Ratswechsel 1748
Here's the second of the Ratswechsel cantatas. Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV 69, was written for Ratswechsel in 1748, which makes it one of the last cantatas Bach ever wrote. It's a rework of BWV 69a, written in 1723 for Trinitatis XII.
Music for today
- Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV 69 (first performance 26 August 1748, Leipzig period)
Playlist
WBCF0826-Ratswechsel 1748
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Image of the day
Etching of the Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall) in Leipzig from 1672.