Gott der Hoffnung erfülle euch

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Gott der Hoffnung erfülle euch

Gott der Hoffnung erfülle euch (May the God of hope fill you), TWV 1:634, BWV 218, is a church cantata by Georg Philipp Telemann formerly credited to Johann Sebastian Bach. It was composed for Whit Sunday in Eisenach in 1717, with text by Erdmann Neumeister. The closing chorale is the first stanza of Martin Luther's hymn for Pentecost "Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist".^[1]

Scoring and structure

The cantata is scored for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass soloists, a four-part choir, two horns, two violins, viola and basso continuo.^[2]

It has five movements:

Chorus: Gott der Hoffnung erfülle euch
Aria (alto): Glaub' und Hoffnung, Trost und Stärke
Recitative (soprano): Weil wir nichts ohne dich vermögen
Aria (soprano): Ihr Christen, wollt ihr selig sein
Chorale: Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist

Recording

Alsfelder Vokalensemble / Steintor Barock Bremen, Wolfgang Helbich. The Apocryphal Bach Cantatas. CPO, 1991.

References

[1]

Citation Linkwww.bach-cantatas.com"Cantata BWV 218 Gott der Hoffnung erfülle euch". Bach Cantatas Website. Retrieved 14 December 2012.

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[2]

Citation Linkwww.uquebec.ca"Cantates 217–224" (in French). Université du Québec. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

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Citation Linkwww.bach-cantatas.com"Cantata BWV 218 Gott der Hoffnung erfülle euch"

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Citation Linkwww.uquebec.ca"Cantates 217–224"

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