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Cantata BWV 153
Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind |
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Ref. |
BWV 153 |
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German Title |
Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind |
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English Title |
Behold, dear God, how my enemies (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Solo Cantata for the Sunday after New Year [2nd Sunday after Christmas Day]
Readings: Epistle: 1 Peter 4: 12-19; Gospel: Matthew 2: 13-23 |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1724
1st performance: January 2, 1724 - Leipzig |
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Text |
David Denicke (Mvt. 1); Isaiah 41: 10 (Mvt. 3); Paul Gerhardt (Mvt. 5); Martin Moller (Mvt. 9): Anon (Mvts. 2, 4, 6, 8) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7
Chorale Texts: Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind | Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid | Befiehl du deine Wege |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorale | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Arioso | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Chorale | Mvt. 6: Aria | Mvt. 7: Recitative | Mvt. 8: Aria | Mvt. 9: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.06 MB] | Score BGA [1.37 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach St 79 (BWV 153: Parts) [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 9
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 9 [cap]
Chorale Melodies: Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein | Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht II | Befiehl du deine Wege (I) |
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References |
BGA: XXXII | NBA: I/4 | BC: A 25 | Zwang: K 56 | First Published: BG, 1886 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Provenance |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of June 29, 2003; Week of January 22, 2006; Week of September 13, 2009 |
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