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Cantata BWV 6
Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden

German Title

Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden

English Title

Abide with us, for it is toward evening (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for Easter Monday
Readings: Epistle: Acts 10: 34-43; Gospel: Luke 24: 13-35

Composed

Leipzig, 1725 | 1st performance: April 2, 1725 - Leipzig; 2nd performance: 1735-1740 - Leipzig

Text

Luke 24: 29 (Mvt. 1); Anon (Mvts. 2, 4-5); Nikolaus Selnecker (Mvt. 3); Martin Luther (Mvt. 6)

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

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, oboe da caccia, violoncello piccolo, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Chorale | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.97 MB] | Score BGA [2.45 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 1 Ob1 | Mvt. 1 Ob 2 | Mvt. 1 Tc | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 6 ver 2 [cap]
Examples from the Score with Commentray

References

BGA: I | NBA: I/10 | BC: A 57 | Zwang: K 116 | First Published: BG, 1851

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Baroque Choral Guild | Japanese-1 | Japanese-2 | Reyes [Spanish] | Role [French]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of April 8, 2001; Week of April 1, 2007

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2

Cantatas BWV 6, 66 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22
Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Baker does Bach - conducted by Menuhin & Marriner

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 6 & BWV 19 [A-5]

Hans Grischkat

Stuttgart Choral Society / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart

Soprano: Choir or Agnes Giebel; Contralto: Hetty Plümacher; Tenor: Werner Hohmann; Bass: Bruno Müller

Renaissance

Jul 1951

LP / TT:

 

2

J.S. Bach: Cantatas [C-3]

Reginald Jacques

The Bach Choir / The Jacques Orchestra

Soprano: Elsie Morrison; Contralto: Marjorie Thomas; Tenor: David Galliver; Tenor: Wilfred Brown; Bass: Richard Standen
Osborne Peasgood (organ); Hubert Dawkes (Harpsichord)

The Bach Choir (from EMI)

Dec 1955

CD / TT:

Sung in English. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England.
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3

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 6
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 6, 31, 67, 76, 80, 87
[C-3]
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 1

 

 

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch

Erato / MHS

Oct 1959

TT: 21:21

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany.
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4

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben; Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1971

TT: 18:52

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5

Bach Cantatas Vol. 2 - Easter

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Choir; Contralto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

May, June, Oct 1973; Jan 1974

TT: 20:28

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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6

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 11
Edition Bachakademie
Vol. 2

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Edith Wiens; Alto: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Walter Heldwein

Hänssler

Dec 1980

TT: 19:06

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas with Violoncelle Piccolo (Vol. 3)

Christophe Coin

Chœur de Chambre Accentus (Direction: Laurence Equilbey) / Ensemble Baroque de Limoges

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Andreas Scholl; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Astreé Auvidis

Oct 1995

TT: 19:18

Recorded at Ponitz Kirche, Thüringen, Germany.
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8

J.S. Bach: Easter Cantatas [C-6]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Choir; Contralto: Bernarda Fink; Tenor: Steve Davisilim; Bass: Julian Clarkson

Archiv Produktion

Apr 1999

TT: 18:48

Recorded at St. John's, London, England. 1st recording of Cantata BWV 6 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: Cantatas BWV 6, 66 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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9

Bach Edition Vol. 11 - Cantatas Vol. 5

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Nov-Dec 1999

TT: 20:38

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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10

Bach Cantatas Vol. 22: Eisenach
For Easter Sunday / For Easter Monday
For Easter Monday / For Easter Tuesday

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Angharad Gruffydd Jones; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephen Varcoe

Soli Deo Gloria

Apr 2000

TT: 19:17

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Georgenkirche, Eisenach, Germany. 2nd recording of Cantata BWV 6 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22
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11

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 14

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Choir; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Mar 2001

TT: 16:09

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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12

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 36 (Cantatas from Leipzig 1725)

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Dominik Wörner

BIS

Feb 2006

SACD / TT: 17:27

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2001 - August 2007)
Thanks to conbtributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (December 2006, January 2007), Peter Bright (August 2007), John Grayovski (October 2006), Walter Roth (June 2004), Thomas Shepherd (April 2007), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004)

Cantata BWV 6: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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
Search Website | Search Works/Movements | Terms & Abbreviations | Copyright Notice | How to contribute | Links

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