Bach werke verzeichnis bwv translation english german. Bach s most famous cantatas, sleepers awake bwv 140 and a mighty fortress is our god bwv 80. Bach s organ version is possibly his bestknown organ work, after the toccata and fugue in d minor, bwv 565. Certainly this cantata employs the most famous of all lutheran chorales, ein feste burg ist unser gott a might fortress is our god, a chorale written by luther himself. The following text is an english paraphrase of his presentation for cantata 140.
Apr 11, 20 the bach cantata series is dedicated to exploring the more than 200 extant cantatas by the great master through informal performances by students and friends of the umd choral activities. Cantata 140 was written for the last sunday in the ecclesiastical year, which calls for giving thought to the second advent of christ. He composed the chorale cantata in leipzig for the 27th sunday after trinity and first performed it on 25 november 1731 bach composed this cantata to complete his second annual. The bach choir of bethlehem, founded in the 19th century, has gained international recognition through its annual bach festival, tours and recordings. S cantata bwv 140, magnificat bwv 243, an album by johann sebastian bach, maria stader, hertha topper, ernst haefliger, dietrich fischerdieskau, munchener bachchor, munchener bachorchester, karl richter on spotify. Classical music library makes available to library subscribers for online listening the entire bach cantata cycle by bach collegium stuttgart directed by helmuth rilling. Catalog record only the 2nd work is a cantata for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra. I highly recommend this cd if you are looking for a good rendition of either cantata.
He is known for instrumental compositions such as the brandenburg concertos and the goldberg variations, and for vocal music such as the st matthew passion and the mass in b minor. Wilhelm ernst wundersegen, jesus segen, landessegen, himmelssegen, edlen segen, lebenssegen, manchen segen, ewgen segen, reichen segen, neuen segen. The more than 100 vocalists displayed clean tone, excellent pitch and blend, and kept good tempo even in the most stressful numbersoutstanding, energetic and crisp. Cantata bwv 140 spanish translation bach cantatas website. He composed the chorale cantata in leipzig for the 27th sunday after trinity and first.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. O jesu christ meins lebens licht vocal and piano score cantata bwv 140. Cantata bwv 140 french translation interlinear format. Naxos music library makes available in similar fashion a wide variety of bach cantatas by. Bach werke verzeichnis bwv translation english, german english dictionary, meaning, see also bache,bauch,brach,bachab, example of use, definition, conjugation. Bach cantatas site, with links to libretto and translations. Ach gott, wie manches herzeleid oh god, how much heartache, bwv 3, is a church cantata by johann sebastian bach. Cantata bwv 140 english translation bach cantatas website. Bach, john eliot gardiner, the monteverdi choir, the. German version of the dukes life motto omnia cum deo et nihil sine eo. Johann sebastian bach, john eliot gardiner, the english baroque soloists, anthony rolfe johnson, ruth holton, stephen varcoe, the monteverdi choir bach cantatas bwv 140, 147 holton, chance, rolfe johnson, varcoe, the monteverdi choir, the english baroque soloists, gardiner music. Noontime cantata concert series, series 16, concert 2. Amongst the many choral settings of this hymn the musical cantata setting bwv 140 by johann sebastian bach is.
Title wake up, cries the watchmens voice name translations cantata num. It is written in a trio sonatalike texture for the tenors of the chorus, oboe da caccia, and continuo. Singable english translation of bachs christmas oratorio. Philipp nicolai, verses respectively of the hymn, 1599. Third volume of exercises for manuals comprising various preludes for organ on the catechism and on other hymns. Bach cantata 140 edition with good english translation. For stb solo, satb choruschoir and orchestra with german and english text choral score ebook written by johann sebastian bach. Audio recording, german, bach, johann sebastian, cantatas.
This is one of the bestknown and most theatrical of bach s sacred cantatas. Its reprinted for wksu listeners by kind permission of the publisher. Tune your brain heal catalog record only tune your brain bach. Both were recorded by the english chamber orchestra with raymond leppard, with the chorus from the london voices. Bach cantata bwv 169 gott soll allein mein herze haben j. Cantata bwv 140 english translation interlinear format. Go directly to bach for everything you want know about johann sebastian bach and the over 200 cantatas that he composed. 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. Throughout the cantata, bach s tuneful invention is at it very best. See the johann sebastian bachs works list for more details.
Bach, john eliot gardiner, the monteverdi choir, the english baroque soloists. This particular cantata was written for a rarely occurring date, the 27th sunday after trinity. Soprano voice, tenor voice, and bass voice soli, satb choir, piano sheet music book by johann sebastian bach 16851750. The third word of the second and seventh lines is changed in each of the 12 verses to make an acrostic on the name of the duke. Chorale preludes, bwv 669689 bach, johann sebastian. Greg funfgeld has trained his singers to articulate words crisply, dance lightly when the music must move and blend elegantly. He composed the chorale cantata in leipzig for the second sunday after epiphany and first performed it on 14 january 1725.
It was written in 1731 as part of bach s series of five cantatas for every sunday and special feast day in the lutheran calendar. Cantata bwv 140 english translation parallel format. Cantata for the twentyseventh sunday after trinity. Bach cantatas bwv 140, 147 holton, chance, rolfe johnson. Measure 10 presents a d dominant chord second beat to prepare several subject presentations.
Bach john eliot gardiner kantaten cantatas bwv 140. 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. John passion on this new release confirms that the bach choir of bethlehem doesnt rest on anything resembling laurels. It is based on the hymn published by martin moller in 1587.
Notated music, bach, johann sebastian, cantatas, sacred. Schleicht, spielende wellen glide, o sparkling waves and murmur softly, bwv 206, is a secular cantata composed by johann sebastian bach in leipzig and first performed on 7 october 1736. I am in total agreement with the former, this box set of recordings of bach cantatas is absolutely beautiful and lives up to the reputation of john elliot gardiner for a translation with soul and as i believe wholly respects bach s intention for how this music should be heard. Home composers performers instruments genres top 100 info links other help. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. 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. Bach, johann sebastian wann kommst du mein heil from cantata no. He composed the chorale cantata in leipzig for the 27th sunday after trinity and first performed it on 25 november 1731. The third stanza is a typical bach harmonization for satb choir and forms the final movement of the cantata. Cantatas and sacred music bwv 1249 plus the 371 4part chorales bwv 253438, plus 3 wedding chorales bwv 250252, arie and lieder not fugal pieces, bwv 439524, orchestral music bwv 1041106971. See the johann sebastian bach s works list for more details.
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