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Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantatas BWV 126-129 / Erhalt Uns, Herr, Bei Deinem Wort; Herr Jesu Christ, Wahr' Mensch Und Gott; Auf Christi Himmelfahrt Allein / Bach-Ensemble, Helmuth Rilling / Hänssler Classic Audio CD 1999 / CD 92.040
UPC 4010276015406
Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort (Sustain us, Lord with your word), BWV 126, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach for use in a Lutheran service. He composed the chorale cantata in 1725 in Leipzig for the Sunday Sexagesimae, the second Sunday before Lent, and first performed it on 4 February 1725. It is based on the hymn "Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort" by Martin Luther, published in 1542. The hymn text at Bach's time also included two stanzas by Justus Jonas and Luther's "Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich".
An unknown librettist retained four of these seven combined stanzas, using the first and the two last unchanged as customary, and expanding the third by adding text for a recitative. He paraphrased the other stanzas for two arias and another recitative. Bach structured the cantata in six movements and scored it for three vocal soloists, a four-part choir and a Baroque instrumental ensemble of trumpet, oboe, strings and continuo. The first movement is a chorale fantasia dominated by the trumpet. In the unusual third movement, Bach has an alto and a tenor voice alternate for the recitative, while they sing the lines from the third hymn stanza in a duet. The fourth movement is a dramatic bass aria, accompanied by a restless continuo. Due to the compiled hymns, the melody of the closing two stanzas is different from the one used in movements 1 and 3.
| Label: | Hänssler Classic – CD 92.040 |
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| Series: | Hänssler Edition Bachakademie – Vol.040 |
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Germany |
| Released: |
1999 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Baroque |
Tracklist:
| Cantata No. 126, "Erhalt Uns, Herr, Bei Deinem Wort," BWV 126 (BC A46) | (17:45) | ||
| 1 | Bwv 126.1 - 'Erhalt Uns, Herr, Bei Deinem Wort' | ||
| 2 | Bwv 126.2 - 'Sende Deine Macht von Oben' | ||
| 3 | Bwv 126.3 - 'Der Menschen Gunst Und Macht' | ||
| 4 | Bwv 126.4 - 'Sturze Zu Boden Schwulstige Stolze' | ||
| 5 | Bwv 126.5 - 'So Wird Dein Wort Und Wahrheit Offenbar' | ||
| 6 | BWV 126.6 - 'Verleih uns Frieden gnadiglich' | ||
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Cantata No. 127, "Herr Jesu Christ, Wahr' Mensch Und Gott," BWV 127 (BC A49) |
(20:08) |
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| 7 | Bwv 127.1 - 'Herr Jesu Christ, Wahr' Mensch Und Gott' | ||
| 8 | Bwv 127.2 - 'Wenn Alles Sich Zur Letzten Zeit Entsetzet' | ||
| 9 | Bwv 127.3 - 'Die Seele Ruht In Jesu Handen' | ||
| 10 | Bwv 127.4 - 'Wenn Einstens Die Posaunen Schallen' | ||
| 11 | Bwv 127.5 - 'Ach, Herr, Vergib All Unser Schuld' | ||
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Cantata No. 128, "Auf Christi Himmelfahrt Allein," BWV 128 (BC A76) |
(16:22) |
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| 12 | Bwv 128.1 - 'Auf Christi Himmelfahrt Allein' | ||
| 13 | Bwv 128.2 - 'Ich Bin Bereit, Komm, Hole Mich!' | ||
| 14 | Bwv 128.3 - 'Auf, Auf, Mit Hellem Schall' | ||
| 15 | Bwv 128.4 - 'Sein Allmacht Zum Ergrunden' | ||
| 16 | Bwv 128.5 - 'Alsdenn So Wirst Du Mich' | ||
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Cantata No. 129, "Gelobet Sei Der Herr," BWV 129 (BC A93) |
(18:36) |
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| 17 | Bwv 129.1 - 'Gelobet Sei Der Herr' | ||
| 18 | Bwv 129.2 - 'Gelobet Sei Der Herr' | ||
| 19 | Bwv 129.3 - 'Gelobet Sei Der Herr' | ||
| 20 | Bwv 129.4 - 'Gelobet Sei Der Herr' | ||
| 21 | Bwv 129.5 - 'Dem Wir Das Heilig Itzt' |
