Cantata BWV 173a - Details & Discography Part 1: Complete Recordings

Recordings/Discussions
Background Information
Performer Bios

Poet/Composer Bios

Additional Information

Cantata BWV 173a
Durchlauchtster Leopold

Ref.

BWV 173a

German Title

Durchlauchtster Leopold

English Title

Most illustrious Leopold (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Birthday Cantata for Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Köthen [Serenada]

Composed

Köthen ? , 1717 or 1720-1722 ?
1^st performance: December 10, 1717-1722? - Köthen

Text

Anon

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | French | Hebrew | Italian | Spanish

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Bass
Orchestra: 2 transverse flutes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, continuo (+ violone)
Mvt. 1: Recitative | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 5: Recitative (Duet) | Mvt. 6: Aria | Mvt. 7: Aria | Mvt. 8: Chorus (Duet)

Score BGA [3.00 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 42, Faszikel 2 (BWV 173a: Mvts.) [Bach Digital]

References

BGA: XXXIV | NBA: I/35 | BC: G 9 | Zwang: W 4 | First Published: BG, 1887 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Mincham

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of July 13, 2003; Week of March 14, 2006; Week of February 13, 2011

Contents

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

Discussions - Part 1 (1^st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2^nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3^rd round)

Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas V Bach: Kantaten BWV 173a, BWV 173 [L-1]
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Regina Werner; Bass: Siegfried Lorenz
Eterna / Leipzig Classics		Feb, Nov 1974	TT: 23:31
Recorded at Leipzig Versöhnungskirche, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

2	J.S. Bach: Secular Cantatas [C-1]
Cantata BWV 173a [19:35]
Bernard Labadie
Les Violons du Roy
Soprano: Dorothea Röschmann; Baritone: Kevin McMillan
Dorian Recordings DOR-90199		Jan 1994	CD / TT: 73:13
Recorded at the Church of Saint-Isidore, Québec, Canada. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

3	J.S. Bach: Secular Cantatas BWV 173a & 201 [L-5]
Gustav Leonhardt
Choir & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Soprano: Monika Frimmer; Bass: David Wilson-Johnson
Philips		Nov 1995	TT: 20:41
Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

4	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 Bach-2000 Vol. 5 - Secular Cantatas [B-0]
Cantata BWV 173a [16:12]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato 3984-27315-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72209 Teldec		Oct 1998	3-CD / TT: 206:05 3-CD / TT: 206:05 11-CD / TT:
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Erato 3-CD (2000): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Antoine Marchand 3-CD (2006): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 3-CD: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline Teldec 11-CD (2000): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

5	Edition Bachakademie Vol. 139 - Congratulatory and Hommage Cantatas
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Marlis Petersen; Bass: Klaus Häger
Hänssler		Mar 2000	TT: 19:12
Recorded at Stadthalle Leonberg, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - January 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (June 2006)

Cantatas BWV 173 & BWV 173a: Details & Complete Recordings of BWV 173 | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 173 | Details & Complete Recordings of BWV 173a | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 173a | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Last update: ‎July 31, 2012 ‎00:23:44