Generalbass SKU: CA.3323814
Oratorio. Composed by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Edited by Reginald L. Sanders. Basso continuo. Sacred vocal music, Oratorios. Individual part. Composed 1769. BR-CPEB D 1 (Wq 238). 32 pages. Duration 75 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 33.238/14. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3323814). ISBN 9790007212230. Text language: German. Text: Schiebeler, Daniel. Text by Daniel Schiebeler.
Vol. IV, 1 of the C.P.E. Bach Complete Edition, edited by the Packard Humanities Institute According to C.P.E. Bach, the oratorio Die Israeliten in der Wuste [The Israelites in the Wilderness] can be performed ... at all times, inside and outside the church, simply to the praise of God. The composition depicts the Israelites' journey, full of privations, through the wilderness, their despair and their pleading. This harmonically bold work was first published in 1775 and received numerous performances during the composer's lifetime in German-speaking countries. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3323800.
