Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott, BWV 139

Blessed is the man to his God ( BWV 139 ) is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig in 1724 for the 23th Sunday after Trinity and led them on 12 November 1724 on. It is based on the hymn by Johann Christoph Rube (1692 ).

History and words

Bach composed the cantata in 1724, his second year in Leipzig for the 23th Sunday after Trinity. The prescribed readings were Phil 3:17-21 LUT, "Our conversation is in heaven ," and Matthew 22.15-22 LUT, the fishing question of the tribute money which Jesus answered: " Render unto Caesar ... ". The cantata is based on the same hymn in five stanzas of Johann Christoph Rube (1692 ). It is " God, Deal with me according to thy goodness " sung to the tune of Johann Hermann Schein ( 1628). An unknown librettist retained the first and last verse in the text as in sentences 1 and 6 of the cantata and worked the inner verses to an alternating sequence of arias and recitatives. From verse 2, he developed set 2, set 3, he wrote again, with reference to the Gospel, from the verses 3 and 4, he led the sets 4 and 5 from. According to Hans -Joachim Schulze, it could be, for the poet to Andreas Stöbel, a former co- president of the St. Thomas School, who possessed the necessary theological knowledge.

Bach led the cantata for the first time on 12 November 1724, further performances followed 1732-35 and between 1744 and 47 the voice of a violin obbligato exists for the second set, but the voice of a second Obligat instrument is missing, the other a violin could have been or oboe d' amore.

Scoring and structure

The cantata is chamber music filled with four soloists, soprano, alto, tenor and bass, four-part choir, two oboes d' amore, two violins, viola and basso continuo.

Music

The opening chorus is a chorale fantasy, the instruments play independent concert chamber music, the soprano sings the melody as a cantus firmus, the lower voices interpret the text, which deals with the childlike trust of believers in the first section, the second " all hell ", which he " probably hilarious " resists, the third section. The key is E major, Bach 's time a key rarely used.

In the Tenor Aria the subject appears on the words "God is my friend" again and again instrumental. In Theorem 4, a bass aria with solo violin and oboes d'amore unison Bach seamlessly switches from loud, double -dash music for peaceful sounds in 6/8-measure on the text " But suddenly appeareth the helping hand ". The final chorale is a simple four-part set.

Recordings

  • Bach Cantatas Vol 5 - Sundays after Trinity II '. Karl Richter, Munich Bach Choir, Munich Bach Orchestra, Edith Mathis, Trudeliese Schmidt, Ernst Haefliger, Peter Schreier, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Archiv Produktion, 1978.
  • The Bach Cantata Vol 58 Helmuth Rilling, Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Inga Nielsen, Helen Watts, Adalbert Kraus, Philippe Huttenlocher. Hänssler, 1980.
  • JS Bach: The cantatas, Episode 34 - BWV 136-139. Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Tölz Boys Choir, Concentus Musicus Wien, soloist of the Tölz Boys' Choir, Paul Esswood, Kurt Equiluz, Robert Holl. Teldec, 1982.
  • JS Bach: Cantatas ( 21st & 23rd Sunday after Trinity ). John Eliot Gardiner Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Katharine Fuge, Derek Lee Ragin, Julian Podger, Gotthold Schwarz. Soli Deo Gloria, 1998.
  • JS Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol 11 Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Lisa Larsson, Annette Markert, Christoph Prégardien, Klaus Mertens. Antoine Marchand, 1999.
  • Bach Edition Vol 11 - Cantatas Vol 5 Pieter Jan Leusink, Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Marjon Strijk, Sytse Buwalda, Nico van der Meel, Bas Ramselaar. Brilliant Classics, 1999.
  • JS Bach: Cantatas Vol 28 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 - BWV 26, 62, 116, 139 Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan, Yukari Nonoshita, Robin Blaze, Makoto Sakurada, Peter Kooi. BIS, 2004.
  • JS Bach: Cantata BWV 139 " Blessed is the man to his God." Rudolf Lutz, Schola Seconda pratica, Susanne Frei, Antonia Frey, John Kaleschke, Ekkehard Abele. DVD. Gallus Media, 2008. CD: Bach Cantatas No.. 7 BWV 28, 139, 159 Gallus Media, 2013.
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis Epistle to the Philippians Johann Schein Bass (voice type) Motif (music) Karl Richter (conductor) 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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