Scoring: Soli SB, Obda, 2 Vl, Va, Vcpic, Org obl, Bc

The beginning of Cantata no. 49 (I go and search for thee with yearning) may also be the most well-known part of this work: in the introductory sinfonia for organ and orchestra Bach refers back to the final movement of a lost concerto with concertante melody instrument which he later reworked into the Harpsichord Concerto in E major BWV 1053. The cantata, conceived as a composition in dialogue between the “faithful soul” (soprano) and Jesus...