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Cantata BWV 162
Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe

Ref.

BWV 162

German Title

Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe

English Title

Ah! I see, now as I go to the wedding (by Francis Browne)

Event

Solo Cantata for the 20^th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Ephesians 5: 15-21; Gospel: Matthew 22: 1-14

Composed

Weimar, 1715 | 1^st performance: October 25, 1716, - Weimar; 2^nd performance: October 10, 1723 - Leipzig

Text

Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-5); Johann Rosenmüller (Mvt. 6)

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian | Russian-1 | Spanish-4
Chorale Text: Alle Menschen müssen sterben

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: Cor da tirassi, 2 violins, viola, bassoon, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.49] | Score BGA [1.44 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Jesu, der du meine Seele (1^st Alternate Chorale Melody - Zahn: 6783)

References

BGA: XXXIII | NBA: I/25 | BC: A 148 | Zwang: | K 22 First Published: BG, 1887 | Autograph score (fascimile): ? | Provenance

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of October 13, 2002; Week of June 12, 2005; Week of June 3, 2012

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 54
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 49

Helmuth Rilling

Frankfurter Kantorei / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Alyce Rogers; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Dec 1975; Mar, May 1976

TT: 16:36

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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2

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 8

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: Tobias Eiwanger (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Robert Holl

Teldec

1986

TT: 16:35

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3

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 3

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Sep 1995

TT: 16:22

Includes as appendix also alternative versions of the Aria for Bass (Mvt. 1) & the Chorale (Mvt. 6). Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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4

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 3

Cantata BWV 162 [15:36]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yumiko Kurisu, Counter-tenor: Yoshikazu Mera, Tenor: Makoto Sakurada, Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 791

Apr 1996

CD / TT: 79:09

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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5

Bach Edition Vol. 18 - Cantatas Vol. 9

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Spring 2000

TT: 16:53

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2002 - January 2006)

Cantata BWV 162: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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