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Cantata BWV 120
Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille

German Title

Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille

English Title

God, One praised Thee in the stillness of Zion (by W. Murray Young)

Event

Inauguration of the Leipzig Town Council.
The centenary celebration of the Augsburg Confession, June 26, 1730. Two months later repeated as the Ratswahl cantata. Later, in 1733, Bach borrowed from it for a wedding cantata BWV 120a 'Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge' (Lord God, Ruler of all things), which is incomplete in its music, but complete in its text (Source - W. Murray Young)

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 (the previous sources are now outdated) (BWV 120, BWV 120a & BWV 120b were all adapted from a lost Köthen original).
1st performance: 1729 or earlier - Leipzig; 2nd performance: August 27, 1742 ? - Leipzig

Text

Psalm 65: 1 (Mvt. 1); Probably Picander or Christian Weiss, Sr. (according to Terry) (Mvts. 2-5); Martin Luther (Mvt. 6)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-6 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian | Russian-1 | Spanish-5
Chorale Text: Herr Gott, dich loben wir [The German Tedeum]

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; four-part chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes d'amore, 2 violins, viola, and organ continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Chorus | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.75 MB] | Score BGA [3.20 MB] | Examples from the Score
Chorale Melody: Herr Gott, dich loben wir [The German Tedeum]

References

BGA: XXIV | NBA: I/32.2 | BC: B 6 | Zwang: K 166 | First Published: BG, 1876

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Spanish | Role [French]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of March 4, 2001

Contents

 

Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 120
Recordings of Individual Movements from Cantata BWV 120
Recordings of Cantata BWV 120a
Recordings of Individual Movements from Cantata BWV 120a
Details of Cantata BWV 120b

Discussions

Cantatas BWV 29, 119 & 120 - conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantata 120; Handel: Dettingen Te Deum and Overture to Agrippina [C-3]

Arthur Mendel

The Cantata Singers and Orchestra

Soprano: Charlotte Bloecher; Alto: Pauline Pierce; Tenor: William Hess; Bass: Paul Matthen

Schola Antiqua

Late 1940's - Early 1950's

TT: 20:20

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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2

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 67
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 38

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Helen Donath; Alto: Hildegard Laurich; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Mar-Apr 1973

TT: 22:20

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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3

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 7

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Boy Soprano: Markus Huber; Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Teldec

1982

TT: 21:17

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4

J.S. Bach: "Wir danken dir, Gott" [C-13]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Deborah York; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Peter Kooy

Harmonia Mundi France

Jan 1999

TT: 19:53

Recorded at l'Eglise Doopsgezinde Germeente, Haarlem, Holland.
See: Cantatas BWV 29, 119 & 120 - conducted by Philippe Herreweghe
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5

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: 20:47

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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6

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 20

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Master: Ulrike Grosch)

Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Altos: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens

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

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)


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

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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