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Cantata BWV 168
Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort

German Title

Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort

English Title

Give an account of thyself! Thundrous words (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Solo Cantata for the 9th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 10: 6-13; Gospel: Luke 16: 1-9

Composed

Leipzig, 1725 | 1st performance: July 29, 1725 - Leipzig; 2nd performance: 1746-1749 - Leipzig

Text

Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-5); Bartholomäus Ringwaldt (Mvt. 6)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesia | Italian-2 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut

Scoring

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

Score Vocal & Piano [1.29 MB] | Score BGA [1.50 MB]
Chorale Melody: Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut

References

BGA: XXXIII | NBA: I/19 | BC: A 116 | Zwang: K 128 | First Published: BG, 1887 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Dutch-1 | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of July 28, 2002

Contents

  

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Piater Jan Leusink

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 45
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 50

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Nancy Burns; Alto: Verena Gohl; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern

Hänssler

June-July 1970

TT: 16:28

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: Christian M. Immler (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Robert Holl

Teldec

1987

TT: 13:27

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3

Bach Edition Vol. 8 - Cantatas Vol. 3

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Oct-Nov 1999

TT: 13:55

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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4

J.S. Bach: Trinity Cantatas I [C-11]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey

Archiv Produktion

Aug 2000

TT: 13:09

Recorded live at Il Duomo di S. Nicolò, Merano, Italy.
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5

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 15

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Johannette Zomer; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Feb-Mar 2002

TT: 12:44

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2002 - January 2006)
Thanks to conbtributors: Ehud Shiloni (March 2004)

Cantata BWV 168: 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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