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Cantata BWV 95
Christus, der ist mein Leben |
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Ref. |
BWV 95 |
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German Title |
Christus, der ist mein Leben |
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English Title |
Christ is my life (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Chorale Cantata for the 16th Sunday after Trinity
Reading: Epistle: Ephesians 3: 13-21; Gospel: Luke 7: 11-17
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 16th Sunday after Trinity |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1723
1st performance: September 12, 1723 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Martin Luther (Mvt. 1); Valerius Herberger (Mvt. 3); Nikolaus Herman (Mvt. 7); Anon (Mvts. 1-2, 4-6) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-6 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-5
Chorale Texts: Christus, der ist mein Leben | Mit Fried und Freud | Valet will ich dir geben | Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; Four-part Chorus
Orchestra: horn, 2 oboe d'amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) & Recitative | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Chorale | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.32 MB] | Score BGA [2.29 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach St 10 (BWV 95: Parts) [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Chorale Melodies: Christus, der ist mein Leben | Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin | Valet will ich dir geben | Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist |
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References |
BGA: XXII | NBA: I/23 | BC: A 136 | Zwang: K 44 | First Published: BG, 1875 | Autograph score (fascimile): ? | Provenance |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of September 30, 2001; Week of October 16, 2005; Week of March 11, 2012 |
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Bach: Cantatas # 70 & 95 [C-2] |
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Dr. Kurt Bauer (Conductor & Organist) [most probably Karl Richter] |
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Dresden Cathedral Choir & Orchestra [probably pseudonym of Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester] |
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Soloists of the Dresden Cathedral (No Names) [probably: Soprano: Antonia Fahberg; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Kieth Engen] |
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Baroque Records |
Early 1960's ? |
LP / TT: 20:20 |
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Recorded live with Karl Richter, under the pseudonym of Dr. Kurt Bauer.
Info provided by Burke Smith (June 2008). |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2001 - February 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (July 2006, June 2009), Frits V. Herbold (February 2012), Christian Moll (November 2009), Riccardo Nughes (February 2008), Peter Schmidt (May 2005), Burke Smith (June 2008) |
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Cantata BWV 95 : Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 |
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