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Johann Sebastian Bach

Sheep May Safely Graze  Play

Jooyoung Kim Piano

Recorded on 11/18/2015, uploaded on 06/11/2016

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Sheep May Safely Graze     Bach, arr. Egon Petri

In addition to his 199 surviving sacred cantatas, Bach composed several secular cantatas for various occasions. Cantata 208, the "Hunting Cantata," was written in 1716 for the birthday of Duke Christian of Saxe-Weissenfels and was performed as banquet music in his hunting lodge after a hunt. The text of the well-known soprano aria is: "Flocks and herds may safely pasture when their shepherd guards them well. They whose monarch loves them truly knows their needs and fills them duly, will in peace and concord dwell."      Notes by michaelsmusicservice.com