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Cantata BWV 2
Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein

German Title

Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein

English Title

Ah God, look down from Heaven (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Choral Cantata for the 2nd Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 John 3: 13-18; Gospel: Luke 14: 16-24

Composed

Leipzig, 1724 | 1st performance: June 18, 1724 - Leipzig

Text

Martin Luther (Mvts. 1, 6 - after Psalm 12); Anon (Mvts. 2-5)

German Text | German-2 | Translations: Chinese-1Dutch-1 | Dutch-2 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-1 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-4 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-1 | Spanish-2
Chorale Text: Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein

Scoring

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

Score Vocal & Piano [1.46 MB] | Score BGA [1.73 MB]
Chorale Melody: Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein

References

BGA: I | NBA: I/16 | BC: A 98 | Zwang: K 75 | First Published: BG, 1851

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of June 9, 2002; Week of June 4, 2006

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Complete Cantatas Vol. 10 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 29 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1971

TT: 19:02

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2

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 39
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 1

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Walter Heldwein

Hänssler

Feb 1979

TT: 18:08

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. In the Bachakademie Edition the date is Feb 1987.
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3

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 10

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Michael Chance; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Oct 1998

TT: 17:27

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 10 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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4

Bach Edition Vol. 12 - Cantatas Vol. 6

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Nov-Dec 1999

TT: 17:58

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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5

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the First and Second Sundays After Trinity [C-2]

Craig Smith

Orchestra and Chorus of Emmanuel Music (Chorus Master: Michael Beattie)

Alto: Susan Trout; Tenor: William Hite; Bass: Paul Guttry

Koch International

Sep 2001

TT: 19:27

Recorded at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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6

J.S. Bach: “O Ewigkeit du Donnerwort” - Cantatas BWV 2, 20 & 176 [C-14]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Peter Kooy

Harmonia Mundi France

May 2002

TT: 16:25

Recorded at Stolberger Saal, Köln, Germany.
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7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 29 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan & Concerto Palatino Brass Ensemble

Counter-tenor: Pascal Bertin; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

Jun 2004

SACD / TT: 17:04

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 29 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2002 - September 2006)


Cantata BWV 2: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | 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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