Bachkantaten consist of at least 209 surviving works. There are over 200 surviving bach cantatas, and nobody here has time to go through them all. Hi id just like to say the bach cantatas ive been most affected by have included but not been. Bach cantata bwv 51 jauchzet gott in allen landen 5. 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. Bachs 200 or so surviving church cantatas, these four for solo soprano include the popular jauchzet gott in allen landen. Cantata bwv 41 is a choral cantata, which means it is based on church hymns. The capellmeister there, johann philipp krieger, set to music the geistliche cantaten statt einer kirchenmusic sacred cantatas instead of a church. The policy of performing the cantatas of johann sebastian bach with a chorus of 300 in a hall capable of holding over 2,000 may seem to some to be hazardous. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The bach cantatas website bcw is a comprehensive site covering all aspects of j. Bach wrote hundreds of pieces for organ, choir, as well as many other instruments. I wonder whether someone could give me his personal choice. It is thought to have been composed around 1730, during bachs seventh year as kantor of the thomaskirche in leipzig.
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. See the johann sebastian bachs works list for more details. Cantatas bwv 150 cantatas bwv 51 100 cantatas bwv 101150 cantatas bwv 151200 cantatas bwv 201224 scores of other vocal works. It seems then to be a question of 300 voices or no cantatas, for the third course, that of keeping the majority of the chorus silent in all except. The cantatas of johan sebastian bach a listener and. Cantatas, bwv 5160 bach, johann sebastian bwv 51, jauchzet gott in allen landen. Performers of bach s works, including their biographies, bach discographies. S cantatas for solo soprano, bwv 51, 52, 84, 199 thornhill, cologne chamber orchestra, mullerbruhl among j. When the german musicologist michael maul found a previously unknown work by bach in the archives of the anna amalia library in weimar, at first he didnt believe his eyes. Cantata bwv 51 by js bach 16851750 elizabeth parcells. 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. About church cantatas bwv 51 jauchzet gott in allen landen.
As the two great passion settings testify, it was the solo bass that represented the vox christi or voice of christ. Truly, the ideal way to give such music is by a small choir in a small building. Bach performance with extra trumpet and timpani parts in 1750. The extant cantatas are around two thirds of that number, with limited additional information on the. Bach, johann sebastian world free sheet music pdf, midi. There are over music examples which can be heard by clicking the icons see below. Jauchzet gott in allen landen, bwv 51 bach, johann. Bach cantata wikipedia if you have any questions a. Bach vocal kantaten messen oratorien passionen motetten. The i voice in the poems of cantatas bwv 56 and 82 becomes the composers voice.
One of bachs longest cantatas, at just under 45 minutes here, this is one of the few cantatas in two parts. Printable index of bach cantatas by bwv number, in alphabetical order, according to the church year pdf, contributed by. Cantatas, bwv 51 60 bach, johann sebastian bwv 51, jauchzet gott in allen landen. Johann sebastian bach, monica huggett, ensemble sonnerie, nancy argenta bach. As far as is known, johann sebastian bachs earliest surviving cantatas date from 1707, the.
Jauchzet gott in allen landen, bwv 51 cantata for the 15th sunday after trinity the original purpose of cantata 51 is somewhat obscure. In the other cantatas, bach provides equally beautiful. You are never more than two clicks away from an original essay on each of the church and secular cantatas. The style of this famous cantata clearly places it in the early part of bachs career. Fifth movement alleluja from cantata bwv 51 from the protestant church trogen in switzerland choir and orchestra of the j.
Weihnachtstag bwv 63, 197a, 110, 91, 191 nba i2 kantaten zum 2. What are some of the best bach cantatas, and how do we use. Johann sebastian bach was a prolific german composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the baroque period and brought it. This is one of those times when looking up wikipedia is the thing to do. Chapter 53 bwv 51 the cantatas of johan sebastian bach. During bachs early years as cantor at the thomaskirche in leipzig, he presented the church with nearly five complete cycles of music for the weekly sunday worship service. Cantatas i bwv 4, 51, 140 richter by johann sebastian bach, karl richter, munich bach orchestra from amazons classical music store. Chapter 53 bwv 51 jauchzet gott in allen landen shout joy for god in every land.
This work is known to have been performed around 1730 but was probably composed some time earlier. Bach church cantatas bwv 51 jauchzet gott in allen. The dense yet sensitive polyphony is filled with a warmth and tenderness that seems to bring us closer to bach, who is otherwise so hermetically closed. Bachs solo cantatas are precious gems whose subtle beauties go straight to the listeners heart. The bach choir of bethlehem, founded in the 19th century, has gained international recognition through its annual bach festival, tours and recordings. Contents adventskantaten bwv61, 36, 62, 2 nba i1 kantaten zum 1. Customers and visitors can download classical music in high quality flac or mp3 and find out more about classical music. Festival music for the houses of weimar, weissenfels and kothen.
One of the most enduringly popular of bachs solo cantatas, jauchzet gott in allen landen, bwv 51 for soprano, trumpet, strings and continuo, was originally written for the fifteenth sunday after trinity. Bach s cantatas and his other vocal works and many of his instrumental works. It includes all the cantata libretti in germanenglish parallel text. J s bach cantata wir danken dir, gott, wir danken dir. Bach st 49 contains the performance material from the original 1730 performance, a possible second performance, and a 1750 performance in halle by w. Bach 333 is released worldwide on october 26th in two language versions english and german. Bachkantaten are among his most significant and celebrated compositions. Church cantatas bwv 51 bwv 51 jauchzet gott in allen landen. Welcome to a unique website devoted to bachs cantatas. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
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