Not sa che sia dolore
| Bach cantata | |
|---|---|
| Not sa che sia dolore | |
| BWV: | 209 |
| Occasion: | Farewell to Lorenz Albrecht Beck |
| Year of origin: | 1747 |
| Place of origin: | Leipzig |
| Genus: | cantata |
| Solo : | S. |
| Instruments : | Ft; 2Vl, Va; Bc |
| text | |
| anonymous | |
| List of Bach cantatas | |
Non sa che sia dolore ( BWV 209) is a secular cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach , which he performed in Leipzig in 1747 for Lorenz Albrecht Beck's (1723–1768) farewell .
Story and text
Bach composed this cantata for the farewell to Lorenz Albrecht Beck (1723–1768). The librettist is not known.
Occupation and structure
The work is written for a solo part ( soprano ) and is set up with a transverse flute , two violins , a viola and the figured bass .
The cantata has five movements:
- symphony
- Recitative : Non sa che sia dolore
- Aria : Parti pur e con dolore
- Recitative: Tuo saver al tempo e l'età contrasta
- Aria: Ricetti gramezza e pavento
music
Bach may have derived the opening symphony in B minor from an older concerto. It contains a baroque "weeping figure ". The first recitative uses tonality to underline the meaning of the "quasi-philosophical" text. The following da capo aria is in E minor and contains an obbligato flute part . The second recitative is a short secco recitative and stands in sharp contrast to the final “exuberant” da capo aria.
Recordings
- Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields , Neville Marriner . Bach Cantatas . EMI Group , 1973
- Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir , Ton Koopman . JS Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 4 . Erato Records , 1996
- The Bach Ensemble , Joshua Rifkin . JS Bach: Only give way to sad shadows "wedding cantata" . Decca Records , 1989
- Cologne Soloists Ensemble , Helmut Müller-Brühl . Maria Stader sings cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach . Pelca , 1965
- Orchestra of the Bach Guild , Anton Heiller . JS Bach: Cantata No. 51; Cantata No. 209 . Amadeo , 1952
Web links
- Structure and text
- Non sa che sia dolore, BWV 209 : Sheet music and audio files in the International Music Score Library Project
- Non sa che sia dolore BWV 209; BC G 50 Bach digital
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Hans-Joachim Schulze : Enigmatic commissioned works by Johann Sebastian Bach: Comments on some cantata texts . Pp. 69-93. 2010.
- ↑ Cantata BWV 209 Non sa che sia dolore . Bach Cantatas. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ Mincham, Julian: Chapter 101 BWV 209 . jsbachcantatas. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
