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List of cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach



 
 
This is a list of cantata
Cantata

A cantata is a vocal music music composition with an musical instrument accompaniment and often containing more than one movement ....
s by Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and organ whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque music period and brought it to its ultimate maturity....
 in order of 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 now is the shorthand identification for Bach's compositions....
 number as given in Wolfgang Schmieder
Wolfgang Schmieder

Wolfgang Schmieder was a Germany musicologySchmieder was born in Bromberg, Lower Austria. In 1950, he published the BWV, or Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis , a catalog of musical works by Johann Sebastian Bach....
's catalogue of Bach's works. They are not in chronological order (the earliest extant cantata by Bach, for example, is believed to be either Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150, or Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131). Also, since Schmieder made his original listing, several of the works have been discovered to be by composers other than J.






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This is a list of cantata
Cantata

A cantata is a vocal music music composition with an musical instrument accompaniment and often containing more than one movement ....
s by Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and organ whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque music period and brought it to its ultimate maturity....
 in order of 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 now is the shorthand identification for Bach's compositions....
 number as given in Wolfgang Schmieder
Wolfgang Schmieder

Wolfgang Schmieder was a Germany musicologySchmieder was born in Bromberg, Lower Austria. In 1950, he published the BWV, or Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis , a catalog of musical works by Johann Sebastian Bach....
's catalogue of Bach's works. They are not in chronological order (the earliest extant cantata by Bach, for example, is believed to be either Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150, or Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131). Also, since Schmieder made his original listing, several of the works have been discovered to be by composers other than J. S. Bach.

The term "cantata
Cantata

A cantata is a vocal music music composition with an musical instrument accompaniment and often containing more than one movement ....
" was not used widely by Bach; it seems to have chiefly been applied to his secular cantatas. Bach's manuscript scores typically have only the liturgical date as a heading; if the piece does have a designation, "concerto" seems to be the most common. The term "cantata" to refer to these pieces came into wider use after the publication of the Bach Gesellschaft
Bach Gesellschaft

The Bach-Gesellschaft was a society formed in 1850 for the express purpose of publishing the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach without editorial additions....
 edition of his works.

Alternative numbering of Bach's cantatas

Philippe (and Gérard) Zwang attempted a chronological numbering of both the church cantatas and the secular cantatas (BWV 1-215 + 248-249), see: http://infopuq.uquebec.ca/~uss1010/catal/bacjs/corrbwvz.html (see also BWV#Chronological
BWV

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

This list was published in 1982 as Guide pratique des cantates de Bach in Paris, ISBN 2-221-00749-2

See also

  • List of Bach cantatas by liturgical function
    List of Bach cantatas by liturgical function

    This is a list of cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach in order of their intended use in the Lutheran liturgical calendar. The name of each cantata is followed by its BWV number and the date of its first performance, insofar as it can be determined....
  • List of compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach
    • List of chorales of Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV250-438)
    • List of songs and arias of Johann Sebastian Bach
      List of songs and arias of Johann Sebastian Bach

      Songs and arias of Johann Sebastian Bach. These compositions are ordered following the Bach Werke Verzeichnis numbers from the catalogue by Wolfgang Schmieder....
       (BWV439-518)
  • Bach compositions printed during the composer's lifetime


Bach's cantatas, by BWV number


  • BWV 1 — Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
    Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern

    Wie sch?n leuchtet der Morgenstern , BWV 1, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1725 for the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which occurs yearly on 25 March, and performed then for the first time....
  • BWV 2 — Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein
    Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein

    Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein , BWV 2, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1724 for the second Sunday after Trinity Sunday, which occurred that year on 18 June, which marks the date of the first performance....
  • BWV 3 — Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid (I)
  • BWV 4 — Christ lag in Todesbanden
    Christ lag in Todesbanden

    Christ lag in Todesbanden , BWV 4, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was written for Easter, probably in 1707, and it is probably related to Bach's move from Arnstadt to M?hlhausen....
  • BWV 5 — Wo soll ich fliehen hin
    Wo soll ich fliehen hin

    Wo soll ich fliehen hin , BWV 5, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was written in Leipzig for the nineteenth Sunday after Trinity Sunday, and was first performed on 15 October, 1724....
  • BWV 6 — Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden
    Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden

    Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden , BWV 6, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was written in Leipzig for Easter Monday, and was first performed on 2 April, 1725....
  • BWV 7 — Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam
    Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam

    Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam , BWV 7, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was written in Leipzig for the Feast of John the Baptist, and was first performed on 24 June, 1724....
  • BWV 8 — Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben?
    Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben?

    Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben? , BWV 8, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was written in Leipzig for the sixteenth Sunday after Trinity, and was first performed on 24 September, 1724....
  • BWV 9 — Es ist das Heil uns kommen her
    Es ist das Heil uns kommen her

    Es ist das Heil uns kommen her , BWV 9, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Johannes Brahms also wrote a motet of the same name based on the same text....
  • BWV 10 — Meine Seel erhebt den Herren
    Meine Seel erhebt den Herren

    Meine Seel erhebt den Herren , BWV 10, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was written in Leipzig for the Visitation , and was first performed on 2 July, 1724....
  • BWV 11 — Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen
    Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen

    Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was probably composed in 1735, with text presumably by Picander. In the Bach-Gesamtausgabe the work is included under the Cantatas , and in the Bach Compendium it is numbered BC D 9 and included under Oratorios....
     (Himmelfahrts-Oratorium (Ascension Oratorio))
  • BWV 12 — Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen
    Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen

    Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen , BWV 12, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. The cantata originates from Bach's Weimar period. It was first performed in the Weimar court chapel on the third Sunday after Easter on April 22, 1714....
  • BWV 13 — Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen
    Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen

    , , BWV 13, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was written for the second Sunday after Epiphany . The concluding chorale is a harmonization of the hymn O Welt, ich muss dich lassen ....
  • BWV 14 — Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit
    Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit

    W?r Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit , BWV 14, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1735 for the fourth Sunday after Epiphany , which fell that year on 30 January, date of the work's premiere....
  • BWV 15 — Denn du wirst meine Seele nicht in der Hölle lassen
    Denn du wirst meine Seele nicht in der Hölle lassen

    Denn du wirst meine Seele nicht in der H?lle lassen , BWV 15, is a church cantata spuriously attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach but most likely composed by Johann Ludwig Bach....
     (spurious: actually by Johann Ludwig Bach
    Johann Ludwig Bach

    Johann Ludwig Bach was a composer and violinist.He was born in Thal, Germany. At the age of 22 he moved to Meiningen eventually being appointed cantor there, and later Kapellmeister....
    )
  • BWV 16 — Herr Gott, dich loben wir
    Herr Gott, dich loben wir

    Herr Gott, dich loben wir , BWV 16, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, first performed in Leipzig on January 1, 1726. The orchestration calls for two oboes, corno da caccia, oboe da caccia, and strings ....
  • BWV 17 — Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich
    Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich

    Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich , BWV 17, is a church cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1726 for the fourteenth Sunday after Trinity which occurred, that year, on 22 September, marking thus the work's first performance date....
  • BWV 18 — Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt
    Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt

    Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel f?llt is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was composed for Sexagesima Sunday, based on text by Erdmann Neumeister written in 1711 for the Eisenach court, which cites Isaiah and Psalm 118....
  • BWV 19 — Es erhub sich ein Streit
    Es erhub sich ein Streit

    Es erhub sich ein Streit , BWV 19, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1726 for the for the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels , which occurs yearly on 29 September, date of the work's first performance....
  • BWV 20 — O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (I)
    O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (I)

    O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort [I] , BWV 20, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1724 for the for the first Sunday after Trinity Sunday, which occurred that year on 11 June, date of the work's first performance....
  • BWV 21 — Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis
    Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis

    Ich hatte viel Bek?mmernis , BWV 21, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Weimar in 1713 for the for the third Sunday after Trinity Sunday, but was performed only on 17 June 1714 after a first revision....
  • BWV 22 — Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe
    Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe

    Jesus nahm zu sich die Zw?lfe , BWV 22, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in K?then in 1723 for Quinquagesima Sunday as Bach's test piece for the position of Thomaskirche in Leipzig....
  • BWV 23 — Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn
    Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn

    Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sons , BWV 23, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was likely composed in K?then between 1717 and 1723 for Quinquagesima Sunday , but was revised to be included as Bach's other test piece for the position of Thomaskirche in Leipzig....
  • BWV 24 — Ein ungefärbt Gemüte
    Ein ungefärbt Gemüte

    Ein ungef?rbt Gem?te , BWV 24, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1723 for the fourth Sunday after Trinity Sunday, which fell that year on 20 June, date of the work's premiere....
  • BWV 25 — Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe
    Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe

    Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe BWV 25 is a cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was first performed on 29 August 1723 and is intended for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity Sunday....
  • BWV 26 — Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig
    Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig

    Ach wie fl?chtig, ach wie nichtig , BWV 26, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1723 for the fourth Sunday after Trinity Sunday, which fell that year on 20 June, date of the work's premiere....
  • BWV 27 — Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende
    Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende

    Wer wei?, wie nahe mir mein Ende? , BWV 27, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1726 for the sixteenth Sunday after Trinity Sunday, which fell that year on October 6, date of the work's premiere....
  • BWV 28 — Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende
    Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende

    Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende , BWV 28, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1725 for the first Sunday after Christmas, which fell that year on December 30, date of the work's premiere....
  • BWV 29 — Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir
    Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir

    Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. In Wolfgang Schmieder's catalogue of Bach's works, it is BWV 29....
  • BWV 30 — Freue dich, erlöste Schar
    Freue dich, erlöste Schar

    Freue dich, erl?ste Schar , BWV 30, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in or around 1738 for the feast of St....
  • BWV 30a — Angenehmes Wiederau
    Angenehmes Wiederau

    Angenehmes Wiederau, freue dich in deinen Auen! , BWV 30a, is a secular cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1737 as an homage to Johann Christian von Hennickes, who had acquired an estate including the Wiederau manor....
     secular
  • BWV 31 — Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret
    Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret

    Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret , BWV 31, is a Sacred Cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach....
  • BWV 32 — Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen
    Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen

    Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen , BWV 32, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig at the end of 1725 or in the first few days of 1726 for the first Sunday after Epiphany_, which fell that year on 13 January, date of the work's premiere....
  • BWV 33 — Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
    Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ

    Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ , BWV 33, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1724 for the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity Sunday, which fell that year on 3 September, date of the work's premiere....
  • BWV 34 — O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe
    O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe

    O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe , BWV 34, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.As an adaptation of a previously composed secular cantata, O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe , it reached its current form in Leipzig in 1740 or by 1746 for the first day of Whitsun ....
  • BWV 34a — O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe (BWV 34a)
    O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe (BWV 34a)

    O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe , BWV 34a, is an incomplete secular cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, of which only the complete libretto and some parts have survived....
     secular
  • BWV 35 — Geist und Seele wird verwirret
    Geist und Seele wird verwirret

    Geist und Seele wird verwirret , BWV 35, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1726 for the twelfth Sunday after Trinity Sunday, which fell that year on 8 September, date of the work's premiere....
  • BWV 36 — Schwingt freudig euch empor
    Schwingt freudig euch empor

    Schwingt freudig euch empor , BWV 36, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1731 for the first Sunday in Advent, which fell that year on 2 December, date of the work's premiere....
  • BWV 36a — Steigt freudig in die Luft (lost) secular
  • BWV 36b — Die Freude reget sich
    Die Freude reget sich

    Die Freude reget sich , BWV 36b, is a secular cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig, most likely in 1735 as an homage to Johann Florens Rivinius, on his appointment to the rector of Leipzig University, which occurred in October 1735....
     secular
  • BWV 36c — Schwingt freudig euch empor
    Schwingt freudig euch empor (BWV 36c)

    Schwingt freudig euch empor , BWV 36c, is a secular cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig, most likely in 1725, probably as an homage to one of Bach's teachers ; there is evidence of a performance of this cantata taking place in April or May 1725....
     secular
  • BWV 37 — Wer da gläubet und getauft wird
    Wer da gläubet und getauft wird

    Wer da gl?ubet und getauft wird , BWV 37, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1724 for the feast of the Ascension_of_Jesus, which fell that year on 18 May, date of the work's premiere; the work was performed again on 3 May, 1731....
  • BWV 38 — Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir
    Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir

    Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu Dir , BWV 38, is a sacred chorale cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1724 for the twenty-first Sunday after Trinity Sunday, which fell that year on 19 October, date of the work's premiere....
  • BWV 39 — Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot
    Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot

    Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot , BWV 39, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1726 for the first Sunday after Trinity Sunday, which fell that year on 23 June, date of the work's premiere....
  • BWV 40 — Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes
    Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes

    Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes , BWV 40, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1723 for the second day of Christmastide, also known as Christmas Monday or St....
  • BWV 41 — Jesu, nun sei gepreiset
    Jesu, nun sei gepreiset

    Jesu, nun sei gepreiset , BWV 41, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1724 for the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ, which falls on 1 January; for this reason, the cantata is sometimes mistakenly associated with the celebration of New Year's Day or with the celebration of the Feast of t...
  • BWV 42 — Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats
    Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats

    Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats , BWV 42, is a sacred chorale cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1725 for the first Sunday after Easter Sunday, known as Octave of Easter, which fell that year on April 8th, date of the work's premiere....
  • BWV 43 — Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen
    Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen

    Gott f?hret auf mit Jauchzen , BWV 43, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1726 for the Feast of Ascension of Jesus, which fell that year on May 30th, date of the work's premiere....
  • BWV 44 — Sie werden euch in den Bann tun (I)
  • BWV 45 — Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist
  • BWV 46 — Schauet doch und sehet, ob irgend ein Schmerz sei
  • BWV 47 — Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden
  • BWV 48 — Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen
  • BWV 49 — Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen
  • BWV 50 — Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft
    Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft

    Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft is a choral movement long attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach and assumed to be part of a lost cantata. The piece is written for an unusually large orchestra, indicating that it was composed for a special occasion....
  • BWV 51 — Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen
    Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen

    Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen , BWV 51, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is thought to date from around 1730, and is one of Bach's best known cantatas....
  • BWV 52 — Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht
  • BWV 53 — Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde (spurious: possibly by Georg Melchior Hoffmann)
  • BWV 54 — Widerstehe doch der Sünde
    Widerstehe doch der Sünde

    Widerstehe doch der S?nde , BWV 54, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. The texts are drawn from Georg Christian Lehms' Gottgef?lliges Kirchen-Opffer and concern the importance of avoiding sin....
  • BWV 55 — Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht
  • BWV 56 — Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen
    Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen

    Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen , BWV 56, is a solo cantata for bass by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was first performed in Leipzig on October 27, 1726....
  • BWV 57 — Selig ist der Mann (Lehms)
  • BWV 58 — Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid (II)
  • BWV 59 — Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten (I)
  • BWV 60 — O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (II)
  • BWV 61 — Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (I)
  • BWV 62 — Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (II)
  • BWV 63 — Christen, ätzet diesen Tag
  • BWV 64 — Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget
  • BWV 65 — Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen
  • BWV 66 — Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen
    Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen

    Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen , BWV 66, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig for the second day of Eastertide, known as Easter Monday, and first performed on 10 April, 1724....
  • BWV 66a — Der Himmel dacht auf Anhalts Ruhm und Glück (lost)
  • BWV 67 — Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ
    Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ

    Halt im Ged?chtnis Jesum Christ , BWV 67, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.The work was written for performance on April 16, 1724, the first Sunday after Easter ....
  • BWV 68 — Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt
  • BWV 69 — Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele (I)
  • BWV 69a — Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele (I)
  • BWV 70 — Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!
  • BWV 70a — Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!
  • BWV 71 — Gott ist mein König
    Gott ist mein König

    Gott ist mein K?nig , BWV 71, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was performed for the first time at the inauguration of the new city council at M?hlhausen on 1708-02-04....
  • BWV 72 — Alles nur nach Gottes Willen
    Alles nur nach Gottes Willen

    Alles nur nach Gottes Willen , BWV 72, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1726 for the third Sunday after Epiphany_, which fell that year on 27 January, date of the work's premiere....
  • BWV 73 — Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir
    Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir

    Herr, wie du willt, so schick's mit mir , BWV 73, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig some time between 1723 and 1725 for the third Sunday after Epiphany_, and premiered on 23 January 1724....
  • BWV 74 — Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten (II)
  • BWV 75 — Die Elenden sollen essen
  • BWV 76 — Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes
  • BWV 77 — Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben
  • BWV 78 — Jesu, der du meine Seele
    Jesu, der du meine Seele

    Johann Sebastian Bach's cantata Jesu, der du meine Seele , BWV 78, was composed in 1724 for the 14th Sunday after Trinity Sunday. The text, by an unknown librettist, is based on a hymn by Johann Rist....
  • BWV 79 — Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild
  • BWV 80 — Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
    Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott (Bach cantata)

    Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott is a chorale cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach . The work had found its present form by 1744 or earlier, but was first performed between 1727 and 1731....
  • BWV 80a — Alles, was von Gott geboren
  • BWV 80b — Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
  • BWV 81 — Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen?
    Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen?

    Jesus schl?ft, was soll ich hoffen? , BWV 81, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.It was composed in Leipzig in 1724 for the fourth Sunday after Epiphany , which fell that year on 30 January, date of the work's premiere....
  • BWV 82 — Ich habe genug
    Ich habe genug

    Ich habe genug is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. In Wolfgang Schmieder's catalogue of Bach's works, it is BWV 82.It was written in Leipzig for the Feast of the Purification on 2 February, 1727....
  • BWV 83 — Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde
  • BWV 84 — Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke
  • BWV 85 — Ich bin ein guter Hirt
  • BWV 86 — Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch
  • BWV 87 — Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen
  • BWV 88 — Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden
  • BWV 89 — Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim
  • BWV 90 — Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende
  • BWV 91 — Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
  • BWV 92 — Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn
  • BWV 93 — Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten
  • BWV 94 — Was frag ich nach der Welt
  • BWV 95 — Christus, der ist mein Leben
  • BWV 96 — Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn
  • BWV 97 — In allen meinen Taten
  • BWV 98 — Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (I)
  • BWV 99 — Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (II)
  • BWV 100 — Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (III)
  • BWV 101 — Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott
  • BWV 102 — Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben
  • BWV 103 — Ihr werdet weinen und heulen
    Ihr werdet weinen und heulen

    Ihr werdet weinen und heulen is a sacred cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed for Jubilate in 1725.The work, to a text by German poetess Christiane Marianne von Ziegler , is scored for bass, tenor and alto soloists, plus choir and trumpet, piccolo recorder in D, two oboe d'amore, strings, and basso continuo....
  • BWV 104 — Du Hirte Israel, höre
  • BWV 105 — Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht
    Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht

    Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht BWV 105 is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach for the ninth Sunday after Trinity....
  • BWV 106 — Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit
    Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit

    Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit BWV 106 also known as "Actus tragicus" is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is primarily intended to be played at funerals....
     (Actus Tragicus)
  • BWV 107 — Was willst du dich betrüben
  • BWV 108 — Es ist euch gut, daß ich hingehe
  • BWV 109 — Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben
  • BWV 110 — Unser Mund sei voll Lachens
  • BWV 111 — Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit
  • BWV 112 — Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt
  • BWV 113 — Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut
  • BWV 114 — Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost
  • BWV 115 — Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit
  • BWV 116 — Du Friedenfürst, Herr Jesu Christ
  • BWV 117 — Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut
  • BWV 118 — O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht
  • BWV 118b — O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht (2nd version)
  • BWV 119 — Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn
  • BWV 120 — Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille
  • BWV 120a — Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge
  • BWV 120b — Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille
  • BWV 121 — Christum wir sollen loben schon
  • BWV 122 — Das neugeborne Kindelein
  • BWV 123 — Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen
  • BWV 124 — Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht
  • BWV 125 — Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin
  • BWV 126 — Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort
  • BWV 127 — Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott
  • BWV 128 — Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein
  • BWV 129 — Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott
  • BWV 130 — Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir
  • BWV 131 — Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir
  • BWV 131a — Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir
  • BWV 132 — Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn
  • BWV 133 — Ich freue mich in dir
  • BWV 134 — Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß
  • BWV 134a — Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht secular
  • BWV 135 — Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder
  • BWV 136 — Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz
  • BWV 137 — Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren
  • BWV 138 — Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz
  • BWV 139 — Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott
  • BWV 140 — Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140, also known as Sleepers, Wake, is a cantata written in 1731 by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is scored for horn , 2 oboes, taille , violino piccolo, violin, viola, basso continuo, and choir with soprano, tenor, and Bass soloists....
  • BWV 141 — Das ist je gewißlich wahr (spurious: actually by Georg Philipp Telemann
    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Georg Philipp Telemann was a German Baroque music composer, born in Magdeburg. Self-taught in music, he studied law at the University of Leipzig....
    )
  • BWV 142 — Uns ist ein Kind geboren (spurious: possibly by Johann Kuhnau
    Johann Kuhnau

    Johann Kuhnau was a Germany composer, organist and harpsichordist.Kuhnau was born in Geising. He preceded Johann Sebastian Bach as Cantor of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig....
    )
  • BWV 143 — Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele (II)(doubtful: possibly not by J. S. Bach)
  • BWV 144 — Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin
  • BWV 145 — Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen
  • BWV 146 — Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal
    Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal

    Wir m?ssen durch viel Tr?bsal , BWV 146, is a cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach. Both the sinfonia and first movement of the cantata, Wir m?ssen durch viel Tr?bsal, is related to Bach's Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor BWV 1052, and was possibly derived from a lost violin concerto....
  • BWV 147 — Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben
    Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben

    Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. In Wolfgang Schmieder's catalogue of Bach's works, it is BWV 147.It was written in Leipzig for the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and was first performed on 2 July 1723....
  • BWV 147a — Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben
  • BWV 148 — Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens
  • BWV 149 — Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg
  • BWV 150 — Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich
    Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich

    Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich BWV 150 is an early Lutheran chorus cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach composed for an unknown occasion. It is scored for soprano, alto , tenor and basso soloists, choir and a small orchestra of two violins, bassoon obbligato, and basso continuo....
  • BWV 151 — Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt
  • BWV 152 — Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn
  • BWV 153 — Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind
  • BWV 154 — Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren
  • BWV 155 — Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange
  • BWV 156 — Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe
  • BWV 157 — Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn
  • BWV 158 — Der Friede sei mit dir
    Der Friede sei mit dir

    "Der Friede sei mit dir" is a cantata for bass soloist believed to have been composed around 1730 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Only fragments of the work survive; these were found among Bach's papers after his death....
  • BWV 159 — Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem
  • BWV 160 — Ich weiß, daß mein Erlöser lebt (spurious: actually by Georg Philipp Telemann
    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Georg Philipp Telemann was a German Baroque music composer, born in Magdeburg. Self-taught in music, he studied law at the University of Leipzig....
    )
  • BWV 161 — Komm, du süße Todesstunde
  • BWV 162 — Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe
  • BWV 163 — Nur jedem das Seine
  • BWV 164 — Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet
  • BWV 165 — O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad
  • BWV 166 — Wo gehest du hin?
  • BWV 167 — Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe
  • BWV 168 — Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort
  • BWV 169 — Gott soll allein mein Herze haben
    Gott soll allein mein Herze haben

    Gott soll allein mein Herze haben is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. In Wolfgang Schmieder's catalogue of Bach's works, it is BWV 169....
  • BWV 170 — Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust
    Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust

    Vergn?gte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. In Wolfgang Schmieder's catalogue of Bach's works, it is BWV 170....
  • BWV 171 — Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm
  • BWV 172 — Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten
  • BWV 173 — Erhöhtes Fleisch und Blut
  • BWV 173a — Durchlauchtster Leopold secular
  • BWV 174 — Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte
  • BWV 175 — Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen
  • BWV 176 — Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding
  • BWV 177 — Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
  • BWV 178 — Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält
  • BWV 179 — Siehe zu, daß deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei
  • BWV 180 — Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele
  • BWV 181 — Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister
  • BWV 182 — Himmelskönig, sei willkommen
  • BWV 183 — Sie werden euch in den Bann tun (II)
  • BWV 184 — Erwünschtes Freudenlicht
  • BWV 185 — Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe
  • BWV 186 — Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht
  • BWV 187 — Es wartet alles auf dich
  • BWV 188 — Ich habe meine Zuversicht
  • BWV 189 — Meine Seele rühmt und priest (spurious: probably by Georg Melchior Hoffmann)
  • BWV 190 — Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
  • BWV 190a — Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (lost)
  • BWV 191 — Gloria in excelsis Deo
  • BWV 192 — Nun danket alle Gott
  • BWV 193 — Ihr Tore zu Zion
  • BWV 193a — Ihr Häuser des Himmels (lost) secular
  • BWV 194 — Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest
  • BWV 195 — Dem Gerechten muß das Licht
  • BWV 196 — Der Herr denket an uns
  • BWV 197 — Gott ist unsre Zuversicht
  • BWV 197a — Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe
  • BWV 198 — Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl
    Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl

    La?, F?rstin, la? noch einen Strahl is a secular cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. In Wolfgang Schmieder's catalogue of Bach's works it is BWV 198....
     (Trauerode) secular
  • BWV 199 — Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut
    Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut

    Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. In Wolfgang Schmieder's catalogue of Bach's works, it is BWV 199. The bulk of the text, which concerns a sinner finding redemption through God, is taken from Georg Christian Lehms Gottgef?lliges Kirchen-Opffer ....
  • BWV 200 — Bekennen will ich seinen Namen
  • BWV 201 — Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde (The Contest Between Phoebus and Pan) secular
  • BWV 202 — Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten secular
  • BWV 203 — Amore traditore secular
  • BWV 204 — Ich bin in mir vergnügt secular
  • BWV 205 — Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft secular
  • BWV 205a — Blast Lärmen, ihr Feinde secular
  • BWV 206 — Schleicht, spielende Wellen secular
  • BWV 207 — Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten secular
  • BWV 207a — Auf, schmetternde Töne secular
  • BWV 208 — Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd
    Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd

    Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd , BWV 208, also known as the Hunting Cantata, is a secular cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Aria 5, "Schafe k?nnen sicher weiden" , is perhaps the most familiar part of this cantata....
     (Hunting Cantata) secular
  • BWV 208a — Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd secular
  • BWV 209 — Non sa che sia dolore secular
  • BWV 210 — O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit secular
  • BWV 210a — O angenehme Melodei secular
  • BWV 211 — Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht
    Coffee Cantata

    Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht is a secular cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach between 1732 and 1734. Although classified as a cantata, it is essentially a miniature comic opera....
     (Coffee Cantata) secular
  • BWV 212 — Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet (Peasant Cantata) secular
  • BWV 213 — Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen (Hercules auf dem Scheidewege) secular
  • BWV 214 — Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!
    Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!

    T?net, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!, BWV 214, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed to honor the birthday of Maria Josepha of Austria, Queen of Poland and Electress of Saxony....
     secular
  • BWV 215 — Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen secular
  • BWV 216 — Vergnügte Pleißenstadt (incomplete) secular
  • BWV 216a — Erwählte Pleißenstadt (lost) secular
  • BWV 217 — Gedenke, Herr, wie es uns gehet (spurious)
  • BWV 218 — Gott der Hoffnung erfülle euch (spurious: by Georg Philipp Telemann
    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Georg Philipp Telemann was a German Baroque music composer, born in Magdeburg. Self-taught in music, he studied law at the University of Leipzig....
    )
  • BWV 219 — Siehe, es hat überwunden der Löwe (spurious: by Georg Philipp Telemann
    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Georg Philipp Telemann was a German Baroque music composer, born in Magdeburg. Self-taught in music, he studied law at the University of Leipzig....
    )
  • BWV 220 — Lobt ihn mit Herz und Munde (spurious)
  • BWV 221 — Wer sucht die Pracht, wer wünscht den Glanz (spurious)
  • BWV 222 — Mein Odem ist schwach (spurious: actually by Johann Ernst Bach)
  • BWV 223 — Meine Seele soll Gott loben (spurious)
  • BWV 224 — Reißt euch los, bedrängte Sinnen (small fragment) (spurious)
  • BWV 244a — Klagt, Kinder, klagt es aller Welt
  • BWV 248a — (text unknown)
  • BWV 249 — Kommet, eilet und laufet Easter Oratorio
    Easter Oratorio

    The Easter Oratorio or Osteroratorium is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach. The first version was completed on April 1, 1725. Three different later versions with remarkable deviations in setting and text exist....
  • BWV 1083 — Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden (arrangement of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
    Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

    Giovanni Battista Pergolesi was an Italy composer, violinist and organ ....
    's Stabat mater
    Stabat Mater

    Stabat Mater is a thirteenth century Catholic church Sequence variously attributed to Innocent III and Jacopone da Todi. Its title is an abbreviation of the first line, Stabat mater dolorosa ....
    )
  • BWV 1127 — Alles mit Gott und nichts ohn’ ihn
  • BWV Anh. 3 — Gott, gib dein Gerichte dem Könige
  • BWV Anh. 5 — Lobet den Herrn, alle seine Heerscharen
  • BWV Anh. 9 — Entfernet euch, ihr heitern Sterne
    Entfernet euch, ihr heitern Sterne

    Entfernet euch, ihr heitern Sterne , BWV Anh 9, is a birthday cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was written to celebrate the birthday of King Augustus II the Strong, and was performed for him on his birthday, May 12, 1727, on the Marktplatz of Leipzig, by students of the University of Leipzig, with Bach directing....