Cantata for soloists choir and orchestra-Lobe den Herrn meine Seele (Praise thou the Lord o my spirit) BWV 143Little is known about the genesis of “Lobe den Herrn meine Seele” (Praise thou the Lord o my spirit BWV 143.A transcription from the 19th century was for a long time considered the only source; the musical text of the “New Bach Edition” was based on this material.  Recently however a copy of the score from 1762 has become available.  It offers a more reliable musical text rendering a complete revision of the cantata necessary.On the basis of this new source the work is presented here as part of the“New Bach Edition – Revised” in what is presumably its original form in C major with three trumpets.  This orchestration is more typical of Bach’s writing than the version for three horns in the surviving B-flat major version. Revised Urtext edition of the Weimar Cantata Urtext of the New Bach Edition Performance material (BA10143) vocal score (BA10143-90) & study score format 22.5 x 16.5cm (TP1143) available for sale

Contents: 1. Aus Der Tiefe Rufe Ich ('Forty Days And Forty Nights')2. Easter Hymn ('Jesus Christ Is Risen Today')3. Ellacombe ('The Day Of Resurrection')4. Erhalt Uns Herr ('The Glory Of These Forty Days')5. Fortunatus ('Welcome Happy Morning')6. Gaudeamus Pariter ('Come Ye Faithful Raise The Strain')7. Gwalchmai ('Christ The Lord Is Risn Today')8. Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen ('O Sacred Head Sore Wounded')9. Herzliebster Jesu ('Ah Holy Jesus')10. Horsley ('There Is A Green Hill Far Away')11. Machs Mit Mir Gott ('Thou Hallowed Chosen Morn Of Praise')12. O Filii Et Filiae ('O Sons And Daughters Let Us Sing')13. O Filii Et Filiae (Vers. 2) ('O Sons And Daughters Let Us Sing')14. Old 124th ('Turn Back O Man Forswear Thy Foolish Ways') &('Eternal Lord Of Love Behold Your Church')15. Petra ('Go To Dark Gethsemane')16. Puer Nobis ('That Easter Day With Joy Was Bright')17. St. Albinus ('Jesus Lives! Thy Terrors Now')18. St. Flavian ('Lord Who Throughout These Forty Days')19. St. Kevin ('Come Ye Faithful Raise The Strain')20. St. Magnus ('The Head That Once Was Crowned With Thorns')21. Salzburg ('At The Lambs High Feast We Sing')22. Unser Herrscher ('He Is Risen He Is Risen!')23. Valet Will Ich Dir Geben (St. Theodulph) ('All Glory Laud AndHonor')24. Victory ('The Strife Is Oer The Battle Done')25. Were You There ('Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?')

An anthology from four centuries in ten volumes. Edited by Robin Langley. / Orgue