The American Bach Society
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The American Bach Society
@americanbach.bsky.social
The ABS supports the study, performance, and appreciation of the music of J. S. Bach in the USA and Canada.
Robert Schumann's 1849 reorchestration of this cantata includes clarinet: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnZF...
Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht, BWV 105 (Arr. R. Schumann) : III. Wie zittern...
YouTube video by Carolyn Sampson - Topic
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August 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
You can find a translation of the libretto from Bachcantatatexts.org here: bachcantatatexts.org/BWV105
Hans-Joachim Schulze's commentary on this cantata (in a new translation by Jim Brokaw) is available here: iopn.library.illinois.edu/.../bac.../b....
iopn.library.illinois.edu
August 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The opening chorus is in the form of a prelude and fugue; both sections are marked by distinctive chains of suspensions. The soprano aria "Wie zittern und wanken" is among the most extraordinary in the repertoire.
August 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Hans-Joachim Schulze's commentary on this cantata, in a new translation by Jim Brokaw, is available here:
iopn.library.illinois.edu/scalar/bachc...
Commentaries on the Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach: Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott BWV 127 / BC A 49
Chorale cantata on hymn by Paul Eber. Estomihi. Part of Chorale Cantata Annual Cycle. First performed 02/11/1725 in Leipzig (Cycle II).
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March 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Listen to this work, performed by the J. S. Bach-Stiftung, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm-0...
J.S. Bach - Julia Doyle sings cantata BWV 127 "Herr Jesu Christ" (J.S. Bach Foundation)
YouTube video by Bachstiftung
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March 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM