Cantata BWV 92, "Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn," is a chorale cantata, meaning its text is based on an existing chorale text, specifically Paul Gerhardt's 1647 hymn.
Composition History
Cantata BWV 72, "Alles nur nach Gottes Willen," uses a text by Salomon Franck, which Bach did not set to music during his time in Weimar but later in Leipzig.
Composition History
All three cantatas on this album, BWV 72, 92, and 156, were composed by Johann Sebastian Bach for the period of January/early February in Leipzig.
Compositional Technique
For Cantata BWV 72, the first movement was originally intended as an aria by the librettist Salomon Franck, but Bach composed it as a choral movement.
Compositional Technique
In Cantata BWV 92, Bach distinguishes between original chorale verses, sung to their original melody, and newly added verses, set in recitative form with active basso continuo.
Compositional Technique
In Cantata BWV 156, the tenor aria is combined with the soprano singing a chorale melody with its own text, creating two independent texts unfolding side by side.
Composition History
Cantata BWV 156, "Ich stehe mit einem Fuß im Grabe," features a text by Picander, who also wrote the texts for Bach's St. Matthew Passion.
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