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Cantata BWV 172
Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!

German Title

Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!

English Title

Resound, ye songs, ring out, ye strings! (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for Whit Sunday [1st Day of Pentecost]
Readings: Epistle: Acts 2: 1-13; Gospel: John 14: 23-31

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

Text

John 14: 23 (Mvt. 2); Philipp Nicolai (Mvt. 6); Salomo Franck ? (Mvts. 1, 3-5)

German Text | German-2 | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | 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

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

Score Vocal & Piano [1.50 MB] | Score BGA [2.57 MB]
Chorale Melody: Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott

References

BGA: XXXV | NBA: I/13 | BC: A 81 | Zwang: K 12 | First Published: BG, 1888

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Dutch-1 | Japanese-1 | Japanese-2 | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of June 11, 2000; Week of March 16, 2005

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

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

Bach Edition Vol. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vol. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Three Weimar Cantatas - conducted by Joshua Rifkin

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 68 & BWV 172 [C-1]

Klaus Martin Ziegler

Kassel Vocal Ensemble / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Alto: Irma Keller; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Cantate / Nonesuch

Mid 1960's ?

LP / TT: 23:50

 

2

J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV BWV 172, BWV 192 [C-1]

Hermann Achenbach

Tübinger Kantatenchor / South German Youth Symphony Orchestra

Soprano: Herrad Wehrung; Contralto: Margarete Waldbauer; Tenor: Raimund Gilvan; Bass - Hermann Achenbach

Da Camera Magna SM 94012 / Oryx / MHS

Mid 1960's ?

LP / TT:

 

3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 172 & BWV 78 [C-5]

Erhard Mauersberger

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Adele Stolte; Alto: Annelies Burmeister; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam

Eterna

1970

LP / TT: 18:50

 

 

4

J.S. Das Kantatenwork (2) [B-2]

 

Hans Grischkat

Schwäbischer Singkreis Stuttgart / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart

Soprano: Csilla Zentai; Alto: Elisabeth Wacker; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Michael Schopper

FSM Candide / MHS

May 1972

LP / TT:

 

5

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 13
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 52

Helmuth Rilling

Frankfurter Kantorei / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Eva Csapó; Alto: Doris Soffel; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Mar-Apr 1975

TT: 16:40

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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6

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas II

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam

Berlin Classics

Jan, Feb, Apr 1981

TT: 22:02

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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7

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

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt Consort

Boy Soprano: Matthias Echternach (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: Paul Esswood;Tenor: Marius van Altena; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1987

TT: 16:47

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8

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 2

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

May 1995

TT: 19:33

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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9

J.S. Bach: Three Weimar Cantatas [C-5]

Joshua Rifkin

(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Ensemble

Soprano: Susanne Rydén; Counter-tenor: Steven Rickards; Tenor: John Elwes; Bass: Michael Schopper

Dorian

Jul-Aug 1995; Aug 1996

TT: 22:10

Recorded at the Kirche des Priesterseminars, Brixton/Bressanone, Italy.
See: Three Weimar Cantatas - conducted by Joshua Rifkin
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 7

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Ingrid Schmithüsen; Alto: Yoshikazu Mera; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

July 1997

TT: 15:42

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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11

Bach-Kantaten in Berlin - 1000.Veranstaltung [C-2]

Karl Hochreiter

Bach-Chor Berlin / Bach-Collegium Berlin

Soprano: Regina Schudel; Alto: Ulrike Helzel; Tenor: Lothar Odinius; Bass: Ralf Lukas

Jubal Music Berlin

May 1998

TT: 22:49

Recorded live at the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche Berlin.

12

J.S. Bach: Whitsun Cantatas [C-7]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Martina Jankova; Alto: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Reinhard Hagen

Archiv Produktion

Apr 1999

TT: 17:26

1st recording of Cantata BWV 172 by J.E. Gardiner. Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England.
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13

Bach Edition Vol. 8 - Cantatas Vol. 3

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Oct-Nov 1999

TT: 18:13

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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14

Bach Cantatas Vol. 26: Long Melford
For Whit Sunday
For Whit Monday

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Panajotis Iconomou

Soli Deo Gloria

Jun 2000

TT: 18:31

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 172 by J.E. Gardiner. Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, England.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (June 2000 - June 2007)
Thanks to contributors: John Grayovski (October 2006), Matthias Hansen (September 2005, March 2006), Walter Roth (August 2003, June 2004), Peter Schmidt (June 2007)

Cantata BWV 172: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

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

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