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Cantata BWV 147
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben


Ref.:

BWV 147; BC A 7

German Title:

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben

English Title:

Heart and mouth and deed and life (by Richard Stokes)

Event:

Cantata for the Feast of Visitation of Mary
Readings: Epistle: Isaiah 11: 1-5; Gospel: Luke 1: 39-56
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Feast of Visitation of Mary

Composed:

Leipzig, 1723
1st performance: July 2, 1723 - Leipzig
2nd performance: July 2, 1730 (circa) - Leipzig
3rd performance: 1735-1740 - Leipzig

Authors:

Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9); Martin Jahn (Mvts. 6, 10); Anon (Mvts. 2, 4, 6, 8)

Text:

BWV 147 Text: German-1 | German-2 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-5 | English-6 | English-8 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Chinese-2 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-1 | Dutch-4 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-2 | Hebrew-3 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Jesu, meiner Seelen Wonne [BWV 147/6,10]

Scoring:

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: Trumpet, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Violins, Viola, Continuo
Or: Trumpet, 2 Oboes, Oboe d'amore, 2 Oboes da caccia, 2 Violins, Viola, Continuo (including Violoncello & Violone in Mvt. 7)
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 3: Aria [A] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 5: Aria [S] | Mvt. 6: Chorale | Mvt. 7: Aria [T] | Mvt. 8: Recitative [A] | Mvt. 9: Aria [B] | Mvt. 10: Chorale

Scores:

BWV 147 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [2.94 MB] | Score BGA [3.48 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 102 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 46 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 10
Capella: Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 6 ver 2 | Mvt. 6 ver 3 | Mvt. 6 ver 4 | Mvt. 6 ver 5 | Mvt. 6 ver 6 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 | Mvt. 9 | Mvt. 10 [MuseScore]
Reduced Instrumentation: Mvt. 10: Chorale [3:00]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Werde munter, mein Gemüthe [BWV 147/6,10]

References:

BWV 147 References: BGA: XXX | NBA: I/28.2 | BC: A 174 | Zwang: K 33 | First Published: BG, 1884 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 147 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | Af [Dutch] | AL [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | HT [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | B!52, Odcinek 28 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of December 16, 2001; Week of July 31, 2005; Week of December 9, 2012; Week of July 12, 2015


Contents

 

Recordings of Cantata BWV 147:
Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (0)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (5)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (3)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (6)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (4)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (9)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (9)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (19)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (12) = 67
Details & Recordings of Cantata BWV 147a (2)

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2
Discussions - Part 3
Discussions - Part 4 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 5 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 6 (4th round)

Recordings of Individual Movements from Cantata BWV 147: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cantatas BWV 140, 147 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage Vol. 13
Bach Cantatas on TV - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 12 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Bach-Hess: Chorale Jesu, joy of man’s desiring (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (December 2001 - February 2024)

Cantatas BWV 147: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben for Feast of Visitation of Mary (1723)
Details | Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029
Recordings of Individuaul Movements: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6


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