Colorado Bach Ensemble: Cantata Insight Series: Was mein Gott will, das g’scheh allzeit, BWV 111

"Cantata 111, Was mein Gott will, das g’scheh allzeit (What My God Wants, May It Always Happen) is a chorale cantata composed in 1725, based on a hymn by Albert, Duke of Prussia. In the first movement, we hear the cantus firmus long notes in the soprano line, accompanied by the lower voices in imitation. The strings and oboes provide a driving motor throughout the whole movement. In the fourth movement, a duet between the alto and tenor, one hears a confident character, which is fitting given the words refer to following God with emboldened steps. A soprano recitative leads us into the closing simple, yet reassuring chorale."