Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104

Violin I / II; Viola; BC

Cornelius Becker

Shepherd of Israel, listen to ( BWV 104), is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Formation

Bach composed the cantata in his first year in Leipzig for Sunday Misericordias Domini, the second Sunday after Easter, and led them on 23 April 1724 on.

Topic

The work begins with a quote from Ps 80.2 EU. The psalm asks God as the Shepherd of Israel for deliverance. The text of the Tanakh is referenced as the Good Shepherd in the New Testament, especially in the so -called " pastoral speech " from the Gospel of John (Jn 10 EU), to Jesus Christ. He also appears in the cantata, which speaks in the first three parts of God, in parts 4-5 of Jesus. The cantata closes with a simple chorale, a paraphrase of Psalm 23 by Cornelius Becker from 1598. This psalm also speaks to God, his visual language but has been based in Christianity to Jesus.

As in some of his other works, and how often the case in Baroque, Bach emphasizes the image of the shepherd by the stresses peaceful and pastoral character of the music.

Scoring and structure

The cantata is occupied by two soloists, tenor and bass, four-part choir, two oboe d' amore, Waist ( in Baroque tenor position ), two violins, viola and basso continuo.

Special

It is in this lesser-known work by one of the larger-scale cantatas of Bach. The repeated mention of the piece in Maarten 't Hart's best-selling novel The raging around the world may have contributed in recent years to an increased level of awareness.

Recordings

  • Les Grandes Cantates de J. S. Bach Vol 2, Fritz Werner, Heinrich-Schütz -Chor Heilbronn, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helmut Krebs, Franz Kelch, Erato 1957
  • Les Grandes Cantates de J. S. Bach Vol 2, Fritz Werner, Heinrich-Schütz -Chor Heilbronn, Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra, Kurt Huber, Jacob Stämpfli, Erato 1966
  • Bach Cantatas Vol 2 - Easter, Karl Richter, Munich Bach Choir, Munich Bach Orchestra, Peter Schreier, Dietrich Fischer- Dieskau, Archiv Produktion 1973
  • J. S. Bach: The cantatas - Sacred Cantatas Vol 6, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Tölz Boys Choir, Concentus Musicus Wien, Kurt Equiluz, Philippe Huttenlocher, Teldec 1980
  • J. S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol 6, Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Paul Agnew, Klaus Mertens, Antoine Marchand 2000
  • Bach Cantatas Vol 23: Arnstadt / Echternach, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Norbert Meyn, Stephen Varcoe, Soli Deo Gloria 2000
  • J. S. Bach: Cantatas Vol 19 ( Cantatas from Leipzig 1724), Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan, Makoto Sakurada, Stephan MacLeod, TO 2001
  • Bach Vespers Frankfurt / Wiesbaden recordings of the worship spring of 2005, Martin Lutz, Kantorei St. Catherine, Bach Collegium Frankfurt / Wiesbaden, Georg Poplutz, Markus Flaig, Bach Vespers Frankfurt / Wiesbaden 2005
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis Psalms Israelites Bass (voice type) Karl Richter (conductor) 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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