Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen, BWV 87

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name ( BWV 87) is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He wrote it in Leipzig for Rogate, the 5th Sunday after Easter, and led them on May 6, 1725 the first time.

History and words

Bach composed the cantata in his second year in Leipzig for Sunday Rogate.

The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from 1.22 to 27 Jak LUT, " doers of the word, not a hearer ", and Jn 16.23-30 LUT, " answered prayer " from the farewell speeches. Bach had in his second year in Leipzig chorale cantatas composed between the first Sunday after Trinity and Palm Sunday, however, was returned to Easter cantatas on to free text, perhaps because a lyricist no longer was available.

It is the third of nine cantatas for the period between Easter and Pentecost to texts by Christiana Mariana von Ziegler. The text begins, like other cantatas from this period, with a verse from the Gospel. The poet interprets this verse as a reproach. At the end of the first recitative is the paraphrase of another verse from the Gospel. A second literal quotation from the Bible appears in Theorem 5 is being prepared by a recitative that is not part of the printed output. Alfred Dürr thought that Bach wrote the text itself, to allow a better transition. The poet chose as the final chorale, the ninth verse of Heinrich Müller's song Blessed is the soul (1659 ).

Scoring and structure

The cantata is staffed with three soloists, alto, tenor and bass, four-part choir only in the final chorale, two oboes, two oboe da caccia, two violins, viola and basso continuo.

Music

As in the Cantata for the same occasion last year, Verily, verily, I say unto you ( BWV 86) Bach can sing a verse from the Gospel in the first sentence the bass as the Vox Christi. The formally free piece without title is accompanied by the orchestra, with the oboes double the string parts. It resembles a fugue, because the instruments used imitating the voice and sings a similar theme. A secco recitative leads to an alto aria, illustrate the two obbligato oboe da caccia by numerous sighing motifs prayer for forgiveness. The second recitative is accompanied by the strings and ends in an arioso on the words "Drum seeking to comfort me ." The consolation follows in another quote from a Jesus - word from the Gospel, again presented by Bass: "In the world ye shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. " The music is very serious, the voice is accompanied only by the continuo. The sentence refers to the Passion as a price for the consolation. In response expresses the last aria joy in suffering. Your pastoral mood with dotted rhythms in 12/8-Takt was compared with the Sinfonia, which introduces Part II of Bach's Christmas Oratorio. The cantata will be decided with a four-part chorale on the melody of " Jesu, meine Freude " by Johann Crüger.

Recordings

  • Les Grandes Cantates de J. S. Bach Vol 5, Fritz Werner, Heinrich-Schütz -Chor Heilbronn, Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra, Hertha Topper, Helmut Krebs, Franz Kelch, Erato 1959
  • Bach Cantatas Vol 2 - Easter, Karl Richter, Munich Bach Choir, Munich Bach Orchestra, Anna Reynolds, Peter Schreier, Dietrich Fischer- Dieskau, Archiv Produktion 1974
  • J. S. Bach: The Complete Cantatas Kantatenwerk · · Les Cantates, sequence / Vol 22, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Tölz Boys Choir, Concentus Musicus Wien, Paul Esswood, Kurt Equiluz, Ruud van der Meer, Teldec 1977
  • The Bach Cantata Vol 34, Helmuth Rilling, Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Julia Hamari, Aldo Baldin, Walter Held wine, Haenssler 1981
  • Bach Edition Vol 8 - Cantatas Vol 3, Pieter Jan Leusink, Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Sytse Buwalda, Nico van der Meel, Bas Ramselaar, Brilliant Classics 1999
  • Bach Cantatas Vol 25: Dresden / Sherborne / For the 5th Sunday after Easter ( Rogate ) / For the Sunday after Ascension Day ( Exaudi ), John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Robin Tyson, Steve Davisilim, Stephan Loges, Soli Deo Gloria 2000
  • J. S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol 15, Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Bogna Bartosz, Jorg Dürmüller, Klaus Mertens, Antoine Marchand 2000
  • J. S. Bach: Cantatas Vol 35, Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan, Robin Blaze, Makoto Sakurada, Peter Kooij, IN 2006
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