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Cantata BWV 23
Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sons

Ref.	BWV 23
German Title	Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sons
English Title	Thou very God and David’s son (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Cantata for Quinquagesima Sunday [Estomihi] Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 13: 1-13; Gospel: Luke 18: 31-43
Composed	Composed probably in Köthen (Anhalt) between 1717 and 1723 and the second (and known) version in Leipzig, 1723 for Bach’s application to the post of Kantor at Thomasschule. 1^st performance: February 7, 1723 - Leipzig 2^nd performance: February 20, 1724 - Leipzig
Text	Anon
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch-4 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| English-10 \| French-1 \| French-3 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Hungarian-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 \| Spanish-7
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor; Bass added in the choral sections; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo, with the addition of a cornetto and 3 trombones for the final chorale Mvt. 1: Aria (Duet) \| Mvt. 2: Recitative w/ Instrumental Chorale \| Mvt. 3: Chorus \| Mvt. 4: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.65 MB] \| Score BGA [2.81 MB]
References	BGA: V/1 \| NBA: I/8.1 \| BC: A 47 \| Zwang: K 26 \| First Published: BG, 1855 \| Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek \| BWV 22 & BWV 23 Details
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Mincham \| KL [Dutch \| Role [French] \| Japanese-1 \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of March 5, 2000; Week of June 26, 2005; Week of April 25, 2010

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

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

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 21
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: Kantaten BWV 23, 56, 70 [E-7]
Cantata BWV 23 []
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Kammerorchester, Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Soprano: Lotte Schädle ; Alto: Beatrice Krebs; Tenor: Robert Price
Andromeda 9043		Feb 10, 1957	CD / TT: 76:03
Recorded live at Markuskirche & Lukaskirche, Munich, Germany. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 23 by K. Richter. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 23 & BWV 159 [C-5]
Cantata BWV 23 [18:34]
Kurt Thomas
Frankfurter Kantorei / Deutsche Bachsolisten
Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Alto: Eva Bornemann; Tenor: Johannes Hoefflin
Cantate 651214 Musical Heritage Society 1242		Feb 1962	LP / TT: 34:15
Recorded at Saal der Deutschen Bank Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

3	Bach Cantatas Vol. 2 - Easter
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier
Archiv		May, Oct 1973; Jan 1974	TT: 19:08
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. 2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 23 by K. Richter. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

4	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 29 Bach Cantatas: Volume 1
Cantata BWV 23 [18:30]
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Friedrich Melzer
Erato STU-70775 Erato 2584-61401-2		Oct 1973 or Oct 7, 1972	LP / TT: 38:05 10-CD / TT: 741:36
Recorded in Schwaigern, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Buy this album at: 10-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

5	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 6 - BWV 21-23 J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2 - BWV 20-36 Bach-2000 Vol. 1: Sacred Cantatas 1 - BWV 1-14, 16-47 Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 8 - BWV 22-25
Cantata BWV 23 [18:46 / 18:57]
Gustav Leonhardt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) & King's College Choir Cambridge (Chorus Master: David Willcocks) / Leonhardt Consort
Boy Soprano: Walter Gampert (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Marius van Altena
Telefunken 6.35032 Teldec 8.35032 ZL Teldec 4509-91756-2 Teldec 3984-25706-2 Teldec 8573-81206-2 Warner Classics 8573-81206-5		Jan+Apr 1972	2-LP / TT: 74 min 2-CD / TT: 73:48 6-CD / TT: 385:33 15-CD / TT: 999:37 CD / TT: 69:35 CD / TT: 69:35
Recorded at Amsrterdam, the Netherlands. Buy this album at: 6-CD (1994): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 6-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de 15-CD (1999): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download CD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

6	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 28 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 8
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Niklaus Tüller
Hänssler		Jan, Apr 1977	TT: 18:35
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 3
Cantata BWV 23 [16:40]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato 0630-14336-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72203		Sep 1995	3-CD / TT: 195:24
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Erato 3-CD (1996): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Antoine Marchand 3-CD (2004): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline

8	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 8 - Leipzig Cantatas - BWV 22, 23, 75
Cantata BWV 23 [15:54]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Midori Suzuki; Alto: Yoshikazu Mera; Tenor: Gerd Türk
BIS 901		May 1998	CD / TT: 64:06
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 8 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

9	Bach Edition Vol. 5 - Cantatas Vol. 2
Cantata BWV 23 [12:25]
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel
Brilliant Classics 99364		Apr-Sep 1999	5-CD / TT: 297:16
The concluding Choral is not included! Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: 5-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

10	Bach Cantatas Vol. 21: Cambridge/Walpole St Peter For Quinquagesima Sunday (Estomihi) For Annunciation / Palm Sunday / Oculi
Cantata BWV 23 [15:41]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge & Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Claudia Schubert; Tenor: James Oxley
Soli Deo Gloria 118		Mar 5, 2000	2-CD / TT: 135:04
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 21 Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline

11	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 6 (Sexagesima and Estomihi Sundays): "Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern" - Cantatas BWV 18 · 23 · 1
Cantata BWV 23 [20:05]
Sigiswald Kuijken
(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande
Soprano: Siri Thornhill; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Marcus Ullmann; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Accent 25306		Mar 2007	SACD / TT: 55:50
Recorded at Auditorium C. Pollini, Padova, Italy. Buy this album at: SACD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| ClassicsOnline

12	J.S. Bach: Jesus, deine Passion - Cantates BWV 22, 23, 127 & 159 [C-19]
Cantata BWV 23 [15:11]
Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent
Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Alto: Matthew White; Tenor: Jan Kobow
Harmonia Mundi France 901998		Nov 2007	CD / TT: 63:25
Recorded at Studio Stolberger Straße, Cologne, Germany. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

13	J.S. Bach: Kantate BMV 23 «Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn» [C-23]
Cantata BWV 23 []
Rudolf Lutz
Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica
Soprano: Miriam Feuersinger; Counter-tenor: Markus Forster; Tenor: Jens Weber; Bass: Fabrice Hayoz
Gallus Media		Mar 13, 2009	DVD / TT:
Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland. Buy this album at: DVD: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2000 - March 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Frits V. Herbold (March 2012), Ed Myskowski (June 2008), Roland Wörner (October 2002)

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