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Cantata BWV 171
Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm

Ref.

BWV 171

German Title

Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm

English Title

According to Thy name, O God, so is Thy praise (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for New Year's Day [Circumcision of Christ, Holy Name]
Readings: Epistle: Galatians 3: 23-29; Gospel: Luke 2: 21

Composed

Leipzig, 1729
1^st performance: January 1, 1729 ? or following year or 1735/1737 - Leipzig

Text

Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) (Mvts. 2-5); Psalm 48: 10 (Mvt. 1); Johannes Herman (Mvt. 6)

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-5 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Jesu, nun sei gepreiset

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.67 MB] | Score BGA [2.50 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score [Whittaker]
Chorale Melody: Jesu, nun sei gepreiset

References

BGA: XXXV | NBA: I/4 | BC: A 24 | Zwang: K 174 | First Published: BG, 1888 | Autograph score (Facsimile): New York, Pierpont Morgan Library (New York, 1985) | Provenance

Commentary

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

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of July 6, 2003; Week of May 25, 2008; Week of August 30, 2009

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions- Part 1
Discussions- Part 2
Discussions- Part 3

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas 171, 46, 71 [C-2]
Cantata BWV 171 [21:02]
Arthur Mendel
The Cantata Singers and Orchestra
Soprano: Charlotte Bloecher; Tenor: William Hess; Bass: Paul Matthen
Schola Antiqua M-II		Late 1940's - Early 1950's	CD / TT: 65:34
Recorded on open-reel tapes and were kept in the library of William Hess. These were later transferred to cassette tapes and, from these, CDs were made. Buy this album at: Schola Antiqua

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 127 & BWV 171 [C-2] J.S. Bach: Bach-Kantaten-Zyklus - zu den Festen der Christenheit [B-1]
Cantata BWV 171 [19:07]
Wolfgang Gönnenwein
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor / South West German Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Herrad Wehrung; Alto: Emmy Lisken; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Cantate / MHS Parnass 74033		Jul 1961	LP / TT: 40:38 5-LP / TT:
Recorded at Bartholomauskirche Markgroningen bei Ludwigsburg, Germany.

3	Bach Cantatas Vol. 1 - Advent and Christmas
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion		June 1970; June-July 1971	TT: 18:53
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

4	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 20 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 51
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Walter Heldwein
Hänssler		June, Sep 1983	TT: 15:30
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

5	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: 16:01
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	Bach Edition Vol. 12 - Cantatas Vol. 6
Cantata BWV 171 [16:14]
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Marcel Beekman; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics 99371		Nov-Dec 1999	5-CD / TT: 286:53
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: 5-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

7	Bach Cantatas Vol. 17: Berlin For for New Year’s Day For the Sunday after New Year
Cantata BWV 171 [15:37]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Lucy Ballard; Counter-tenor: Charles Humphries; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria 150		Jan 1, 2000	2-CD / TT: 95:54
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Gethsemanekirche in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany. Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

8	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 19 J.S. Bach: New Year's Day Cantatas (Single Volume Cantatas Vol. 17)
Cantata BWV 171 [14:38]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)
Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand CC-72219 Antoine Marchand CC-72296		May 9-13, 2002 [Mvts. 3-5] Sep 26-Oct 2, 2002 [Mvt. 2] Feb 21-23, 2003 [Mvts. 1, 6]	3-CD / TT: 181:11 CD / TT: 69:02
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: 3-CD (2005): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 3-CD: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline Single Volume CD (2009): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

9	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 49 - BWV 156, 159, 171, 188
Cantata BWV 171 [14:46]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Rachel Nicholls; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 1891		Sep 2010	SACD / TT: 72:07
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: SACD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - January 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Michael Meacock (Arton) (December 2002), Christian Moll (November 2009), Peter Schmidt (May 2005), Teri Noel Towe (October 2005)

Cantata BWV 171: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

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