Johann Sebastian Bach
You, who the name of Christ have taken BWV 164
Cantata for the 13th Sunday after Trinitatis
Johann Sebastian Bach
You, who the name of Christ have taken BWV 164
Cantata for the 13th Sunday after Trinitatis
- Instrumentation Soloists (SATB), Mixed Choir (SATB), 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola and Continuo
- Composer Johann Sebastian Bach
- Editor Frieder Rempp
- Edition Piano reduction Download (Urtext)
- Publisher Carus-Verlag
- Order no. CV31164-03-DL
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Description:
The six-movement cantata BWV 164 was first performed in Leipzig on August 26, 1725. The text was written by Bach's Weimar cantata composer Salomon Franck and appeared in his collection "Evangelisches Andachts-Opffer" as early as 1715. Here, Bach follows the style of those Weimar cantatas whose texts are taken from Franck's print (BWV 132, 152, 161-163, 165): The first five movements of the cantata, which is arranged as chamber music, are performed by vocal soloists; only the final chorale is reserved for the choir. The central concepts of the text are mercy, compassion and true Christian love. The two arias for tenor and alto and the duet for soprano and bass do without a dacapo and instead repeat the entire text in a condensed form. As a rule, the instruments are not added in contrast, but as a string section (movements 1, 4), as a duet (movement 3) and as a full-voiced unison (movement 5). In all three movements, the thematic links between the instrumental ritornello parts and the vocal parts are remarkable, creating a very cohesive impression.