Ich habe meine Zuversicht, BWV 188

Ich habe meine Zuversicht BWV 188
Church cantata by J. S. Bach
Performed	17 October 1728? (1728?-10-17): Leipzig
Movements	6
Vocal	SATB choir and solo
Instrumental	2 oboes taille 2 violins viola organ continuo

Ich habe meine Zuversicht (I have [placed] my confidence), BWV 188, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the cantata in Leipzig for the 21st Sunday after Trinity and probably first performed it on 17 October 1728.

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History and text

Bach composed this cantata for the 21st Sunday after Trinity. However, the score was "cut to pieces and sold to private individuals" in the 1800s; the work as it now exists is a reconstruction.^[1]

The prescribed readings for the day were Ephesians 6:10–17, and John 4:46–54. The text for movements 2 to 5 was written by Picander.^[2] The sixth movement is an anonymous chorale, "Auf meinen lieben Gott", written before 1603.^[3]

The earliest possible date for the first performance is 17 October 1728, but it could have also been a year later.^[4]

Scoring and structure

The work is scored for four solo voices (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), a four-part choir, two oboes, taille, two violins, viola, organ, and basso continuo.^[3]

The piece has six movements:

Sinfonia
Aria (tenor): Ich habe meine Zuversicht
Recitative (bass): Gott meint es gut mit jedermann
Aria (alto): Unerforschlich ist die Weise
Recitative (soprano): Die Macht der Welt verlieret sich
Chorale: Auf meinen lieben Gott

Music

The opening sinfonia for solo organ and orchestra derives from the third movement of Bach's keyboard concerto in D minor, BWV 1052.^[5]

The tenor aria has been compared to movements from both the French Suites and the Fifth English Suite. It opens with a string ritornello doubled by oboe; the two parts move into counterpoint after the tenor enters. Formally, the movement has an extended two-part A section before moving to a B section remarkable for its emphasis on instrumental arpeggiation.^[5]

The bass recitative is secco and concludes with a pastoral arioso.^[5]

The alto aria is "dark and dramatic", in E minor with cello and organ obbligato. The organ line is complex, contributing to a movement that is "a complex and ever-changing kaleidoscope of richly entwined rhythms and melodies".^[5]

The soprano recitative is short and accompanied by chordal strings. The final movement is a four-part setting of the chorale tune, doubled by oboe, taille, and strings.^[5]

Recordings

Gächinger Kantorei / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Helmuth Rilling. Die Bach Kantate. Hänssler, 1983.
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink. Bach Edition Vol. 5. Brilliant Classics, 1999.
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner. Bach Cantatas Vol. 11. Soli Deo Gloria, recorded 2000.
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman. J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 19. Antoine Marchand, 2003.
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki. J. S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 49. BIS, 2010.

References

^ "Cantata No. 188". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
^ "Cantata BWV 188 Ich habe meine Zuversicht". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b "BWV 188". University of Alberta. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
^ "Bach digital - Ich habe meine Zuversicht BWV 188". www.bach-digital.de. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Mincham, Julian. "Chapter 45 BWV 188". jsbachcantatas. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

External links

Ich habe meine Zuversicht, BWV 188: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Ich habe meine Zuversicht BWV 188; BC A 154 / Sacred cantata (21st Sunday after Trinity) Bach Digital
BWV 188 – "Ich habe meine Zuversicht": Cantata notes, Emmanuel Music
BWV 188 Ich habe meine Zuversicht: English translation, University of Vermont
BWV 188.6 bach-chorales.com

v t e Church cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach
Before Leipzig	Early: BWV 4 131 71 1138.1 & .2 106 196 150 143 Weimar: BWV 61 70a 186a 132 147a 63 152 155 18 54 80a 182 31 12 172 165 21 185 199 161 162 163 Köthen: BWV Anh. 5
First cycle (1723–24)	Between Trinity and Advent: BWV 75 76 24 167 147 186 136 105 46 179 69a 77 25 138 95 148 48 109 89 60 90 70 From Advent to Trinity: BWV 40 64 190 153 65 154 73 81 83 144 181 22 23 66 134 67 104 166 86 37 44 59 184
Second cycle (and chorale cantatas)	Chorale cantatas between Trinity and Easter: BWV 20 2 7 135 10 93 107 178 94 101 113 33 78 99 8 130 114 96 5 180 38 115 139 26 116 62 91 121 133 122 41 123 124 3 111 92 125 126 127 1 Continuation of the second cycle: BWV 6 42 85 103 108 87 128 183 74 68 175 176 Later additions to the chorale cantata cycle: BWV 80 137 129 58 112 140 177 9 14 Other late chorale cantatas: BWV 117 192 100 97
Third cycle	After Trinity 1725: BWV 168 164 79 Liturgical year 1725–26: BWV 110 57 151 28 16 32 13 72 146 43 39 88 170 187 45 102 35 17 19 27 47 169 56 49 98 55 52 1727: BWV 82 84 34 173
Later and other	Picander cycle: BWV 149 188 197a 171 156 159 145 174 Late parodies: BWV 36 30 191 200 248 (I, II, III, IV, V, VI) 1083 Council election (Leipzig): BWV 119 193 29 120 69 (lost: 1139.1, 1140–1141) Wedding: BWV 34a 195 120a 197 Funeral: 157 244a Other: 194 190a 120b 51 158 50 Doubtful: 53 142 189 217 220 221 223 224
Bach cantata List of Bach cantatas Discography: Monteverdi Choir/Koopman/Teldec

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