Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende, BWV 90

It, Break you a terrible end ( BWV 90) is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the 25th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on November 14, 1723 for the first time on.

History and words

Bach wrote the cantata in his first year in Leipzig for the 25th Sunday after Trinity.

The prescribed readings were 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and Matthew 24.25-28 LUT LUT, the "Great Tribulation ". An unknown librettist wrote a series of arias and recitatives. The final chorale is the seventh stanza of Martin Moller's hymn " Take from us, Lord, faithful God " ( 1584), which is sung to the tune of Martin Luther's "Our Father in heaven ".

Bach led the cantata on 14 November 1723 for the first time.

Scoring and structure

The cantata is set for three vocal soloists ( alto, tenor and bass ), four -part choir, trumpet, two violins, viola and basso continuo.

Music

The two arias from the cantata " paint a bleak picture" noticed how Klaus Hofmann. The first aria for tenor and violin virtuoso is " of emphatic vehemence of expression ," the word being ", Break " emphasized by frantic violin runs. John Eliot Gardiner compares the arias with the Baroque revenge arias of Italian operas. The following recitative is in stark contrast out that the goodness of God is new every day, but then goes into the despair in the face of human failure. The second aria is sung by bass, underlined by the trumpet. The instrument retrieves the Last Judgement, which is mentioned at the end of the epistle. The last recitative turns to the idea that God looks at His elect. The final chorale is a simple four-part set.

Recordings

  • Les Grandes Cantates de JS Bach, Vol 15, Fritz Werner, Heinrich-Schütz -Chor Heilbronn, Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra, Claudia Hellmann, Helmut Krebs, Erich Wenk. Erato, 1963.
  • JS Bach: Cantatas / Cantatas No. 89, No. 90, No. 161 Jaap Schröder, Monteverdi Choir, Concerto Amsterdam, Helen Watts, Kurt Equiluz, Max van Egmond. Telefunken, 1965.
  • The Bach Cantata, Vol 59 Helmuth Rilling, Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helen Watts, Adalbert Kraus, Siegmund Nimsgern. Hänssler, 1978.
  • JS Bach: The cantatas, sequence / Vol. 22 - BWV 84-90. Gustav Leonhardt, Hannover Boys Choir, Collegium Vocale Gent, Leonhardt Consort, Paul Esswood, Kurt Equiluz, Max van Egmond. Telefunken, 1978.
  • JS Bach: Complete Cantatas, Vol 8 Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Bogna Bartosz, Jorg Dürmüller, Klaus Mertens. Antoine Marchand, 1998.
  • Bach Edition Vol 8 - Cantatas Vol 3 Pieter Jan Leusink, Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Sytse Buwalda, Knut Schoch, Bas Ramselaar. Brilliant Classics, 1999.
  • JS Bach: Cantatas Vol 15 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723 - BWV 40, 60, 70, 90 Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan, Robin Blaze, Gerd Türk, Peter Kooy, AND 2000
  • Bach Cantatas Vol 10: Potsdam / Wittenberg / For the 19th Sunday after Trinity. John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, William Towers, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey. Soli Deo Gloria, 2000.
  • JS Bach: Cantata BWV 90 ", Break It to you a terrible end." Rudolf Lutz, Schola Seconda pratica, Leonie Gloor, Antonia Frey, Bernhard Berchtold, Klaus Haeger. With plant introduction and reflection by Rainer Erlinger. Gallus Media, 2010.
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis First Epistle to the Thessalonians Bass (voice type) Knabenchor Hannover Leonhardt-Consort Peter Harvey (baritone) 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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