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The message of this cantata – recorded here for All of Bach with Shunske Sato - is fairly general and one that the devout church-goer in Bach’s day would have known only too well: praise and glory to he who created the earth and mankind. Partly due to this general character, we can only guess at the precise occasion for which Bach wrote this cantata. It is obvious, however, that it was a festive one; maybe a wedding or a thanksgiving service. The alto aria ‘Ich will dich all mein Leben lang’ is sometimes described as one of Bach’s most inspired moments. For more information on BWV 117 and credits of this production go to Recorded for the project All of Bach on 21 June 2022 at the Philharmonie Haarlem, the Netherlands. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating We thank MWH4impact foundation for their generous support of this recording. MWH4impact aims to achieve social and cultural impact and joins the Netherlands Bach Society in their mission Bach for All. All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands Bach Society, offering high-quality film recordings of the works by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by the Netherlands Bach Society and its guest musicians. Visit our free online treasury for more videos and background material on For concert dates and tickets go to Netherlands Bach Society Shunske Sato, violin and direction Franz Vitzthum, alto Thomas Hobbs, tenor Wolf Matthias Friedrich, bass 0:00 Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut (Chor) 3:59 Es danken dir die Himmelsheer (Rezitative) 5:14 Was unser Gott geschaffen hat (Arie) 8:09 Ich rief dem Herrn in meiner Not (Choral) 9:07 Der Herr ist noch und nimmer (Rezitativ) 10:33 Wenn Trost und Hülf ermangeln muß (Arie) 14:04 Ich will dich all mein Leben lang (Arie) 17:30 Ihr, die ihr Christi Namen nennt (Rezitativ) 18:22 So kommet vor sein Angesicht (Choral)
