Der Herr denket an uns

BWV 196 // For a wedding

(The Lord careth for us) for soprano, tenor and bass, vocal ensemble, strings and basso continuo

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«Lutzogram» for the introductory workshop

Rudolf Lutz’s manuscript for the workshop
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Performers

Soloists

Soprano
Noëmi Sohn Nad

Tenor
Sören Richter

Bass
Tobias Wicky

Choir

Soprano
Cornelia Fahrion, Noëmi Sohn Nad

Alto
Laura Binggeli, Antonia Frey

Tenor
Zacharie Fogal, Sören Richter

Bass
Philippe Rayot, Tobias Wicky

Orchestra

Conductor
Rudolf Lutz

Violin
Renate Steinmann, Monika Baer

Viola
Susanna Hefti

Violoncello
Martin Zeller

Violone
Guisella Massa

Bassoon
Carles Cristóbal

Lute
Niels Pfeffer

Organ
Nicola Cumer

Musical director & conductor

Rudolf Lutz

Workshop

Participants
Rudolf Lutz, Pfr. Niklaus Peter

Reflective lecture

Speaker
Michael Maul

Recording & editing

Recording date
17/03/2023

Recording location
Trogen AR (Switzerland) // Evangelische Kirche

Sound engineer
Stefan Ritzenthaler

Producer
Meinrad Keel

Executive producer
Johannes Widmer

Production
GALLUS MEDIA AG, Schweiz

Producer
J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen, Schweiz

About the work

Librettist

First performance
1707–1708 (possibly Arnstadt or Dornheim)

Text based on
Psalm 115:12–15

Libretto

1. Sinfonia

2. Chor

«Der Herr denket an uns und segnet uns. Er segnet das Haus Israel, er segnet das Haus Aaron.»

3. Arie — Sopran

«Er segnet, die den Herrn fürchten, beide, Kleine und Große.»

4. Arie — Duett: Tenor und Bass

«Der Herr segne euch je mehr und mehr, euch und eure Kinder. Der Herr segne euch.»

5. Chor

«Ihr seid die Gesegneten des Herrn, der Himmel und Erde gemacht hat; ihr seid die Gesegneten des Herrn. Amen.»

Bibliographical references

All libretti sourced from Neue Bach-Ausgabe. Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke, published by the Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut Göttingen and the Bach-Archiv Leipzig, Series I (Cantatas), vol. 1–41, Kassel and Leipzig, 1954–2000.
All in-depth analyses by Anselm Hartinger (English translations/editing by Alice Noger-Gradon/Mary Carozza) based on the following sources:  Hans-Joachim Schulze, Die Bach-Kantaten. Einführungen zu sämtlichen Kantaten Johann Sebastian Bachs, Leipzig, 2nd edition, 2007; Alfred Dürr, Johann Sebastian Bach. Die Kantaten, Kassel, 9th edition, 2009, and Martin Petzoldt, Bach-Kommentar. Die geistlichen Kantaten, Stuttgart, vol. 1, 2nd edition, 2005 and vol. 2, 1st edition, 2007.

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