Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79

Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...

's cantata

Bach cantata

Bach cantata became a term for a cantata of the German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach who was a prolific writer of the genre. Although many of his works are lost, around 200 cantatas survived....

Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild (The Lord God is sun and shield), BWV

BWV

The Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis is the numbering system identifying compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. The prefix BWV, followed by the work's number, is the shorthand identification for Bach's compositions...

79, was composed in 1725 for Reformation Sunday. The text is by Martin Rinkart

Martin Rinkart

Martin Rinkart, or Rinckart was a German clergyman and hymnist. He is best known for the text to "Now thank we all our God" , which was written ca. 1636...

and Ludwig Helmbold

Ludwig Helmbold

Ludwig Helmbold was a poet of Lutheran chorales.- Biography :Helmbold was born in Mühlhausen. He became a professor of Philosophy an der Erfurt University in 1554...

Instrumentation

The cantata is scored for 2 horns

Horn (instrument)

The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....

in G, 2 oboes (or flutes), timpani

Timpani

Timpani, or kettledrums, are musical instruments in the percussion family. A type of drum, they consist of a skin called a head stretched over a large bowl traditionally made of copper. They are played by striking the head with a specialized drum stick called a timpani stick or timpani mallet...

, 2 violins, viola

Viola

The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...

, basso continuo, and voices.

Movements

I. Coro: Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn und Schild
II. Aria: Gott ist unser Sonn und Schild
III. Choral: Nun danket alle Gott
IV. Recitativo: Gottlob! Wir wissen den rechten Weg zur Seligkeit
V. Aria: Gott, ach Gott, verlaß die Deinen nimmermehr
VI. Choral: Erhalt uns in der Wahrheit

Recordings

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 19, Edith Selig
Edith Selig
Edith Selig is a French classical soprano in concert, opera and Lied, known for singing music of Johann Sebastian Bach and French composers. She has been teaching at the École Normale de Musique de Paris.- Professional career :...

, Claudia Hellmann
Claudia Hellmann
Claudia Hellmann is a German contralto singer in opera and concert.- Biography :Claudia Hellmann studied voice in Berlin with Erika Garski....

, Jakob Stämpfli
Jakob Stämpfli (bass)
Jakob Stämpfli is a Swiss bass concert singer and an influential academic teacher and director of the conservatory in Bern, also a teacher in Saarbrücken.-Biography:...

, Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn, Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra, full German name: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, full English name South West German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim, is an internationally known German chamber orchestra based in Pforzheim.- History :...

, conductor Fritz Werner
Fritz Werner
Fritz Werner was a German choral conductor, church music director, conductor, organist and composer...

, Erato/MHS 1964
J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 16, Sandrine Piau
Sandrine Piau
Sandrine Piau is an opera soprano. Trained as a harpist, she studied voice at the Collège Lamartine and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique du Paris....

, Bogna Bartosz
Bogna Bartosz
Bogna Bartosz is a Polish classical mezzo-soprano and alto.- Biography :Bogna Bartosz studied voice at the Academy of Music in Gdansk and graduated with distinction...

, Klaus Mertens
Klaus Mertens
Klaus Mertens is a German bass and bass-baritone singer who is known especially for his interpretation of the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach.-Professional career:Klaus Mertens took singing lessons while attending school...

, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir is a Dutch early-music group based in Amsterdam.The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir was created in two stages by the conductor, organist and harpsichordist Ton Koopman. He founded the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra in 1979 and the Amsterdam Baroque Choir in...

, conductor Ton Koopman
Ton Koopman
Ton Koopman is a conductor, organist and harpsichordist.Koopman had a "classical education" and then studied the organ , harpsichord and musicology in Amsterdam...

, Antoine Marchand 2001

External links

Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild from bach-cantatas.com
full score of BWV 79 from www.bh2000.net
German text and translation from Emmanuel Music
Notes on BWV 79 from Emmanuel Music

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