SKU: CA.3100149
ISBN 9790007204402. Key: F major. Text language: German/English. Text: Nicolai, Philipp. Text: Philipp Nicolai.
Score and part available separately - see item CA.3100100.
SKU: CA.3108719
ISBN 9790007136406. Key: D minor. Language: German/English. Text: von Ziegler, Christiane Mariane. Text: Christiane Mariane von Ziegler.
Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3108700.
SKU: CA.3135100
ISBN 9790007181598.
In good time for the Reformation anniversary year 2017, this edition offers four distinctive movements from Johann Sebastian Bach's Reformation cantatas in arrangements for choir and organ. From the cantata Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott BWV 80 the ornate opening chorus, the fifth movement Und wenn die Welt voll Teufel war, with its impressive musical depiction of the battle between heavenly and evil powers, and the final chorale Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn are included. These are joined by the festive chorale Nun danket alle Gott from the Reformation cantata Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild BWV 79. The transcription of Bach's orchestral writing for organ offers performers plenty of opportunity for artistic interpretation, and enables the movements to be performed in an attractive way even with limited resources.
SKU: CA.3114814
ISBN 9790007208530. Language: German/English.
Score available separately - see item CA.3114800.
SKU: CA.3118011
ISBN 9790007050092. Key: F major. Language: German/English. Text: Franck, Johann. Text: Johann Franck.
Score available separately - see item CA.3118000.
SKU: CA.3107307
ISBN 9790007044640. Key: G minor / c minor. Language: German/English.
In 1724, Bach composed the cantata Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir [Lord, as you will, do unto me] BWV 73 for the third Epiphany Sunday. Like in some other cantatas from the first annual cycle, the opening movement contains a part for corno which would in fact have been unplayable on an instrument of that era - probably also a reason why Bach allocated this part to the organ in a repeat performance (both variants can be performed using the Carus edition). The unusual choral movement, interrupted by recitatives, is based quite substantially on a short four-note motive which is introduced by the horn; at the end of the chorus, the choir sings it to the words Herr, wie du willt [Lord, as you will] - an avowal which also quite substantially characterizes other movements of the cantata. Score available separately - see item CA.3107300.
SKU: CA.3124709
ISBN 9790007051228. Language: German.
This is a revised edition of Diethard Hellmann's reconstruction of the St. Mark Passion of 1723 based on parodies. It contains a new foreword by Andreas Glockner which deals with the present state of research on the Passion. The edition now includes all 16 chorales which have been handed down and which appear in facsimile in this edition. This new edition serves the needs of practical performance as well as the interest in the history of the Passion as it has been handed down to the present day. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3124700.
SKU: CA.3500503
ISBN 9790007091699. Language: German/English.
Among the vocal compositions incorrectly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, the cantata has a place of its own, because its tonal language approaches the unmistakable style of the Thomaskantor. This applies especially to its choral movements and recitatives. In the surviving sources, only one of which dates back to the 18th century, there are certain compositonal errors which cannot possibly be reconciled to Bach's mature style. The implication is that this is not a genuine cantata by the Leipzig Thomaskantor, but an ambitious piece by one of his pupils. Score available separately - see item CA.3500500.
SKU: CA.3104011
ISBN 9790007042899. Key: F major. Language: German/English.
Score available separately - see item CA.3104000.
SKU: CA.166200
ISBN 9790007005832. Key: E minor. Language: German/English.
SKU: CA.324610
ISBN 9790007158880. Key: A minor. Text language: German. Text: Gerhardt, Paul.
SKU: CA.3100749
ISBN 9790007204457. Key: E minor. Language: German/English. Text: Luther, Martin.
Score and part available separately - see item CA.3100700.
SKU: CA.3110312
ISBN 9790007047504. Key: B minor. Language: German/English. Text: von Ziegler, Christiane Mariane. Text: Christiane Mariane von Ziegler.
The cantata Ihr werdet weinen und heulen [You will weep and wail] BWV 103 for Jubilate Sunday is one of the cantatas composed on texts by the Leipzig poetess Christiane Mariane von Ziegler with which Bach concluded his second annual cycle of cantatas after he had abandoned the annual cycle of chorale cantatas at Easter 1725. A large-scale choral movement on Jesus's words quoted from the Sunday gospel reading opens the cantata; the choir is interrupted by a bass arioso - the vox Christi. Both arias are introduced by a recitative with arioso conclusion; in each, exquisite solo instruments are deployed: flauto piccolo in the contralto aria and trumpet in the tenor aria. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3110300.
SKU: CA.3118659
ISBN 9790007209896. Key: G minor / c dorian. Language: German/English.
The cantata Argre dich, o Seele, nicht BWV 186 is in a sense the companion work to the much better-known cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben BWV 147. Both were composed in Advent 1716 as Bach's last two cantatas for the Weimar court, and both were arranged for another Sunday in Bach's first Leipzig cantata cycle by the addition of recitatives and a large-scale chorale movement, heard at the end of both parts. The sound of the Cantata BWV 186 is characterized by the four-part woodwind ensemble writing. The final chorale, heard twice, anticipates the opening choruses of the chorale cantatas from Bach's second cycle. Cantata BWV 186 for the 7th Sunday after Trinity is a considerably expanded reworking of a Weimar Advent cantata of 1716. Only the text survives of the Advent cantata, but Diethard Hellmann has been able to reconstruct the work from the later version (Carus 31.186). Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3118600.
SKU: CA.3108061
ISBN 9790007206796. Key: D major. Language: German/English. Text: Luther, Martin / Franck, Salomo.
The Reformation cantata Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott BWV 80b, published by Carus-Verlag for the first time in a practical performing edition, remained unknown to Bach scholars until well into the 20th century. The evidence of its existence is three fragments of the first folio of Bach's score, which can be dated to the years 1728-1731. By contrast, the long-familiar expanded new version of the cantata with its powerful opening chorus (BWV 80) dates from the 1730s or 1740s. It only survives in a copy of Bach's score, but this allows conclusions to be drawn about the history of the versions; thus, by using the fragments mentioned above, it has been possible to reconstruct the first version. This result is a Bach cantata which is less extensive and in a more concise normal format, with reduced wind instruments. A relaxed, contrapuntal four-part chorale movement with the first and last verses of the Lutheran hymn forms the framework, and the other movements are the same as in the later new version. This simpler cantata is also entirely suitable for celebrating Reformation Day, as Bach did around 1730. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3108000.
SKU: CA.4018514
ISBN 9790007064334. Language: German/English. Text: Luther, Martin. Text: Martin Luther.
During Mendelssohns years of study with Zelter, the arrangement of chorales already played an important role, and he continued to be occupied with the protestant chorale throughout his symphonic and oratorical work. The break Bach's works in connection with the reperformance of the St. Matthew Passion led to a series of cantatas based on well-known chorale melodies for choir, instruments, and sometimes also for soloists. Score and part available separately - see item CA.4018500.
SKU: CA.3113612
ISBN 9790007208127. Text language: German/English.
The cantata Erforsche mich Gott und erfahre mein Herz BWV 136 was composed in Bach's first year as Kantor of St. Thomas's in Leipzig and was first performed on the 8th Sunday after Trinity, the 18th July 1723. The librettist is unknown. The title of the cantata is taken from verse 23 of Psalm 139: Erforsche mich Gott und erfahre mein Herz; prufe mich und erfahre, wie ich's meine. (Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts) The opening chorus forms an extended fugue, framed by string writing bursting with energy. The obbligato horn accentuates and enriches the movement with a special tonal color. The alto aria in F sharp minor (movement 3) comprises a trio movement with an oboe d'amore as solo instrument in a contrasting range - a presto middle section which dramatically charges the words Denn seines Eifers Grimm vernichtet (For the fury of its zeal will destroy). In the duet (movement 5) the text is sung by tenor and bass line by line, sometimes imitating contrapuntally, and sometimes both singing together dramatically in homophonic writing. A simple chorale setting to the melody Auf meinen lieben Gott concludes the cantata. Particularly charming here is the violin which joins the four vocal parts as an independent part. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3113600.
SKU: CA.3500306
ISBN 9790007165437. Key: F minor. Text language: German/English.
For a long period wrongly attributed to Johann Christoph Bach (later also Johann Christian Bach); composed 1712/13 or earlier. Score available separately - see item CA.3500300.
SKU: CA.4048109
ISBN 9790007069964. Key: E flat major. Language: German/Latin. Text: Luther, Martin. Text: Martin Luther.
Also contains an arrangement for organ. In 1840 Schumann remarked: The small piece deserves to be world famous and will become so in the future; the Madonnas of Raphael and Murillo cannot remain hidden for long. Together with the orchestral version an version for choir and organ is available. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.4048100.
SKU: CA.3102414
ISBN 9790007205171. Language: German/English.
Score and part available separately - see item CA.3102400.
SKU: CA.322670
ISBN 9790007158101. Key: C major. Language: German. Text: Luther, Martin. Text: Martin Luther.
SKU: CA.3112509
ISBN 9790007207571. Language: German/English.
Score available separately - see item CA.3112500.
SKU: CA.3119419
ISBN 9790007210359. Language: German/English.
The cantata Hochsterwunschtes Freudenfest BWV 194 was composed for an organ dedication on 2 November 1723 in Stormthal, Saxony. A year later, and with just a few alterations, the cantata was performed again in Leipzig on Trinity Sunday. Our edition takes this Leipzig version of 1724 as its source. The special occasion of its composition is reflected in the extent of the composition which has twelve, instead of the usual six, movements. The orchestral scoring is for strings and three obbligato oboes. A special feature of the cantata is its structure as an orchestral suite. The beginning is a spirited opening chorus in the style of a French overture. The bass aria in the third movement has the character of a pastorale, and the following aria (movement 5) in turn has the character of a gavotte, etc. A simple four-part chorale concludes this multifaceted composition, marked by some extremely heartfelt moments. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3119400.
SKU: CA.322590
ISBN 9790007158064. Key: D major. Language: Latin.
SKU: CA.3109914
ISBN 9790007047153. Key: G major. Language: German/English. Text: Rodigast, Samuel. Text: Samuel Rodigast.
Score available separately - see item CA.3109900.
SKU: CA.3107615
Key: C major / a minor. Language: German/English.
The cantata Die Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes (The heavens are telling of God in glory) BWV 76 by Johann Sebastian Bach was written for the 2nd Sunday after Trinity, which fell on 6 June 1723 in the year it was first performed. This ambitious two-part work was the second cantata which Bach wrote after taking up the position of Kantor of St. Thomas's in Leipzig. Bach's aim was evidently to demonstrate a particularly wide range of musical forms in both the arias and the recitatives in this cantata. The opening chorus is based on verses 2 and 4 of Psalm 19, with verse 4 structured as a choral fugue. Both parts of the cantata end with a chorale movement with different verses from the Lutheran hymn Es woll uns Gott genadig sein. The text refers loosely to the epistle reading from the 1st letter of St John, but deals more with general thoughts about the temptations of the Christian which can be overcome through love. Bach also performed the first part of the cantata later with minor revisions, but evidently no alterations to the text, on Reformation Day in Leipzig. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3107600.
SKU: CA.3114712
ISBN 9790007208431. Key: C major. Language: German/English. Text: Franck, Salomo. Text: Salomo Franck.
Original form of the later BWV 147, composed in Weimar. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3114700.
SKU: CA.3116612
ISBN 9790007209155. Text language: German/English.
The cantata BWV 166 is among the church works which were performed during Bach's first year in office at Leipzig. It was heard for the first time on Sunday the 7th May 1724. Its tonal language is plastic and fervent, emphasized especially by the prominent role of the obbligato oboe and by the decoration of the chorale by the strings. The present edition gives a reading which interprets the surviving original material afresh. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3116600.
SKU: CA.3119607
ISBN 9790007242411. Language: German/English.
Especially due to the early date of its composition, from the pen of the just turned 22-year-old Johann Sebastian Bach, the cantata The Lord careth for us BWV 196 has its charm, and through its conciseness, as well as its simple scoring, it is quite accessible for performance by ensembles with only modest means. The cantata was composed on the occasion of a wedding in the 1797/08, the details of which cannot be exactly ascertained. The text of the libretto contains no freely written poetry, rather is drawn solely from the Bible (Psalm 115:12-13), there are no recitatives, and the arias are kept very short. The scoring is also of modest propoportions: In addtion to the solo voices soprano, tenor and bass, as well as a four-voice choir, only strings and basso continuo are requried. The cantata begins, as is typical early Bach cantatas, with a short instrumental sinfonia and ends, not with a chorale, but with a choral movement. Score available separately - see item CA.3119600.
SKU: CA.3122519
ISBN 9790007210793. Key: B flat major. Language: German/English.
New critical edition; critical report at www.carus-verlag.com. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3122500.
