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Cantata BWV 2
Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein |
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Ref. |
BWV 2 |
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German Title |
Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein |
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English Title |
Ah God, look down from Heaven (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Choral Cantata for the 2nd Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 John 3: 13-18; Gospel: Luke 14: 16-24 |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1724
1st performance: June 18, 1724 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Martin Luther (Mvts. 1, 6 - after Psalm 12); Anon (Mvts. 2-5) |
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German Text | German-2 | Translations: Arabic-1 | Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-1 | Dutch-2 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 4 trombones, 2 violins, 2 oboes, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.46 MB] | Score BGA [1.73 MB] | Fascimile
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein |
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References |
BGA: I | NBA: I/16 | BC: A 98 | Zwang: K 75 | First Published: BG, 1851 | Autograph score (facsimile): Private collection, London |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of June 9, 2002; Week of June 4, 2006; Week of May 22, 2011 |
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