Christus, der ist mein Leben, BWV 95 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
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Sheet Music
Full Scores
Complete Score
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Wilhelm Rust (1822–1892)
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 22
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1875. Plate B.W. XXII.
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Complete Score
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Perlnerd666 (2008/11/9)
Bernhard Todt (1822–1907) [?]
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1890)
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
For Organ solo (Bækgaard)
3. Chorale: Valet will ich dir geben
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transposed to B-flat major
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Peter Bækgaard
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These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection, and are also included in the Peter Bækgaard Collection.
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General Information
| Work Title | Christus, der ist mein Leben |
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| Alternative Title | Christ, He is my Life |
| Composer | Bach, Johann Sebastian |
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| Opus/Catalogue Number | BWV 95 |
| Key | G major |
| Movements/Sections | 7 movements
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| Year/Date of Composition | 1723 |
| First Performance | 1723-09-12 |
| Librettist | Anonymous |
| Language | German |
| Average Duration | 21 minutes |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | Vocal — Soloists (SATB), Chorus (SATB) Orchestra — 2 oboes d'amore, horn, strings, continuo |
| External Links | Bach-Cantatas.com |
Misc. Comments
16th Sunday after Trinity.
Commentary on the movements
- [Chorale + Recitative] (Tenor): Christus, der ist mein Leben. Beginning with "an intimate melody of yearning for death,"1 the movement is an intense reflection of the text. The chorus then lapses into secco recitative.
- Recitativo (Soprano): Nun, falsche Welt! Secco recitative.
- Chorale (Soprano): Valet will ich dir geben. The soprano sings the plain chorale melody over continuo alone at first, and then oboes d'amore.
- Recitativo (Tenor): Ach könnte mir doch bald so wohl geschehn. Secco recitative.
- Aria (Tenor): Ach, schlage doch bald, selge Stunde. For obbligato oboe d'amore and pizzicato strings. The voice and the oboe are highly contrasted in nature.
- Recitativo (Bass): Denn ich weiß dies. Secco recitative.
- Choral: Weil du vom Tod erstanden bist. A plain chorale setting, with an expressive first violin part.
Print Sources Consulted
- Dürr, Alfred. The Cantatas of J.S. Bach. 2 ed. Richard D.P. Jones (Trans).
- Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Rust, Wilhelm/Editor
- Pages with scores
- Bækgaard, Peter/Arranger
- WIMA files
- Peter Bækgaard Collection
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