Ratswechsel 1742
29 August 2023 – Today the fourth Ratswechsel cantata, this one for the occasion in 1742. Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120, has parts which appeared in a wedding cantata (BWV 120a) and a cantata (BWV 120b) commemorating the Augsburg Confession in 1730. Bach also reworked the choral second movement for the Symbolum Nicenum of his Mass in B minor (BWV 232).
Music for today
- Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120
(first performance 29 August 1742, Leipzig period)
Extra information
The Netherlands Bach Society website (in Dutch) has more information and a performance of BWV 120:
https://bachvereniging.nl/nl/bwv/bwv-120/
Playlist
WBCF0829-Ratswechsel 1742
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Image of the day
View of the city of Leipzig centered on the main square and the Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall) from 1712.