Johann Sebastian Bach
Ah I see now, as I to the wedding bidden BWV 162
Cantata for the 20th Sunday after Trinity for soli (SATB), choir (SATB), corno da tirarsi, recorder, 2 violins, viola and basso continuo
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Ah I see now, as I to the wedding bidden BWV 162
Cantata for the 20th Sunday after Trinity for soli (SATB), choir (SATB), corno da tirarsi, recorder, 2 violins, viola and basso continuo
- Instrumentation Soloists (SATB), Mixed Choir (SATB), Horn, Recorder, 2 Violins, Viola and Continuo
- Composer Johann Sebastian Bach
- Editor Masaaki Suzuki
- Editor Frauke Heinze
- Edition Score
- Publisher Carus-Verlag
- Order no. CV31162-00
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The cantata for the 20th Sunday after Trinity. 'Ah! I see now, as I to the wedding bidden', BWV 162 was first performed on 25 October 1716 in the Castle church at Weimar. During the first year in his position as Thomaskantor, Bach made a revival performance of the cantata on 10 October 1723. For this Leipzig version he added an additional obbligato voice in the first movement and in the final chorale he added a 'Corno da tirarsi', which played colla-parte with the soprano. However, we do not know what this mysterious instrument looked like. For performances today we recommend using a trumpet or a slide trumpet. The cantata begins not with an introductory chorus, but rather with a sonorous bass aria with a string accompaniment and obbligato trumpet. The following movements, movement 2 through 5, are also performed by vocal soloists. The third movement, a soprano aria, presents a peculiarity: the obbligato wind parts were not contained in the original version of this cantata. Our edition offers a reconstruction for the flute, made by the famous Bach interpreter and expert, Masaaki Suzuki.