Ah! I see now, as I to the wedding bidden (Ach, ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe) is currently unavailable

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Orchestra Soli SATB, Coro SATB, Fl, Cor da tirarsi, 2 Vl, Va, Bc SKU: CA.3116207 Cantata for the 20th Sunday after Trinity. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Frauke Heinze. Arranged by Masaaki Suzuki. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Whitsun, Mourning, death. Study score. Composed 1716. BWV 162. 28 pages. Duration 18 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.162/07. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3116207). ISBN 9790007242336. Language: German/English.The cantata for the 20th Sunday after Trinity. "Ah! I see now, as I to the wedding bidden", BWV 162 was first performed on 25 October 1716 in the Castle church at Weimar. During the first year in his position as Thomaskantor, Bach made a revival performance of the cantata on 10 October 1723. For this Leipzig version he added an additional obbligato voice in the first movement and in the final chorale he added a "Corno da tirarsi", which played colla-parte with the soprano. However, we do not know what this mysterious instrument looked like. For performances today we recommend using a trumpet or a slide trumpet. The cantata begins not with an introductory chorus, but rather with a sonorous bass aria with a string accompaniment and obbligato trumpet. The following movements, movement 2 through 5, are also performed by vocal soloists. The third movement, a soprano aria, presents a peculiarity: the obbligato wind parts were not contained in the original version of this cantata. Our edition offers a reconstruction for the flute, made by the famous Bach interpreter and expert, Masaaki Suzuki. Score available separately - see item CA.3116200.