Orchestra STB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 recorders f1, 2 oboes, trumpet, 2 violin...(+)
Orchestra STB vocal soli,
SATB choir, 2 recorders
f1, 2 oboes, trumpet, 2
violins, viola, basso
continuo - Grade 3
SKU: CA.3112719
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, wahr' Mensch
und Gott. Sacred vocal
music, Cantatas, Special
days, Lent and
Passiontide, Holy Week,
Mourning, death. Set of
Orchestra Parts. Composed
1725. BWV 127. Duration
21 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 31.127/19. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.3112719).
ISBN
9790007136703. 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 parts
available separately -
see item CA.3112700.
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