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Cantata BWV 173
Erhöhtes Fleisch und Blut

German Title

Erhöhtes Fleisch und Blut

English Title

Exalted flesh and blood (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Solo Cantata for Whit Monday [2nd Day of Pentecost]
Readings: Epistle: Acts 10: 42-48; Gospel: John 3: 16-21

Composed

Leipzig, 1724 | 1st performance: May 29, 1724 ? - Leipzig; 2nd performance: May 14, 1731 - Leipzig

Text

Anon

German Text | Translations: Chinese-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Spanish-3

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 transverse flutes, 2 violins, viola, continuo

Score Vocal & Piano [1.29 MB] | Score BGA [2.36 MB]
Mvt. 1: Recitative | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 5: Recitative (Duet) | Mvt. 6: Chorus

References

BGA: XXXV | NBA: I/14 | BC: A 85 | Zwang: K 72 | First Published: BG, 1888 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of July 13, 2003; Week of Mar 14, 2006

Contents

 

Complete Recording of Cantata BWV 173
Complete Recording of Cantata BWV 173a
Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 173
Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 173a

Discussions

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 26
Bach Edition Vol. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vol. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Cantatas Vol. 20 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Bach: 13 Sacred Cantatas & 13 Sinfonias [C-3]

Helmut Winschermann

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke (Chorus Master: Helmut Kahlhöfer) / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Ileana Cotrubas; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass : Hermann Prey

Philips

Feb 1971

TT: 14:30

 

2

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas V

 

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Regina Werner; Alto: Heidi Rieß; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster

Leipzig Classics

Feb, Nov 1974

TT: 16:19

Recorded at Leipzig Versöhnungskirche, Germany.
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3

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 37
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 52

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Judith Beckmann; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Niklaus Tüller

Hänssler

Sep 1976; Jan, Apr 1977

TT: 15:46

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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4

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

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Sopranos: Alan Bergius, Stefan Gienger (Soloists of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Boy Alto: Christian M. Immler (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Robert Holl

Teldec

1987

TT: 14:56

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5

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 7

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Sep-Oct 1997

TT: 13:42

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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6

Bach Edition Vol. 8 - Cantatas Vol. 3

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Oct-Nov 1999

TT: 14:49

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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7

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; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Panajotis Iconomou

Soli Deo Gloria

Jun 2000

TT: 12:58

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, England.
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8

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 20 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Mezzo-soprano: Mutsumi Hatano; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

Sep 2001

TT: 13:10

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 20 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - July 2006)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (June 2006)

Cantatas BWV 173 & BWV 173a: Complete Recordings of BWV 173 | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 173 | Complete Recordings of BWV 173a | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 173a | Discussions

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