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Cantata BWV 196
Der Herr denket an uns

Ref.

BWV 196

German Title

Der Herr denket an uns

English Title

The Lord careth for us (by Z. Philip Ambrose)

Event

Cantata for a Wedding

Composed

Mühlhausen, 1707-1708 | 1^st performance: 1707-1708 in Mühlhausen or probably June 5, 1708 - the wedding of Johann Lorenz Stauber with Regina Wedemann, the aunt of Maria Barbara Bach in Dornheim

Text

Psalm 115: 12-15

German-1 | German-2 | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-5 | English-6 | English-10 | French-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-2 | Hebrew-3 | Indonesian | Italian-5 | Spanish-2

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: strings, organ continuo
Mvt. 1: Sinfonia | Mvt. 2: Chorus | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 5: Chorus

Score Vocal & Piano [1.39 MB] | Score BGA [2.00 MB]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score

References

BGA: XIII/1 | NBA: I/33 | BC: B 11 | Zwang: K 5 | First Published: BG, 1864 | Autograph score (fascimile): ?

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Seattle | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of April 9, 2000; Week of January 30, 2005; Week of June 23, 2013

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

“Actus Tragicus” - Cantatas BWV 4, 12, 106 & 196 - by Konrad Junghänel & Cantus Cölln
Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

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); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Thomas Hampson

Teldec

1989

TT: 12:12

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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 1

Ton Koopman

(OVPP - No Choir) / Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Tenor: Guy de Mey; Bass; Klaus Mertens
Choral Mvts. (2&4): Soprano: Els Bongers; Alto: Richard Bryan; Tenor: Joost van der Linden; Bass: Matthijs Mesdag

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Nov-Dec 1994

TT: 10:54

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 1

Cantata BWV 196 [11:08]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yumiko Kurisu; Tenor: Koki Katano; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 751

Jun-Jul 1995

CD / TT: 76:24

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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Bach Edition Vol. 9 - Cantatas Vol. 4

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Oct-Nov 1999

TT: 11:55

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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J.S. B: “Actus Tragicus” - Cantatas BWV 4, 12, 106 & 196 [C-1]

Konrad Junghänel

(OVPP - No Choir) / Cantus Cölln

Soprano: Johanna Koslowsky; Alto: Elisabeth Popien; Tenors: Gerd Türk & Wilfried Jochens; Bass: Stephan Schreckenberger

Harmonia Mundi France

2000

TT: 10:12

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Bach: Salmo 51 BWV 1083 dallo Stabat Mater di Pergolesi / Cantate BWV 170, 198, 106, 196, 53 [C-2]

Diego Fasolis

Coro della Radio Svizzera / I Barocchisti

Soprano: Antonella Balducci; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Furio Zanasi

The Classic Voice Magazine / Arts

Dec 2000

TT: 13:30

Recorded at Auditorio S. Mollo della RSI, Lugano, Switzerland.
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J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas Volume 1 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 196 [11:43]

-

(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet

Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey

Chandos Chaconne 715

Dec 1, 2002; Mar 8, 2004

CD / TT: 76:35

Recorded at St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England.
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Beloved & Beautiful [C-1]

Cantata BWV 196 [11:16]

Jos van Veldhoven

Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Soprano: Johannette Zomer; Counter-tenor: Mark Chambers; Tenor: Marcel Beekman; Bass: Harry van der Kamp; Bass: Stephan MacLeod

Channel Classics 27308

Aug 2007

SACD / TT: 61:53

Recorded at Lokhorstkerk in Leyde & the Muziekcentrum Philips in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2000 - March 2009)
Thanks to contributors: Riccardo Nughes (April 2002)

Cantata BWV 196: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

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