[SATB vocal soli], SATB choir, 2 violins, viola, [cello], basso continuo

SKU: CA.3500619

Kyrie and Gloria. arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach. Composed by Johann Christoph Pez. Edited by Frieder Rempp. Arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Missa A-Moll. Bwv Anh.24, Zugleich Org. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin, Mass sections. Set of Orchestra Parts. Carus Verlag #CV 35.006/19. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3500619).

ISBN 9790007143282. Text language: Latin.

Johann Sebastian Bach knew the value of good compositions by other composers, as is evidenced by contemporary accounts and by looking through the remains of his music library. However, in certain instances when copying works which he prepared for his own use he could seldom refrain from making corrections. In both of the following movements of the Missa Sancti Lambertie by Johann Christoph Pez Bach made only a few changes. With regard to his motive for copying out these rather simple movements, this may been due primarily to his inquisitiveness. In spite of their simplicity the vocal and instrumental parts are treated with ingenuity and the volume of sound is surprising, given the modest scoring. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3500600.

SAT vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, [cornet, 3 trombones], 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3102313

Cantata for the Sunday Estomihi. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Hans Grischkat, Ulrich Leisinger. German title: Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Mass sections, Lent and Passiontide, Holy Week. Single Part, Viola. Composed 1723/24. BWV 23. 4 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.023/13. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3102313).

ISBN 9790007042264. Key: C minor. Language: German/English.

Bach wrote the cantata Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn as a test piece in connection with his application for the position of Cantor of St. Thomas. For reasons unknown, Bach considered it necessary to use a cornett and three trombones to support the chorus - possibly this suggests the poor state of the St. Thomas choir after Kuhnau's death. New revised edition. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3102300.

Orchestra ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Grade 4

SKU: CA.3104009

Cantata for the 2nd day of Christmas. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Paul Horn. 1x 31.040/21 oboe 1, 1x 31.040/22 oboe 2, 1x 31.040/31 horn 1, 1x 31.040/32 horn 2. German title: Darzu Ist Erschienen Der Sohn Gottes. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Christmas. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1723. BWV 40. 24 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.040/09. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3104009).

ISBN 9790007042882. Key: F major. Language: German/English.

Score available separately - see item CA.3104000.

SATB/SATB choir, 2 violins, 2 violas, 3 trumpets, drums, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3501249

Arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach. Composed by Pietro Torri. Edited by Arne Thielemann. Arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Organ. Sacred vocal music, Advent, Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hymns in praise of the Virgin Mary. Single Part, Organ. 16 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 35.012/49. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3501249).

ISBN 9790007213039. Text language: Latin.

Mention the key words Johann Sebastian and Magnificat, and one thinks involuntarily of his well-known Magnificat in D major BWV 243 or in E flat major BWV 243a. However, during the time of his tenure as St. Thomas Kantor, several times Bach also referred back to older settings of the Magnificat text and arranged these for his own purposes. Thus, for the first time it can be documented that in its original version the double choir Magnificat in C major BWV Anh. 30 contained in Bach's music library, which was originally handed down anonymously, was composed by Pietro Torri. Torri was the Music Director at the Court of the Bavarian House of Wittelsbach. For performance purposes in Leipzig in ca. 1742 Bach retained the substance of the work but composed additional parts for a 3rd trumpet and timpani. For the first time ever this splendid work appears at Carus in a printed edition. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3501200.

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

SKU: CA.3101213

Jubilate. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ulrich Leisinger. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. German title: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Special days, Easter and Eastertide, Praise and thanks. Single Part, Viola 1. Composed 1714. BWV 12. 4 pages. Duration 26 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.012/13. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3101213).

ISBN 9790007204617. 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 part available separately - see item CA.3101200.

ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, recorder, violin solo, violin, 2 viola, cello, basso continuo - Level 3

SKU: CA.3118213

Cantata for Palm Sunday or for the feast of the Annunciation. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Paul Horn. German title: Himmelskonig, Sei Willkommen A-Dur. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Lent and Passiontide, Holy Week, Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hymns in praise of the Virgin Mary. Single Part, Viola 2. Composed 1714. BWV 182. 8 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.182/13. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3118213).

ISBN 9790007050306. Key: A major. Language: German/English. Text: Franck, Salomo. Text: Salomo Franck.

Version in A major (version in G major: Carus 31.182/50) The cantata Himmelskonig, sei willkommen BWV 182 holds a special place in Johann Sebastian Bach's biography. He had been employed as organist and chamber musician at the court of Weimar since 1708; on 2 March 1714, he was appointed concert master of the court, and his inauguration music for this occasion was Himmelskonig, sei willkommen. The cantata was first performed on Palm Sunday of that year, 25 March 1714. Bach performed this cantata several times - always revising and amending it - both in Weimar and in Leipzig. Of the altogether four versions, the first Leipzig version has been selected for the present new edition. Unlike the Weimar versions, it can be realized effectively using modern performance means. In his debut composition of 1714, the newly appointed concert master demonstrated his abilities: the eight movements contain a multitude of beautiful and rewarding challenges for choir and vocal soloists alike, and in addition there is the unusual attraction of a virtuoso solo part for the recorder. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3118200.

Orchestra ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, [4 trombones], violin solo, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Grade 3

SKU: CA.3100213

2nd Sunday after Trinity. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Reinhold Kubik. Hymns by Martin Luther: Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein. German title: Ach Gott, vom Himmel. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas. Single Part, Viola. Composed 1724. BWV 2. 8 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.002/13. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3100213).

ISBN 9790007041366. Key: D minor. Language: German/English. Text: Luther, Martin. Text: Martin Luther.

Bach composed the cantata O God, from heaven look on us BWV 2 for the 2nd Trinity Sunday 1724 as the second cantata of the annual cycle of chorale cantatas. It is based on Martin Luther's rewriting of Psalm 112. The opening movement is one of a group of cantata opening movements which are not concertante but kept entirely in the motet style, with the instruments serving only to reinforce the singers. The archaic character of this movement is heightened by the addition of a trombone quartet. The concertante style is all the more significant in the first aria for contralto, solo violin and continuo. The first secco recitative represents a special feature: two fragments of the chorale are woven as arioso into the recitative, both in text and melody; futhermore, they are also taken up canonically by the continuo. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3100200.

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

SKU: CA.3103213

Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Epiphany. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Hans Grischkat. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. German title: Liebster Jesu. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Epiphany. Single Part, Viola. Composed 1726. BWV 32. 4 pages. Duration 24 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.032/13. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3103213).

ISBN 9790007042523. Key: E minor / g major. Language: German/English. Text: Lehms, Georg Christian. Text: Georg Christian Lehms.

The text of the cantata Dearest Jesus, sore I need Thee for the 1st Epiphany Sunday 1726 was written by the Darmstadt poet Georg Christian Lehms. It is conceived as a dialog between Jesus and the Faithful Soul. Bach titled his cantata Concerto in Dialogo and accordingly, it is structured as a dialog between soprano and bass, set in the voice types that were - not only for Bach - typically used for the soul (soprano) and Jesus (bass). The cantata is based on the narrative of the twelve-year-old boy Jesus in the temple; however, in spite of closely following the gospel text, it is interpreted more widely here: it is through Jesus that the believer finds God's dwelling. Bach creates a great arch from the opening aria full of yearning and searching through to the joyful duet Nun verschwinden alle Plagen. He himself added the four-part closing chorale to the text model, thus communicating the sense of joyous certainty to the congregation of believers. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3103200.

SATB choir, 2 violins, 3 trombones colla parte, organ, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3500813

Arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach. Composed by Francesco Durante. Edited by Frieder Rempp. Arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Missa C-Moll. Bwv Anh.26. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Single Part, Cello/Double Bass. 12 pages. Duration 18 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 35.008/13. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3500813).

ISBN 9790007213015. Text language: Latin.

Johann Sebastian Bach was able to appreciate good works by other composers, as is shown by contemporary accounts, and by a glimpse into what remains of his music library. Francesco Durante, maestro di cappella in Naples, was known in his time as an accomplished composer, who in his sacred works sought to achieve accommodation between the strict stile antico and the stile moderno of concert music at that time. This combination distinguishes his Mass in C minor, and it may have been what awakened Johann Sebastian Bach's interest in this work. He copied it about 1730, not merely for study purposes but in order to perform it, as is indicated by various alterations which he made to the composition. Bach replaced the Christe by a composition of his own, and for the Kyrie II he used Durante's music for the Gloria, making the alterations required by the different words. A worthwhile discovery! Score and part available separately - see item CA.3500800.

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

SKU: CA.3102213

Cantata for Quinquagesima. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ulrich Leisinger. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. German title: Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwolfe. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Special days, Holy Week. Single Part, Viola. Composed 1723. BWV 22. 8 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.022/13. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3102213).

ISBN 9790007205119. Key: G minor / b flat major. Language: German/English.

Score available separately - see item CA.3102200.

Orchestra SB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, taille (english horn), horn, cornet, 3 trombones, 2 violins, viola, cello piccolo, basso continuo - Grade 3

SKU: CA.3106815

Cantata for the 2nd day of Pentecost. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Paul Horn. German title: Also hat Gott. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Whitsun. Single Part, Cello/Double Bass. Composed 1725. BWV 68. 12 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.068/15. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3106815).

ISBN 9790007044213. Key: D minor. Language: German/English. Text: von Ziegler, Christiane Mariane. Text: Christiane Mariane von Ziegler.

Score available separately - see item CA.3106800.