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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-3 | 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
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]
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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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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