You have been told, human, what is good
| Bach cantata | |
|---|---|
| You have been told, human, what is good | |
| BWV: | 45 |
| Occasion: | 8th Sunday after Trinity |
| Year of origin: | 1726 |
| Place of origin: | Leipzig |
| Genus: | cantata |
| Solo : | ATB |
| Choir: | SATB |
| Instruments : | 2Ft 2Ob 2Vl Va Bc |
| text | |
| unknown | |
| List of Bach cantatas | |
You have been told, Mensch, what is good ( BWV 45) is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach . He composed the two-part cantata in Leipzig in 1726 for the 8th Sunday after Trinity and performed it for the first time on August 11, 1726.
Story and words
Bach composed the cantata in Leipzig in 1726 for the 8th Sunday after Trinity and performed it for the first time on August 11, 1726. It is assigned to his third cycle of cantatas. The prescribed readings for Sunday were as Epistle Rom 8,12-17 LUT , "Those who are led by the Spirit of God are God's children", and as Gospel Mt 7,15-23 LUT , a section from the Sermon on the Mount , the warning false prophets. As in See, I want to send a lot of Fischer out , composed three weeks earlier, the text resembles cantatas by Johann Ludwig Bach . It is attributed to Ernst Ludwig I and appeared in a collection from 1705. The poet chose a verse from the prophet Micha , Mi 6,8 LUT , “You have been told, man, what is good, from the Old Testament and what the LORD asks of you, namely to keep God's word and practice love and be humble before your God ", which corresponds to the well-known words of Jesus from the Gospel," You shall recognize them by their fruits. Not all who say to me: Lord, Lord! Will come into the kingdom of heaven, but those who do the will of my Father in heaven ”. The poet draws on the image of the servant, according to the evangelist Luke, Lk 12.42-47 LUT and Lk 16.1-9 LUT . The second part, making music after the sermon, begins with the central sentence of a symmetrical structure on verse 22 of the Gospel, “Many will say to me on that day: Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Have we not cast out evil spirits in your name? Have we not done many miracles in your name? ”. The following aria is a repositioning of Mt 10,32 LUT . The cantata ends with the second stanza of Johann Heermann's chorale O Gott, du pious God (1630).
Occupation and structure
The cantata is made up of three soloists, alto , tenor and bass , four-part choir, two flauti traversi , two oboes , two violins , viola and basso continuo .
- part One
- 1. Coro: You have been told, man, what is good
- 2. Recitativo (tenor): The Most High lets me know his will
- 3. Aria (tenor): I know God's rights
- Part II
- 4. Arioso (bass): Many will say to me on that day
- 5. Aria (old): He who confesses God with a true heart
- 6. Recitativo (Alto): So my heart and mouth will be judges
- 7. Chorale: Grant that I do diligently
music
The opening chorus is a complex structure that begins with an extended instrumental section. Then fugal parts alternate with passages in which the voices are embedded in the orchestra's concerto . Both recitatives are secco. The periodically structured tenor aria with dance character is accompanied by the strings.
The central quotation from the Bible is entrusted to the bass as the Vox Christi (voice of Christ). Bach overwrites it Arioso . The lively strings give the words a passionate emphasis. You open the movement and repeat this music three more times in different keys. The singing voice is made with bold leaps and extensive coloratura. Also in rich figuration, the solo flute accompanies the alto in the following aria, which brings comforting aspects. The final chorale on a melody by Ahasverus Fritsch is set for four voices.
Recordings
- Bach Cantatas Vol. 4 - Sundays after Trinity I , Karl Richter , Munich Bach Choir , Munich Bach Orchestra , Hertha Töpper , Ernst Haefliger , Kieth Engen , archive production 1959
- JS Bach: Cantatas No. 105 & No. 45 , Ernest Ansermet , Chœur Pro Arte de Lausanne , L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande , Helen Watts , Ian Partridge, Tom Krause , Decca 1966
- JS Bach: Cantatas BWV 45, BWV 176 , Helmuth Rilling , Gächinger Kantorei , Bach-Collegium Stuttgart , Norma Procter , Kurt Equiluz , Erich Wenk, Cantate 1967
- JS Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3 , Gustav Leonhardt , Knabenchor Hannover , Leonhardt-Consort , René Jacobs , Kurt Equiluz , Hanns-Friedrich Kunz , Teldec 1974
- The Bach Cantata Vol. 45 , Helmuth Rilling , Gächinger Kantorei , Bach-Collegium Stuttgart , Julia Hamari , Aldo Baldin , Philippe Huttenlocher , Hänssler 1982
- Bach Edition Vol. 9 - Cantatas Vol. 4 , conductor Pieter Jan Leusink , Holland Boys Choir , Netherlands Bach Collegium , Sytse Buwalda, Knut Schoch , Bas Ramselaar, Brilliant Classics 1999
- Bach Cantatas Vol. 5: Rendsburg / Braunschweig / For the 8th Sunday after Trinity , John Eliot Gardiner , Monteverdi Choir , English Baroque Soloists , Robin Tyson, Christoph Genz , Brindley Sherratt, Archiv Produktion 2000
- JS Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 18 , Ton Koopman , Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir , Bogna Bartosz, Christoph Prégardien , Klaus Mertens , Antoine Marchand 2002
- JS Bach: Cantatas Vol. 46 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 , Masaaki Suzuki , Bach Collegium Japan , Robin Blaze , Gerd Türk, Peter Kooy , BIS 2009
literature
- Alfred Dürr : Johann Sebastian Bach: The Cantatas. Bärenreiter, Kassel 1999, ISBN 3-7618-1476-3
- Werner Neumann : Handbook of the cantatas JSBachs . 1947. 5th edition 1984, ISBN 3-7651-0054-4
- Hans-Joachim Schulze : The Bach Cantatas: Introductions to all of Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas . Evangelische Verlags-Anstalt, Leipzig 2006, ISBN 3-374-02390-8 ; Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-89948-073-2 (Edition Bach Archive Leipzig)
- Christoph Wolff , Ton Koopman : The world of Bach cantatas Verlag JB Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2006, ISBN 978-3-476-02127-4
Web links
- You have been told, human, what is good, BWV 45 : Sheet Music and Audio Files in the International Music Score Library Project
- Cantata BWV 45 You were told, man, what is good in Bach Cantatas (English)
- You have been told, man, what is good on the Bach website
- BWV 45 You were told, man, what is good Text, structure, occupation University of Alberta
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Christoph Wolff : The third yearly cycle of Leipzig cantatas (1725–1727), III ( English , PDF; 72 kB) bach-cantatas.com. 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ↑ O God, you pious God / Text and Translation of Chorale ( English ) bach-cantatas.com. 2006. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ↑ John Eliot Gardiner : Cantatas for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity / Christkirche, Rendsburg ( English , PDF; 118 kB) solideogloria.co.uk. 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ↑ Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works / O Gott, du pious God ( English ) bach-cantatas.com. 2006. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
