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Cantata BWV 167
Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe

German Title

Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe

English Title

Ye mortals, extol God’s love (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Solo Cantata for the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Readings: Epistle: Isaah 40: 1-5; Gospel: Luke 1: 57-80

Composed

Leipzig, 1723 | 1^st performance: June 24, 1723 - Leipzig

Text

Johann Gramann (Mvt. 5); Anon (Mvts. 1-4)

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

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus (for the final Chorale)
Orchestra: clarino, oboa da caccia, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.43 MB] | Score BGA [2.00 MB]
Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap]

References

BGA: XXXIII | NBA: I/29 | BC: A 176 | Zwang: K 32 | First Published: BG, 1887 | Provenance

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of June 16, 2002; Week of July 24, 2005

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8
Bach Edition Vol. 4&5 - Cantatas Vol. 1&2 - Conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Massaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 41
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 50

Helmuth Rilling

Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Kathrin Graf; Alto: Helrun Gardow; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Niklaus Tüller

Hänssler

Jan-Feb 1974

TT: 17:30

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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2

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 9

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Boy Soprano: Helmut Wittek (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Boy Alto: Panito Iconomou (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Robert Holl

Teldec

1987

TT: 18:42

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3

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 8

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Dorothea Röschmann; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Mar 1998

TT: 16:58

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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4

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 9 - Leipzig Cantatas

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Midori Suzuki; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Chiyuki Urano

BIS

June 1998

TT: 17:30

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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5

Bach Edition Vol. 5 - Cantatas Vol. 2

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

Apr-Sep 1999

TT: 18:15

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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6

Bach Cantatas Vol. 1: City of London
For the Feast of St. John the Baptist

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Alto: Wilke te Brummelstroete; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Dietrich Henschel

Soli Deo Gloria

Jun 2000

TT: 18:14

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8
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7

Bach Cantates De Saint-Jean Baptiste
Intégrale des cantates sacrées Vol. 1

Eric J. Milnes

(OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque

Soprano: Suzie LeBlanc; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Stephan MacLeod

ATMA Classique

2004 ?

TT: 16:04

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2002 - June 2006)

Cantata BWV 167: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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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