Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 116

You Prince of Peace, Lord Jesus Christ ( BWV 116) is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the 25th Sunday after Trinity, 26 November 1724.

History and words

Bach wrote the cantata in 1724 in his second cantata cycle of chorale cantatas for the 25th Sunday after Trinity and led them on 26 November 1724 on.

The prescribed readings were 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and Matthew 24.25-28 LUT LUT, the "Great Tribulation ". The cantata text of an unknown librettist, based solely on the chorale in seven stanzas You Prince of Peace, Lord Jesus Christ by Jacob Ebert (1601 ), which is the gospel in a general relationship. The author kept the first and last verse in, wrote the verses 2-4 to the corresponding rates of the cantata and the verses 5 and 6 for the fifth movement of the cantata.

Scoring and structure

The cantata is set for four soloists, soprano, alto, tenor and bass, four -part choir, horn, 2 oboe d'amore, two violins, viola and basso continuo.

Music

The opening chorus is a chorale, the soprano sings the melody as a cantus firmus in long notes, amplified by the horn. It is embedded in an instrumental concerto with ritornellos and interludes, which are dominated by the solo violin. The treatment of the lower voices is text conditionally different. Lines 1 and 2 and the final line 7 are set as homophonic blocks in lines 3 and 4 extend the lower voices in imitation, in lines 5 and 6 in animated motion.

The alto aria is accompanied by the oboe d' amore, which is treated like a second vocal voice. The following recitative begins as a secco, but the idea beseech thee, Jesus, thou callest still a prince of peace! is accompanied by a quotation of the chorale melody in the continuo.

In a trio, which is rare in Bach's cantatas, the we of text Oh, we confess our guilt illustrated. It is accompanied only by the continuo. The following recitative is a prayer for the eternal peace which is accompanied by strings and opens into a Arioso.

The final chorale is set for four voices.

Recordings

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Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis First Epistle to the Thessalonians Bass (voice type) Homophony Karl Richter (conductor) Peter Kooy BIS Records 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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