O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad, BWV 165 (Score) Jakub Jan Ryba there are certain compositonal errors

there are certain compositonal errors which cannot possibly be reconciled to Bach's mature style

the 1723 cantata is in no way inferior to the later festive music in terms of musical splendor

The chorale verse “Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren” is not a typically straightforward four-part setting

WoO 68 -- 9 Piano Variations on "Quant' è più bello" from La Molinara by Paisiello A major

edited by Siegbert Rampe

O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad, BWV 165 (Score) Jakub Jan Ryba there are certain compositonal errorsThe cantata "O heilges Geist und Wasserbad" (O Holy spirits solemn rite) BWV 165 is one of Bach's earliest cantata compositions and was presumably first performed in the Weimar Schlosskirche for Trinity Sunday in 1715. With a simple instrumentation of only strings and basso continuo (including bassoon), the cantata offers an alternative to the later Leipzig cantatas for the Feast of the Holy Trinity, also with regard to the vivid interpretation of the