SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, bassoon, 2 violins, basso continuo SKU: CA.31150...(+)
SATB vocal soli, SATB
choir, bassoon, 2
violins, basso continuo
SKU: CA.3115019
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Klaus Hofmann. Arranged
by Klaus Hofmann. This
edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Bach vocal. German title:
Nach dir, Herr, verlanget
mich. Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas. Set of
Orchestra Parts. Composed
circa 1706. BWV 150.
Duration 17 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.150/19. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3115019).
ISBN
9790007136819. Key: B
minor. Language:
German/English.
The
cantata Nach dir, Herr,
verlanget mich (O my
Lord, I long for thee)
BWV 150 is one of the
earliest cantatas from
Bach's Muhlhausen period.
Its authenticity was long
disputed, partly because
of the stylistic
characteristics of this
early work, but also
because the cantata only
survives in sources
dating from the period
after Bach's death.
However, in recent years
a hidden dedication to
Conrad Meckbach, a member
of the Muhlhausen town
council and patron of
Bach, has been
deciphered: the initial
letters of the free
poetry reveal the
acrostic Doctor Conrad
Meckbach (in the 18th
century spelling),
revealing a link to the
city of Muhlhausen and
almost certainly
confirming Bach's
authorship of the
cantata. The occasion of
the composition of the
work is still unknown.
The small instrumental
scoring for just two
violins, bassoon, and
continuo, plus the fact
that only the soprano is
given a solo movement,
suggest a performance
with modest resources.
Score and parts available
separately - see item
CA.3115000.