Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen, BWV 213
Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen | |
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BWV 213 | |
Dramma per musica by J. S. Bach | |
Related | |
Text | Picander |
Performed | 5 September 1733 Leipzig : |
Movements | 13 |
Vocal | SATB soloists and choir |
Instrumental |
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Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen (Let us take care, let us watch over),[1] BWV 213,[a] is a secular cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach composed it in Leipzig on a text by Picander and first performed it on 5 September 1733. It is also known as Die Wahl des Herkules (The choice of Hercules) and Hercules am Scheidewege (Hercules at the crossroads).
History and text
The work is a
Bach used the aria "Schlafe, mein Liebster" in a revised form in Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend, Part II of his Christmas Oratorio. Bach also reused the aria "Auf meinen Flügeln sollst du schweben" to form the aria Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben in Part 4 of his Christmas Oratorio. A duet of the cantata and the duet "Et in unum Dominum" from his Mass in B minor share a common lost base.
The cantata is counted among the works for celebrations of the Leipzig University, Festmusiken zu Leipziger Universitätsfeiern.[3]
Scoring and structure
The cantata has four vocal soloists: Lust (soprano), Hercules (alto), Virtue (tenor), and Mercury (bass). It is also scored for a four-part choir, two horns, oboe d'amore, two oboes, two violins, two violas (or viola and bassoon), and basso continuo.[2][4]
The cantata has 13 movements:
- Chorus: Laßt uns sorgen, lasst uns wachen
- Recitative (alto): Und wo? Wo ist die rechte Bahn
- Aria (soprano): Schlafe, mein Liebster, und pflege der Ruh
- Duet recitative (soprano, tenor): Auf! folge meiner Bahn
- Aria (alto): Treues Echo dieser Orten
- Recitative (tenor): Mein hoffnungsvoller Held
- Aria (tenor): Auf meinen Flügeln sollst du schweben
- Recitative (tenor): Die weiche Wollust locket zwar
- Aria (alto): Ich will dich nicht hören
- Duet recitative (alto, tenor): Geliebte Tugend, du allein
- Duet aria (alto, tenor): Ich bin deine, du bist meine
- Recitative (bass): Schaut, Götter, dieses ist ein Bild
- Chorus: Lust der Volker, Lust der Deinen
Music
The opening movement presents a choir of deities giving homage to the young Hercules, with "
Recordings
- Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling. J. S. Bach: Hercules auf dem Scheidwege · Cembalokonzert BWV 1058. Cantate-Musicaphon, 1967.
- Choir & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Gustav Leonhardt. J. S. Bach: Secular Cantata BWV 211 & 213. Philips, 1994.
- RIAS-Kammerchor / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs. J. S. Bach: Cantate Profanes. Harmonia Mundi France, 1994.
- Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman. J. S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 5. Erato, 1996.
Notes
- ^ "BWV" is Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, a thematic catalogue of Bach's works.
References
- ^ Dellal, Pamela. "BWV 213 – "Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen"". Emmanuel Music. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ a b Lasst uns sorgen, lasst uns wachen (Dramma per musica) BWV 213: Secular cantata at Bach Digital.
- ^ Timm, David (2009). Festmusiken zu Leipziger Universitätsfeiern (in German). Leipziger Universitätschor. pp. 8f. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ "BWV 213". University of Alberta. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ a b Mincham, Julian. "Chapter 94 BWV 213 Lasst uns sorgen, lasst uns wachen / Let us care and watch (Hercules at the Crossroads)". jsbachcantatas. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Cantata No. 213". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
Cited sources
- "Lasst uns sorgen, lasst uns wachen (Dramma per musica) BWV 213: Secular cantata". Bach Digital. Leipzig: Bach Archive; et al. 2020-08-19.
External links
- Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen, BWV 213: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Literature by and about Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen, BWV 213 in the German National Library catalogue
- "Cantata BWV 213 Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen: history, scoring, Bach website (in German)
- BWV 213 Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen: English translation, University of Vermont