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Miriam Feuersinger
Miriam Feuersinger (born 1978) is an Austrian soprano. Life Feuersinger grew up in Bregenz, where she received her basic musical training at the local music school. She pursued her vocal studies at the and then with Kurt Widmer at the City of Basel Music Academy, where she graduated with distinction. Her oeuvre encompasses in particular a spectrum encompassing church music from Baroque to late romanticism, but also the field of Lieder. One focus is the cantata and passion work of Johann Sebastian Bach. In 2014, she initiated the series "Bach cantatas in Vorarlberg". There, under the musical direction of Thomas Platzgummer, two Bach cantatas are performed three times a year in two concerts, each with soloists. As of July 2018, these have been BWV 22, BWV 30, BWV 32, BWV 44, BWV 49, BWV 61, BWV 65, BWV 72, BWV 75, BWV 76, BWV 80, BWV 84, BWV 92, BWV 93, BWV 99, BWV 106, BWV 147, BWV 150, BWV 165, BWV 166, BWV 167, BWV 170, BWV 176, BWV 180 and BWV 194. Feuersinger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880 Hz in choral music, or to "soprano C" (C6, two octaves above middle C) = 1046 Hz or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which often encompasses the melody. The soprano voice type is generally divided into the coloratura, soubrette, lyric, spinto, and dramatic soprano. Etymology The word "soprano" comes from the Italian word '' sopra'' (above, over, on top of),"Soprano" '' |
Alles Nur Nach Gottes Willen
(Everything according to God's will alone), 72, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig in 1726 for the third Sunday after Epiphany and first performed it on 27 January 1726. Bach used the opening chorus for the Gloria of his Missa in G minor, BWV 235. History and text Bach composed ''Alles nur nach Gottes Willen'' in his third cantata cycle for the Third Sunday after Epiphany. The prescribed readings for the Sunday were taken from the Epistle to the Romans, rules for life (), and from the Gospel of Matthew, the healing of a leper (). The cantata text was written by Salomon Franck, who was Bach's librettist when they both worked for the ducal court in Weimar. Franck published it in in 1715, whereas Bach composed the music much later. ''Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet'', BWV 164, is a comparable example of Bach turning to a text by Franck late. The closing chorale "" was written by Albert, Duke of Prussia in 1547. The chorale theme (Zah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihr Menschen, Rühmet Gottes Liebe, BWV 167
Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata (You people, glorify God's love), 167 in Leipzig for the Feast of St. John the Baptist (German: ''Fest Johannes des Täufers,'' also ''Johannistag'') and first performed it on 24 June 1723. It is part of his first cantata cycle in Leipzig. History and words Bach composed in his first year in Leipzig for St. John's Day, soon after he had taken up his position as Thomaskantor. He had delivered an ambitious cantata in 14 movements, , in the first service as cantor on 30 May 1723. In comparison, his first cantata for a saint's feast day in five movements is small scale. The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from the Book of Isaiah, "the voice of a preacher in the desert" (), and from the Gospel of Luke, the birth of John the Baptist and the ''Benedictus'' of Zechariah (). The unknown poet took some phrases from the Gospel, such as the beginning of movement 2, "" (Praise be to the Lord God of Israel), as in the canticle. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wo Gehest Du Hin? BWV 166
("Where are you heading?", literally: "Where do you go?"), 166, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for Cantate, the fourth Sunday after Easter, and first performed it on 7 May 1724. History and words Bach composed the cantata in his first year in Leipzig for the Fourth Sunday after Easter, called Cantate. The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from the Epistle of James, "Every good gift comes from the Father of lights" (), and from the Gospel of John, Jesus announcing the Comforter in his Farewell Discourse (). We do not know the identity of the person who was writing Bach's librettos during his first year in Leipzig. The poet, whoever he or she was, begins by posing a question, a quotation from the gospel. The answer to the question is the theme of the cantata, which explores the direction in which life should go. The poet inserted as movement 3 the third stanza of Bartholomäus Ringwaldt's hymn "" (1582) and as the closing choral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Heilges Geist- Und Wasserbad, BWV 165
(O holy bath of Spirit and water), 165, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Weimar for Trinity Sunday and led the first performance on 16 June 1715. Bach had taken up regular cantata composition a year before when he was promoted to concertmaster at the Weimar court, writing one cantata per month to be performed in the , the court chapel in the ducal ''Schloss''. was his first cantata for Trinity Sunday, the feast day marking the end of the first half of the liturgical year. The libretto by the court poet Salomo Franck is based on the day's prescribed gospel reading about the meeting of Jesus and Nicodemus. It is close in content to the gospel and connects the concept of the Trinity to baptism. The music is structured in six movements, alternating arias and recitatives, and scored for a small ensemble of four vocal parts, strings and continuo. The voices are combined only in the closing chorale, the fifth stanza of Ludwig Helmbold's hymn "", which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nach Dir, Herr, Verlanget Mich
' (For Thee, O Lord, I long), , is an early church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach composed for an unknown occasion. It is unique among Bach's cantatas in its sparse orchestration and in the independence and prominence of the chorus, which is featured in four out of seven movements. The text alternates verses from Psalm 25 and poetry by an unknown librettist. Bach scored the work for four vocal parts and a small Baroque instrumental ensemble of two violins, bassoon and basso continuo. Many scholars think that it may be the earliest extant cantata by Bach, possibly composed in Arnstadt in 1707. History and text Bach's original score is lost. The music survives in a copy made by C F Penzel, one of Bach's last pupils, after the composer's death. The date of composition is not known, and sources differ as to when and where Bach composed the work. However, the balance of opinion has moved towards a date at the beginning of Bach's career. It is not currently in dispute that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben
Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata ' (Heart and mouth and deed and life), 147 in 1723 during his first year as ''Thomaskantor'', the director of church music in Leipzig. His cantata is part of his first cantata cycle there and was written for the Marian feast of the Visitation on 2 July, which commemorates Mary's visit to Elizabeth as narrated in the Gospel of Luke in the prescribed reading for the feast day. Bach based the music on his earlier cantata BWV 147a, written originally in Weimar in 1716 for Advent. He expanded the Advent cantata in six movements to ten movements in two parts in the new work. While the text of the Advent cantata was written by the Weimar court poet Salomo Franck, the librettist of the adapted version who added several recitatives is anonymous. Bach began the cantata with a chorus for the full orchestra, followed by alternating recitatives and arias with often obbligato instrument. He scored it for four vocal soloists, a four-part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gottes Zeit Ist Die Allerbeste Zeit
(God's time is the very best time), , also known as ''Actus tragicus'', is an early sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in Mühlhausen, intended for a funeral. The earliest source for the composition is a copied manuscript dated 1768, therefore the date of the composition is not certain. Research leads to a funeral of a former mayor of Mühlhausen on 16 September 1708. The text is a carefully compiled juxtaposition of biblical texts, three quotations from the Old Testament and four from the New Testament, combined with funeral hymns, of which two are sung and one is quoted instrumentally, and some additions by an anonymous author. Bach scored the work for four vocal parts and a small ensemble of Baroque instruments, two recorders, two violas da gamba and continuo. The work is opened by an instrumental Sonatina, followed by through-composed sections which have been assigned to four movements. The structure is symmetrical around a turning point, when the lower voice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Was Gott Tut, Das Ist Wohlgetan, BWV 99
Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata (What God does is well done), 99, in Leipzig for the 15th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 17 September 1724. The chorale cantata is based on the hymn "" by Samuel Rodigast (1674). History and words Bach composed the cantata in his second year in Leipzig as part of his second annual cycle of chorale cantatas for the 15th Sunday after Trinity. The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from the Epistle to the Galatians, Paul's admonition to "walk in the Spirit" (), and from the Gospel of Matthew, from the Sermon on the Mount, the demand not to worry about material needs, but to seek God's kingdom first (). The cantata text is based on the chorale "" (1674) by Samuel Rodigast, which is generally related to the Gospel. Bach used the chorale in several other cantatas, especially later in another chorale cantata, "". All six stanzas begin with the same line. An unknown author retained the text of the first and las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott Läßt Walten, BWV 93
Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata (Who only lets dear God rule), 93 in Leipzig for the fifth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 9 July 1724. He based the chorale cantata on the hymn of the same title by Georg Neumark (1657). It is part of his chorale cantata cycle. History Bach composed the chorale cantata in 1724 as part of his second annual cycle for the Fifth Sunday after Trinity. Only continuo parts of the first four movements survived of the first performance. The manuscripts of the complete music date from another performance around 1732/1733, therefore it is unknown if the cantata had the same structure from the beginning. The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from the First Epistle of Peter, "Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts" (), and from the Gospel of Luke, Peter's great catch of fish (. The cantata text is based on the chorale in seven verses of Georg Neumark, written in 1641 and published in 1657 in '. The chorale is connecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ich Hab In Gottes Herz Und Sinn
"" (I have surrendered to God's heart and mind) is a Christian hymn with a text by Paul Gerhardt in twelve stanzas is sung to the melody of "". The theme of the hymn is faith in God and the submission to his will. The hymn was written in 1647 and published that same year in Johann Crüger's hymnal ''Praxis Pietatis Melica''. Translated into English it has appeared in ten English hymnals. Text Gerhardt wrote his poem in twelve stanzas in 1647 during the Thirty Years' War. The theme of the hymn is faith in God and the submission to his will. The first lines, "Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn mein Herz und Sinn ergeben", translate to "I have surrendered to God's heart and mind my heart and mind." Every stanza has 10 lines, following the meter 8.7.8.7.4.4.7.4.4.7. The song was first published in 1647 in Johann Crüger's hymnal ''Praxis Pietatis Melica''. in the 1656 edition of the hymnal, it was No. 328 in the chapter "Vom Christlichen Leben und Wandel" (Of Christian life and actio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ich Bin Vergnügt Mit Meinem Glücke, BWV 84
(I am content with my fortune), 84, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the solo cantata for soprano in Leipzig in 1727 for the Sunday Septuagesima, and led the first performance, probably on 9 February 1727. Bach composed the work in his fourth year as ''Thomaskantor'' in Leipzig. The text is similar to a cantata text ' (I am content with my position), which Picander published in 1728, but it is not certain that he wrote also the cantata text. Its thoughts about being content are in the spirit of the beginning Enlightenment, expressed in simple language. The closing chorale is the 12th stanza of the hymn "" by Ämilie Juliane von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. is one of the few works which Bach called "Cantata" himself. Bach structured the work in five movements, alternating arias and recitatives, and a closing chorale. The scoring requires only a small ensemble of a soprano soloist, three additional vocal parts for the chorale, and a Baroque instrumenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
