Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120

God, we praise you in the silence ( BWV 120 ) is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the council election. Bach used parts of the cantata for a wedding cantata ( BWV 120a) and edited it in 1730 as a cantata in celebration of the Augsburg Confession ( BWV 120b). He later worked for the start of the choral movement for the Et resurrexit to the credo of his B minor Mass.

History

God, we praise you in the silence was written in Leipzig for the council election. This introduction of the elected City Council was committed regularly on Monday after St. Bartholomew ( August 24 ) in a church service. A first performance in 1728 or 1729 appears likely. The cantata was performed again in 1742. The score of this performance is obtained overwritten

Parts of the cantata Bach used for the wedding cantata Lord God, ruler of all things ( BWV 120a) and 1730 for a cantata God, we praise you in the silence ( BWV 120b) for the 200th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession. The music of the latter work is lost. Bach edited the first part of the second set, Sing, enjoyed their voices as Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum ( and look for the resurrection of the dead ) in the Nicene Creed ( Credo) his B minor Mass.

Occupation, words and structure

The instrumentation is the occasion festive, with four soloists and the four -part choir music three trumpets, timpani, two oboe d'amore, two violins, viola and basso continuo.

The first set to music Psalm 65:2. It is unusual for a Bach cantata with a voice begins, but maybe he wanted, in the words from the silence by asking them sat for alto and two oboes d'amore. The following choral movement is dominated in great contrast of trumpet fanfares which are taken up by the singing voices. The soprano aria with solo violin is probably on an earlier work of his time in Köthen, the 1019a as a model for a set of his Violin Sonata BWV. The tenor recitative, a prayer for justice and blessing, accompanied by strings. The words of the concluding chorale come from the German Te Deum Martin Luther, Lord God, we praise you.

Recordings

  • Cantatas, BWV 119-120, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Tölz Boys Choir, Concentus Musicus Wien, Markus Huber ( boy soprano ), Paul Esswood, Kurt Equiluz, Robert Holl, Philippe Huttenlocher, Teldec 1971
  • J. S. Bach Cantatas BWV 29 " We Thank Thee, O God "; BWV 119 " prices, Jerusalem, the Lord "; BWV 120 "God, we praise you in the silence ," Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent, Deborah York, Ingeborg Danz, Mark Padmore, Peter Kooij, Harmonia Mundi 1999 criticism of David Hurwitz (English)
  • J. S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol 20 BWV 120 and BVW 120a, Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Sandrine Piau, Bogna Bartosz (120 ) - Nathalie Stutzmann (120a ), James Gilchrist, Klaus Mertens, Antoine Marchand 2003
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis Helmuth Rilling Bach-Collegium Stuttgart Helen Donath Adalbert Kraus Peter Kooy Christoph Wolff 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 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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