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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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Cantata BWV 95 [20:20] |
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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 BRJ-1816 |
Early 1960's ? |
LP / TT: 46:50 |
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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 - September 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Mike Hall (September 2012), 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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