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Cantata BWV 59
Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten [I]

German Title

Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten [I]

English Title

Who loves me will keep my word (by Francis Browne)

Event

Solo Cantata for Whit Sunday [1^st Day of Pentecost]
Readings: Epistle: Acts 2: 1-13; Gospel: John 14: 23-31

Composed

Leipzig, 1723 or 1724 | 1^st performance: May 16, 1723 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: May 28, 1724 - Leipzig

Text

John 14: 23 (Mvt. 1); Martin Luther (Mvt. 3); Erdmann Neumeister (Mvts. 2, 4)

German Text | Translations: Chinese-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | French-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Bass; 4-part Chorus (for the Chorale)
Orchestra: 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Duet | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Chorale | Mvt. 4: Aria

Score Vocal & Piano [0.84 MB] | Score BGA [1.30 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 3 ch
Capella: Mvt. 3 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott

References

BGA: XII/2 | NBA: XII/2 | BC: A 82 | Zwang: K 28 | First Published: BG, 1863 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Dutch-5 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of May 19, 2002; Week of May 7, 2006

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 26
Complete Cantatas Volume 6 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 20 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 2 - Cantatas II
J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 4, BWV 54, BWV 59 [C-11]

Kurt Thomas

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Bass: Theo Adam

Leipzig Classics / Eterna

June, Dec 1959

TT: 12:56

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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2

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 27, BWV 118, BWV 158 & BWV 59 [L-2]

Jaap Schröder

Concerto Amsterdam / Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg (Leader - Jürgen Jürgens), Amsterdamer Kantorei

Soprano: Rotraud Hansmann; Bass: Max van Egmond

Telefunken

1966-1967

LP / TT: 10:35

3

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:12:15

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4

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 35
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 19

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Bass: Niklaus Tüller

Hänssler

Sep 1976, Jan 1977

TT: 10:40

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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5

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: 9:07

Recorded at Savaria Museum, Szombathely, Hungary.
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6

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 6

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Ruth Ziesak; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Apr, Sep 1997

TT: 10:48

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Complete Cantatas Volume 6 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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7

J.S. Bach: Whitsun Cantatas [C-7]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Bass: Peter Harvey

Archiv Produktion

Apr 1999

TT: 11:35

1^st recording of Cantata BWV 59 by J.E. Gardiner. Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England.
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8

Bach Edition Vol. 19 - Cantatas Vol. 10

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton, Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Spring 2000

TT: 9:44

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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9

Bach Cantatas Vol. 26: Long Melford
For Whit Sunday
For Whit Monday

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Bass: Panajotis Iconomou

Soli Deo Gloria

Jun 2000

TT: 11:34

2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 59 by J.E. Gardiner. Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, England.
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10

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 20 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

Sep 2001

TT: 10:06

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 20 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2002 - August 2006)

Cantata BWV 59: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: 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

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
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