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Cantata BWV 170
Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust

German Title

Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust

English Title

Contented rest, beloved inner joy (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Solo Cantata (for Alto) for the 6th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Romans 6: 3-11; Gospel: Matthew 5: 20-26

Composed

Leipzig, 1726 | 1st performance: July 28, 1726 - Leipzig; 2nd performance: 1746-1747 - Leipzig

Text

Georg Christian Lehms

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-2 | Hebrew-3 | Hebrew-4 | Hebrew-5 | Hebrew-6 | Indonesian | Italian-5 | Spanish-3

Scoring

Soloist: Alto
Orchestra: oboe d’amore, 2 violins, viola, organ obbligato, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria

Score Vocal & Piano [1.22 MB] | Score BGA [2.27 MB]

References

BGA: XXXIII | NBA: I/17.2 | BC: A 106 | Zwang: K 145 | First Published: BG, 1887

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Baroque Choral Guild | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of July 30, 2000; Week of November 4, 2007

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Bachiana Volume 3 - Lamento - by Magdalena Kožená w/ Musica Antiqua Köln & Reinhard Goebel
Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 – conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Bach Arias - conducted by Andrea Marcon with Angelika Kirchschlager
Sacred Cantatas for Alto - conducted by Helmut Müller-Brühl w/ Marianne Beate Kielland

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Bach: Cantatas 53, 170; Pergolesi's Salve Regina

Izler Solomon

Chamber ensemble, including Yella Pessl (Harpsichord)

Contralto: Herta Glaz

MGM

Early 1950’s ?

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2

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 105, BWV 170 [C-5]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 170 & BWV 189 [D-4]

Fritz Lehmann

Bavarian State Orchestra Munich

Contralto: Elisabeth Höngen

American Decca / Deutsche Grammophon - Archiv

Oct 1951

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3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 53, No. 54, No. 170 [L-4]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 32, No. 53, No. 54, No. 170
[C-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Contralto
[E-2]

 

 

Hermann Scherchen

Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Contralto: Hilde Rössel-Majdan

Westminster / Archipel

1952

TT: 19:38

Recorded at Mozartsaal, Vienna, Austria.
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4

Alfred Deller Edition 7 [E-1]

Gustav Leonhardt

Leonhardt Baroque Ensemble

Counter-tenor: Alfred Deller

Vanguard

May 1954

TT: 23:08

1st recording of Cantata BWV 170 by G. Leonhardt. Recorded at Franziskanerkirche, Vienna, Austria.
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5

Dutch Master Volume 52: Bach - Szymon Goldberg [C-1]
Cantatas BWV 170, BWV 169 - 7 Sacred Songs

Szymon Goldberg

Nederlands Kamerorkest

Contralto: Aafje Heynis

Philips

1960

TT: 23:36

 

6

Maureen Forrester: Bach Cantatas / Scarlatti: Salva Regina [C-2]

Anton Heiller

Wiener Solisten

Contralto: Maureen Forrester

Amadeus

1965

TT: 25:15

Recorded in Vienna, Austria..
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7

J.S. Bach Cantatas - Kantaten [C-1]

Neville Marriner

Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields

Contralto: Janet Baker

Decca

Jan 1966

TT: 24:20

Recorded in the Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England.
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8

J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 169 und BWV 170 [C-1]

Wolfgang Dallmann

Chor der Lutherkirche Heidelberg / Heidelberger Kammerorchester

Alto: Ingeborg Müller-Ney

Da Camera

1972

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9

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 161, 170 & 177
René Jacobs - Portraits
[C-2]

Hans-Martin Linde

Linde Consort

Counter-tenor: René Jacobs

Virgin Veritas

1980

TT: 23:19

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10

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 42
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 51

Helmuth Rilling

Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Female Alto: Julia Hamari

Hänssler

Oct 1982

TT: 23:12

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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11

Bach: Cantatas BWV 35 & 170 [C-2]

Leo van Doeselaar

Amsterdam Bach Soloists

Contralto: Jard van Nes

Ottavo

Nov 1985

TT: 22:47

Recorded at Bethlehemkerk, Papendrecht, Holland.
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12

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

Gustav Leonhardt

Leonhardt-Consort

Counter-tenor: Paul Esswood

Teldec

1987

TT: 22:42

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 170 by G. Leonhardt.
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13

Bach Cantatas 54, 169, 170 (for Alto) (for Alto) [C-1]

Robert King

The King’s Consort

Counter-tenor: James Bowman

Hyperion

Sep 1988

TT: 22:04

Recorded at Wadham College Chapell, Oxford, England.
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14

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Nos. 53 · 82 · 170 · 200 [C-1]

Kenneth Sillito

Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields

Counter-tenor: Jochen Kowalski

Capriccio

Feb 1993

TT: 19:24

Recorded at Air Studios, London, England.
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15

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Nos. 54, 82, 170 [C-2]

Roy Goodman

The Hanover Band

Female Alto: Nathalie Stutzmann

RCA

Jan-Feb 1994

TT: 23:12

Recorded at Watford Town Hall, Hertfordshire, UK.
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16

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Alto [C-1]

Andrzej Mysiński

Concerto Avenna

Contralto: Jadwiga Rappé; Chamber Organ: Jaroslaw Malanowicz; Oboe d’amore: Tytus Wojnowicz

Accord

Dec 1994, May 1995

TT: 20:25

Recorded live at Studio S1, Polskie Radio.
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17

J.S. Bach: Cantates pour alto [C-11]

 

 

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Counter-tenor: Andreas Scholl

Harmonia Mundi France

July 1997

TT: 20:48

1st recording of Cantata BWV 170 by A. Scholl.
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18

Bach Alto Cantatas [C-1]

Juha Kangas

Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

Mezzo-soprano: Monica Groop

Finlandia

June 1998

TT: 21:12

Recorded at Kruunupyy Church, Finland.
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19

Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1

Pieter Jan Leusink

Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda

Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

TT: 21:33

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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20

Andreas Scholl singt Bach [C-2]

Martin Lutz

Members of Barockorchester La Corona

Counter-tenor: Andreas Scholl

Hessischer Rundfunk

Dec 1999

TT: 25:28

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 170 by A. Scholl. Recorded in Wiesbasen Bach Festival at the Christophoruskirche Wiesbaden-Schierstein

21

Bach: Salmo 51 BWV 1083 dallo Stabat Mater di Pergolesi / Cantate BWV 170, 198, 106, 196, 53 [C-2]

Diego Fasolis

I Barocchisti

Contralto: Guillemette Laurens

The Classic Voice Magazine / Arts

Dec 2000

TT: 22:36

Recorded at Auditorio S. Mollo della RSI, Lugano, Switzerland.
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22

Bachiana Volume 3 - Lamento [C-3]

Reinhard Goebel

Musica Antiqua Köln

Alto (Mezzo-soprano): Magdalena Kožená

Archiv Produktions

Feb 2003

TT: 17:49

Recorded at Melanchthon-Kirche, Cologne, Germany.
See: Bachiana Volume 3 - Lamento - by Magdalena Kožená w/ Musica Antiqua Köln & Reinhard Goebel
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23

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 16

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Bogna Bartosz

Antoine Marchand

Oct 2003

TT: 17:49

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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24

J.S. Bach: Geistliche Solokantaten für Alt [C-4]

Helmut Müller-Brühl

Kölner Kammerorchester

Mezzo-soprano: Marianne Beate Kielland

Naxos

Oct-Nov 2004

TT: 20:22

Recorded at Deutchlandfunk Sendesaal, Köln, Germany.
See: Sacred Cantatas for Alto - conducted by Helmut Müller-Brühl w/ Marianne Beate Kielland
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25

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 37

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze

BIS

Aug 2005

SACD / TT: 23:11

Recorded at Recorded at St Crucis Church, Erfurt, Germany.
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26

Baroque Music [C-8]

Jeffrey Thomas

American Bach Soloists

Counter-tenor: Ian Howell

Delos

Apr 2008

TT:

Planned for release in Fall 2008.

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (July 2000 - March 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (April 2007), Dr.Thomas C.H. Going (April 2005), Jill Gunsell (May 2005), Matthias Hansen (September 2006), Piotr Jaworski (November 2002), Bradley Lehman (April 2004), Riccardo Nughes (April 2002), Nagamiya Tutomu (March 2001)

Cantata BWV 170: 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

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
Search Website | Search Works/Movements | Terms & Abbreviations | Copyright Notice | How to contribute | Links

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