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Cantata BWV 187
Es wartet alles auf dich

German Title

Es wartet alles auf dich

English Title

These wait all upon Thee (by Richard Stokes)

Event

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

Composed

Leipzig, 1726 | 1^st performance: August 4, 1726 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1735-1740 - Leipzig; 3^rd performance: July 26, 1749 - Leipzig

Text

Psalm 104: 27-28 (Mvt. 1); Matthew 6: 31-32 (Mvt. 4); Hans Vogel (Mvt. 7); Anon (Mvts. 2-3, 5-6) [Walther Blankenburg suggested Christoph Helm]

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

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [2.33 MB] | Score BGA [3.21 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 7 [cap]

References

BGA: XXXVII | NBA: I/18 | BC: A 110 | Zwang: K 146 | First Published: BG, 1891 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Dutch-4 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of July 14, 2002; Week of November 11, 2007

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Cantatas BWV 9, BWV 94 & BWV 187 – conducted by Kuijken

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 187 & BWV 34 [C-2]

Ludwig Doormann

Göttinger Stadtkantorei / Frankfurter Kantatenorchester

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus; Bass: Hans-Olaf Hudemann

Cantate

Mid 1960’s ?

LP / TT:

2

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 44
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 56

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Maria Friesenhausen; Alto: Hildegard Laurich; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Feb 1971

TT: 24:15

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; Contralto - Julia Hamari; Bass - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Mar, Oct 1976; June 1977

TT: 21:01

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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4

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: Michael Emmermann (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: Paul Esswood; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1989

TT: 23:05

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5

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 9, 94 & 187 [C-3]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP- No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Midori Suzuki; Mezzo-soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Organ: Siebe Henstra

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

Nov 1999

TT: 19:48

Recorded at Athen, Concert Hall, based on a live performance.
See: Cantatas BWV 9, BWV 94 & BWV 187 - conducted by Kuijken
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6

Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Jan-Feb 2000

TT: 21:42

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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7

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 18

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

May 2002 (Mvt. 5); Sep-Oct 2002 (Mvt. 4); Oct-Nov 2002 (Mvts. 1-3,6-7)

TT: 19:02

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2002 - March 2006)
Thanks to contributors: Harald Kurama (November 2002), Matthias Hansen (March 2006)

Cantata BWV 187: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

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