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Cantata BWV 22
Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe

German Title

Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe

English Title

Jesus took under Him the twelve (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for Quinquagesima Sunday [Estomihi] [Test piece for the position of Cantor at St Thomas’s, Leipzig]
Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 13: 1-13; Gospel: Luke 18: 31-43

Composed

Köthen/Leipzig, 1723 | 1st performance: February 7, 1723 - Leipzig (Evidence points to the fact that, on this particular Sunday, BWV 22 was performed before and BWV 23 after the sermon as Bach’s audition for the vacant position in Leipzig). 2nd performance: February 20, 1724 - Leipzig.

Text

Luke 18: 31 & 34 (Mvt. 1); Elisabeth Kreuziger (Mvt. 5); Anon (Mvts. 2-4)

German Text | Translations: Dutch-4 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-3 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesia | Italian-2 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2
Chorale Text: Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus (the soloists serve as the choir)
Orchestra: oboe, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Arioso & Chorus | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.65 MB] | Score BGA [2.24 MB]
Chorale Melody: Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn

References

BGA: V/1 | NBA: I/8.1 | BC: A 48 | Zwang: K 27 | First Published: BG, 1855 | Provenance; BWV 22 & BWV 23 Details

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Dutch-2 | Japanese-1 | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of March 2, 2003; Week of June 19, 2005

Contents

Complete Recordings

Discussions

Recordings of Individual Movements

 

Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink

Cantatas Vol. 8 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki


Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2

Gustav Leonhardt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) & King's College Choir Cambridge (Chorus Master: David Willcocks) / Leonhardt-Consort

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

Teldec

1973

TT: 17:47

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2

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 28
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 7

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Jan, Apr 1977

TT: 18:30

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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3

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Volume 3

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Sep 1995

TT: 16:24

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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4

J.S. Bach: Cantatas 8 - Leipzig Cantatas

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Yoshikazu Mera; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

May 1998

TT: 16:17

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 8 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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5

Bach Edition Vol. 5 - Cantatas Vol. 2

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

TT: 17:29

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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6

Bach Cantatas Vol. 21: Cambridge/Walpole St Peter
For Quinquagesima Sunday (Estomihi)
For Annunciation / Palm Sunday / Oculi

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir, The Choirs of Clare and Trinity Colleges, Cambridge / English Baroque Soloists

Alto: Claudia Schubert; Tenor: James Oxley; Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria

Mar 2000

TT: 16:04

Live recordings the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - January 2006)


Cantata BWV 22: 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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