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Cantata BWV 42
Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbatas

German Title

Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbatas

English Title

On the Evening of That same Sabbath (by W. Murray Young)

Event

Solo Cantata for the Quasimodogeniti (1st Sunday after Easter)
Readings: Epistle: 1 John 5: 4-10; Gospel: John 20: 19-31

Composed

Leipzig, 1725 | 1st performance: April 8, 1725 - Leipzig; 2nd performance: April 1, 1731 - Leipzig; 3rd performance: c. 1742 - Leipzig

Text

John 20: 19; Jakob Fabricius (Mvt. 4); Martin Luther (Mvt. 7); Anon (Mvts. 3, 5-6)

German Text | German-2 | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-6 | French-1 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Japanese-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-4

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, organ, continuo
Mvt. 1: Sinfonia | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Chorale (Duet) | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Aria | Mvt. 7: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.64 MB] | Score BGA [2,71 MB]

References

BGA: X | NBA: I/11.1 | BC: A 63 | Zwang: K 117 | First Published: BG, 1863

Commentary

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

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of April 30, 2000

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 23
Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Bach Arias - conducted by Andrea Marcon with Angelika Kirchschlager

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas IV

 

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Marianne Basner; Alto: Gerda Schriever; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Otto Siegl

Berlin Classics

Feb 1953

TT: 34:19

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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2

Bach Aria Group - Cantatas & Cantata Movements [C-6]

Robert Shaw

Bach Aria Group Orchestra / Robert Shaw Chorale & Orchestra

Soprano: Eileen Farrell; Alto: Carol Smith; Tenor: Jan Peerce; Bass-Baritone: Norman Farrow; Violins: Maurice Wilk, Max Hollander; Cello: Bernard Greenhouse; Piano: Erich Itor Kahn

RCA Victor

1953-1954

2-LP / TT:

3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 42, No. 35 [L-7]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 42, No. 35 [C-5]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 35 / 53 / 42 [D-2]

 

 

Hermann Scherchen

Wiener Akademie Kammerchor / Vienna Radio Orchestra

Soprano: Teresa Stich-Randall; Alto: Maureen Forrester; Tenor: Alexander Young; Bass: John Boyden

Westminster / Baroque Music Club

1964

TT: 32:41

Recorded at Mozartsaal, Vienna, Austria.
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4

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master - Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: (No Name); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer

Teldec

1975

TT: 27:12

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5

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 31
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 14

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Hänssler

Feb-Mar 1981

TT: 29:30

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany & Große Aula der Alten Universität Salzburg, Austria.
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6

J.S. Bach: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis [C-5]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent / La Chapelle Royale

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Gérard Lesne; Tenor: Howard Crook; Bass: Peter Kooy

Harmonia Mundi France

Jan 1990

TT: 26:09

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7

Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

TT: 28:22

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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8

Bach Cantatas Vol. 23: Arnstadt/Echternach
For the 1st Sunday after Easter (Quasimodogeniti)
For the 2nd Sunday after Easter (Misericordas Domini)

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Gillian Keith; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Stephen Varcoe

Soli Deo Gloria

Apr 2000

TT: 26:49

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Kirch, Arnstadt, Germany.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 23
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9

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 14

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Deborah York; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Mar 2001

TT: 26:09

Includes appendix. Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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10

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 36 (Cantatas from Leipzig 1725)

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Dominik Wörner

BIS

Feb 2006

SACD / TT: 28:45

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2000 - August 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Peter Bright (August 2007), Matthias Hansen (March 2006), Thomas Shepherd (April 2007), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004), Teri Noel Towe (December 2001)


Cantata BWV 42: 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

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
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