Ich freue mich in dir, BWV 133

I look myself in you ( BWV 133) is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the Christmas cantata in Leipzig in 1724 for the 3rd Christmas as a chorale cantata on I look myself in you (1697 ) by Caspar Ziegler.

History and words

Bach composed the chorale cantata in his second year in Leipzig for the 3rd Christmas as part of his second cantata cycle. The prescribed readings for the feast, which was celebrated as the Day of John the Evangelist, Heb 1:1-14 were LUT, Christ is higher than the angels, and Jn 1:1-14 LUT, the Prologue of John's Gospel. The cantata is based on the chorale in four stanzas I look myself in you (1697 ) by Caspar Ziegler. He is one of the latest hymns among those on which Bach based his chorale cantatas, while otherwise the recognized main songs preferred, for example, of Martin Luther and Paul Gerhardt. The unknown poet retained the outer two verses and wrote the two middle stanzas to each of a succession of recitative and aria. The text does not relate to the readings still on the feast of the Evangelist. He expresses the personal joy of the believer who experiences the presence of God in Jesus.

Bach led the cantata for the first time on December 27, 1724. His successor, Johann Friedrich Doles led them on after his death.

Scoring and structure

The cantata is staffed with four soloists, soprano, alto, tenor and bass, four-part choir, zinc to enhance the chorale melody, two oboe d' amore, two violins, viola and basso continuo.

Music

The hymn is godly on a variant of the melody of O God, thou God sung. This melody was Bach probably new, since he wrote it in the score, the Sanctus, which he had also composed for Christmas 1724 and later his B minor Mass annexing. The cantus firmus in the soprano is supported by zinc, the oboes play with the second violins and violas, while the first violins spread shine. The lower voices are predominantly homophonic set, except for the ornate phrase "the great Son of God ".

While Bach's Weimar Christmas Cantata ätzet Christians, this day is a general joy brought in two choral movements and two duets expressed reflect four sets for a single voice, the joy of the individual believer. The alto aria is accompanied by the oboes d' amore, the soprano aria from the strings, with a change from the clock strikes straight to a Siciliano in the middle part. The tenor recitative is twice referred to as adagio, to emphasize " The Most High God reverses itself at us ," finally to quote the chant both in lyrics and melody: " Is he going to a small child and the name of my Holy Infant ". The cantata concludes with a four -part harmony.

Recordings

  • J. S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 122 & BWV 133 Michael Gielen, Vienna Chamber Choir, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Margit Opawsky, Hilde Rossel - Maidan, Waldemar Kmentt, Harald Hermann. Vanguard Bach Guild 1952
  • The Bach Cantata Vol 64 Helmuth Rilling, Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Arleen Augér, Doris Soffel, Aldo Baldin, Philippe Huttenlocher. hänssler 1980
  • J. S. Bach: The cantatas - Sacred Cantatas Vol 7 Gustav Leonhardt, Hannover Boys Choir, Concentus Musicus Wien, soloist of the Hannover Boys Choir, René Jacobs, Marius van Altena, Max van Egmond. Teldec 1983
  • Bach Edition Vol 4 - Cantatas Vol 1 Pieter Jan Leusink, Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Ruth Holton, Sytse Buwalda, Knut Schoch, Bas Ramselaar. Brilliant Classics 1999
  • J. S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol 13 Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Deborah York, Franziska Gottwald, Paul Agnew, Klaus Mertens. Antoine Marchand 2000
  • Bach Cantatas Vol 15: New York / For the 3rd Day of Christmas. John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Katharine Fuge, Robin Tyson, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey. Soli Deo Gloria 2000
  • J. S. Bach: Leipzig Christmas cantatas. Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent, Carolyn Sampson, Ingeborg Danz, Mark Padmore, Sebastian Noack, Peter Kooij. Harmonia Mundi France 2003
  • J. S. Bach: Cantatas Vol 31, Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan, Yukari Nonoshita, Robin Blaze, Gerd Türk, Peter Kooij, TO 2004
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis Bass (voice type) Homophone Knabenchor Hannover Peter Harvey (baritone) Peter Kooy 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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