A large festive-orchestra, -3 x oboes + strings and organ continuo, 4 part choir/soloists+ 3 x trombe and timpani, is required for this festive St Michael’s day cantata. 1/ (chorus) Vivace: ‘Lord God, we praise you and justly thank you, for creating the angels, who...
Bach: The Cantatas
General
– 15th Sunday after Trinity – 25th September 2022 – J.S.Bach cantata BWV 100 – ,Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan’ –
A cantata, with a past, as Bach has drawn on previously performed material. Most probably, a celebration cantata, with a single oboe d’amore orchestra, with a heavy continuo, using a violone in its support and supplemented, by flute and a familiar trio, 2 x corno +...
– 14th Sunday after Trinity – 18th September 2022 – J.S.Bach cantata BWV 78 – ,Jesu, der du meine Seele’-
An oboe orchestra, -with four part voices and continuo, is supplemented, by a Corno, -opening movement and closing choral, a flute, -Aria, movement 4 and closing choral and a Violine, an instrument difficult to identify, being described, as anything, from a fretted...
– 13th Sunday after Trinity – 11th September 2022 – J.S.Bach cantata BWV 164 -‘Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo’-
A 6 movement cantata with a standard orchestra, -2 oboes, strings and continuo, but with two flutes required, only in movement 3 and not in the chorale and the two oboes required, only in movement 5 and 6, the final chorale, where all the voices come together, for the...
– 12th Sunday after Trinity – 4th September 2022 – J.S.Bach cantata BWV 69 -,Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele’ –
Another town council election cantata, with a large orchestra, of strings, -with a trio of oboes and 1 oboe d’amore, chorus and continuo, -with bassoon, for extra bass support, and a trio of trumpets with timps, all contributing towards the ceremonial, aspects of this...
– 11th Sunday after Trinity – 28th August 2022 – J.S.Bach cantata BWV 179 -, Siehe zu, dass deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei.‘ –
Standard orchestra, choir and continuo with oboe and oboe da caccia options. 1/Chorus: ‘See to it, that your fear of God, is not one of hypocrisy and do not serve God, with a double heart.’ This motet-fugue, -where instruments double voices and the continuo is...
– 10th Sunday after Trinity – 21th August 2022 – J.S.Bach – cantata BWV 101 – ,Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott’ –
An opening chorale chorus introduces an augmented orchestra, a trio of oboes, -2 x oboe + taille, with string, continuo and 4-part chorus, reinforced with a trio of trombones, to reinforce the lower chorus and a cornetto and transverse flute, to boost the soprano,...
– 9th Sunday after Trinity – 14th August 2022 – J.S.Bach cantata BWV 105 – ,Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht’ –
A short, 6 movement cantata, with opening adagio/allegro choral movement, alto recit, soprano aria, orchestral bass recit, tenor aria and closing orchestral choral. A standard oboe orchestra, chorus and continuo, is joined, -only for the first and the last numbers, by...
– 7th Sunday after Trinity – 31st July 2022 – J.SBach cantata BWV 185 ,Ärgre dich, O Seele, nicht‘ –
This long, 2-part cantata, is scored, for a quite large orchestra: a trio of oboes, -including Taille and an obligato caccia, a bassoon, full string orchestra with continuo and a 4-part chorus and soloists. 1/Chorus: ‘Do not, O soul, be offended, that all-surpassing...
– 6th Sunday after Trinity – 24th July 2022 – J.S.Bach -cantata BWV 170 – ,Vernügte Rhu, beliebe Seelenlust‘ –
This 5-movement solo cantata masterpiece, is scored for small forces: one oboe d’amore, strings and continuo, alto voice and a quite substantial, obbligato organ part. There is no chorale basis, or closing chorale. 1/Aria: ‘Contented rest! Beloved pleasure, of an...