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Cantata BWV 137
Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren |
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Ref. |
BWV 137 |
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German Title |
Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren |
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English Title |
Praise the Lord, the mighty King of honour (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Chorale Cantata for 12th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 2 Corinthians 3: 4-11; Gospel: Mark 7: 31-37
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 12th Sunday after Trinity
Or Inauguration of the Leipzig Town Council |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1725
1st performance: August 19, 1725 - Leipzig
2nd performance: 1746-1747 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Joachim Neander |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-3 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-8 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Japanese-6 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3 |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 3 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.59 MB] | Score BGA [2.29 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 5 ch
Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score |
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References |
BGA: XXVIII | NBA: I/20 | BC: A 124 | Zwang: K 129 | First Published: BG, 1881 | Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek [inc.] |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | HH [Dutch] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of September 2, 2001; Week of July 8, 2007; Week of December 4, 2011 |
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Bruhns, Orchestral Suite, Cantatas 137& 159 [C-10] |
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Cantata BWV 137 [] |
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Ralph Nelson |
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Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon |
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Bach Cantata Choir 13 |
Feb 1, 2009 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded live at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Buy this album at:
CD: Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2001 -
January 2012)
Thanks to contributors: John Grayovski (October 2006), Marijke Halberstadt (March 2003), Matthias Hansen (March 2006, August 2006, June 2009, June 2011), Harald Kurama (November 2010), Michael Meacock (Arton) (December 2002), Christian Moll (October 2009), Walter Roth (June 2004), Keiji Saito (July 2011), Peter Smaill (August 2006), Teri Noel Towe (April 2007), Roland Wörner (October 2002) |
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Cantata BWV 137 : Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 |
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