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BWV deest I 006

German Title

Languet anima mea amore tu

English Title

My soul languishes for love of you

Event

Sacred Solo Cantata

Composed

Composed by Francesco Bartolomeo Conti
Performances by J.S. Bach:
1^st performance - Weimar 1716
2^nd performance - Köthen 1718-1722 (during Holy Week); J.S. Bach added 2 oboes
3^rd performance: - Leipzig 1724; J..S. Bach added basso continuo organ part for church service

Text

Latin Text | Translations: English-3

Scoring

Soloist: Soprano
Orchestra: 2 oboes (ad libitum), strings (2 violins, viola, violncello, violone), continuo (organ)

Score

References

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Commentary

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

1

Bach und die Italiener - Original oder Fälschung? [V-4]
Bach und die Italiener · Bach and the Italians: Works by Pergolesi, Marcello & Conti adapted by Bach [V-4]

F.B. Conti: Cantata Languet anima mea [12:24]

Christian Brembeck

Neue Hofkapelle München

Soprano: Monika Frimmer; Counter-tenor: Kai Wessel

Christophorus CHR-77186
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Christophorus CHE-0191-2

Oct 1996 [releaesd]

CD / TT: 58:01
MP3 / TT: 57:41
CD / TT: 58:01

Recorded at…
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2

Aus der Notenbibliothek von Johann Sebastian Bach, Vol. I
From the Music Library of J.S. Bach. Vol. 1 [P-1]

F.B. Conti: Cantata Languet anima mea [12:12]

Thomas Hengelbrock

Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens

Hänssler CD-93.121

Jan 20-22, 2001

CD / TT: 68:31

Recorded by SWR at Villa Berg, Stuttgart, Germany.
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3

Bachiana Volume 3 - Lamento [C-3]

F.B. Conti: Cantata Languet anima mea [13:26]

Reinhard Goebel

Musica Antiqua Köln

Alto (Mezzo-soprano): Magdalena Kožená

Archiv Produktion 474194

Feb 2003

CD / TT: 55:51

Recorded at Melanchthon-Kirche, Cologne.
See: Bachiana Volume 3 - Lamento - by Magdalena Kožená w/ Musica Antiqua Köln & Reinhard Goebel
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