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Cantata BWV 16
Herr Gott, dich loben wir

German Title

Herr Gott, dich loben wir

English Title

Lord God, we give Thee praise (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for New Year's Day [Circumcision of Christ, Holy Name]
Readings: Epistle: Galatians 3: 23-29; Gospel: Luke 2: 21

Composed

Leipzig, 1726 | 1st performance: January 1, 1726 - Leipzig; 2nd performance: January 1, 1749 - Leipzig

Text

Martin Luther (Mvt. 1); Paul Eber (Mvt. 6); Georg Christian Lehms (Mvts. 2-5)

German Text | German-2 | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-1 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesia | Italian-4 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Texts: Herr Gott, dich loben wir [The German Tedeum] | Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: corno da caccia, 2 oboes, oboe da caccia, 2 violins, viola, violetta, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria & Chorus | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.64 MB] | Score BGA [1.92 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella:
Chorale Melodies: Herr Gott, dich loben wir [The German Tedeum] | Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen

References

BGA: II | NBA: I/4 | BC: A 23 | Zwang: K 136 | First Published: BG, 1852 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of February 9, 2003; Week of September 2, 2007

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1

Gustav Leonhardt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) & King's College Choir Cambridge (Chorus Master: David Willcocks) / Leonhardt-Consort

Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Marius van Altena; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1972

TT: 18:05

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2

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 20
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 5

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Hänssler

Mar, Oct 1981

TT: 17:30

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas (21st & 23rd Sunday after Trinity) [C-5]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Archiv Produktion

Dec 1998

TT: 15:57

Recorded at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England.
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4

Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

TT: 17:32

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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5

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 16

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Nov 2001

TT:

+ Appendix: Alternate version of the Aria for Tenor (Mvt. 5). Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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6

J.S. Bac: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 4 - Cantatas BWV 16 · 65 · 153 · 154 [C-8]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Elisabeth Hermans; Alto: Petra Noskaiová; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent

Jan 2006

SACD / TT: 16:47

Recorded at Miniemenkerk, Brussels, Belgium.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - June 2007)


Cantata BWV 16: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | 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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