Let, Princess, let but one more ray (Lass, Furstin, lass noch einen Strahl)
Funeral ode
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SKU: CA.3119803
Funeral ode. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Uwe Wolf. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Trauerode. Cantatas. Vocal score. Composed 1727. BWV 198. 56 pages. Duration 35 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.198/03. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3119803).ISBN 9790007166922. Text language: German/English.
Composed in 1727 for a "eulogy and funeral oration" for Electress Christiane Eberhardine in the Leipzig University church, the music for the funeral ode is well-known today above all through reconstructions of Bach's St Mark Passion, in which large parts of this cantata were probably re-used, but of which only the text survives. With the funeral ode we have one of Bach's strongest and most fascinating vocal compositions. Although Gottsched's text is associated with a particular occasion, it is distinguished in its literary quality from many secular cantatas and it is entirely appropriate to perform this impressive cantata in concerts. Score available separately - see item CA.3119800.