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Cantata BWV 90
Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende

German Title

Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende

English Title

A terrible end shall sweep you away (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Solo Cantata for the 25^th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18; Gospel: Matthew 24: 15-28

Composed

Leipzig, 1723 | 1^st performance: November 14, 1723 - Leipzig

Text

Martin Moller (Mvt. 5); Anon (Mvts. 1-4)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-5
Chorale Text: Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott

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

Score Vocal & Piano [1.03 MB] | Score BGA [1.49 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 5
Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Vater unser im Himmelreich

References

BGA: XX/1 | NBA: I/27 | BC: A 163 | Zwang: K 51 | First Published: BG, 1872 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Dutch-1 | Dutch-5 | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of November 17, 2002; Week of December 11, 2005

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2

Bach Edition Vol. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vol. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Cantatas Vol. 15 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 15
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 4, 21, 90, 140, 147 [C-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 140 / 119 / 90 / 147 / 85 / 28 [C-6]
Bach Cantatas: Volume 2

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Erich Wenk

Erato / MHS

June 1963

TT: 14:37

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany.
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2

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 89, BWV 90 & BWV 161 [L-4]

Jaap Schröder

Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg (Director: Jürgen Jürgens) / Concerto Amsterdam

Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond

Telefunken

1969

LP / TT: 13:37

3

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 59
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 28

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern

Hänssler

Dec 1977; Jan 1978

TT: 13:05

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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4

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 5

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1979

TT: 12:14

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5

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 8

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Mar 1998

TT: 12:05

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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6

Bach Edition Vol. 8 - Cantatas Vol. 3

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Oct-Nov 1999

TT: 12:35

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 15 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

Sep 2000

TT: 12:44

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 15 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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8

Bach Cantatas Vol. 10: Potsdam / Wittenberg
For the 19^th Sunday after Trinity
For for the Feast of Reformation

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir /English Baroque Soloists

Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria

Oct 2000

TT: 12:44

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Erlöserkirche, Potsdam, Germany.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - December 2005)
Thanks to contributors: John Pike (August 2005)

Cantata BWV 90: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
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