ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, oboe, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3115611

Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Uwe Wolf. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Violin 1. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Epiphany. Single Part, Violin 1. Composed 1729. BWV 156. 8 pages. Duration 17 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.156/11. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3115611).

ISBN 9790007208776. Text language: German/English.

Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe (I stand with my open grave before me) BWV 156 is one of the few surviving cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach that is based on texts from the so-called Picander cycle. As in several other cantatas that use texts from this poet, Bach opens the work with a sinfonia, most likely taken from an earlier concerto that didn't survive and is later reused as the slow movement of the famous harpsichord concerto in F minor BWV 1056. In the first aria, the poet combines his text with a well-known chorale, a technique that is often found in Bach's cantatas, particularly those from the pre-Leipzig period. The cantata is comprised of six short movements; the choir is used only in the final chorale. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3115600.

ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, oboe, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3115612

Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Uwe Wolf. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Violin 2. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Epiphany. Single Part, Violin 2. Composed 1729. BWV 156. 8 pages. Duration 17 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.156/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3115612).

ISBN 9790007208783. Text language: German/English.

Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe (I stand with my open grave before me) BWV 156 is one of the few surviving cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach that is based on texts from the so-called Picander cycle. As in several other cantatas that use texts from this poet, Bach opens the work with a sinfonia, most likely taken from an earlier concerto that didn't survive and is later reused as the slow movement of the famous harpsichord concerto in F minor BWV 1056. In the first aria, the poet combines his text with a well-known chorale, a technique that is often found in Bach's cantatas, particularly those from the pre-Leipzig period. The cantata is comprised of six short movements; the choir is used only in the final chorale. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3115600.

SSATB vocal soli, SSATB choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3124305

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ulrich Leisinger. Arranged by Paul Horn. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Magnificat In D (Leisinger). Innovative practice aids, Sacred vocal music, Magnificats, Advent, Christmas, Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hymns in praise of the Virgin Mary, Daily hours. Choral Score. BWV 243. Duration 27 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.243/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3124305).

ISBN 9790007108724. Key: D major. Language: Latin.

Johann Sebastian Bach's Magnificat BWV 243 was composed in its first form in E flat, right at the beginning of Bach's period in Leipzig, for the Visitation of Mary on 2.7.1723; for a further performance on the 1st day of Christmas, Bach added four extra Christmas movements following a Leipzig tradition. Only in the 1730s did Bach arrange the Magnificat in the well-known version in D; the orchestration was slightly altered, particularly improving the considerable practical performance problems encountered in the E flat major version. Our critical new edition contains the version of the Magnificat in D, based on Bach's autograph score. For Christmas performances the extra movements are available separately, transposed for performance with the D major version of the Magnificat (Carus 31.243/50). Score available separately - see item CA.3124300.

Orchestra STB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 recorders f1, 2 oboes, trumpet, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Grade 3

SKU: CA.3112712

Cantata for the Sunday of Estomihi. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Hans Grischkat, Felix Loy. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. German title: Herr Jesu Christ. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Special days, Lent and Passiontide, Holy Week, Mourning, death. Single Part, Violin 2. Composed 1725. BWV 127. 8 pages. Duration 21 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.127/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3112712).

ISBN 9790007048877. Key: F major. Language: German/English. Text: Eber, Paul. Text: Paul Eber.

Cantata BWV 127 belongs to the cycle of chorale cantatas which Bach performed in 1724/25 in Leipzig. It bears close links to the St John Passion, which was performed on Good Friday 1725 in its second version. In formal terms and in the interpretation of the text and its orchestration, it is one of the most astonishing vocal works by Bach. The opening chorus, with its multi-layered construction, is nothing less than a preliminary version for the chorale fantasia O Mensch bewein dein Sunde gross. The aria Die Seele ruht in Jesu Handen is distinguished by its exquisite scoring: a solo oboe and the soprano form a duet, whilst the background comprises delicate chords on recorders and continuo, intended to symbolize funeral bells. A solo trumpet gives the following movement particular brilliance. The words Ich breche mit starker und helfender Hand unmistakably anticipate the chorus Sind Blitze, sind Donner in Wolken verschwunden from the St Matthew Passion. New revised edition. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3112700.

ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, 2 violins, 2 violas, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3101209

Jubilate. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ulrich Leisinger. This edition: urtext. 1x 31.012/21 oboe, 1x 31.012/22 bassoon, 1x 31.012/31 trumpet. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. German title: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen 3. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Special days, Easter and Eastertide, Praise and thanks. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1714. BWV 12. 10 pages. Duration 26 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.012/09. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3101209).

ISBN 9790007204587. Key: F minor / b flat major. Language: German/English. Text: Franck, Salomo. Text: Salomo Franck.

On the 2nd March 1714 Bach, who until then had been employed as a chamber musician and organist at he Court of Duke Wilhelm Ernst in Weimar, was promoted to the position of concert master, and was instructed to relieve the ailing Kapellmeister Johann Samuel Drese by composing and performing new pieces monthly for the church. Following the cantata Himmelskonig, sei willkommen, BWV 182, the present cantate was the second work which Bach composed under the terms of his new contract. The extraordinary musical ambition evident in the first Weimar cantatas may have had its roots in the fact htat Bach aspired to become Drese's successor as Court Kapellmeister. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3101200.

ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 recorders f1, 2 oboe d'amore, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Level 3

SKU: CA.3108113

Cantata for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Paul Horn. German title: Jesus schlaft. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Epiphany. Single Part, Viola. Composed 1724. BWV 81. 8 pages. Duration 19 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.081/13. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3108113).

ISBN 9790007045487. Key: E minor. Language: German/English.

Bach composed the cantata Jesus schlaft, was soll ich hoffen [Jesus sleeps, what hope have I] BWV 81 for the fourth Epiphany Sunday, 1724. The cantata is structured as a little drama: In the beginning, fear prevails. The seas rage and Jesus is asleep. The threateningly foaming waves are vividly depicted in the soughing string accompaniment of the tenor aria. Jesus's words Ihr Kleinglaubigen, warum seid ihr so furchtsam? [You of little faith, why are you so fearful?] are set as a bass arioso at the center of the cantata; they provide the turning point. In the subsequent bass aria, the towering seas are silenced. A recitative - Wohl mir [Well for me] - leads into the closing chorale with its certainty Unter deinen Schirmen bin ich vor den Sturmen aller Feinde frei [Under Your protection I am spared the tempests of my enemies]. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3108100.

SATB choir, piano - Level 2

SKU: CA.326580

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Dieter Leibold. Separate edition with choral collection. Sacred vocal music, Peace and justice, Praise and thanks. Full score. BWV 307. 1 pages. Duration 2 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 03.265/80. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.326580).

ISBN 9790007170387. Key: G major. Language: German. Text: Bone, Heinrich.

SATB/SATB choir, 2 oboes, oboe d'amore, 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 violin, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3105012

Chorus for St. Michael's Day. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Uwe Wolf. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. German title: Nun Ist Das Heil Und Die Kraft (U.Wolf). Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Special days, Psalms. Single Part, Violin 2. Composed circa 1740. BWV 50. 2 pages. Duration 5 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.050/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3105012).

ISBN 9790007043087. Key: D major. Language: German/English.

Composed in the late period, around 1740 A lively discussion about the choral movement Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft has been carried on, in which not only all previous assumptions have been called into question - including Bach's authorship - but also show how little we know about the history of this magnificent movement. Even though there is little to refute the 1982 presumption that the work was handed down in the form of an arrangement, the question remains open concerning the identity of the arranger, as well as the alleged form of the original design. Therefore it seemed appropriate to forego any attempts at reconstruct-ion. Rather, for the present new edition the music has been critically examined and commented upon based on the surviving copy from Bach's circle. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3105000.