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Cantata BWV 185
Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe |
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Ref. |
BWV 185 |
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German Title |
Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe |
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English Title |
Merciful heart of love everlasting (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Solo Cantata for the 4th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Romans 8: 18-23; Gospel: Luke 6: 36-42 |
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Composed |
Weimar, 1715
1st performance: July 14, 1715 - Weimar
2nd performance: possibly repeat performance in Weimar
3rd performance: June 20, 1723 - Leipzig
4th performance: 1746-1747 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-5); Johann Agricola (Mvt. 6) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | English-6 | French-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3 |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: trumpet, oboe, 2 violins, viola, fagott, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria (Duet) w/ Instrumental Chorale | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1248kb] | Score BGA [1.54 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 59 (BWV 185: Weimar 1: Mvts.) | D B Mus. ms. Bach St 4 (BWV 185l: Weimar & Leipzig: Parts) [Bach Digital]
Capella: Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 [cap] |
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References |
BGA: XXXVII | NBA: I/17.1 | BC: A 101 | Zwang: K 20 | First Published: Berlin, 1843 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | JdW [Dutch] | Role [French | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of July 16, 2000; Week of May 8, 2005; Week of June 12, 2011 |
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