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Cantata BWV 172
Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! |
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Ref. |
BWV 172 |
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German Title |
Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! |
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English Title |
Resound, ye songs, ring out, ye strings! (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Cantata for Whit Sunday [1st Day of Pentecost]
Readings: Epistle: Acts 2: 1-13; Gospel: John 14: 23-31 |
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Composed |
Weimar, 1714; Revised - Leipzig, 1731
1st performance: May 20, 1714 - Weimar
2nd performance: 1717-1723 - Weimar
3rd performance: May 28, 1724 - Leipzig
4th performance: May 13, 1731 - Leipzig
5th performance: After 1731 - Leipzig |
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Text |
John 14: 23 (Mvt. 2); Philipp Nicolai (Mvt. 6); Salomo Franck ? (Mvts. 1, 3-5) |
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German Text | German-2 | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-10 | English-6 | English-7 | French-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Japanese-2 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, bassoon, 2 violins, 2 violas, organ, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Aria (Duet) w/ Instrumental Chorale | Mvt. 6: Chorale | Mvt. 7: Chorus |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.50 MB] | Score BGA [2.57 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach St 23 (BWV 172: 1.und 3. Fassung: Parts) [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 6 ch | Mvt. 6 pno | Mvt. 6 vn
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 1 ver 2 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 6 ver 2 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott |
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References |
BGA: XXXV | NBA: I/13 | BC: A 81 | Zwang: K 12 | First Published: BG, 1888 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Af [Dutch] | AL [Dutch] | JdW [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | RW [Dutch] | Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Japanese-2 | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of June 11, 2000; Week of March 16, 2005; Week of January 9, 2011 |
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J.S. Bach: Erschallet, ihr Lieder, Kantate BWV 172; Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, Kantate BWV 68 [L-1]
J.S. Bach : 2 Cantates Pour La Pentecote BWV 68 et BWV 172 [L-1]
J.S. Bach: “Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt”, Cantata BWV 68; “Erschallet, ihr Lieder”, Cantata BWV 172 [L-1] |

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Cantata BWV 172 [23:47 / 23:43] |
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Klaus Martin Ziegler |
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Vocalensemble Kassel / Deutsche Bachsolisten |
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Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Alto: Irma Keller; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Heinz Zickler, Herbert Thal, Fritz Kelber (Trumpets); Friedel Scherz (Timpani); Erich Penzel (Horn); Edward H. Tarr
(Zink); Helmuth Schmitt, Günter Gratzig, Kurt Pederowitz (Trombones); Helmut Winschermann (Oboe); Peter Adamczyk (Oboe
d’amore): Gernot Schmaluß (English Horn); Helman Jung (Bassoon); Ernst
Meyer-Schierning (Viuolin); Sibylle Funcke (Viola pomposa); Jacoba Muckel (Violoncello); Klaus Kuchelmeister (Double-bass); Rüdiger Nitzschke (Organ
positiv) |
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Cantate 651220
SDG 610114
Jalons de la Musique Sacrée JMS-727
Nonesuch H-71256 |
Apr 1966 |
LP / TT: 41:37
LP / TT: 41:37
LP / TT: 41:37
LP / TT: 41:28 |
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Recorded at the Neustädter Kirche in Hofgeismar near Kassel,
Hesse, West Germany. |
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J.S. Bach: Kantaten B.W.V. 172, B.W.V. 192 [C-1]
J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV BWV 172, BWV 192 [C-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 192 & 172 [C-1] |

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Cantata BWV 172 [25:08] |
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Hermann Achenbach |
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Tübinger Kantatenchor / South German Youth Symphony Orchestra |
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Soprano: Herrad Wehrung; Contralto: Margarete Waldbauer; Tenor: Raimund Gilvan; Bass - Hermann Achenbach
Helma Hink (Bassoon); Hermann Sauter (Trumpet I); Heiner Schatz (Trumpet II); Eugen Mayer (Trumpet III); Ulrich Prinz (Violoncello); Dietrich Gradmann (Double-bass); Arwed Henkibg (Organ) |
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Da Camera SM-94012
Oryx BACH-111
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1739
Schola Antiqua Out-of-Print Recordings |
Jul 16-17, 1966 |
LP / TT: 40:50
LP / TT: 40:50
LP / TT: 40:50
CD / TT: |
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Recorded at Kreuzkirche, Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg,
Germany.
Buy this album at:
CD: Schola Antiqua Out-of-Print Recordings |
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Marienberger Kirchenmusik [C-1] |

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Cantata BWV 172 [24:07] |
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Karl-Heinz Gnida |
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St. Marienkantorei Marienberg & Mitglieder der Paulskatorei Plauen / Mitglieder der Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie & “Collegium Instrumentale” Chemnitz |
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Soprano: Annedore Albrecht; Alto: Ursula Schönhals; Tenor: Johannes
Schaarschmidt; Bass: Joachim Meier |
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Ev.-Luth St-Marienkirche CD-1299 |
Nov 7, 1999 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded live at St. Marien, Marienberg, Germany. |
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Bachvespern Frankfurt/Wiesbaden mitschnitte aus den Gottesdiensten frühjahr 2005 [C-3] |

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Cantata BWV 172 [23:01] |
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Michael Graf Münster |
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Kantorei St. Katharinen / Bach-Collegium Frankfurt/Wiesbaden |
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Sopranos: Therese Glaubitz; Alto: Anne Bierwirth; Tenor: Karl Markus; Bass: Won Jang |
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Bachvespern Frankfurt/Wiesbaden |
2005 |
CD / TT: 77:38 |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (June 2000 - November 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Rainer Baruth (May 2012), John Grayovski (October 2006), Matthias Hansen (September 2005, March 2006, December 2010, February 2012), Frits V. Herbold (March 2012, April 2012), Jean-Gabriel Puyraveau (May 2012), Walter Roth (August 2003, June 2004), Peter Schmidt (June 2007) |
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Cantata BWV 172 : Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 |
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