A seven movement cantata. An opening Alto aria is followed, by a Tenor recit and aria. The mid-point is reached, with a Bass arioso and aria, for the same, with a very short recit and choral, to close. The opening is scored for strings and continuo, with the addition...
Bach: The Cantatas
January 2022
-Third Sunday after Epiphany-Sunday 23rd January 2022-J.S.Bach-cantata-BWV 73 ,Herr, wie du wilt, so schick’s mit mir’.
A 5 movement cantata, with a striking and individual opening, chorus-recit. A Tenor aria is then followed, by a Bass recit, which is continuous with its aria. A chorale, as usual, closes the whole. Strings and chorus, are supported, by a pair of Oboes and the choral...
-Second Sunday after Epiphany-Sunday 16th January 2022-J.S.Bach cantata BWV 13-,Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen‘.
‘Subtitled’, Concerto da chiesa’, or church concerto, -normally slow-fast-slow in tempo, as this, leaving aside the recits, is indeed structured, this cantata is, of 6 movements, -opening Aria/Tenor, Recitativo and Choral/Alto, Recitativo/Soprano, Aria/Bass and...
-Sunday 19th December 2021-4th Sunday in Advent-J.S.Bach-NO CANTATA for THIS SUNDAY-cantata for an unspecified occasion-BWV 202 ,Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten‘
A nine section cantata, -introductory adagio, followed by an andante, 3 arias, 3 recits and a concluding gavotte, scored for soprano only, with oboe, strings and continuo. That the text relates winter, drawing to a close, the sun, once more, climbing in the sky and...
-First Sunday after Epiphany-9th January 2022-J.S.Bach-cantata BWV 124-,Meinen Jesum Lass ich nicht’-
A lightweight orchestra, -Oboe d’amore, strings, and continuo, with organ, soloists, 4-part chorus, and that with a choral, reinforcing Corno, does not mean lightweight content. An opening chorus, with ‘concertante Oboe d’amore, -a concerto-like movement, with a solo,...
-The feast of the Epiphany-Thursday January 6th 2022-J.S.Bach cantata BWV 123, Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen’
Epiphany: -the appearance, of The Deity, the revelation, of God, incarnate, as Jesus Christ. A six movement cantata, with a large and long, opening chorus, 2 x Recit, -Alto and Bass, 2 x Aria, -Tenor and Bass, this last one, with flute obbligato, and closing Choral....
-Sunday after circumcision-2nd January 2022-J.S.Bach-cantata BWV 153-,Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind’
Despite this being a 9 movement cantata, the chorus is, unusually, restricted to only three numbers, theses being, again unusually, chorales. An opening, short, plain chorale, is followed by recit/alto, arioso/bass, Recitativo/tenor, chorale/tutti, aria/tenor,...
-The circumcision of Christ (New Years Day)-2022-J.S.Bach-cantata BWV 41-,Jesus,nun sei georeiset’
This is a ‘large-scale’ and large sounding, 6 movement cantata, for full orchestra, 3 x trumpets with drums, 3 x oboes, strings, continuo, soloists and chorus. The Violincello piccolo makes a singular, but important and welcome addition, to the instrumental colour, in...