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Cantata BWV 50
Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft |
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Ref. |
BWV 50 |
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German Title |
Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft |
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English Title |
Now is come salvation and strength (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Cantata for the Feast of St Michael and All Angels
Readings: Epistle: Revelations 12: 7-12; Gospel: Matthew 18: 1-11 |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1723 ?
1st performance: Unknown date and place |
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Text |
After Revelation 12: 10 |
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German Text | German-2 | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-3 | English-1 | English-3 | French-1 | French-2 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-3 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2
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Scoring |
Soloists: 8-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 3 oboes, 2 violins, viola, organ, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.15 MB] | Score BGA [2.12 MB]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score |
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References |
BGA: X | NBA: I/30 | BC: A 194 | Zwang: | First Published: BG, 1863 | Autograph score (Facsimile): ? | Provenance |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | Chazot [French] | Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of March 16, 2003; Week of October 30, 2005; Week of March 3, 2013 |
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"Now Shall The Grace", Eight-part chorus from Cantata No. 50 (Bach) [C-1] |

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Cantata BWV 50 [4:16] |
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Sir Hugh P. Allen |
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Leeds Festival Choir / London Symphony Orchestra |
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HMV C 1596 [Matrix No.: CR2215 I A ?] |
Oct 4, 1928 |
78 rpm |
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Actually recorded at the Leeds Triennial Musical Festival, October [4], 1928. Allen used the edition prepared for The Bach Choir by Otto Goldschmidt in the late 1870's. |
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History of music in sound. Vol. 5: Opera and church music, 1630-1750 [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 50 [] |
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Arnold Goldsbrough |
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Choir and Goldsbrough Orchestra |
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HMV HLPS-13. |
1954 [published] |
LP / TT: |
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Was issued as part of the History of Music in Sound on HMV. |
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J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D; Cantata No. 50 [L-9]
J.S. Bach: Magnificat / Cantatas BWV 50, 70 [C-3] |

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Cantata BWV 50 [3:54] |
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Felix Prohaska |
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Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor / Hof-Operntheater (Vienna, Austria) Orchester
Choir & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera |
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Bach Guild BG-555 (1958)
Bach Guild BGS-5005 (1958)
Bach Guild HM-22SD (1973)
Qualiton LPX-1094 (1962)
Vanguard Classics OVC-2010 |
Jun 1957 |
LP / TT: 33:34
LP / TT: 33:34
LP / TT: 33:34
LP / TT: 33:34
CD / TT: 62:40 |
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Recorded at Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria.
Buy this album at:
CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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Bach Festival 32nd Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: First concert [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 50 [] |
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George Poinar |
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Baldwin-Wallace Festival Chorus / Baldwin-Wallace Festival Orchestra. |
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Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music |
Apr (?) 1964 |
MC / TT: |
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Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA. |
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Bach: Cantatas Nos. 31 & 50 - Buxtehude: “O Gottes Stadt” [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 50 [] |
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Dr. Kurt Bauer (Conductor & Organist) |
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Dresden Cathedral Choir & Orchestra |
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Janus Piroquette |
Late 1960’s - Early 1970’s |
LP / TT: |
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Bach: Cantatas 34, 50, 147 [C-1]
The Bach Collection [B-1] |

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Cantata BWV 50 [3:47] |
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Harry Christophers |
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The Sixteen |
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Collins Classics 13172
Coro 16072 |
Aug 1990 |
CD / TT: 55:59
5-CD / TT: 310:01 |
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Recorded at St. Judes on the Hill, Hampstead, UK.
Buy this album at:
CD: Amazon.co.uk |
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1993 Fall Concert [SB-5] |
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Cantata BWV 50 [] |
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John H. Dickson |
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Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: Seminary Choir. |
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Southern Baptist Theological Seminary |
Nov 30, 1993 |
MC, CD / TT: |
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Recorded live at Alumni Chapel, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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Arizona State University Concert Choir; South Garland High School a cappella choir [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 50 [] |
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Stan McGill |
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South Garland High School a cappella choir |
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Mark Custom Recording Service MCD-3/5 |
1993 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded at American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), National Convention; Arizona State University. |
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MIT Concert Choir: May 7, 2005 [C-6] |
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Cantata BWV 50 [] |
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William Cutter (Conductor); Howard Chan (Conductor) |
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MIT Concert Choir |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
May 7, 2005 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded live at Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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Marshall University Chamber Choir |
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Cantata BWV 50 [] |
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David Castleberry |
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Marshall University Chamber Choir |
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Marshall University: Department of Music |
2006 [published] |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded at Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, USA.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 50 by D. Castleberry.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - May 2012)
Thanks to contributors: John Grayovski (October 2006), Matthias Hansen (September 2005, August 2006, September 2010), Frits V. Herbold (February 2012), Ed Myskowski (May 2008), Jean-Gabriel Puyraveau (October-November 2011), Teri Noel Towe (April 2007, June 2007) |
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Cantata BWV 50 : Details & Complete Recordings | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 |
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