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Cantata BWV 168
Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort

Ref.

BWV 168

German Title

Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort

English Title

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

Event

Solo Cantata for the 9^th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 10: 6-13; Gospel: Luke 16: 1-9
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 9^th Sunday after Trinity

Composed

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

Text

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

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | 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]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut

References

BGA: XXXIII | NBA: I/19 | BC: A 116 | Zwang: K 128 | First Published: BG, 1887 | Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | JdW [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of July 28, 2002; Week of July 1, 2007; Week of October 2, 2011

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1^st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2^nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3^rd round)

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

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

Cantata BWV 168 [13:55]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

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

Brilliant Classics 99367

Oct-Nov 1999

5-CD / TT: 291:42

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]
Cantata BWV 168 [13:09]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
Archiv Produktion 363590		Aug 19, 2000	CD / TT: 62:35
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Il Duomo di S. Nicolò, Merano, Italy. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

5	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 15
Cantata BWV 168 [12:44]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Johannette Zomer; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand CC-72215		Feb 26-Mar 7, 2002	3-CD / TT: 207:42
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: 3-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline

6	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 40 - BWV 79, 137, 164, 168
Cantata BWV 168 [13:04]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 1671		Jun 2007	SACD / TT: 57:12
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: SACD:Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2002 - January 2012)
Thanks to conbtributors: Ehud Shiloni (March 2004)

Cantata BWV 168: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

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