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Cantata BWV 51
Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!


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BWV 51

German Title

Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!

English Title

Rejoice unto God in all lands! (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Solo Cantata for the 15th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Galatians 5: 25 - 6: 10; Gospel: Matthew 6: 23-34
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 15th Sunday after Trinity
‘et in ogni tempo’ (and at any time)

Composed

Leipzig, 1730
1st performance: Sep 17, 1730 ? - Leipzig

Text:

Johann Gramann (Mvt. 4); Anon (Mvts. 1-3). According to W. Murray Young, J. S. Bach himself was probable librettist. The text for Mvt. 2 comes from Psalm 138: 2 and Psalm 26: 8

BWV 51 Text: German-1 | German-2 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-4 | English-5 | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-13 [revised text] | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-1 | Dutch-6 | French-2 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-3 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Nun lob, mein' Seel', den Herren [BWV 51/4]

Scoring

Soloist: Soprano
Orchestra: trumpet, 2 violins, viola, continuo (organ)
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Chorale | Mvt. 5: Aria

BWV 51 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.47 MB] | Score BGA [2.01 MB] | Score with additional trumpet and timpani parts by W F Bach (Appendix to the NBA KB I/22) [8:45 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 104 [Bach Digital]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 [MuseScore]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Nun lob, mein' Seel', den Herren [BWV 51/4]

References:

BWV 51 References: BGA: XII/2 | NBA: I/22 | BC: A 134 | Zwang: K 180 | First Published: BG, 1863 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek (Leipzig, 1985; Stuttgart, 1985) | Provenance | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 51 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Benson | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | DW [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | JdW [Dutch] | Chazot [French] | Role [French] | B!52, Odcinek 40 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]
Article: The Need for Bach: A discussion of his life, Jauchzet Gott in Allen Landen, BWV 51 and Ich habe genung, BWV 82 [by S. Burton]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of September 23, 2001; Week of July 20, 2008; Week of February 26, 2012; Week of January 5, 2014


Contents

 

Discography

Discussions

Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (4)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (12)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (13)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (12)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (19)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (29)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (35)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (62)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (41) = 227
Part 11: Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2
Discussions - Part 3
Discussions - Part 4
Discussions - Part 5
Discussions - Part 6
Discussions - Part 7 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 8
Discussions - Part 9 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 10 (4th round)

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8
Wedding Cantatas - by Reinhard Goebel & Musica-Antiqua Köln

Article: The Need for Bach: A discussion of his life, Jauchzet Gott in Allen Landen, BWV 51 and Ich habe genung, BWV 82 [by Sean Burton]

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (September 2001 - January 2024)

Cantata BWV 51: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! for 15th Sunday after Trinity / ‘et in ogni tempo’ (1730)
Details Discoraphy: Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Main Page | 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
Discussions of General Topics: Cantatas & Other Vocal Works | Performance Practice | Radio, Concerts, Festivals, Recordings




 

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