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Cantata BWV 203
Amore traditore

Italian Title

Amore traditore

English Title

O treacherous love (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Secular Cantata for an unknown event

Composed

1718-1723? (By J.S. Bach?) | 1st performance: Unknown date & place

Text

Anon

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

Scoring

Soloist: Bass
Accompaniment: Harpsichord
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria

Score Vocal & Piano [0.83] | Score BGA [0.95 MB]

References

BGA: X1/2 | NBA: I/41 | BC: G 51 | Zwang: W 2 | First Published: BG, 1862

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of October 5, 2003; Week of December 28, 2008

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 203 & BWV 211 [C-2]

Rolf Reinhardt (Director)

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Bass: Bruno Müller; Harpsichord: Helma Elsner

Vox / Orbis

Early 1950's ?

LP / TT:

 

2

Bach: Cantatas, Arias & Chorales [C-1]
Baroque - J.S. Bach, Telemann: Cantatas [C-3]

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Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Harpsichord: Edith Picht-Axenfeld; Cello: Irmgard Poppen

EMI Classics

Feb 1960

TT: 16:30

Recorded at Gemenudhaus, Berlin Zehlendorf, Germany.
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3

Bach Cantatas [C-1]

Rudolf Ewerhart (Director)

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Bass: Klaus Ocker; Harpsichord: Martin Galling; Cello Continuo: Dieter Messlinger

Vox

1966

TT: 15:45

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4

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 203 & BWV 209 [E-3]
Bach-2000 Vol. 5 - Secular Cantatas
[L-1]

Gustav Leonhardt

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Bass: Jacques Villisech; Harpsichord: Gustav Leonhardt

Teldec

1967

TT: 14:26

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5

Bach made in Germany Vol. VII - Secular Cantatas I
Bach Edition Vol. 7 - Secular Cantatas
Bach: Kantate BWV 210, Kantate BWV 203
[L-8]

 

Peter Schreier

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Bass: Siegfried Lorenz; Harpsichord: Walter Heinz Bernstein; Cello: Matthias Pfaender; Double-Bass: Markus Strauch

Berlin Classics / Brilliant Classics

Oct 1981

TT: 14:03

Recorded at Christuskirche, Berlin, Germany.
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6

Bach: “Amore Traditore” & other Works by Händel & Scarlatti

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Bass: Max van Egmond; Harpsichord: Marco Mencoboni

Nuova Era

Aug 1991

TT: 13:16

Recorded at Christ Church, Amsterdam, Holland.

7

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 2

Ton Koopman

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Bass: Klaus Mertens; Harpsichord: Ton Koopman; Cello: Jaap ter Linden

Erato / Antoine Marchand

May 1995

TT: 13:07

1st recording of Cantata BWV 203 by T. Koopman & K. Mertens. Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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8

Edition Bachakademie Vol. 62 - Secular Cantatas

Helmuth Rilling

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Bass: Dietrich Henschel; Harpsichord: Michael Behringer

Hänssler

Jan 1998

TT: 11:12

Recorded at Stadthalle Sindelfingn, Germany.
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9

Ton Koopman Plays Bach [O-5]

Ton Koopman

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Baritone: Klaus Mertens; Harpsichord: Ton Koopman

EuroArts / Naxos

Jan 2000

DVD / TT: 12:18

Filmed at the Gohliser Schlösschen in Leipzig. 2nd recording of Cantata BWV 203 by T. Koopman & K. Mertens.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - August 2006)
Thanks to contributors: Rudolf Bayer (October 2003), Matthias Hansen (August 2006)

Cantata BWV 203: 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

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Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
Search Website | Search Works/Movements | Terms & Abbreviations | Copyright Notice | How to contribute | Links

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