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Cantata BWV 33
Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ

German Title

Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ

English Title

Alone towards you, Lord Jesus Christ (by Francis Browne)

Event

Chorale Cantata for the 13th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle Galatians 3: 15-22; Gospel: Luke 10: 23-37

Composed

Leipzig, 1724 | 1st performance: September 3, 1724 - Leipzig

Text

Konrad Hubert (Mvts. 1, 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-1 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Russian-1 | Spanish-4
Chorale Text: Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, organ, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.94 MB] | Score BGA [2.82 MB]
Chorale Melody: Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ

References

BGA: VII | NBA: I/21 | BC: A 127 | Zwang: K 85 | First Published: BG, 1857 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of August 25, 2002; Week of August 13, 2006

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 24 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 33 & BWV 95 [C-1]

Hans Heintze

Domchor & Bremer Bach-Orchester

Alto: Eva Bornemann; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Roland Kunz

Cantate / Vanguard

Sep 1962

LP / TT: 26:31

Recorded at Christuskirche in der Vahn - Bremen.

2

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

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) / Leonhardt-Consort

Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Marius van Altena; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1974

TT: 21:24

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3

Bach Cantatas Vol. 4 - Sundays after Trinity I

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Contralto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Mar, Oct 1976; June 1977

TT: 23:25

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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4

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 49
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 11

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Frieder Lang; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Hänssler

Feb, Oct 1979

TT: 21:01

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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5

Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

TT: 20:38

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. 6: Köthen/Frankfurt
For the 12th Sunday after Trinity
For the 13th Sunday after Trinity

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Alto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jonathan Brown

Soli Deo Gloria

Sep 17, 2000

TT: 22:42

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Dreikönigskirche, Frankfurt, Germany.
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7

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 13

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Franziska Gottwald; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Nov-Dec 2000

TT: 20:59

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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8

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 24 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

Oct 2002

TT: 19:11

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2002 - September 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Roland Wörner (August 2002), Peter Schmidt (May 2005)


Cantata BWV 33: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

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