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Cantata BWV 114
Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost

German Title

Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost

English Title

Ah, dear Christians, be comforted (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for the 17^th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Ephesians 4: 1-6; Gospel: Luke 14: 1-11

Composed

Leipzig, 1724 | 1^st performance: October 1, 1724 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1740-1747 - Leipzig

Text

Johannes Gigas (Mvts. 1, 4, 7); Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 7)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian | Russian-1 | Spanish-4
Chorale Text: Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, flute, 2 violins, viola, continuo (horn added for Mvts. 1 & 7)
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Chorale | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.67 MB] | Score BGA [2.33 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 7 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält

References

BGA: XXIV | NBA: I/23 | BC: A 139 | Zwang: K 90 | First Published: BG, 1876 | Provenance

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of September 22, 2002; Week of September 17, 2006

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Cantatas Vol. 25 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 52
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 36

Helmuth Rilling

Frankfurter Kantorei (Mvt. 1) & Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Gabriele Schnaut; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Jan-Feb 1974; Feb 1981 (Mvts. 5, 7)

TT: 26:46

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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2

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

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Boy Soprano: Sebastian Hennig (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1981

TT: 24:02

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Bach Edition Vol. 5 - Cantatas Vol. 2

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

TT: 24:13

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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4

J.S. Vach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 12

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Mar 2000

TT: 22:04

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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5

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 25 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

Feb 2003

TT: 23:24

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 25 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2002 - September 2006)

Cantata BWV 114: 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

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