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Cantata BWV 32
Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen


Ref.:

BWV 32

German Title:

Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen

English Title:

Beloved Jesus, my desire (by Alec Robertson)

Event:

Solo Cantata in Dialogue (for Soprano & Bass) for the 1st Sunday after Epiphany
Readings: Epistle: Romans 12: 1-6; Gospel: Luke 2: 41-52
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Epiphany Time

Composed:

Leipzig, 1726
1st performance: January 13, 1726 - Leipzig

Text:

Georg Christian Lehms (Mvts. 1-3, 5); Luke 2: 49 (Mvt. 2); Paul Gerhardt (Mvt. 6)

BWV 32 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Chinese-2 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-6 | French-1 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-8 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-4 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Weg, mein Herz, mit den Gedanken [BWV 32/6]

Scoring:

Soloists: Soprano, Bass; 4-part Chorus for the final chorale
Orchestra: oboe, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria [S] | Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 3: Aria [B] | Mvt. 4: Recitaitive (Dialogue) [S, B] | Mvt. 5: Aria (Duet) [S, B] | Mvt. 6: Chorale

BWV 32 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.50 MB] | Score BGA [2.19 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 126 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 67 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele [BWV 32/6]

References:

BWV 32 References: BGA: VII | NBA: I/5 | BC: A 31 | Zwang: K 137 | First Published: BG, 1857 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 32 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | B!52, Odcinek 60 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music:

Music Examples

Discussions:

Week of January 10, 2000; Week of September 9, 2007; Week of November 22, 2009; Week of April 6, 2014


Contents

 

Discography

Discussions

Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (0)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (5)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (6)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (3)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (2)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (1)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (13)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (16)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (6) = 52
Part 11: Recordings of Individual Movements (27)

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 4 (4th round)

Complete Cantatas Vol. 17 - conducted by Ton Koopman

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (January 2000 - September 2023)

Cantata BWV 32: Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen for 1st Sunday after Epiphany (1726)
Details | Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


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