Margaret Field-Hyde (soprano)
René Soames (tenor)
William Parsons (bass-baritone)
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Leslie Woodgate )
Charles Spink3 (organ)
New London Orchestra (Led by Reginald Morley )
Conducted by Walter Goehr
Cantata 57: Selig ist der
Mann Ricercar a 6 (Das musikalische Opfer) Cantata 67: Halt' im Gedachtnis Jesu
Christ
Third of six Bach cantata programmes, devised by Basil Lam
Cantata No. 57, ' Blessed is the man that endureth temptation,' consists of a dialogue between Jesus (bass) and the believing soul (soprano), which tells of the grievous state of the soul and the consolation brought to it by the Saviour.
' Hold in remembrance Jesus Christ ' sings the chorus at the opening of Cantata No. 67, for the first Sunday after Easter; the words are based on the Second Epistle to Timothy, chapter 2 verse 8. The whole work is dramatic in style, and it contains a particularly fine bass aria (with chorus), ' Peace be unto you,' the words of which arc taken from St. John's Gospel, chapter 20 verse 19. Harold Rutland