This is one of my favourite Bach Cantatas, and I own several versions of this recording, sung by various tenors, sopranos, mezzos and altos, but it is definitely Hans Hotter’s performance that I listen to most often. His deep voice furnishes the Cantata with the magnitude and seriousness that it deserves, but most importantly, it is his phrasing and breathing that make the whole piece so dramatic, intense and heartwrenching.
BWV 82 – "Ich habe genug"
Cantata for the Purification of Mary
1. Arie B
Ich habe genug,
Ich habe den Heiland, das Hoffen der Frommen,
Auf meine begierigen Arme genommen;
Ich habe genug!
Ich hab ihn erblickt,
Mein Glaube hat Jesum ans Herze gedrückt;
Nun wünsch ich, noch heute mit Freuden
Von hinnen zu scheiden.
1. Aria B
I have enough,
I have taken the Savior, the hope of the righteous,