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Cantata BWV 134
Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß

German Title

Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß

English Title

A heart that knows its Jesus to be living (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for the 3rd day of Easter (Easter Tuesday)
Readings: Epistle: Acts 13: 26-33; Gospel: Luke 24: 36-47

Composed

Leipzig, 1724 | 1st performance: April 11, 1724 - Leipzig; 2nd performance: March 27, 1731 - Leipzig; 3rd performance: April 12, 1735 ? - Leipzig

Text

Anon

German Text | Translations: Chinese-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Spanish-3

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Recitative | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Chorus

Score Vocal & Piano [2.36 MB] | Score BGA [3.50 MB] | Score BGA Anh [0.87 MB]

References

BGA: XXVIII | NBA: I/10 | BC: A 59 | Zwang: K 65 | First Published: BG, 1881

Commentary

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

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of March 17, 2002; Week of March 26, 2006

Contents

Complete Recordings - BWV 134
Complete Recordings - BWV 134a
Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 134

Discussions

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22
Complete Cantatas Vol. 10 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 18 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Bach: 13 Sacred Cantatas & 13 Sinfonias [C-3]

Helmut Winschermann

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke (Chorus Master: Helmut Kahlhöfer) / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Altos: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz

Philips

Feb 1971

TT: 28:55

 

2

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 30
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 42

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus

Hänssler

Sep 1976; Jan 1977

TT: 31:05

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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3

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

Gustav Leonhardt

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

Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Marius van Altena

Teldec

1983

TT: 26:30

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4

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas III

 

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Tenor: Peter Schreier

Leipzig Classics

Apr-May 1984

TT: 31:09

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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5

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Volume 10

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Michael Chance; Tenor: Paul Agnew

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Oct 1998

TT: 25:16

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Complete Cantatas Volume 10 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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6

Bach Cantatas Vol. 22: Eisenach
For Easter Sunday / For Easter Monday
For Easter Monday / For Easter Tuesday

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: James Gilchrist

Soli Deo Gloria

Apr 2000

TT: 23:57

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Georgenkirche, Eisenach, Germany.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22
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7

Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch

Brilliant Classics

Jun-Jul 2000

TT: 27:36

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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8

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 18 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada

BIS

May 2001

TT: 26:35

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 18 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2002 - April 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Thomas Shepherd (April 2007)


Cantatas BWV 134 & BWV 134a: Complete Recordings of BWV 134 | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 134 | Recordings of BWV 134a | Discussions


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