Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190

Sing to the Lord a new song ( BWV 190) is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for New Year's Day 1724. 1730 he worked for the cantata for the Bicentennial of the Augsburg Confession to Sing to the Lord a new song, BWV 190a. Under the same title Bach also composed a motet for double ( BWV 225).

History and words

Bach wrote the cantata in his first year in Leipzig for New Year 1724. 's Day was celebrated as the Feast of the Circumcision of the Lord. The prescribed readings for the feast day were 3.23 to 29 Gal LUT, the Gentiles shall be converted, and Lk 2,21 LUT, the prescribed circumcision and naming of Jesus after eight days. The unknown librettist, possibly Picander refers only in a general way on the readings. The name is mentioned at the end of Theorem 4, and in the following aria, each line begins with the name of Jesus. Otherwise outweigh praise and thanksgiving for the gifts of the past and asking for another blessing. Set for the opening chorus of poets verses from two psalms with the beginning of Martin Luther, the German Te Deum together, in detail, he combined Ps 149.1 LUT and Ps 150,4,6 LUT with God, we praise you. The words of the Te Deum appear again in sentence two, extended by recitatives. The final chorale is the second verse of John Hermans Jesu, nun sei glorified ( 1591 ).

Scoring and structure

The cantata is festively decorated with three soloists, alto, tenor and bass, four-part choir, three trumpets, timpani, three oboes, oboe d' amore, two violins, viola and basso continuo with bassoon.

Music

The opening chorus on three psalm verses and two lines from Luther's Te Deum is structured in three parts. A Concerto Sing to the Lord shall be concluded by unanimously sung chorale melody Lord God, we praise you, a choral fugue Everything that has breath is completed by a similar Lord God, we thank thee, the last section Hallelujah is an abbreviated reprise of the first.

In sentence 2, the chorale is set in four parts and is complemented by the three soloists recitatives. The following aria is plain and dance. The duet, set 5, is accompanied by an obbligato instrument that is not designated. It could be an oboe d' amore and violin. Gardiner tried both, but decided for viola d' amore. None of the arias has a da capo. Strings intensify the prayer in the last recitative. The trumpet chorus accentuates the line endings in the final chorale.

Bach led the cantata in the second half of the 1730s on again. Probably lost in reworking parts of the votes. For the first two sets only the vocals and the violin parts are preserved. A reconstruction was attempted by Bernhard Todt ( 1904), Walther Reinhart (1948 ), Olivier Alain ( 1971), Diethard Hellmann (1995) and Ton Koopman.

Bach treated the subject for the same feast in his Christmas Oratorio 1734th The entire Part IV is dedicated to the name of Jesus, and was first performed on 1 January 1735.

Recordings

  • J. S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 137 & BWV 190 Hans Thamm, Windsbacher Boys Choir, The Consortium Musicum, Ingeborg soot, Peter Schreier, Franz Crass, EMI 1966 ( reconstruction: Reinhart )
  • The Bach Cantata Vol 19, Helmuth Rilling, Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helen Watts, Kurt Equiluz, Niklaus Tüller, Haenssler, 1981 ( reconstruction: Alain )
  • J. S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol 6, Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Bogna Bartosz, Paul Agnew, Klaus Mertens, Antoine Marchand 1997 ( reconstruction: Koopman )
  • Bach Cantatas Vol 15: New York, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Daniel Taylor, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, Soli Deo Gloria 2000
  • J. S. Bach: Cantatas Vol 11, Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan, Robin Blaze, James Gilchrist, Peter Kooij UNTIL 2002

BWV 190a

For the Bicentennial of the Augsburg Confession on June 25, 1730 Bach worked on the cantata to Sing to the Lord a new song, BWV 190a. The different text of Picander is preserved in Ernst- Schertzhaffte and Satirical Poems Part 3, published in 1732 in Leipzig. The final chorale was the third verse of Luther 's time may God be gracious to us ( 1523). The music of the festive cantata is lost and only reconstructed from BWV 190, BWV 120b as for the same reason only of God, we praise you in silence, BWV 120 can be obtained. Diethard Hellmann wrote in 1972 a reconstruction.

Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis Epistle to the Galatians Bass (voice type) Windsbacher Knabenchor Peter Harvey (baritone) Peter Kooy BIS Records 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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