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Cantata BWV 120
Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille
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German Title |
Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille |
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English Title |
God, One praised Thee in the stillness of Zion (by W. Murray Young) |
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Event |
Inauguration of the Leipzig Town Council. |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1730 (Young); 1728 or 1729 (Stokes); Accoring to KB I/32.2 - c. 1742ff. (the previous sources are now outdated) (BWV 120, BWV 120a & BWV 120b were all adapted from a lost Köthen original). |
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Text |
Psalm 65: 1 (Mvt. 1); Probably Picander or Christian Weiss, Sr. (according to Terry) (Mvts. 2-5); Martin Luther (Mvt. 6) |
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German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-6 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 |
Indonesian | Italian | Russian-1
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; four-part chorus |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.75 MB] | Score BGA [3.20 MB] | Examples from the Score |
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References |
BGA: XXIV | NBA: I/32.2 | BC: B 6 | Zwang: K 166 | First Published: BG, 1876 |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Spanish | Role [French] |
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Music |
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Discussions |
Week of March 4, 2001 |
Recordings - Part 1
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J.S. Bach: Cantata 120; Handel: Dettingen Te Deum and Overture to Agrippina [C-3] |
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The Cantata Singers and Orchestra |
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Soprano: Charlotte Bloecher; Alto: Pauline Pierce; Tenor: William Hess; Bass: Paul Matthen |
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Schola Antiqua |
Late 1940's - Early 1950's |
TT: 20:20 |
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Recorded on open-reel tapes and were kept in the library of William Hess. These were later transferred to cassette tapes and, from these, CDs were made. |
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Soprano: Helen Donath; Alto: Hildegard Laurich; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne |
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Hänssler |
Mar-Apr 1973 |
TT: 22:20 |
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Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. |
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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 7 |
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Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien |
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Boy Soprano: Markus Huber; Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher |
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Teldec |
1982 |
TT: 21:17 |
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J.S. Bach: "Wir danken dir, Gott" [C-13] |
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Soprano: Deborah York; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Peter Kooy |
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Harmonia Mundi France |
Jan 1999 |
TT: 19:53 |
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Recorded at l'Eglise Doopsgezinde Germeente, Haarlem, Holland. |
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Bach Edition Vol. 21 - Cantatas Vol. 12 |
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Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar |
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Brilliant Classics |
Jun-Jul 2000 |
TT: 20:47 |
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Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. |
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 20 |
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Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Master: Ulrike Grosch) |
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Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Altos: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens |
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Antoine Marchand |
Jun 2001 (Mvt. 5); May 2002 (Mvt. 3); Sep-Oct 2002 (Mvt. 4); Feb 2003 (Mvts. 2, 6); Oct 2003 (Mvt. 1) |
TT: 19:32 |
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Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2001 - January 2006)
Thanks to contributors: Teri Noel Towe (October 2005)
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Cantatas BWV 120, BWV 120a & BWV 120b : Complete Recordings of BWV 120 | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 120 | Complete Recordings of BWV 120a | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 120a | Details of BWV 120b | Discussions |
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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 |
Last update: ýJuly 17, 2006 ý18:35:17