Cantata
for the 3rd day of
Christmas. Composed
by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Tobias Rimek.
Arranged by Paul Horn.
This edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Bach vocal. Organ. Sacred
vocal music, Christmas.
Single Part, Organ.
Composed 1724. BWV 133.
16 pages. Duration 20
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.133/49. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3113349).
ISBN
9790007207984. Language:
German.
The cantata
Ich freue mich in dir was
first performed during
Bach's second year as
Thomaskantor, on the 3rd
day of Christmas, and
belongs to the so-called
annual cycle of chorale
cantatas. Here the focus
of the composition is the
hymn of the same name by
Philipp Ziegler, in which
the first and final
strophes were adopted,
word for word, in the
first and sixth movements
of the cantata. The
soprano, which carries
the chorale, is supported
by the conrnett (Zink),
which already at this
time had become a
seldom-used instrument.
The joyful, lively choral
movement with
instrumental interludes
directly follows the
first aria, and begins
with a marked, ascending
motive at the word
Getrost! (safely). The
oboes d'amore which
accompany the alto lend
the movement a special
color. In the second aria
(for soprano), Bach again
shows himself to be the
master of text
interpretation. The words
Wie lieblich klingt es in
den Ohren are emphasized
in an exchange between
open strings and
sixteenth note figures.
Score and part available
separately - see item
CA.3113300.
Cantata
for the 1st Sunday in
Advent. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Klaus Hofmann.
This edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Bach vocal. Organ. Sacred
vocal music, Cantatas,
Advent, Christmas. Single
Part, Organ. Composed
1731. BWV 36. 20 pages.
Duration 31 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.036/49. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3103649).
ISBN
9790007205690. Language:
German/English.
Translation: Henry
Drinker.
Bach's
well-known church cantata
Schwingt freudig euch
empor BWV 36 (Up joyous
raise your song), first
heard in its final
version on First Advent
Sunday in 1731 at the
Leipzig Nikolaikirche,
can be traced back to a
secular birthday cantata
from 1725. The text is
now revised to render the
events of Advent - the
rejoicing of the opening
chorus, the loving
veneration and the
warm-hearted welcome of
the three solo arias
retained from the
original cantata now all
apply to the Messiah,
who, as once in
Jerusalem, should find a
place in the hearts of
the faithful. However,
their unmistakeable
Advent character derives
from the fact that Bach
contrasts the four
festive settings from the
secular cantata with
three strophes from
Luther's Advent chorale,
Nun komm, der Heiden
Heiland, thus at the same
time giving a voice to
the Mystery of God made
man. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3103600.