- Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 646
[2:4]
The second of the Schübler Chorales, named after Georg Schübler, the person who engraved them. This is the only one of the six not to be based on an
extant cantata movement. Bach specifies: "1. Clav. 8 Fuss; 2. Clav. 16 Fuss; Ped. 4 Fuss." That is to say, 1st keyboard 8 foot (standard pitch), 2nd
keyboard 16 foot (one octave lower), Pedal 4 foot (one octave higher, playing the chorale melody). Actual registration: GT (2. Clav.) Rohrgedackt 16'
+ Bourdon 8'; SW (1. Clav.) Rohrflute 8' + Principal 2'; Pedal: Rohrschalmei 4'.
Instrument:
Schantz at First Baptist Church of Riverside, California (1966) sampled by Jonathan Orwig
- Chorale Text
German:
Wo soll ich fliehen hin,
Weil ich beschweret bin
Mit viel und grossen Sünden?
Wo kann ich Rettung finden?
Wenn alle Welt herkäme,
Mein Angst sie niht wegnähme.
--Johann Heermann, 1630
English:
O wither shall I fly,
Depressed with misery?
Who is it that can ease me,
And from my sins release me?
Sin's load remains unmoved.
--Moravian Hymn Book, 1754
Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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