The empire brass, douglas major a bach festival 1986. The bach cantatas, beethovens string quartets, chopins nocturnes, francks piano trios, bruckners symphonies, and brahms concertos to name but a few collections are what makes my life that little bit more emotional and enjoyable. There are 52 chorale cantatas by johann sebastian bach surviving in at least one complete version. Usually a chorale cantata is in multiple movements or parts. Bach cantata 140 edition with good english translation. It is a sevenmovement setting of the lutheran chorale of the same name, preceded by a short instrumental introduction, or sinfonia. As in many bach cantatas, the libretto is compiled from bible text, contemporary. Chorusfantasiarecit tenoraria soprecit bassaria tenorchorale.
Many bach cantatas begin with texts about condemnation. Around 40 of these were composed during his second year as thomaskantor in leipzig, which started after trinity sunday 4 june 1724, and form the backbone of his chorale cantata cycle. Bach led the first performance on 20 may 1714 in the schlosskirche, the court chapel in the ducal schloss. What are some of the best bach cantatas, and how do we use. Bwv 172 erschallet, ihr lieder, erklinget, ihr saiten. Bachs vocal works, that is, of his cantatas, motets, masses, passions, oratorios, and chorales. Bach cantata bwv 38 aus tiefer not schrei ich zu dir. They are of course restricted to the sacred cantatas although bach also composed a number of secular works in this musical form. Recorded in the coolidge auditorium of the library of congress, washington, d. Because all movements contain the chorale melody and text, this cantata is termed a chorale cantata. They enlisted rilling to oversee the set, and came up with a wonderful collection of 172 cds in 140 volumes a number of the volumes contain 2 or 3 discs.
At first, h nssler set out to fill out their bach recordings, which were built around helmuth rillings set of the sacred cantatas. He composed the chorale cantatain leipzig for the 27th sunday after trinity and first performed it on 25 november 1731. This day occurs only in years when easter comes unusually early. Bachs promotion to concertmaster in 1714 dated from march 2nd. Audio recording, german, bach, johann sebastian library. Johann sebastian bach, helmuth rilling, bachcollegium. In fact, a lot of bachs textual language is reminiscent of martin luthers german translation of the bible, which of course predates bach by a century and a half. Bach cantata for the first movement which has the form of a passacaglia which is a harmoniously complete eight measure melody with the emphasis on the. Bach cantata for the first movement which has the form of a passacaglia which is a harmoniously complete eight measure melody with the emphasis on the theme which can even appear in the treble as it does. Critical scores of two of the best known of the cantatas from a well known bach. All the cantata librettos are given in germanenglish parallel text. Bach s vocal works, that is, of his cantatas, motets, masses, passions, oratorios, and chorales.
For the english edition the text has been carefully revised to bring it up to date, taking account of recent bach scholarship. It offers functional improvements over sh for both programming and interactive use. It happened twice during bachs period of tenure at leipzig, 1731 and 1742 boyd p 501 and this cantata was written for the first of these occasions and probably reprised on the second. Cantata 172, erschallet, ihr lieder, erklinget, ihr saiten ring out, ye songs.
Cantata bwv 172 english translation parallel format. Bach s cantatas are among the highest achievements of western musical art, yet studies of the individual cantatas that are both illuminating and detailed are few. Bible the app contains the complete king james bible with an interactive concordance to bachs cantatas. It follows the format of the first forty chorale fantasias of the second cycle and it is thus possible that bach intended it to reside within that set. A lot of this is available cheaply via, for example, dover or kalmus reprints. Bach cantata texts based on the nba japanese page cantata scores old bach edition st. The eldest known cantata by bach, an early version of christ lag in todes banden, bwv 4, presumably written in. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Most writers consider picander, his main librettist during this period, his finest collaborator, and picander probably supplied the original text. University of notre dame department of music presents. Top kodi archive and support file community software vintage software apk msdos cdrom software cdrom software.
Concert given under the auspices of the american bach foundation and the catholic university of america school of music in cooperation with the library of congress. The parts for the first performance are lost, but the score and performing. Erschallet, ihr lieder, erklinget, ihr saiten bwv 172, is a church cantata by johann sebastian. Bach and religion the classical music guide forums. In this book, noted bach expert eric chafe combines theological, historical, analytical, and interpretive approaches to the cantatas to offer readers and listeners alike the richest possible experience of these works. Cantata erschallet, ihr lieder, erklinget, ihr saiten bwv 172 3. Bach cantata wikipedia if you have any questions a.
What links here related changes upload file special pages. Noontime cantata concert series, series 16, concert 2. Mar 02, 20 johann sebastian bach 16851750 cantata bwv 2. Translation for erschallet ihr lieder erklinget ihr saiten. Bach cantata bwv 172 erschallet, ihr lieder, erklinget, ihr saiten beside another significant passage in calov, bach wrote, a splendid demonstration beweis that music has been mandated by gods spirit. Cantata bwv 172 english translation bach cantatas website. Cantata bwv 172 erschallet, ihr lieder, erklinget, ihr saiten. Fifth movement aria, terzetto from cantata bwv 38 from the protestant church trogen in switzerland choir and orchestra of the j. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, and schumann under acting artistic director john harbison. While im reluctant to characterize anything in music as the best, two of my favorite cantatas from the standpoint of craftsmanship and dramatic flair are bwv 4, christ lag in todesbanden, and bwv 106, gottes. In english translation, how beauteous beams the morning star wrong text. Long melford for whit sunday bwv 172, 59, 74, 34 for whit monday bwv 173, 68, 174 1.
The first booklet lists the track contents of all 55 cds, and includes essays on this suzuki project an introduction by masaaki suzuki himself, followed by a 16 page essay on the cantatas of bach, and finally includes a short description of the bach collegium japan and the principal soloists who appear in these performances. Cantata bwv 172 english translation interlinear format. It follows the format of the first forty chorale fantasias of the second cycle and. Since this was a rare event it happened only twice during bach s 26 years in leipzig, bach used an unusually large ensemble and wrote the cantata on a large scale. It is known to have been performed at a funeral, and was possibly a generic work intended for funerals. Erschallet, ihr lieder, bwv 172 johann sebastian bach choralwiki. He was required to produce one cantata each month, and the fourth sunday following his new appointment fell on march 25th, the double feast day of.
Most of the translations are located at the bcw, but links to other translations over the web are provided as. Chapter 41 bwv 1 the cantatas of johan sebastian bach. This is one of the bestknown and most theatrical of bachs sacred cantatas. Erdmann neumeister, geistliche poesien eisenach, 1714 and funffache kirchenandachten leipzig, 1717. I would say it would be like learning to speak and read english by studying the king james translation of the bible. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director ryan turner. He was required to produce one cantata each month, and the fourth sunday following his new appointment fell on march 25th, the double feast day of palm sunday and annunciation.
The cantatas number 38, and they are the cream of bachs crop. The learned musician 2000, identifies bach s use of. When the work was first published in the nineteenth century it was called a cantata, perhaps because it has an instrumental accompaniment. This is one of those times when looking up wikipedia is the thing to do. This particular cantata was written for a rarely occurring date, the 27th sunday after trinity.
Bach foundation rudolf lutz conductor soiloists guro hjemli. Serious scholars, students as well as listeners who feel the need of fuller historical and liturgical background of bach s cantata text. Bachs cantatas are among the highest achievements of western musical art, yet studies of the individual cantatas that are both illuminating and detailed are few. Bwv 15, 53, 1412, 160 and 189 are not discussed, however. According to the comprehensive cd notes, 140 was written for the 27th sunday after trinity, and because easter fell early that year, an extra cantata was. Johann sebastian bach composed the church cantata erschallet, ihr lieder, erklinget, ihr saiten. Most chorale cantatas were written between approximately 1650. Matthew passion facsimile vcantata texts on the net vfor your reference. In music, a chorale cantata is a sacred composition for voices and instruments, principally from the german baroque era, in which the organizing principle is the words and music to a chorale. Audio recording, german, bach, johann sebastian, cantatas.
On this websize, you can find the texts and instrumentations of j. Cantata texts based on the nba these texts are prepared in pdf and html in the course. It was written in 1731 as part of bachs series of five cantatas for every sunday and special feast day in the lutheran calendar. English translation in interlinear format cantata bwv 172 ring out, you songs, resound, you strings.
The handbook to bach s sacred cantata texts identifies scriptural references for the wording, imagery, and themes that bach s listeners would have known. There are over 200 surviving bach cantatas, and nobody here has time to go through them all. The soulful bach and telemann catalog record only the bach excerpts from cantatas. Bach gesellschaft, johann sebastian bachs werke bg, 18501900. I wish to program this work for my community choir and for my community, a good english translation will be better, although i prefer to do it in german. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. The eldest known cantata by bach, an early version of christ lag in todes banden, bwv 4, presumably written in 1707, was a chorale cantata. Chorale cantata for the 27 th sunday after trinity 1st performance.
The handbook to bachs sacred cantata texts identifies scriptural references for the wording, imagery, and themes that bachs listeners would have known. In retrospect, this cantata takes on a special significance because it was the last of. Software sites tucows software library shareware cdroms software capsules compilation cdrom images zx spectrum doom level cd. Bach s promotion to concertmaster in 1714 dated from march 2nd. University of notre dame department of music presents notre. Most of the translations are located at the bcw, but links to other translations over the web are provided as well. Weihnachtstag bwv 63, 197a, 110, 91, 191 nba i2 kantaten zum 2. Produced by the music division and the recording laboratory of the library of. Cass angel records digital, angel records digital, emi, emi 4ds37353, 4ds 37353. Bach composed this cantata in weimar around 20 th may 1714. Browse all verses even those not used in the inspected cantata and see which other cantatas make use of the same chorale. Christoph wolffs magisterial biography, johann sebastian bach.
In addition, the religious or literary theme of each text is summarized within the specific context of the cantata as a whole. Home forums repertoire questions and discussions bach cantata 140 edition with good english translation. Catalog record only the 2nd work is a cantata for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra. Audio recording, german, bach, johann sebastian library of. Oct 05, 20 fifth movement aria, terzetto from cantata bwv 38 from the protestant church trogen in switzerland choir and orchestra of the j. The fortieth cantata of the cycle for the annunciation of the blessed mary. Cantata erschallet, ihr lieder, erklinget, ihr saiten bwv. O jesu christ, meins lebens licht o jesus christ, light of my life, bwv 118, is a sacred motet composed by johann sebastian bach. Jul 06, 2006 this format makes it extremely useful as a reference work for anyone listening to, performing in, or studying any of the bach cantatas. Contents adventskantaten bwv61, 36, 62, 2 nba i1 kantaten zum 1. Original texts german cantatas sorted by bwv number sorted thematically other vocal works sorted by bwv number sorted thematically all vocal works sorted by title. Bach cantate bwv 172 erschallet, ihr lieder youtube.
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