Ich weiß, daß mein Erlöser lebt, BWV 160
Ich weiß, daß mein Erlöser lebt (I know that my Redeemer lives), BWV 160, is a church cantata formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach. It was composed around 1725 by Georg Philipp Telemann for Easter Sunday.[1]
A manuscript copy from the 1800s identified Bach as the composer of the work, and on this basis it was given a BWV number in an 1886 catalogue. However, by the 1950s two manuscripts from the 1700s had been found that attributed the work to Telemann; the piece was given the new number TWV 1:877.[2]
The piece is a solo cantata with lyrics by Erdmann Neumeister. It is scored for solo tenor voice, violin, bassoon, and basso continuo.[1]
Recordings
- Heidelberger Kammerorchester, Heinz Markus Göttsche. J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 55, BWV 160 & BWV 189. Oryx, 1968.
- Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Peter Schreier. J.S. Bach: Solo-Kantaten und Arien. Philips, 1994.
- RIAS-Kammerorchester, Karl Ristenpart. The RIAS Bach Cantatas Project. Audite, 1950.
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