Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden
Psalm 51 based on the „Stabat Mater“ by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. Choral version by Jörn Bartels BWV 1083, 1746 (ca.)
None other than Johann Sebastian Bach arranged Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s well-known Stabat Mater for performances at Leipzig’s Thomaskirche. Bach replaced the old liturgical sequence of the original with a rhymed version in German of the 51st Psalm, Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden (God, annull all my transgression) (available from Carus under Carus 35.302).
Both Pergolesi’s composition and Bach’s arrangement have only two solo vocal parts (soprano and alto). As early as the 18th century, the tradition developed of performing individual movements of the Stabat mater chorally, since some movements literally demand a choir. The presented edition now also offers this possibility for Bach’s version Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden. Jörn Bartels has created choral versions for verses 3, 5-7 and 10-15 by adding male voices based on the basso continuo as well as Bach’s original viola part.
- Bach's adaptation of the poignant "Stabat Mater" by Pergolesi
- Suitable for small choirs and ensembles
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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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Composer
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
| 1710-1736
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Arranger
Jörn Bartels
| 1965Jörn Bartels, gebürtiger Lüneburger, ist Bezirkskantor in Emmendingen bei Freiburg. Nach einem Kirchenmusikstudium in Herford/Westfalen und einem Gesangstudium in Düsseldorf schloss sich ein Engagement als Musicaldarsteller in Dortmund und am Stadttheater in St.Gallen in der Musicaloperette „Die Piraten“ an. Seit September 2003 ist er Bezirkskantor an der Evangelischen Stadtkirche Emmendingen. Personal details
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Chorzeit, Februar 2024