| Craig Smith (1947-2007), Founder • John Harbison, Acting Artistic Director • Michael Beattie, Associate Conductor |
Bach Cantata Notes
BWV 118
Bach Cantata BWV 118 is not a cantata but a short motet. It was originally written for an outdoor funeral with chorus and brass instruments. Later on, Bach made an arrangement for two trumpets, strings, and chorus. The work is a beautiful motet version of the chorale “Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid.”
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