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Cantata BWV 112
Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt

German Title

Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt

English Title

The Lord id my faithful shepherd (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for Misericordas Domini [2nd Sunday after Easter]
Readings: Epistle: 1 Peter 2: 21-25; Gospel: John 10: 12-16

Composed

Leipzig, 1729 or 1731 | 1st performance: April 8, 1731 - Leipzig

Text

Wolfgang Meuslin, after Psalm 23

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 horns, 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Ariso & Recitative | Mvt. 4: Duet | Mvt. 5: Chorus

Score Vocal & Piano [1.69 MB] | Score BGA [1.78 MB]
Chorale Melody: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr

References

BGA: XXIV | NBA: I/11.1 | BC: A 67 | Zwang: K 182 | First Published: BG, 1876 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | Emmanuel Music | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of April 14, 2002

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 23

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 112 & BWV 185 [A-4]

Hans Grischkat

Schwäbischer Singkreis Stuttgart / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart

Soprano: Claire Fassbender-Luz; Contralto: Hetty Plümacher; Tenor: Klaus Stemann; Bass: Hermann Werdermann

Renaissance / Baroque / Joker

July 1951

LP / TT: 15:45

 

2

East German Revolution [C-12]

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Regina Werner; Alto: Gerda Schriever; Tenor: Peter Menzel; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster

PILZ

Mid 1970’s ?

TT: 15:15

 

3

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 9
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 36

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Inga Nielsen; Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Walter Heldwein

Hänssler

Dec 1980; Feb 1981

TT: 14:00

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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4

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

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Boy Soprano: Markus Huber (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer

Teldec

1981

TT: 13:48

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5

Bach Cantatas Vol. 23: Arnstadt/Echternach
For the 1st Sunday after Easter (Quasimodogeniti)
For the 2nd Sunday after Easter (Misericordas Domini)

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Norbert Meyn; Bass: Stephen Varcoe

Soli Deo Gloria

May 2000

TT: 11:37

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Basilique St. Willibrord, Echternach, Luxembourg.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 23
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6

Bach Edition Vol. 21 - Cantatas Vol. 12

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

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

Brilliant Classics

Jun-Jul 2000

TT: 13:46

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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7

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 20

 

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)

Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

May 2002 (Mvt. 2); Sep-Oct 2002 (Mvts. 3, 4); Feb 2003 (Mvts. 1, 5)

TT: 11:21

Recordeat Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2002 - April 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Rudolf Bayer (October 2003), John Grayovski (October 2006), Walter Roth (June 2004), Thomas Shepherd (April 2007)


Cantata BWV 112: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions


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