Johann Sebastian Bach :: Cantata No.174 (Ich liebe den Höchsten)


 

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Bach, Johann Sebastian
1685-1750
(b Eisenach, 21 March 1685; d Leipzig, 28 July 1750). German
Cantata No.174 (Ich liebe den Höchsten) <1729>
solos ATB chorus in final chorale only
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The Sinfonia to this cantata is the 1st movement of
Brandenburg Concerto No.3 (with added wind parts).

Source of text: Picander, 1728-29; no.5, Martin Schalling, 1571. Language: German
I. Sinfonia
II. Aria: "Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte"
III. Recit.: "O Liebe, welcher keine gleicht"
IV. Aria: "Greifet zu! fasst das Heil"
V. Chorus: "Herzlich lieb hab ich dich"