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Cantata BWV 177
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ

German Title

Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ

English Title

I call to Thee, Lord Jesus Christ (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for the 4th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Romans 8: 18-23; Gospel: Luke 6: 36-42

Composed

Leipzig, 1732 | 1st performance: July 6, 1732 - Leipzig; 2nd performance: c. 1742 - Leipzig

Text

Johann Agricola

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

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, violin concertante, 2 violins, obbligato bassoon, viola, continuo (organ for parts of some movements)
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [2.21 MB] | Score BGA [3.39 MB]

References

BGA: XXXV | NBA: I/17.1 | BC: A 103 | Zwang: K 186 | First Published: BG, 1888 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of June 23, 2002

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas VI
J.S. Bach: Kantaten
5. Folge

 

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Ulrike Taube; Alto: Gerda Schriever; Tenor: Gert Lutze

Leipzig Classics

Mar 1954

TT: 27:40

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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2

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 161, 170 & 177 [C-2]
René Jacobs - Portraits
[C-2]

Hans-Martin Linde

Chœur de garçons de Bâle (Director: Markus Ulbrich) / Linde-Consort

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Counter-tenor: René Jacobs; Tenor: Nigel Rogers

Virgin Veritas

1980

TT:

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3

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 41
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 53

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Peter Schreier

Hänssler

Feb 1981

TT: 26:20

On Edition Bachakademie the dates are: Aug 1980; May 1981. 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

Soprano: Helmut Wittek (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Panito Iconomou (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass (?): Robert Holl

Teldec

1988

TT: 25:03

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5

Bach Cantatas Vol. 3: Tewkesbury/Mühlhausen
For the 4th Sunday after Trinity
For the 5th Sunday after Trinity

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Contralto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Tenor: Paul Agnew

Soli Deo Gloria

Jan 2000

TT: 25:06

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Tewkesbury Abbey,
England.
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6

Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Marcel Beekman

Brilliant Classics

Jun-Jul 2000

TT: 24:57

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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7

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 21

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)

Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Altos: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien

Antoine Marchand

May 2002 [Mvts. 2, 3]; Sep-Oct 2002 [Mvt. 4]; Oct 2003 [Mvt. 1, 5]

TT: 23:14

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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8

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the complete liturgical year Vol. 2 - Cantatas BWV 177 · 93 · 135 [C-6]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Siri Thornhill; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent

Jul 2005

SACD / TT:

Recorded at Château de Gravenwezel, Belgium.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2002 - April 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (March 2006), Thomas Shepherd (January 2008), Ehud Shiloni (August 2006), Nagamiya Tutomu (March 2001)

Cantata BWV 177: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

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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