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Cantata BWV 170
Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust


Ref.

BWV 170

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
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 6th Sunday after Trinity

Composed

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

Text:

Georg Christian Lehms

BWV 170 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-1 | Dutch-6 | Dutch-7 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-2 | Hebrew-3 | Hebrew-4 | Hebrew-5 | Hebrew-6 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-5 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8

Scoring

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

Scores:

BWV 170 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.22 MB] | Score BGA [2.27 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 154 | D B Mus. ms. Bach St 94 [Bach Digital]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 [MuseScore]

References:

BWV 170 References: BGA: XXXIII | NBA: I/17.2 | BC: A 106 | Zwang: K 145 | First Published: BG, 1887 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 170 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Baroque Choral Guild | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | DW [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | B!52, Odcinek 84 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of July 30, 2000; Week of November 4, 2007; Week of July 24, 2011; Week of February 23, 2014


Contents

 

Discography

Discussions

Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (0)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (5)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (3)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (4)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (8)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (9)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (19)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (30)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (19) = 97
Part 11: Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 4 (4th round)

Bachiana Volume 3 - Lamento - by Magdalena Kožená w/ Musica Antiqua Köln & Reinhard Goebel
Bach Cantatas 54, 169, 170 (for Alto) - conducted by Robert King
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

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (July 2000 - July 2023)

Cantata BWV 170: Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust for 6th Sunday after Trinity (1726)
Discography: Details | Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


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