Chor)
14:34 Ich will nach dem Himmel zu (Arie)
22:59 Ach! wer doch schon (Rezitativ)
24:55 Ich säe meine Zähren (Arie)
30:52 Ich bin bereit (Rezitativ)
32:29 Wie will ich mich freuen (Arie)
38:05 Freu dich sehr (Choral)