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*{{NoCo|Jesus meine Zuversicht, BWV 365}}
*{{NoCo|Jesus meine Zuversicht, BWV 365}}
*{{NoCo|Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt, BWV 377}}
*{{NoCo|Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt, BWV 377}}
*{{NoCo|Komm, Gott Schöpfer}}
*{{NoCo|Komm, Gott Schöpfer, BWV 370}}
*{{NoCo|Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist, BWV 385}}
*{{NoCo|Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist, BWV 385}}
*{{NoCo|Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 386}}
*{{NoCo|Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 386}}
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*{{NoCo|Die Sonn hat sich, BWV 297}}
*{{NoCo|Die Sonn hat sich, BWV 297}}
*{{NoCo|Valet will ich wir geben, BWV 415}}
*{{NoCo|Valet will ich wir geben, BWV 415}}
*{{NoCo|Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit, BWV 668}}
*{{NoCo|Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz, BWV 420}}
*{{NoCo|Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz, BWV 420}}
*{{NoCo|Warum sollt ich mich denn grämen BWV 422}}
*{{NoCo|Warum sollt ich mich denn grämen BWV 422}}
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===Editions with texts translated to other languages===
===Editions with texts translated to other languages===
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*{{NoCo|Ah Lord when my last end is come|Ah Lord when my last end is come}}
*{{NoCo|Ah Lord when my last end is come, BWV 245.40}}
*{{NoCo|All glory, laud and honour}}
*{{NoCo|All glory, laud and honour, BWV 245.26}}
*{{NoCo|All my heart this night rejoices}}
*{{NoCo|All my heart this night rejoices, BWV 422}}
*{{NoComp|Behold! in lowly manger stall}}
*{{NoComp|Behold! in lowly manger stall, BWV 248-3.8}}
*{{NoComp|Credo in unum Deum, BWV 437}}
*{{NoComp|Credo in unum Deum, BWV 437}}
*{{NoComp|Discendi Santo Spirito, BWV 370}}
*{{NoComp|Discendi Santo Spirito, BWV 370}}
*{{NoComp|Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem}}
*{{NoComp|Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem, BWV 65.2}}
*{{NoComp|In peace and joy, BWV 125.6}}
*{{NoComp|In peace and joy, BWV 125.6}}
*{{NoComp|Lodate Dio}} (Italian version of 'Lobet den Herrn')
*{{NoComp|Lodate Dio}} (Italian version of 'Lobet den Herrn')
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*{{NoCo|O caput cruentatum, BWV 244.44}}
*{{NoCo|O caput cruentatum, BWV 244.44}}
*{{NoCo|O hail this brightest day of days, BWV 294}}
*{{NoCo|O hail this brightest day of days, BWV 294}}
*{{NoCo|O Jesulein süß, BWV 493|O Little Sweet (English translation of Jesulein süß)}}
*{{NoCo|O Jesulein süß, BWV 493|O one little sweet}} (English translation of Jesulein süß)
*{{NoComp|Ode to the Seasons (and to Change), BWV 147.10}}
*{{NoComp|Ode to the Seasons (and to Change), BWV 147.10}}
*{{NoCo|Oratório de Natal}} (Portuguese version of Christmas Oratorio)
*{{NoCo|Oratório de Natal}} (Portuguese version of Christmas Oratorio)
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*''[[Psallite Deo nostro in laetitia (sicut locutus est from Magnificat), BWV 243.11 (Johann Sebastian Bach)|Psallite Deo nostro in laetitia]]''
*''[[Psallite Deo nostro in laetitia (sicut locutus est from Magnificat), BWV 243.11 (Johann Sebastian Bach)|Psallite Deo nostro in laetitia]]'' (Sicut locutus est from Magnificat)
*{{NoComp|Rejoice ye heavens, BWV 311}}
*{{NoComp|Rejoice ye heavens, BWV 311}}
*{{NoCo|Round me falls the night, BWV 409}}
*{{NoCo|Round me falls the night, BWV 409}}
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*{{NoCo|Wachet auf!}} various harmonisations
*{{NoCo|Wachet auf!}} various harmonisations
*{{NoCo|Veni Sancte Spiritus}} ''Die Kunst der Fuge'' BWV 1080
*{{NoCo|Veni Sancte Spiritus}} ''Die Kunst der Fuge'' BWV 1080
*{{NoCo|Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit}}
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==Publications==
==Publications==
*1708 – Cantata ''[[Gott ist mein König, BWV 71 (Johann Sebastian Bach)|Gott ist mein König]]'' (BWV 71)
*1708 – Cantata ''[[Gott ist mein König, BWV 71 (Johann Sebastian Bach)|Gott ist mein König]]'' (BWV 71)

Revision as of 03:25, 7 December 2020

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J.S. Bach as painted by Gottlieb Haussmann (circa 1747).

Life

Born: 21 March 1685

Died: 28 July 1750

Biography

Johann Sebastian Bach was a prolific German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity. Although he introduced no new forms, he enriched the prevailing German style with a robust contrapuntal technique, a control of harmonic and motivic organization from the smallest to the largest scales, and the adaptation of rhythms and textures from abroad, particularly Italy and France.

While Bach's fame as an organist was great during his lifetime, he was not particularly well-known as a composer. His adherence to Baroque forms and contrapuntal style was considered "old-fashioned" by his contemporaries, especially late in his career when the musical fashion tended towards Rococo and later Classical styles. A revival of interest and performances of his music began early in the 19th century, and he is now widely considered to be one of the greatest composers in the Western tradition.

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List of choral works

Cantatas (BWV1-BWV 224 and BWV 249)

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

S

T

U

V

W

Z

Chorale Harmonizations (BWV 250-BWV 438)

Editions with different harmonizations

Chorales in cantatas, arranged differently

Passions, Oratorios, Magnificat

Masses

Motets

Lieder, songs, arias

Other works

Editions with texts translated to other languages

Vocal Arrangements based on Bach's works

Misattributed works


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Other works not listed above (See Template:CheckMissing for possible reasons and solutions)

Publications

Recordings of interest

BWV Title Performers Orchestra Medium Label Notes
35, 54, 170 Bach: Cantatas for alto Andreas Scholl, Marcel Ponseele, Markus Markl Collegium Vocale Orchestra 1 CD 1999 Harmonia Mundi 314902016440
172, 68, 1 Bach Kantaten (1) Arleen Augér, Ortrun Wenkel, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam Rotzsch, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum CD 1981-1983 Berlin Classics 0021502BC Highlights: Arleen Augér, Peter Schreier, Ludwig Güttler trumpet, good tempos and control of Thomanerchor by Rotzsch
137, 21 Bach Kantaten (3) Arleen Augér, Ortrun Wenkel, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam CD 1981-1983 Leipzig Classics BC-2175-2
140, 61, 36 Bach: Kantaten (7) Arleen Augér, Peter Schreier, Siegfried Lorenz CD 1980-1983 Berlin Classics 0020992BC
110, 71 Bach: Kantaten (8) Arleen Augér, Ortrun Wenkel, Peter Schreier, Siegfried Lorenz CD 1981-1982 Berlin Classics 0021002BC
79, 80, 192, 50 Bach Kantaten (9) Arleen Augér, Ortrun Wenkel, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam CD 1980-1982 Berlin Classics 0021762BC
244 Matthäus-Passion Peter Schreier, Theo Adam, Siegfried Vogel, Johannes Künzel, Hermann Christian Polster Mauersberger & Mauersberger, Dresdner Kreuzchor & Thomanerchor; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig 3 CD 1970 Leipzig Classics One of the best recordings: clarity of Schreier, especially the passion of the combined choirs. The last chorus is especially moving, given the history of Dresden in the decades before 1970. See review here.
245 Johannes-Passion Hermann Prey, Evelyn Lear, Ernst Haefliger, Hertha Töpper Karl Richter, Münchener Bach-Chor & Münchener Bach-Orchester 2 CD 1964 Deutsche Grammophon 453-007-2 Definitely a romantic interpretation, but one that improves with age.

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