Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn, BWV 23 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Feldmahler (18 May 2006)

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Wilhelm Rust (1822–1892)

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Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 5
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1855. Plate B.W. V.

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Antonio Armendáriz (2nd edition)

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German / Spanish / French / English

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Lodosa: Antonio Armendáriz Navarro

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Textos complementarios sobre esta obra en cuatro idiomas (alemán, español, francés e inglés). Parituras de muy alta calidad, con textos en español y latín

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Arranger:

Bernhard Todt (1822–1907), piano reduction

Language:

German

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(1891). Plate J.S.B. I.23

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New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).

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Based on the Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe

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General Information

Work Title Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn
Alternative Title You true God and son of David
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue Number BWV 23
Movements/Sections 4
Year/Date of Composition 1723
First Performance February 7, 1723
Librettist anonymous
Language German
Average Duration 20 minutes
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation Vocal — Soloists (SAT), Chorus (SATB)
Orchestra — 2 Oboes/Oboes d'Amore, Cornett, 3 Trombones, Strings, BC


Misc. Comments

For Quinquagesima Sunday (Estomihi). This was one of Bach's two audition cantatas for Leipzig.

Section Listing

  1. Aria (Duet, Soprano, Alto): Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn. The opening with two oboes and continuo is comparable to the opening of the b minor mass. The chromatic texture in this movement is impressively expressive. B minor.
  2. Recitativo (Tenor): Ach! gehe nicht vorüber. An accompanied recitative, wtih much word painting, including the pleading of the blind man. G Major-D Major
  3. Chor: Aller Augen warten, Herr. A dance-like movement in 3/4. "The declamation in the refrain bars, especially in the upper parts, is faultless"1. D Major
  4. Choral: Christe, du Lamm Gottes. An "intense" chorale setting, supported by independent instrumental lines. F minor-b minor.

Version History

  1. Three movement version (Cöthen). Originally in a different key scheme (up a half-step).
  2. Leipzig version for his audition, with the chorale, which is presumed to be a parody or older composition.
  3. Revival on February 20, 1724, adding the Cornett and Trombones.
  4. Additional version, now lost, with oboes and not d'amores,and no trombones.

Print Sources Consulted

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.

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