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Cantata BWV 57
Selig ist der Mann

German Title

Selig ist der Mann

English Title

Blessed is the Man (by Alec Robertson)

Event

Solo Cantata in Dialogue (for Soprano & Bass) for Christmas Monday
Readings: Epistle: Titus. 3: 4-7 / Acts 6: 8-15 & 7: 55-60; Gospel: Matthew 23: 35-39 / Luke 2: 15-20

Composed

Leipzig, 1725 | 1st performance: December 26, 1725 - Leipzig; A repeat performance is possible at an undetermined date based upon some autograph indications added by Bach to the brass parts.

Text

James I: 12 (Mvt. 1); Ahasverus Fritsch (Mvt. 8); Georg Christian Lehms (Mvts. 2-7)

German Text | Translations: Dutch-1 | English-1 | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, taille (tenor oboe), 2 violins, viola, organ, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative (Dialogue) | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Recitative (Dialogue) | Mvt. 7: Aria | Mvt. 8: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.55 MB] | Score BGA [2.44 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 8
Capella: Mvt. 8 [cap]

References

BGA: XII/2 | NBA: I/3.1 | BC: A 14 | Zwang: K 133 | First Published: BG, 1863

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Dutch-3 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of December 3, 1999; Week of August 12, 2007

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 15
Complete Cantatas Vol. 17 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Willem Mengelberg - Volume 1 (J.S. Bach) [C-2]

Willem Mengelberg

Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam

Soprano: Jo Vincent; Bass: Max Kloos

Mengelberg Edition

Nov 1940

TT:

 

2

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas I

 

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Agnes Giebel, Bass: Johannes Oettel

Berlin Classics

Dec 1951

TT: 25:31

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 32 & BWV 57 [C-1]

Rolf Reinhardt

Pro Musica Chorus & Orchestra Stuttgart

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Bass: Bruno Müller

Vox

Early 1950's ?

LP / TT:

 

4

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 57 & BWV 140 [C-4]
J.S. Bach: Trois Cantatas BWV 82, 159 et 57
[C-5]

Karl Ristenpart

Chorus of the Conservatory of Sarrebruck / Chamber Orchestra of the Saar

Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Club Français du Disque / Nonesuch

Jun 1962

TT: 25:03 / 25:51

 

5

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 13
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 1

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Bass: Barry McDaniel

Erato / MHS

June 1963

TT: 26:43

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany.
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6

J.S. Bach: Cantate BWV 57 · Magnificat BWV 243 [C-1]

Jean-Marie Auberson

Choir & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Soprano: Maria Stader; Bass: Heinz Rehfuss

Fnac / Editions Atlas

1964

TT: 28:07

 

7

Bach: 13 Sacred Cantatas & 13 Sinfonias [C-3]

Helmut Winschermann

Chor de Deutsche Bachsolisten / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Elly Ameling; Bass: Hermann Prey

Philips

Mar 1970

TT: 22:25

 

8

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

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: Peter Jelosits (Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben); Bass: Ruud van der Meer

Teldec

1976

TT: 22:24

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9

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 63
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 18

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér, Bass: Walter Heldwein

Hänssler

Nov 1981; Feb 1982

TT: 27:14

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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10

J.S. Bach: Dialogue Cantatas - Nos. 57, 58, 59 & 152 [C-2]

Pál Németh

Savaria Vocal Ensemble / Capella Savaria

Soprano: Mária Zádori; Bass: László Polgár

Hungaroton

Mar, Nov 1988

TT: 20:50

Recorded at Savaria Museum, Szombathely, Hungary.
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11

J.S. Bach: Cantates de Nöel [C-9]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Vasiljka Jezovšek, Bass: Peter Kooy

Harmonia Mundi France

Dec 1995

TT: 23:04

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12

Bach Edition Vol. 5 - Cantatas Vol. 2

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

TT: 25:00

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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13

Bach Cantatas Vol. 15: New York
For the 3rd Day of Christmas

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria

Dec 2000

TT: 22:56

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at St Bartholomew’s Church, New York, NY, USA.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 15
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14

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 17

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Jun 2001 (Mvts. 1-7); Oct-Nov 2002 (Mvt. 8)

TT: 21:57

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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15

Bach: Dialogue Cantatas · Dialogkantaten [C-2]

Rainer Kussmaul

RIAS-Kammerchor / Berliner Barock Solisten

Soprano: Dorothea Röschmann; Bass-Baritone: Thomas Quasthoff

Deutsche Grammophon

May-Jun 2007

TT: 20:59

Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 1999 - May 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Nagamiya Tutomu (December 2002), Teri Noel Towe (June 2007)

Cantata BWV 57: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

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