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Bach's well-known church cantata "Schwingt freudig euch empor" BWV 36, which was first heard in its final version on 1 Advent 1731 in Leipzig's Nikolaikirche, goes back to a secular birthday cantata f...

It only became apparent a few years ago that the text of the soprano cantata 'Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht'' came from the collection Gott-geheiligten Sabbaths-Zehnden by the Leipzig theology stud...

The soprano cantata "Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht" by Johann Sebastian Bach is intended for the 23rd Sunday after Trinity, which fell on November 24, 1726 in the year of its first performance. It...

The first version of the Reformation cantata "Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott" BWV 80b, published for the first time in a practical edition by Carus-Verlag, remained unknown to Bach scholars until well...

For this choral cantata, Bach took the 1st, 4th and 7th verses of the chorale of the same name by Georg Neumark. The other verses, however, were mixed with free adaptations.

This six-movement chorale cantata was first performed on 26 December 1724. The text is based on the Lutheran translation of the early Christian hymn A solis ortus cardinem. The outer movements frame t...

The text of the choral cantata, first performed on December 26, 1724, is based on Luther's translation of the early Christian hymn A solis ortus cardinem. The six-movement work contains two arias for...

The six-movement cantata is based on the song of the same name by Ahasverus Fritsch, which was first recorded in the Darmstadt songbook in 1698. It is therefore one of the choral cantatas that use a h...

It seems reasonable to link the creation of the work to a penitential service held in St. Mary's Church in Mühlhausen to commemorate the devastating fire that ravaged large parts of the town on May 29...

The cantata "Erforsche mich Gott und erfahre mein Herz" BWV 136 was composed during Bach's first year in office as Thomaskantor in Leipzig and was premiered on the 8th Sunday after Trinity, July 18, 1...

Thanks to its popular choral text, Bach's choral cantata "Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren" BWV 137 has long been one of the St. Thomas cantor's most frequently performed works. Unlike t...

Although 'Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz' (What is it troubles thee, my heart) BWV 138 is based on the chorale of the same name, it is nevertheless not regarded as one of Bach's chorale cantatas. I...

Although "Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz" BWV 138 is based on the hymn of the same name, it is not one of Bach's chorale cantatas. In this unusual composition from Bach's first year, further choral...

Bach's choral cantata with the opening text "Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott recht kindlich verlassen kann" BWV 139 was performed for the first time on November 12, 1724 at the main church service...

For his cantata BWV 152, Bach chose an unusually chamber-musical instrumentation that still has a very colorful and lively effect today: The two solo singing voices are accompanied by recorder, oboe,...

Bach chose an unconventional beginning for his nine-movement cantata 'Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind' BWV 153, which he composed in his first year as Kantor of St. Thomas's for the Sunday after N...

Bach chose an unconventional beginning for the nine-movement cantata "Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind" BWV 153, which he composed for the Sunday after New Year in 1724, his first year in office as...

The cantata 'Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren' BWV 154 was first performed on 9 January 1724, the 1st Sunday after Epiphany. The structure and extent of the work are unusual: it comprises eight, inste...

The cantata "Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren" BWV 154 was performed for the first time on January 9, 1724, the 1st Sunday after Epiphany. The structure and length of the work are unusual: it comprise...

'Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe' (I stand with my open grave before me) BWV 156 is one of the few surviving cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach that is based on texts from the so-called Picander cycle....

Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe BWV 156 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach's few surviving cantatas on texts from what is known as the Picander period. As in several other cantatas on texts by this poet,...

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...

The cantata for the 20th Sunday after Trinity Ach, ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe BWV 162 was first performed on October 25, 1716 in Weimar's Schlosskirche. Bach performed the cantata again...

This six-movement cantata BWV 164 was performed for the first time on 26 August 1725 in Leipzig. The text was written by Bach's Weimar cantata poet Salomon Franck and had been published earlier in 171...

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...