O God, what glut of care and pain
Cantata for the Sunday after New Year BWV 58 (BWV3 58.2), 1733/1734
The cantata "O God, what glut of care and pain" BWV 58, which Bach subtitled "Dialogus" and wrote for the Sunday after New Year, limits itself accordingly to the dialog couple consisting of soprano and bass; further soloists or a choir are not required. In the framing movements, the dialog takes on the form of a chorale arrangement: the soprano presents a cantus firmus whose words are consolingly commented on by the bass. Both the expansive chorale arrangements leave room for an aria which is framed by two recitatives. The cantata was composed for the Sunday after New Year 1727, but the received form is from a subsequent performance that took place six or seven years later. For this performance, Bach not only expanded the instrumentation but also replaced an entire aria. Later, he assigned the cantata to his annual cycle of chorale cantatas, probably due to its high proportion of chorales; this Sunday was missing in that annual cycle as there was no Sunday between New Year and Epiphany in 1725.
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text (without music) for download, html file, Singing text, english translationhtml file, Singing text, english translation (Sample)1 Duetto (Soprano, Basso)O God, what glut of care and pain
2 Recitativo (Basso)
O be still, my spirit,
oppresses me in this hard time!
it is a most evil time!
The narrow way is full of grief,
But the way to God’s reward
that leads to ever lasting life,
leads to joy beyond the torment.
O be still, be still, my spirit,
it is a most evil time!Though all the world should vex you sore,
yet God will faithfully defend you
and from the foes around you
will shield you with his power.
And though a Herod with his vengeance
to a disgraceful death should sentence our blessed Saviour evermore,
just then an angel in the night
to Joseph brings a vision...
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text (without music) for download, html file, Singing text, originalhtml file, Singing text, original (Sample)1 Duetto (Soprano, Basso)
Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid
2 Recitativo (Basso)
Nur Geduld, Geduld, mein Herze,
begegnet mir zu dieser Zeit!
es ist eine böse Zeit!
Der schmale Weg ist Trübsals voll,
Doch der Gang zur Seligkeit
den ich zum Himmel wandern soll.
führt zur Freude nach dem Schmerze,
nur Geduld, Geduld, mein Herze,
es ist eine böse Zeit!Verfolgt dich gleich die arge Welt
so hast du dennoch Gott zum Freunde,
der wider deine Feinde
dir stets den Rücken hält.
Und wenn der wütende Herodes
das Urteil eines schmähen Todes
gleich über unsern Heiland fällt,
so kommt ein Engel in der Nacht,...
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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
| 1685-1750Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most important composers of Western music history. He came from a widely ramified musical dynasty, which produced numerous musicians and organists in the Thuringian-Saxon area.
Bach vocal
Ever since Carus-Verlag was founded in 1972, publishing the music of Johann Sebastian Bach has been a special focus for us. In the 2017 Reformation anniversary year we completed the Bach vocal project. Bach's complete sacred vocal works are now available in modern Urtext editions, together with performance material. A complete edition of all the full scores is also available in a high quality box set. Personal details
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Editor
Reinhold Kubik
| 1942
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Continuo realization
Paul Horn
| 1922-2016Paul Horn war ein deutscher Kirchenmusiker, Organist, Komponist und Musikwissenschaftler. Er studierte Kirchenmusik und Orgel an der Evangelischen Kirchenmusikschule Esslingen am Neckar bei Hans-Arnold Metzger und Musikwissenschaft, Theologie und Geschichte an der Universität Tübingen. Seine berufliche Laufbahn begann als Kantor an der Evangelischen Michaelskirche in Stuttgart-Degerloch. 1954 wurde er Kantor an der Evangelischen Stadtkirche Ravensburg, eine Position, die er bis zu seiner Pensionierung innehatte. Als Musikwissenschaftler arbeitete Horn bis ins hohe Alter eng mit Carus zusammen. So stammen zahlreiche Carus-Klavierauszüge aus seiner Feder. Personal details
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Ulrich Leisinger
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