ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 horns, Taille (english horn), 3 soli violins + viola + cello, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3117416

Cantata for the 2nd day of Pentecost. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Karin Wollschlager. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Viola. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Whitsun, Praise and thanks. Single Part, Viola. Composed 1729. BWV 174. 4 pages. Duration 23 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.174/16. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3117416).

ISBN 9790007209698. Text language: German/English. Text: Henrici (Picander), Christian Friedrich.

The cantata Ich liebe den Hochsten von ganzem Gemute (I love the Almighty with all of my spirit) BWV 174 was composed for Whit Monday 1729. It probably belongs to Bach's fourth cycle of cantatas, known as the Picander cycle. Most of the cantata is taken up by the introductory Sinfonia. This is a reworking of the first movement of the famous third Brandenburg Concerto BWV 1048. Bach took the movement almost unaltered and simply added wind parts to strengthen the sound to the nine string parts (three violins, three violas, three violoncelli) and basso continuo - two corni da caccia and two oboes, reinforced by two violins, an oboe da caccia (taille) and a viola. The following movements (aria, recitative, aria) form a distinct contrast with their chamber music scoring (two oboes or one or two string parts with basso continuo). A simple four-part chorale concludes the cantata. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3117400.