J.S.BACH - Cantata BWV 43 - Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen - Bass aria

[Philippe BAYLAC]

Hi,

Here is the Bass aria of cantata BWV 43. The bass part is played with the VSL english horn (recently purchased [;)]). The trumpet is the C trumpet.

Cantata BWV 43

Best.

Philippe

[icecubeman]

Very nice mood achieved by English horn [:)]

[Jos Wylin]

Hi Philippe,

A most intriguing and surprising version. The Cor Anglais fits wonderfully well in the sacred spirit of the piece. Well done, I enjoyed every second of it. As usual, a very open ambience, cristal clear. 

Max

[fahl5]

Hi Phillipe,

This is again a tremedous delightful piece you have selected, especially I do love the wonderful Trumpet.

best

Steffen

[Beat Kaufmann]

Hi Phillipe

I played this piece as well in 2004 (10 years ago).

At that time I had some singing lessons for learning "against what singers have to fight".

So I did it for singing along the bass myself. I didn't transpose it to the baroque tune (412Hz) because I'm more a Baritone.

So far my relation to this and other Bach Bass Arias.

I would like to hear the melody within your piece an octave lower (as the bass would sing it and as it was composed by Bach).

You could use the Euphonium for example or a trombone...

What do you think?

All the best

Beat

[Philippe BAYLAC]

Hi Beat,

Nice version !

You are absolutly right, i have been obliged to transpose one octave higher for the english horn. I just have the trombone of special edition (iknow, i must put some money in solo brass instruments [:$]). Here is a new version with the SE trombone :

BWV 43 Trombone version

Best

Philippe

[Jos Wylin]

Hi Philippe,

I've listende to the 3 versions, inculded the one by Beat. I pretty much like your first version and the one by Beat. The trombone version is musically certaionly all right, but it's like a harsh curse in my ears. The trombone doesn't fit in the sacred atmosphre (to my taste).

Max

[Beat Kaufmann]

Hi Phillipe

Yea, I hope you like it as well one octave lower.

And also: I understand that it's very difficult to find a "close-to-reality-version" for a solo instrument just with the SE-Library.

I found my Aria BWV43 after 10 years as a full wav-project so that I was able to mix it again this evening.

(BTW since I've lost all my Logic-Projects because Logic said goodby to all WIN-users I always save each instrument of a project as a wav-file without any effect.

So I will always be able to mix a piece again - also after 10 years...)

I tried the first part with a bassoon and worked not bad. I also tried Tuba, Euphonium, the Wagner Tuba,... but all of them sounded too dark.

I rember that I always had problems to find a good replacement for the bass voice of a singer 10 years ago.

So have fun with my new mix and some Bassoon tones. Keep in mind, that my interpretation is more like a bassoon player would play it and not a singer.

A singer would sing the whole melody more with legatos and not with staccatos.

The final chords are played by a special organ library which I used at that time - a very impressive and large instrument including the reverb of the church where it was recoreded.

Even if it doesn't fit to the baroque musique I still love this "organ beast".

Now I hope you will find a suitable instrument as well for your version as well, Phillipe.

All the best

Have a nice Sunday

Beat