J.S. Bach - Ich habe genug, BWV 82 (1727) {Fischer-Dieskau}

Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S. 21 March] 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his mastery of counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and his adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach’s compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and over three hundred cantatas of which approximately two hundred survive. His music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth. Please support my channel: Ich habe genug, BWV 82 (1727) 1. Aria: Ich habe genug 2. Recitativo: Ich habe genug 3. Aria: Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen 4. Recitativo: Mein Gott! wenn kömmt das schöne: Nun! 5. Aria: Ich freue mich auf meinen Tod Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bass and the Münchener Bach-Orchester conducted by Karl Richter recorded 1969 Ich habe genug (original: Ich habe genung, English: “I have enough“ or “I am content“), BWV 82,[a] is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the solo cantata for bass in Leipzig in 1727 for the Feast Mariae Reinigung (Purification of Mary) and first performed it on 2 February 1727. In a version for soprano, BWV 82a, possibly first performed in 1731, the part of the obbligato oboe is replaced by a flute. Part of the music appears in the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. Bach first performed the cantata on 2 February 1727. The extant autograph score and the parts show that he performed it at least three more times, in a version for soprano, BWV 82a, the first possibly in 1731 or even as early as 1730, another version for soprano in 1735; and again for bass, with minor changes to the original version, after 1745. Bach obviously had a high regard for this work.[2] The first recitative and most of the aria Schlummert ein were copied to the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach[2] in a version with continuo accompaniment, presumably entered by Anna Magdalena Bach for her own use. Other cantatas that Bach performed for the occasion are, according to Alfred Dürr, Komm, du süße Todesstunde, BWV 161, Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, BWV 157, and Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158, with similar topics.[
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