Siehe zu, daß deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei, BWV 179
Siehe zu, daß deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei | |
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BWV 179 | |
Church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach | |
Occasion | Eleventh Sunday after Trinity |
Chorale | by Christoph Tietze |
Performed | 8 August 1723 Leipzig : |
Movements | six |
Vocal | SATB choir and solo |
Instrumental |
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Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Siehe zu, daß deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei (See to it, that your fear of God be not hypocrisy),[1] BWV 179 in Leipzig for the eleventh Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 8 August 1723.
History and words
Bach composed the cantata in his first year in Leipzig, which he had started after Trinity of 1723, for the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity.[2] The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from the First Epistle to the Corinthians, on the gospel of Christ and Paul's duty as an apostle (1 Corinthians 15:1–10), and from the Gospel of Luke, the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18:9–14). The unknown poet stayed close to the gospel and alluded to several Bible passages. The cantata is opened by a line from Wisdom of Sirach 1:29.[2] the closing chorale is the first stanza of Christoph Tietze's hymn "Ich armer Mensch, ich armer Sünder" (1663).[3]
Bach first performed the cantata on 8 August 1723. Alfred Dürr assumes that Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199, composed for the same occasion in Weimar, was also performed in the service.[2]
Scoring and structure
The cantata in six movements is scored for soprano, tenor and bass soloists, a four-part choir, and a Baroque instrumental ensemble of two oboes da caccia, two violins, viola, and basso continuo.[2]
- Chorus: Siehe zu, daß deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei
- Recitative (tenor): Das heutge Christentum ist leider schlecht bestellt
- Aria (tenor): Falscher Heuchler Ebenbild
- Recitative (bass): Wer so von innen wie von außen ist
- Aria (soprano): Liebster Gott, erbarme dich
- Chorale: Ich armer Mensch, ich armer Sünder
Music
In the opening chorus the instruments go with the voices as in a
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The final chorale is sung on the melody of ""Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten", which Bach used also in his choral cantata BWV 93.[2][4]
Bach used the music of the opening chorus again for the
Performances
The cantata was performed at
Recordings
- Die Bach Kantate Vol. 46, Hänssler1974
- Bach Cantatas Vol. 4 – Sundays after Trinity I, Karl Richter, Münchener Bach-Chor, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Edith Mathis, Peter Schreier, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Archiv Produktion 1977
- J. S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk – Sacred Cantatas Vol. 9, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Tölzer Knabenchor, Concentus Musicus Wien, soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor, Kurt Equiluz, Robert Holl, Teldec 1988
- J. S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 6, Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ruth Ziesak, Paul Agnew, Klaus Mertens, Antoine Marchand 1997
- J. S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 10, Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan, Miah Persson, Makoto Sakurada, Peter Kooy, BIS 1999
- J. S. Bach: Trinity Cantatas II, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Magdalena Kožená, Mark Padmore, Stephan Loges, Archiv Produktion 2000
- J. S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 5, Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande, Gerlinde Sämann, Jan Kobow, Jan van der Crabben, Accent 2006
References
- ^ a b c d Dellal, Pamela. "BWV 179 – Siehe zu, daß deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei". Emmanuel Music. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ ISBN 3-423-04080-7.
- ^ "Ich armer Mensch, ich armer Sünder / Text and Translation of Chorale". Bach Cantatas Website. 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ "Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works / Ich armer Mensch, ich armer Sünder". Bach Cantatas Website. 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ Crouch, Simon (1998). "Cantata 179". classical.net. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Full Proms listings 2007". The Times. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
Sources
- Siehe zu, dass deine Gottesfurcht, BWV 179: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Siehe zu, dass deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei BWV 179; BC A 121 / Sacred cantata (11th Sunday after Trinity) Bach Digital
- Siehe zu, daß deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei history, scoring, sources for text and music, translations to various languages, discography, discussion, Bach Cantatas Website
- BWV 179 Siehe zu, daß deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei English translation, University of Vermont
- BWV 179 Siehe zu, daß deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei text, scoring, University of Alberta
- Luke Dahn: BWV 179.6 bach-chorales.com