BWV 8 Title: Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben ? Category: Cantatas Subcategory: Church Movements: Chorus: Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben? Aria (tenor): Was willst du dich, mein Geist, entsetzen Recitative (alto): Zwar fuhlt mein schwaches Herz Furcht Aria (bass): Doch weichet, ihr tollen, vergeblichen Sorgen! Recitative (soporano): Behalte nur, o Welt, das Meine! Chorale: Herrscher uber Tor und Leben Orchestration from Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis: Soli: S, A, T, B. Chor: S, A, T, B. Instr.: Corno; Flauto trav.; Ob. d'amore I, II; Viol. I, II; Vla.; Cont. Year: 1724 Occasion: 16th Sunday after Trinity Recordings: click here for recordings of this work German Text: click here (Walter F. Bischof 's Bach Cantatas web site). English Text: click here (Z. Philip Ambrose's Texts of the Complete Vocal Works web site). Next: BWV 9 Previous: BWV 7 Note: The information contained in this site has been collected from several sources and its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

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