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Cantata BWV 213
Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen |
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Ref. |
BWV 213 |
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German Title |
Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen |
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English Title |
Let us take care, let us watch (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Dramma per Musica [Hercules at the Crossroads], for the (11-year) Birthday of Prince Friedrich Christian |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1733
1st performance: September 5, 1733 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-2 | Italian | Russian-2 | Spanish |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Wollust = Lust (Soprano), Herkules = Hercules (Alto), Tugend = Virtue (Tenor), Merkur = Mercury (Bass); 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 horns, oboe d’amore, oboe, 2 violins, bassoon, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Aria | Mvt. 8: Recitative | Mvt. 9: Aria | Mvt. 10: Recitative | Mvt. 11: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 12: Recitative | Mvt. 13: Chorus |
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Score BGA [5.00 MB] |
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References |
BGA: XXXIV | NBA: I/36 | BC: G 18 | Zwang: W 13 | First Published: BG, 1887 | Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Mincham | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of November 23, 2003; Week of September 7, 2008; Week of September 8, 2013 |
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Weltische Quellen des Weichnachts-Oratoriums [C-1] |

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Wilfried Fischer |
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Chor und Kammerorchester Collegium Musicum der Universität Tübingen |
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Sopran [Wollust]: Herrad Wehrung; Alto [Herkules]: Ortrun Wenkel; Tenor [Tugend]: Kurt Huber; Bass [Merkur]: Bruce Abel |
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Corona |
July 1969 |
2-LP / TT: |
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J.S. Bach: Lasst uns sorgen, lasst uns wachen, S. 213 [IU-15] |
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Cantata BWV 213 [54 min] |
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Jan Harrington |
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Indiana University Summer Bach Collegium / orchestra |
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Soprano: Elizabeth James; Alto: Julia Bentley; Tenor: Bruce Sellers; Bass: Harry Mamlin |
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Indiana University School of Music |
Jul 7, 1985 |
2 sound tape reels / TT: 54 min |
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Recorded live at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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Dramma per musica BWV 201, 205 & 213 de Jean-Sébastien Bach [C-1]
J.S. Bach: Bach Drama (BWV 201-205, BWV 213) [C-2] |

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Cantata BWV 213 [] |
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Leonardo García-Alarcón |
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Choeur de Chambre de Namur / Les Agrémens |
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Soprano [Wollust]: Céline Scheen; Counter-tenor
[Herkules]: Clint van der Linde; Tenor
[Tugend]: Fabio Trümpy; Bass [Merkur]: Christian M. Immler (?) |
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ARTE France – Mezzo
Ambronay AMY-031 |
Sep 10, 2011 |
Video
2-CD+DVD / TT: |
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Filmed & recorded live at Ozango - Festival d'Ambronay, France.
Director: Olivier Simonnet; Cameramen: Philippe Bini, Etienne Monier, Ludovic Plourde
(Directorr photo), Jonas Marpot, Alain Schmitter, Marine Tadié; Sounde: Denis
Vautrin, Pierre-Antoine Signoret, Quentin Rigo.
Watch this video on: YouTube [56:14] | Arte Live Web [101:02]
Buy this album at:
2-CD+DVD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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