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Cantata BWV 57
Selig ist der Mann |
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Ref. |
BWV 57 |
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German Title |
Selig ist der Mann |
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English Title |
Blessed is the Man (by Alec Robertson) |
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Event |
Solo Cantata in Dialogue (for Soprano & Bass) for 2nd Day of Christmas [St. Stefanus Day]
Readings: Epistle: Titus. 3: 4-7 / Acts 6: 8-15 & 7: 55-60; Gospel: Matthew 23: 35-39 / Luke 2: 15-20 |
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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. |
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Text |
James I: 12 (Mvt. 1); Ahasverus Fritsch (Mvt. 8); Georg Christian Lehms (Mvts. 2-7) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-1 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3 |
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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 |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.55 MB] | Score BGA [2.44 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 8
Capella: Mvt. 8 [cap] |
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References |
BGA: XII/2 | NBA: I/3.1 | BC: A 14 | Zwang: K 133 | First Published: BG, 1863 | Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek |
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Commentary |
BCW - Smend [PDF] | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | DW [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of December 3, 1999; Week of August 12, 2007; May 10, 2009 |
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J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 140, Cantata No. 57 [L-8]
J.S. Bach: Trois Cantatas BWV 82, 159 et 57 [C-3] |

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Cantatas BWV 57 [LP=25:35 / CD=25:30] |
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Karl Ristenpart |
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Chorus of the Conservatory of Sarrebruck (Director: Herbert Schmolzi) / Chamber Orchestra of the Saar |
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Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli |
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Club Francais du Disque
Nonesuch H-71029
Accord |
Jun 22, 1962 |
LP / TT: 51:08
LP / TT: 51:08
CD / TT: 70:00 |
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Recorded in Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 57 by K. Ristenpart. |
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Music Fest Bremen ‘96: Philippe Herreweghe dirigent Chor und Orchester des Collegium Vocal Gent [C-21] |

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Cantata BWV 57 [22:24] |
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Philippe Herreweghe |
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Collegium Vocale Gent |
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Soprano: Vasiljka Jezovšek; Bass: Peter Kooy |
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Die Sparkasse in Bremen 0630-12616-3 |
Sep, 8, 1996 |
CD / TT: 49:14 |
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Recorded live by Radio Bremen during Music Fest Bremen at the Kirche Unser Lieben Frauen, Bremen, Germany.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 57 by P. Herreweghe. |
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The Baroque Ensemble, December 10, 2004 [C-3] |
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Cantata BWV 57 [23:30] |
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Carole Terry |
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University of Washington Baroque Ensemble. |
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Unknown vocal soloists |
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University of Washington: School of Music |
Dec 10, 2004 |
CD / TT: 51:17 |
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Source: WorlCat Libraries |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 1999 -
January 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Yves Dubois (March 2011), Matthias Hansen (June 2009), Stefan Heise (January 2011), Christian Moll (November 2009), Jean Gabriel Puyraveau (October 2011), Teri Noel Towe (June 2007), Nagamiya Tutomu (December 2002) |
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Cantata BWV 57 : Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 |
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