About this work
Du Hirte Israel, höre BWV 104 immediately establishes a pastoral sway. In the opening chorus, oboes, strings and voices pass a supple figure between them while sustained notes evoke the call addressed to Israel’s shepherd.
The tenor then sings an aria with obbligato oboe. A bass recitative opens onto a broader second aria supported by oboes d’amore and strings, and a short tenor recitative prepares the final chorale.
First establish the chorus’s calm pulse without weighting its accents. In the arias, the tenor should breathe with the oboe and the bass maintain a firm line amid instrumental figures. The chorale needs plain, shared diction.
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