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Cantata BWV 45
Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist

Ref.

BWV 45

German Title

Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist

English Title

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for the 8^th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Romans 8: 12-17; Gospel: Matthew 7: 15-23
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 8^th Sunday after Trinity

Composed

Leipzig, 1726
1^st performance: August 11, 1726 - Leipzig

Text

Micah 6: 8 (Mvt. 1); Matthew 7: 22-23 (Mvt. 4); Johann Heermann (Mvt. 7); Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6) [Walther Blankenburg suggests Christoph Helm; C.S. Terry suggests Christian Weiss, Sr.; A. Schweitzer suggests Picander; Neumann and Whittaker say someone unknown]

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-4 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Japanese-6 | Russian-1 | Spanish-4
Chorale Text: O Gott, du frommer Gott

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; Four-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo with organ included
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Arioso | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [3.19 MB] | Score BGA [3.26 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 7 [cap]
Chorale Melody: O Gott, du frommer Gott - Melody 3

References

BGA: X; NBA: I/18; BC: A113; Zwang: K147; First Published: BG, 1863 | Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Af [Dutch] | AL [Dutch] | HT [Dutch] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of July 21, 2002; Week of November 18, 2007; Week of September 11, 2011

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)

Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	Bach Cantatas Vol. 4 - Sundays after Trinity I
Cantata BWV 45 [21:02]
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Contralto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Kieth Engen
Archiv Produktion		Jul-Aug 1959	6-CD / TT:
Recorded at Augustana-Saal, Ansbach, Germany. Buy this album at: 6-CD: Amazon.com

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 105 & No. 45 [L-2] J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites & Cantatas [C-3]
Cantata BWV 45 [21:38]
Ernest Ansermet
Chœur Pro Arte de Lausanne / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Contralto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Ian Partridge; Baritone: Tom Krause
Decca SXLA-6266 Decca OS-25996 London SR-33227 Decca 4800027		May 29, 1966	LP / TT: 48:04 LP / TT: 48:04 LP / TT: 48:04 2-CD / TT:
Recorded at Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland. Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

3	J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 45, BWV 176 [E-2]
Cantata BWV 45 [23:47]
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Norma Procter; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Erich Wenk
Cantate / SDG		Feb 1967	LP / TT:
Recorded at Martinskirche, Metzingen. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 45 by H. Rilling.

4	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3
Cantata BWV 45 [19:12]
Gustav Leonhardt
Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) / Leonhardt-Consort
Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Hanns-Friedrich Kunz
Telefunken 6.35283 Teldec		Dec 1974	2-LP / TT: 6-CD / TT:
Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, Holland. Buy this album at: 6-CD: Amazon.com

5	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 45 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 15
Cantata BWV 45 [21:01]
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Feb 1982	CD / TT:
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. 2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 45 by H. Rilling. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

6	»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 7
Cantata BWV 45 [21:11] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura
Emiko Ohmura
Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra
Alto: Mariko Sasaki; Tenor: Masami Saeki; Bass: Keiichi Usami; Organ: Miyako Kusama
Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 07		May 24, 1998	CD / TT: 64:54
Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD

7	Bach Edition Vol. 9 - Cantatas Vol. 4
Cantata BWV 45 [18:19]
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics 99368		Oct-Nov 1999	5-CD / TT: 276:16
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: 5-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

8	Bach Cantatas Vol. 5: Rendsburg/Braunschweig For the 8^th Sunday after Trinity For the 10^th Sunday after Trinity
Cantata BWV 45 [17:46]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Brindley Sherratt
Soli Deo Gloria 147		Aug 13, 2000	2-CD / TT: 118:46
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Christkirche, Rendsburg, Germany. Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

9	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 18
Cantata BWV 45 [17:17]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand CC-72218		Feb 26-Mar 7, 2002	3-CD / TT: 193:02
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: 3-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline

10	J.S. Bach: Cantatas [C-2]
Cantata BWV 45 [21:00]
Thomas Folan
Publick Musick (Choir & Orchestra)
Soprano: Anne Harley; Alto: Deborah Rentz-Moore; Tenor: Pablo Bustos; Bass: Jonathan Rohr; Harpsichord/Organ: Peter Watchorn
Musica Omnia 204		Nov 2005	CD / TT: 79:35
Recorded at St. Michael's Church, Rochester, NY, USA. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

11	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 46 - BWV 17, 19, 45, 102
Cantata BWV 45 [17:32]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 1851		Sep-Oct 2009	CD / TT: 76:24
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: SACD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de MuDownload: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amaqzon.de \| ClassicsOnline

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2001 - January 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Glen Armstrong (February 2011), Bradley Lehman (February 2006), Peter Schmidt (May 2005), Roland Wörner (October 2002)

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