Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden, BWV 88

Behold, I will send for many fishers ( BWV 88 ) is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig in 1726 for the 5th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on for the first time on July 21, 1726.

History and words

Bach composed the cantata in Leipzig for the 5th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on for the first time on July 21, 1726.

The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from 3.8 to 15 LUT 1 Peter, " Sanctify Christ in your hearts ," and Luke 5:1-11 LUT, the great fishing of Simon Peter. The cantata text is very similar to cantatas by Johann Ludwig Bach in structure and content. The theme is taken from the Gospel. An unknown librettist is based on a corresponding verse of Jeremiah, Jer 16:16 LUT that opens the cantata. The prophetic words of the fishermen and hunters originally referred to the return from Babylonian exile. The central movement of the cantata, which begins the second part after the sermon, the quote is from verse 10 of the Gospel. The cantata ends with the last verse of Georg Neumark's hymn Who only the good Lord can reign ( 1641). This chorale had 1724 exercise Who leaves only the love God as the basis for Bach's chorale cantata BWV 93, served on the same occasion in his second cantata cycle.

Scoring and structure

The cantata is staffed with four soloists, soprano, alto, tenor and bass, four-part choir only in the chorale, two horns, two oboe d' amore, waist, two violins, viola and basso continuo.

Music

The first sentence is entrusted to the Bass and " Basso solo " means, probably because Jeremiah, God is speaking in the first person. The music corresponds with the text as a motet. The two sections are devoted to the words, fishermen and hunters. The first section paints a seascape with wave-like movements of the strings and oboes in 6/8-measure over a pedal point. This representation of waves and water is described by John Eliot Gardiner as Barcarolle. The voice repeated the text several times in insistent declamation. Suddenly, the scene switches to a hunt, horns draw near, the tempo is allegro in 4/4-time quasi presto. Also in this section declaims the voice expressive.

The recitative ends with a question, " he leaves us the enemies of deceit and spite? " Since the answer in the following aria is given, it begins without the usual ritornello with a passionate "No, no ". The middle section begins with a contrasting, also passionate "Yes, yes ". The aria ends with a refrain in the style of a minuet, in which occur the strings to the obbligato oboe d' amore. After Alfred Dürr clear structure of this music represents the "right track ", which is mentioned in the text.

Sentence 4 is the center of the composition. The tenor announces as an evangelist: "Jesus said to Simon ." The direct speech of Jesus, who appoints Peter as the disciple is sung by the bass as the Vox Christi ( voice of Christ ): "Fear not; because from now on you will be catching men. " In careful phrasing of the text to a continuo is virtually set ostinato.

The final chorale is a simple four-part set.

Recordings

The Bach Cantata Vol 42 Helmuth Rilling, Frankfurter Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Arleen Augér, Hildegard Laurich, Aldo Baldin, Philippe Huttenlocher. Hänssler, 1976.
J. S. Bach: The cantatas - Sacred Cantatas Vol 10 Gustav Leonhardt, Tölz Boys Choir, Collegium Vocale Gent, Leonhardt Consort, soloist of the Tölz Boys Choir, Paul Esswood, Kurt Equiluz, Thomas Hampson. Teldec, 1989.
J. S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol 1 Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Barbara Schlick, Kai Wessel, Guy de Mey, Klaus Mertens. Antoine Marchand, 1994.
J. S. Bach: Cantatas Vol 4 Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan, Midori Suzuki, Akira Tachikawa, Makoto Sakurada, Stephan Schreckenberger. BIS, 1994.
Bach Edition Vol 2 - Cantatas Vol 6 Pieter Jan Leusink, Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Ruth Holton, Sytse Buwalda, Knut Schoch, Bas Ramselaar. Brilliant Classics, 1999.
Bach Cantatas Vol 3: Tewkesbury / Mühlhausen / For the 4th Sunday after Trinity / For the 5th Sunday after Trinity. John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Magdalena Kožená, Nathalie Stutzmann, Paul Agnew, Nicolas Testé. Soli Deo Gloria, 2000.

" Behold, I will send for many fishermen ." Cantata BWV 88 Rudolf Lutz, Orchestra of the JS Bach Foundation, Miriam Feuersinger, Ruth Sandhoff, Andreas Weller, Markus Volpert. Velvet introductory workshop and reflection of Isabelle Graesslé. Gallus Media, 2009.

Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis First Epistle of Peter Babylonian captivity Bass (voice type) Evangelist (Bach) Leonhardt-Consort Werner Neumann Christoph Wolff Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3 Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 33 Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39 Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42 Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68 Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72 Alles, was von Gott geboren, BWV 80a Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen, BWV 87 Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, BWV 114 Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121 Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein, BWV 128 Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131 Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn! BWV 132 Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136 Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens, BWV 148 Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe, BWV 162 Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe, BWV 185 Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199 Entfliehet, verschwindet, entweichet, ihr Sorgen, BWV 249a St Mark Passion (Bach)

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