Ah! I see now, as I to the wedding bidden
Cantata for the 20th Sunday after Trinity. Leipzig Version. Reconstruction Masaaki Suzuki BWV 162 (BWV3 162.2), 1716
The cantata for the 20th Sunday after Trinity. "Ah! I see now, as I to the wedding bidden", BWV 162 was first performed on 25 October 1716 in the Castle church at Weimar. During the first year in his position as Thomaskantor, Bach made a revival performance of the cantata on 10 October 1723. For this Leipzig version he added an additional obbligato voice in the first movement and in the final chorale he added a “Corno da tirarsi”, which played colla-parte with the soprano. However, we do not know what this mysterious instrument looked like. For performances today we recommend using a trumpet or a slide trumpet. The cantata begins not with an introductory chorus, but rather with a sonorous bass aria with a string accompaniment and obbligato trumpet. The following movements, movement 2 through 5, are also performed by vocal soloists. The third movement, a soprano aria, presents a peculiarity: the obbligato wind parts were not contained in the original version of this cantata. Our edition offers a reconstruction for the flute, made by the famous Bach interpreter and expert, Masaaki Suzuki.
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text (without music) for download, html file, Singing text, english translationhtml file, Singing text, english translation (Sample)1 Aria (Basso)
Ah, I see now,
as I to the wedding bidden,
good and evil,
spirit’s death and bread of life,
heav’n or hell, and life or death,
heavens gleaming, hellfires flaming,
all together!
Jesus, help me to be steadfast.2 Recitativo (Tenore)
O wondrous wedding feast
to which the King of heaven
humanity has summoned.
Is this the feeble bride,
the nature of mankind, not for too mean and humble,
to wed the only Son of the most high?
Momentous marriage feast,
how can this mortal flesh achieve such honor
that God’s own Son
has pledged himself for evermore?... -
text (without music) for download, html file, Singing text, originalhtml file, Singing text, original (Sample)
1 Aria (Basso)
Ach, ich sehe,
itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe,
Wohl und Wehe,
Seelengift und Lebensbrot,
Himmel, Hölle, Leben, Tod,
Himmelsglanz und Höllenflammen
sind beisammen!
Jesu, hilf, dass ich bestehe!2 Recitativo (Tenore)
O großes Hochzeitfest,
darzu der Himmelskönig
die Menschen rufen lässt.
Ist denn die arme Baut,
die menschliche Natur, nicht viel zu schlecht und wenig,
dass sich mit ihr der Sohn des Höchsten traut?
O großes Hochzeitfest,
wie ist das Fleisch zu solcher Ehre kommen,
dass Gottes Sohn
es hat auf ewig angenommen?...
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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
| 1685-1750Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most important composers of Western music history. He came from a widely ramified musical dynasty, which produced numerous musicians and organists in the Thuringian-Saxon area.
Bach vocal
Ever since Carus-Verlag was founded in 1972, publishing the music of Johann Sebastian Bach has been a special focus for us. In the 2017 Reformation anniversary year we completed the Bach vocal project. Bach's complete sacred vocal works are now available in modern Urtext editions, together with performance material. A complete edition of all the full scores is also available in a high quality box set. Personal details
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Editor
Frauke Heinze
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Arranger
Masaaki Suzuki
| 1954
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