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Cantata BWV 90
Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende |
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Ref. |
BWV 90 |
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German Title |
Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende |
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English Title |
A terrible end shall sweep you away (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Solo Cantata for the 25th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18; Gospel: Matthew 24: 15-28
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 25th Sunday after Trinity |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1723
1st performance: November 14, 1723 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Martin Moller (Mvt. 5); Anon (Mvts. 1-4) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-5 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus (for the final chorale)
Orchestra: trumpet (only for the bass aria), 2 violins, viola, continuo (violoncello, violone, organ)
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.03 MB] | Score BGA [1.49 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 5
Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Vater unser im Himmelreich |
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References |
BGA: XX/1 | NBA: I/27 | BC: A 163 | Zwang: K 51 | First Published: BG, 1872 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | AL [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | JdW [Dutch]
| KL [Dutch] | | Japanese-1 | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of November 17, 2002; Week of December 11, 2005; Week of September 23, 2012 |
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J.S. Bach: Kantaten · Cantatas Nr. 89, Nr. 90, Nr. 161 [L-4]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 18, 59, 89, 90, 106, 118, 152, 161 & 182 [C-5] |

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Cantata BWV 90 [13:37 / 13:48] |
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Jaap Schröder |
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Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg (Director: Jürgen Jürgens) / Concerto Amsterdam |
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Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond |
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Telefunken SAWT-9540
Teldec 69599 |
Sep 4, 1965 |
LP / TT: 42:37
2-CD / TT: 148:33 |
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Recorded at Hervormde Kerk, Bennebroek, Holland.
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