The motet Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir has long posed various puzzles for Bach scholars. Nothing is known about the occasion or date of its composition, and the musical text itself only survives in contradictory and partially incorrect sources. This motet possibly came from Bach’s Weimar period. The double-choir first section of the motet – beginning with the basses of both choirs declaiming the first line of text like a motto in unison – is followed by a second part in which the biblical text is simultaneously combined with a chorale (here in the soprano), a popular stylistic device in Thuringian and Saxon motets throughout the 18th century.
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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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Günter Graulich
| 1926The publisher, church musician and teacher Günter Graulich is one of the major personalities in German publishing of the post-war period. With his wife Waltraud he founded Carus-Verlag Stuttgart in 1972, which he built up from a 2-person family firm to a medium-sized business with around 60 employees. A trained church musician and Kantor for many years at the Matthäuskirche Stuttgart, he also directed the Motettenchor Stuttgart for 50 years. With his choir he made LP and CD recordings, and undertook numerous concert tours to other European countries and America. Personal details
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