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Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio" : J.S. Bach: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio": IV. "Ach, bleibe doch, mein liebstes Leben" by Anna Reynolds album cover

Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio" : J.S. Bach: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio": IV. "Ach, bleibe doch, mein liebstes Leben"

by Anna Reynolds

About This Song

About "Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio" : J.S. Bach: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio": IV. "Ach, bleibe doch, mein liebstes Leben"" by Anna Reynolds

A farewell of unbearable tenderness: 'Ach, bleibe doch'—oh, stay. The alto floats over a weeping oboe, each phrase a hand reaching for a departing beloved. Bach makes ascension a heartbreak, the joy of heaven shadowed by the ache of earthly separation.