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Cantata BWV 186
Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht

German Title

Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht

English Title

Fret not, O soul (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for the 7th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Romans 6: 19-23; Gospel: Mark 8: 1-9

Composed

Leipzig, 1723; Originated from a lost cantata BWV 186a, composed in Weimar, 1716
1st performance: July 11, 1723 - Leipzig; 2nd performance: 1746-1749 - Leipzig

Text

Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1, 3, 5, 8, 10); Paul Speratus (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 2, 4, 7, 9, 11)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-6 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesia | Italian | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, taille, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorale | Mvt. 7: Recitative | Mvt. 8: Aria | Mvt. 9: Recitative | Mvt. 10: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 11: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [2.61 MB] | Score BGA [3.10 MB]
Chorale Melody: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her

References

BGA: XXXVII | NBA: I/18 | BC: A 108 | Zwang: K 34 | First Published: BG, 1891

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Japanese-1 | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of August 6, 2000; Week of August 7, 2005

Contents

Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 186

Discussions

Details of Cantata BWV 186a

 

Recordings of Individual Movements from Cantata BWV 186

Complete Cantatas Vol. 6 - conducted by Ton Koopman

Cantatas Vol. 10 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki


Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 43
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 56

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Hänssler

Jan, Apr 1977

TT: 33:48

On Edition Bachakademie the dates are: Sep 1976; Jan, Apr 1977. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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2

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

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: Helmut Wittek (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Robert Holl

Teldec

1989

TT: 27:32

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3

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Volume 6

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Ruth Ziesak; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Apr, Sep 1997

TT: 29:23

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Complete Cantatas Volume 6 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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4

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

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Miah Persson; Alto: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

Feb 1999

TT: 26:01

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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5

Bach Edition Vol. 12 - Cantatas Vol. 6

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Nov-Dec 1999

TT: 30:34

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2000 - January 2006)


Cantatas BWV 186 & BWV 186a: Recordings of BWV 186 | Details of BWV 186a | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 186 | 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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