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Cantata BWV 184
Erwünschtes Freudenlicht

German Title

Erwünschtes Freudenlicht

English Title

Long-for light of joy (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for Whit Tuesday [3^rd Day of Pentecost]
Readings: Epistle: Acts 8: 14-17; Gospel: John 10: 1-10

Composed

Leipzig, 1724 | 1^st performance: May 30, 1724 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: May 15, 1731 - Leipzig

Text

Anarg von Wildenfels (Mvt. 5); Anon (Mvt. 1-4, 6)

German Text | Translations: Chinese-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesia | Italian | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: O Herre Gott, dein göttlichs Wort

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 transverse flutes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Recitative | Mvt. 2: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Chorale | Mvt. 6: Chorus

Score Vocal & Piano [1.73 MB] | Score BGA [2.21 MB]
Chorale Melody: O Herre Gott, dein göttlich(s) Wort

References

BGA: XXXVII | NBA: I/14 | BC: A 88 | Zwang: K 73 | First Published: BG, 1891

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of August 3, 2003; Week of May 21, 2006

Contents

Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 184
Details of Cantata BWV 184a
Recordings of Individual Movements from Cantata BWV 184

Discussions

Cantatas Vol. 20 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 37
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 55

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Gabriele Schnaut; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Niklaus Tüller

Hänssler

Sep 1976; Jan, Apr 1977

TT: 23:56

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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2

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 10

Gustav Leonhardt

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

Boy Soprano: Alexander Raymann (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1988

TT: 23:26

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3

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 7

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

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

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Sep-Oct 1997

TT: 21:02

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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4

Bach Edition Vol. 14 - Cantatas Vol. 7

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Sopranos: Ruth Holton (Mvt. 2), Marjon Strijk (Mvt. 6); Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Jan-Feb 2000

TT: 22:12

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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5

Bach Cantatas Vol. 27: Blythburgh/Kirkwell
For Whit Tuesday
For Trinity Sunday

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Contralto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Tenor: Christoph Genz

Soli Deo Gloria

Jun 2000

TT: 21:47

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Holy Trinity,
Blythburgh, England.
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6

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

BIS

Sep 2001

TT: 20:26

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - April 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Thomas Shepherd (January 2008)

Cantatas BWV 184 & BWV 184a: Complete Recordings of BWV 184 | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 184 | Details of BWV 184a | 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

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
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Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
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