Ich weiß, daß mein Erlöser lebt
Ich weiß, daß mein Erlöser lebt (I know that my Redeemer lives), TWV 1:877, BWV 160, is a church cantata composed around 1725 by Georg Philipp Telemann for Easter Sunday, formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach.[1]
A manuscript copy from the 18th century by Bach's student Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber[1][2] 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 18th century had been found that attributed the work to Telemann; the piece was given the new number TWV 1:877.[3] It is one of the works that Bach had copied out so that he could perform it as part of his employment in Leipzig. [4]
The piece is a solo cantata with lyrics by Erdmann Neumeister. It is scored for solo tenor voice, violin, bassoon, and basso continuo. It has five movements (all in the key of C major), alternating between arias and recitatives. [5]
Structure
| No. | Type | Text | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aria | Ich weiß, daß mein Erlöser lebt | 3/4 |
| 2 | Recitative | Er lebt und ist von Todten auferstanden! |  |
| 3 | Aria | Gott Lob, Gott Lob | |
| 4 | Recitative | So biet' ich allen Teufeln Trutz! | |
| 5 | Aria | Nun, ich halte mich bereit | |
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.
References
- 1 2 "Ich weiß, dass mein Erlöser lebt". Bach Digital. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ↑ Hoffman, William. "Cantata BWV 160 - Discussions". Bach Cantatas Website. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ↑ "Cantata No 160". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ Turner, Ryan. "Bach Cantata Notes - Georg Philipp Telemann Ich weiß, das mein Erlöser lebt TWV 1:877". Emmanuel Music. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ↑ "Cantata BWV 160 Ich weiß, daß mein Erloser lebt". Bach Cantatas Website. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
External links
- Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt, TWV 1:877: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- BWV 160: Text, translations and discussion at the Bach Cantatas Website.