Johann Sebastian Bach :: Cantata No.8 (Liebster Gott, wann werd' ich sterben)


 

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Bach, Johann Sebastian
1685-1750
(b Eisenach, 21 March 1685; d Leipzig, 28 July 1750). German
Cantata No.8 (Liebster Gott, wann werd' ich sterben) <1724>
chorus solos SATB
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Horn is used only to strengthen the cantus firmus. A later version exists, which requires a 3rd oboist, playing oboe da caccia.
Source of text: Nos.1&6, Caspar Neumann, before 1697; 2-5 anon. Language: German
I. Chorus: "Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben?"
II. Aria: "Was willst du dich, mein Geist, entsetzen"
III. Recitative: "Zwar fühlt mein schwaches Herz"
IV. Aria: "Doch weichet, ihr tollen, vergeblichen
Sorgen"
V. Recitative: "Behalte nur, o Welt, das Meine"
VI. Chorus: "Herrscher über Tod und Leben"