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Cantata BWV 21
Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis |
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Ref. |
BWV 21 |
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German Title |
Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis |
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English Title |
My heart was deeply troubled |
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Event |
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 Peter 5: 6-11; Gospel: Luke 15: 1-10
or for any time / ’Per ogni tempo’. Probably a Farewell Cantata for Johann Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar |
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Composed |
Original version: Weimar, 1713; 1st revised: Weimar, 1714; 2nd revised: Köthen, 1720; 3rd revised: Leipzig, 1731
1st performance: June 17, 1714 - Weimar
2nd performance: 1717-1722 - Köthen
(According to The Leraned Musician by Christoph Wolff: (p. 528), it was performed during Bach's visit to Hamburg - November mid-23, 1720. This assumption was not confirmed by any other source)
3rd performance: June 13, 1723 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Salomo Franck ? (Mvts. 3-5, 7, 8, 10); Psalm 94: 19 (Mvt. 2); Psalm 42: 5 (Mvt. 6); Psalm 116: 7 (Mvt. 9); Georg Neumark (Mvt. 9); Revelation 5: 12-13 (Mvt. 11) |
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German Text | German-2 | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-1 | English-1 | English-2 | English-3I | English-3P | English-5 | English-6 | English-7 | English-7 | English-10 | French-1 | French-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-2 | Hebrew-3 | Hebrew-4 | Indonesian | Italian-1 | Italian-6 | Japanese-6 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trombones, drum, oboe, cello, 2 violins, basson, 4 additional continuo instruments
Mvt. 1: Sinfonia | Mvt. 2: Chorus | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorus | Mvt. 7: Recitative | Mvt. 8: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 9: Chorus w/ Chorale | Mvt. 10: Aria | Mvt. 11: Chorus |
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Score Vocal & Piano [3.73 MB] | Score BGA [5.85 MB] | Score BGA Anh [0.66 MB]
Chorale Melody: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten |
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References |
BGA: V/1 | NBA: I/16 | BC: A 99 | Zwang: K 13 | First Published: BG, 1855 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Koster | Mincham | AL [Dutch] | BK [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of July 9, 2000; Week of March 13, 2005; Week of May 29, 2011 |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 6
- BWV 21, 31 |
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Cantata BWV 21, 1720 version [37:15]
Alternative movements from 1714 version: Mvt. 3: Aria (Tenor) [4:30], Mvt. 7: Recitative (Tenor/Bass) [1:22], Mvt. 8: Aria (Duet) (Tenor/Bass) [3:46] |
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Masaaki Suzuki |
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Bach Collegium Japan |
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Soprano: Monika Frimmer, Tenor: Gerd Türk, Bass: Peter Kooy |
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BIS 851 |
Jun 1997 |
CD / TT: 68:01 |
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Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 21 by Suzuki. This is the 1720 version in its entirety, with appendix of 3 movements (No.3, 7, & 8) in their 1714 version.
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J.S. Bach: Live Cantatas BWV 21 and BWV 12 [U-4] |
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Cantata BWV 21 - 1714 version [40:10], including:
Applauses [0:49], Encore: Mvt. 11 Das Lamm, das erwürget ist + Mvt. 11b Lob, und Ehre, und Preis, und Gewalt [3:18] |
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Philippe Herreweghe |
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Collegium Vocale Gent |
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Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Counter-tenor:
Damien Guillon; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
Mira Glodeanu (Violin); Marcel Ponseele (Oboes) |
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Rapidshare |
Nov 3, 2008 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded live at Salle Henri le Boeuf, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles, Belgium.
Source/lineage: a Musiq3 (RTBF) recording
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 21 by P. Herreweghe.
Download this recording from Rapidshare: CD |
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NEC Concert Choir, Men's Chorus, Women's Chorus & Chamber Singers: October 18, 2007, 8:00 p.m. [C-9] |
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Cantata BWV 21 [] |
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William Cutter and Donald Teeters (Guest
conductors) |
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NEC Concert Choir / student orchestra |
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Vocal soloists: unknown; Osnat Netzer (Organ) |
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New England Conservatory of Music |
Oct 18, 2007 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded live at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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J. S. Bach: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV21 [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 21 [42:37] |
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István Zimányi |
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Carmine Celebrat Kórus és zenekar előadásában (Carmine Celebrat Choir and Orchestra) |
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Soprano: Andrea Csereklyei; Alto: Kornélia Bakos; Ténor: László Kálmán; Bass: Domonkos Blazsó
Concertmaster: László Sándor; Oboe: Gergely Hamar; Trumpet: Gábor Komlóssy; Continuo: Anasztázia
Bednarik; Cello: Marcell Vámos; Double-bass: István Tóth |
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YouTube |
Oct 7, 2012 |
Video / TT: 42:37 |
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Recorded live at Belvárosi Szent Mihály templom, Budapest, Hungary, during VII. Barokk Fesztivál (Festival Baroque).
Watch on YouTube: Complete Cantata [42:37] |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (July 2000 - May 2013)
Thanks to Contributors: Anandgyan (February 2010), Yves Dubois (March 2011), Dr.Thomas C.H. Going (April 2005), Rolf Günther (October 2012), Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Fritz V. Herbold (March 2012), Manfred Krugmann (June 2012), Bradley Lehman (April 2004), Rodrigo Maffei Libonati (December 2001), Jonathan Sternberg (July 2004), Jeremy Vosburgh (November 2003) |
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Cantata BWV 21 : Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 |
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