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Cantata BWV 109
Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben!

German Title

Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben!

English Title

Believe, Lord, help my unbelief (by Alec Robertson)

Event

Cantata for the 21^st Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Ephesians 6: 10-17; Gospel: John 4: 46-54

Composed

Leipzig, 1723 | 1^st performance: October 17, 1723 - Leipzig

Text

Mark 9: 24 (Mvt. 1); Lazarus Spengler (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5)

German Text | Translations: Dutch-4 | English-1 | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt

Scoring

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

Score Vocal & Piano [2.01 MB] | Score BGA [2.84 MB]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score
Chorale Melody: Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt

References

BGA: XXIII | NBA: I/25 | BC: A 151 | Zwang: K 47 | First Published: BG, 1876

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Dutch-2 | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of November 12, 2000; Week of November 13, 2005

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2

Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 56
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 35

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

CD: Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz
LP: Alto: Hildegard Laurich; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz

Hänssler

Feb 1971 (Mvts. 1-3); Feb 1981 (rest)

TT: 25:11 (CD) / 25:00 (LP)

On Edition Bachakademie the dates are: Feb 1971; Feb-Mar 1981. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. LP recorded in 1971.
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2

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

Teldec

1980

TT: 25:19

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3

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 8

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Mar 1998

TT: 21:41

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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4

Radio Broadcast

Peter Schreier

Anton Webern Choir / Orchestra from Dresden

Tenor: Christoph Genz, other details unknown

Radio Broadcast

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5

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 14 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk

BIS

Feb 2000

TT: 24:22

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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6

Bach Edition Vol. 18 - Cantatas Vol. 9

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel

Brilliant Classics

Spring 2000

TT: 23:55

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2000 - November 2005)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (September 2005)

Cantata BWV 109: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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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