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Cantata BWV 102
Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben!

German Title

Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben!

English Title

Lord, are not Thine eyes upon the truth! (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for 10^th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 12: 1-11; Gospel: Luke 19: 41-48

Composed

Leipzig, 1726 | 1^st performance: August 25, 1726 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: c. 1737 - Leipzig

Text

Jeremiah 5: 3 (Mvt. 1); Romans 2: 4-5 (Mvt. 4); Johann Heermann (Mvt. 7): Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6) [C.S. Terry suggests Christian Weiss, Sr.; Neumann suggests Christiane Mariane von Ziegler; Walther Blankenburg suggests Christoph Helm]

German Text | Translations: Dutch-4 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-1 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-4 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: So wahr ich lebe, spricht dein Gott

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Arioso | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [2.32 MB] | Score BGA [3.29 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 7 [cap]
Score Examples: Parodies in Bach's Vocal Works
Chorale Melody: Vater unser im Himmelreich

References

BGA: XXIII | NBA: I/19 | BC: A 119 | Zwang: K 148 | First Published: BG, 1830

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Bethlehem | Dayton Bach Society | Dutch-4 | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of August 19, 2001; Week of November 25, 2007

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Britten at Aldeburgh (BBC) - Bach: Cantatas 102 & 151 [C-1]

Benjamin Britten

Aldeburgh Festival Singers / English Chamber Orchestra

Mezzo-soprano: Janet Baker; Tenor: Peter Pears; Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Decca (BBC)

June 1965

TT: 26:16

Recorded at Blythburgh Church, Suffolk, England.
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2

Bach Aria Group - Cantatas, Arias & Choruses [C-10]

Brian Priestman

Bach Aria Group Chorus & Orchestra

Alto: Maureen Forrester; Tenor: Richard Lewis; Bass-Baritone: Norman Farrow

Desto / Vox

Late 1960’s ?

TT: 21:03

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3

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 47
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 32

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Eva Randova; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Feb 1972

TT: 23:44

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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4

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 27
Bach Cantatas: Volume 2

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Alto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Bruce Abel

Erato

Oct 1973

TT: 24:57

Recorded in Schwaigern, Germany.
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5

Bach Cantatas Vol. 4 - Sundays after Trinity I

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Contralto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Mar 1975; Mar, Oct 1976; June 1977

TT: 23:59

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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6

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 6

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Teldec

1980

TT: 21:21

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7

Bach Edition Vol. 9 - Cantatas Vol. 4

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Oct-Nov 1999

TT: 23:02

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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8

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 16

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Oct-Nov 2002

TT:

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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9

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the complete Liturgical Year Vol. 3 - Cantatas BWV 82 · 102 · 178 [C-7]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Elisabeth Hermans; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent

Sep 2005

SACD / TT: 22:46

Recorded at Predikherenkerk, Leuven, Belgium.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2001 - June 2007)

Cantata BWV 102: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
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