Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe, BWV 162

Oh! I see itzt as I go ( BWV 162) for the wedding is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was composed in Weimar for the 20th Sunday after Trinity.

History and words

Bach wrote the cantata for the 20th Sunday after Trinity as concertmaster at the court of Johann Ernst of Saxe -Weimar in Weimar, where she was first performed in the castle church, on November 3, 1715 ( by Alfred Dürr ) or on October 25, 1716 ( by Christoph Wolff and others).

The prescribed readings were Eph 5.15 to 21 LUT and Mt 22:1-14 LUT, the parable of the royal wedding. The text of the cantata comes from the court poet Salomon Franck in 1715 and published in Protestant devotional Opffer. It refers to the gospel and emphasized how important it is to follow the loving invitation of God. Franck's language is rich in contrasts, as soul and poison the bread of heaven, and biblical images like Heaven is his throne after Isaiah 66.1 LUT. The final chorale is the seventh verse of all men must die of Johann Müller Rose ( 1652).

Bach led the cantata in Leipzig again, on October 10, 1723 in a revised version, this time with a corno da tirarsi, a slide trumpet. Bach's score is not obtained even individual voices seem to be missing.

Scoring and structure

Like other cantatas of the Weimar period is the work of a small ensemble set for soprano, alto, tenor and bass ( soloists who can also run the final chorale ), two violins, viola and basso continuo, in Leipzig, in addition corno di tirarsi and bassoon.

Music

The cantata begins with a bass aria, accompanied by three instruments in polyphonic set, Two Violins and Viola, which was later reinforced in Leipzig of the slide trumpet. The characteristic motif on the opening words pervades the record. The soprano aria seems to be missing an obbligato accompaniment by Dürr. For the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage of the Monteverdi Choir Project Robert Levin reconstructed a version for flute and oboe d' amore. The duet is also accompanied only by continuo, but appears complete in this form. The melody of the closing chorale is elsewhere rare, but appears in Weimar not only in this work, but also in a chorale by Johann Gottfried Walther.

Recordings

Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis Epistle to the Ephesians Bass (voice type) Peter Harvey (baritone) Werner Neumann 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 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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