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Cantata BWV 207
Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten


Ref.:

BWV 207; BC G 37

German Title:

Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten

English Title:

United dischord of quievering strings (by Richard Stokes)

Event:

Secular Cantata In honour of Gottlieb Kotte, on his appointment as Professor of Roman Law at Leipzig University [Drama per Musica]

Composed:

Leipzig, 1726
1st performance: December 11, 1726 - Leipzig

Text:

Anon [Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) ?]

BWV 207 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10
Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Polish-1 | Portuguese-2 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7

Scoring:

Soloists: Soprano [Glück = Happiness], Alto [Dankbarkeit = Gratitude], Tenor [Fleiss = Dilgence], Bass [Ehre = Fame]; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes d’amore, tenor oboe (taille), bassoon, strings, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Aria | Mvt. 8: Recitative | Mvt. 9: Chorus

Scores:

BWV 207Scores: Score BGA [5.21 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 174 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 93, Faszikel 1 [Bach Digital]

References:

BWV 207=BWV 207.1 References: BGA: XX/2 | NBA: I/38 | BC: G 37 | Zwang: W 10 | First Published: BG, 1873 | Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | The Marche movement in BWV 207 and BWV 207a [PDF] | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 207 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Mincham
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch]

Music:

Music Examples

Discussions:

Week of April 28, 2002; Week of February 17, 2008; Week of September 29, 2013; Week of July 15, 2018


Contents

 

Complete Recordings of BWV 207
Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 207
Complete Recordings of BWV 207a
Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 207a

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 4 (4th round)

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

Bach made in Germany Vol. VII - Secular Cantatas V
Bach Edition Vol. 7 - Secular Cantatas
Bach: Kantaten BWV 214, BWV 207
[L-3]

Peter Schreier

Berliner Solisten (Chorus master: Dietrich Knothe) / Kammerorchester Berlin

Soprano [Happiness]: Edith Mathis; Alto [Pomona]: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor [Diligence]: Peter Schreier; Bass [Honor]: Siegfried Lorenz

Eterna / Berlin Classics / Brilliant Classics

Oct, Dec 1977

TT: 33:31

Recorded at Christuskirche, Berlin, Germany.
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2

J.S. Bach: Weltiche Kantaten · Secular Cantatas · Cantates Profanes [C-1]
Bach-2000 Vol. 5 - Secular Cantatas

 

Reinhard Goebel

Ex Tempore (Chorus Master: Florian Heyerick) / Musica Antiqua Köln

Soprano: Dorothea Röschmann; Alto (Counter-tenor): Axel Köhler; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Hans-Georg Wimmer

Archiv Produktion / Teldec

Nov 1996

TT: 33:01

Recorded at Sendesaal, DeutchlandRadio, Köln, Germany.
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3

J.S. Bach: Tönet, ihr Pauken! - Cantates profanes [C-17]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Carolyn Sampson; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Peter Kooy

Harmonia Mundi France

June 2004

TT: 30:58

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4

J.S. Bach: Weltliche Kantaten BWV 30a & 207 (Integrale delle Cantate profane Vol. 5) [L-11]

 

Cantata BWV 207 [34:33]

Gustav Leonhardt

Les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles (Chorus Master: Olivier Schneebeli) / Café Zimmermann (Leader: Pablo Valetti)

Soprano: Monika Frimmer; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Stephan MacLeod

Alpha 118

May 2007

CD / TT: 72:48

Recorded at l'abbaye de Saint-Michel en Thiérache (Aisne), France.
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Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


5

J.S. Bach: Festmusiken zu Leipziger Universitätsfeiern [C-2]

Cantata BWV 207 [31:23]

David Timm

Leipziger Universitätschor / Pauliner Barockensemble, Leipzig

Soprano: Sara Jäggi, Soprano; Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Julius Pfeifer; Bass: Peter Kooy

Querstand

2009

5-CD / TT:

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6

J.S. Bach: Secular Cantatas Vol. 4 - BWV 205, BWV 207 - 'Academic Cantatas' [S-4]

 
 

Cantatas BWV 207 [33:16]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Joanne Lunn [Glück]; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze [Dankbarkeit]; Tenor: Wolfram Lattke [Fleib ]; Bass: Roderick Williams [Ehre]
Soloists: Kiyomi Suga and Kanae Kikuchi (Transverse Flute); Masamitsu San’nomiya (Oboe d’amore); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Viola d’amore & Violin); Masako Hirao (Viola da gamba)
Chorus: Sopranos: Joanne Lunn, Yoshie Hida, Aki Matsui, Eri Sawae; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Toshiharu Nakajima, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Wolfram Lattke, Yusuke Fujii, Takayuki Kagami, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Roderick Williams, Toru Kaku, Chiyuki Urano, Yusuke Watanabe
Orchestra: Trumpet I: Jean-Francois Madeuf; Trumpet II: Joel Lahens; Trumpet III: Hidenori Saito; Timpani: Thomas Holzinger; Transverse Flute: I: Kiyomi Suga; Transverse Flute II: Kanae Kikuchi; Oboe I / Oboe d’amore I: Masamitsu San’nomiya; Oboe II / Oboe d’amore II: Harumi Hoshi; Taille: Atsuko Ozaki; Violin I: Natsumi Wakamatsu [leader], Yuko Takeshima, Ayaka Yamauchi; Violin II: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Shiho Hiromi; Viola: Mika Akiha, Akira Harada; Viola d’amore: Natsumi Wakamatsu
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Viola da gamba: Masako Hirao; Violone: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Yukiko Murakami; Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki

BIS SACD-2041

Jul 2013

SACD / TT: 73:06

Recorded at the MS&AD Shirakawa Hall, Nagoya, Japan. Producer: Marion Schwebel (Take5 Music Productions); Sound engineer: Thore Brinkmann (Take5 Music Productions); Tuner: Akimi Hayashi.
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7

Bach at One - Wednesday, January 5, 1pm (Cantatas BWV 110, 207) [TN-3]

 

Cantata BWV 207 []

Julian Wachner

Trinity Wall Street Choir / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street

Soloists: unknown

Trinity Wall Street

Jan 5, 2016

Video / TT: 74:56

Recorded at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series. This week, as part of Trinity's Twelfth Night: Time's Arrow festival.
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Complete Concert [74:56]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2002 - December 2017)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Leslie Masters (August 2010), Riccardo Nughes (November 2007), Claude Role (December 2017)

Cantata BWV 207: Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten in Honour [Dramma per musica, Secular cantata] (1726)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Main Page | 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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