Thoughtless and unstable people
Cantata for Sexagesima. Reconstruction Reinhold Kubik BWV 181, 1724
The cantata Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister (Frivolous flutter-spirits), BWV 181, composed for Sexagesima (the second Sunday before Lent) in 1724, has survived only incompletely. The missing obbligato instrumental part of the second aria has been reconstructed for our edition by Reinhold Kubik. It is likely that the cantata was originally performed without woodwinds; the surviving flute and oboe parts, which merely follow the first violin, are clearly later additions. The work opens with a bass aria whose staccato theme is a lively depiction of the “flutter-spirits” in the text. An uplifting final chorus (seemingly based on a secular model) with obbligato trumpet ends this chorale-free cantata.
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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
Reinhold Kubik
| 1942-2024
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Continuo realization
Paul Horn
| 1922-2016Paul Horn war ein deutscher Kirchenmusiker, Organist, Komponist und Musikwissenschaftler. Er studierte Kirchenmusik und Orgel an der Evangelischen Kirchenmusikschule Esslingen am Neckar bei Hans-Arnold Metzger und Musikwissenschaft, Theologie und Geschichte an der Universität Tübingen. Seine berufliche Laufbahn begann als Kantor an der Evangelischen Michaelskirche in Stuttgart-Degerloch. 1954 wurde er Kantor an der Evangelischen Stadtkirche Ravensburg, eine Position, die er bis zu seiner Pensionierung innehatte. Als Musikwissenschaftler arbeitete Horn bis ins hohe Alter eng mit Carus zusammen. So stammen zahlreiche Carus-Klavierauszüge aus seiner Feder. Personal details
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Vernon Wicker
| 1934-2024
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