In allen meinen Taten, BWV 97
In allen meinen Taten (In all that I do / In all my undertakings), BWV 97,[a] is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig in 1734 for an unspecified occasion. The text consists of the unchanged words of the hymn by Paul Fleming (1642).
History and words
Bach wrote the chorale cantata in 1734, about a decade after his annual cycle of cantatas, in the same year as his
Scoring and structure
The cantata is scored for four vocal soloists (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), a four-part choir, two oboes, bassoon, two violins, viola, and basso continuo.[5]
- Chorus: In allen meinen Taten
- Aria (bass): Nichts ist es spat und frühe
- Recitative (tenor): Es kann mir nichts geschehen
- Aria (tenor): Ich traue seiner Gnaden
- Recitative (alto): Er wolle meiner Sünden
- Aria (alto): Leg ich mich späte nieder
- Duet aria (soprano, bass): Hat er es denn beschlossen
- Aria (soprano): Ich hab mich ihm ergeben
- Chorale: So sei nun, Seele, deine
Music
In the two choral movements, Bach used the melody of the hymn, but composed music unrelated to the melody in the other cantata movements. The poet wrote the words to fit the well-known tune of "
In keeping with a beginning, Bach set the opening chorale fantasia in the style of a
Bach structured the inner movements, named "versus" (Latin for stanza), as five arias and two recitatives, using the voices from the lowest to the highest, increasing the instrumentation from continuo to
In the closing chorale, the strings play three independent parts in addition to the four vocal parts, while the oboes play the choral melody, termed "augmenting the luminescent harmony" by Gardiner. Called by Dürr "hymnische Krönung" (hymnal crowning), the movement balances the first movement and adds weight to the summarising text of the final stanza, "To thee be true, o spirit, and trust in Him alone now who hath created thee".[4]
Selected recordings
- Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman. J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 21. Antoine Marchand 2002.
- Hänssler1974.
- Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink. Bach Edition Vol. 9 – Cantatas Vol. 1. Brilliant Classics1999.
- Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner. Bach Cantatas Vol. 25: Dresden/Sherborne. Soli Deo Gloria 2000.
- Tölzer Knabenchor / Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt. J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk – Sacred Cantatas Vol. 5. Teldec 1979.
Notes
- ^ "BWV" is Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, a thematic catalogue of Bach's works.
References
- ^ a b Christoph Wolff (2002). The late church cantatas from Leipzig, I (PDF). p. 21. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ "In allen meinen Taten / Text and Translation of Chorale". bach-cantatas.com. 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d John Eliot Gardiner (2008). "For the Fifth Sunday after Easter (Rogate) / Annenkirche, Dresden" (PDF). bach-cantatas.com. p. 7. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ OCLC 523584.
- ^ "BWV 97". University of Alberta. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works / O Welt, ich muss dich lassen". bach-cantatas.com. 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
External links
- In allen meinen Taten, BWV 97: performance by the Netherlands Bach Society (video and background information)
- In allen meinen Taten, BWV 97: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Cantata BWV 97 In allen meinen Taten: history, scoring, sources for text and music, translations to various languages, discography, discussion, bach-cantatas website
- BWV 97 – "In allen meinen Taten": English translation, Emmanuel Music
- BWV 97 – "In allen meinen Taten": Cantata notes, Emmanuel Music
- In allen meinen Taten: history, scoring, Bach website (in German)
- BWV 97 In allen meinen Taten: English translation, University of Vermont