 | Bach, Johann Sebastian - Aria "Es ist vollbracht" from Cantata "Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem" (BWV159) Harpsichord and Strings |
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| Composer : | Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685 - 1750) | ||||
| Instrumentation : | Harpsichord and Strings | ||||
| Style : | Baroque | ||||
| Arranger : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||||
| Publisher : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL | ||||
| Date : | 1729 | ||||
| Copyright : | Public Domain | ||||
| Added by magataganm, 13 Mar 2012 This cantata for Quinquagesima (Sunday before Ash Wednesday) focuses on Jesus' prediction in the gospel of his impending death. His going up to Jerusalem is towards his atoning sacrifice on the cross. The text of the cantata treats the reaction of the believer to Jesus' intention - first reluctance to let the beloved Jesus go to his death, then commitment to be with him as he walks his path, finally the giving up of the world and dying to self in order to be with Jesus and in gratitude for the salvation won by his death. The theme is that of Galatians 6:14: "May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world." Exegetically this cantata is interesting for the way in which it intertwines the Biblical fact of Christ going up to Jerusalem, the devotion of the believer to Christ in his passion, and the believer's dying to the world and living to Christ. These themes are set in very dramatic and emotionally expressive music. Note that Bach wrote no cantatas for the first and second Sundays of Lent because cantatas were not performed in Lent, except for the third Sunday. His series then resumes on Palm Sunday. Sheet central : | Sehet, wir geh'n hinauf gen Jerusalem (7 sheet music) | | |||
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