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Cantata BWV 179
Siehe zu, daß deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei

German Title

Siehe zu, daß deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei

English Title

See to it that thy fear of God be not hypocrisy (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for 11th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15: 1-10; Gospel: Luke 18: 9-14

Composed

Leipzig, 1723 | 1st performance: August 8, 1723 - Leipzig

Text

Ecclesiasticus 1: 28 (Mvt. 1); Christoph Tietze (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5) [Wustmann & Neumann and also W. Murray Young suggest Christian Weiss, Sr.]

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesia | Italian-2 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Ich armer Mensch, ich armer Sünder

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes da caccia, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.51 MB] | Score BGA [1.47 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten

References

BGA: XXXV | NBA: I/20 | BC: A 121 | Zwang: K 38 | First Published: Berlin, 1843

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of August 26, 2001; Week of September 4, 2005

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Bach Cantata Pilgrimage DVD - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Complete Cantatas Vol. 6 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 10 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas VII

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Elisabeth Meinel-Asbahr; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Hans Hauptmann

Leipzig Classics

1950

TT: 19:40

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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2

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 46
Edition Bachakademie
Vol. 54

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Feb 1974 (rest); Feb 1982 (Mvt. 5)

TT: 16:50

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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3

Bach Cantatas Vol. 4 - Sundays after Trinity I

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Mar, Oct 1976; Jun 1977

TT: 14:39

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, 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 Soprano: Helmut Wittek (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Robert Holl

Teldec

1988

TT: 12:54

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5

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 6

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Ruth Ziesak; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Apr, Sep 1997

TT: 13:55

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Complete Cantatas Volume 6 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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6

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 10 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723 / III

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Miah Persson; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

Feb 1999

TT: 14:42

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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7

Bach Edition Vol. 11 - Cantatas Vol. 5

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Tenor: Knut Schoch: Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Nov-Dec 1999

TT: 15:15

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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8

J.S. Bach: Trinity Cantatas II [C-12]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Stephan Loges

Archiv Produktion

Sep 2000

TT: 15:01

Recorded at St. David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK.
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9

Bach Cantata Pilgrimage [D-1]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Stephan Loges

BBC Opus Arte

2000

DVD / TT:

Filmed at St Davids Cathedral, Dyfed, UK. Probably the same recording as [8] above. See: Bach Cantata Pilgrimage DVD
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10

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 5 (11th Sunday after Trinity) - Cantatas BWV 179 · 35 · 164 · 17 [C-9]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiová; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Baritone: Dominik Wörner

Accent

Aug 2006

SACD / TT: 16:17

Recorded at Schloss Seehaus, Markt Nordheim, Germany.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2001 - July 2007)

Cantata BWV 179: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

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