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Cantata BWV 65
Sie Werden aus Saba alle kommen

Ref.

BWV 65

German Title

Sie Werden aus Saba alle kommen

English Title

From Sheba to Thee shall men come forth (from Vanguard LP linear notes)

Event

Cantata for the Feast of Epiphany
Readings: Epistle: Isaiah 60: 1-6; Gospel: Matthew 2: 1-12

Composed

Leipzig, 1724 | 1st performance: January 6, 1724 - Leipzig

Text

Isaiah 60: 6 (Mvt. 1); Paul Gerhardt (Mvt 7); Anon (Mvts. 2-6) [W. Murray Young suggests Christian Weiss, Sr. or J.S. Bach]

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-7 | English-10 | French-1 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian | Russian-1 | Spanish-2
Chorale Texts: Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem | Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 horn, 2 recorders, 2 oboes da caccia, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Concerto) | Mvt. 2: Chorale | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Aria | Mvt. 7: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.66 MB] | Score BGA [2.59 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 7 [cap]
Chorale Melodies: Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem (Puer natus in Bethlehem) | Was mein Gott will, das g’scheh allzeit

References

BGA: XVI | NBA: I/5 | BC: A 27 | Zwang: K 57 | First Published: BG, 1868 | Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | AL [Dutch] | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of January 3, 2000; Week of January 29, 2006; Week of October 18, 2009

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Epiphany Mass - conducted by Paul McCreesh
Cantatas Vol. 21 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Meine Seele ruhmt und preist (Cantata No. 189);
Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen
Cantata No. 65) [C-1]

Curt Sachs

Small Ensemble

?

L'anthologie Sonore

1935

78" / TT:
LP / TT:

 

2

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 65 & BWV 106 [C-2]

Roger Wagner

Roger Wagner Chorale / Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Katherine Hilgenberg; Tenor: Robert Sands; Bass: Ralph Isbell

Lyrichord

1950

LP / TT:

 

3

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas I
J.S. Bach: Kantaten
1. Folge

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Johannes Oettel

Berlin Classics

Jan 1952

TT: 19:39

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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4

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 65 [L-4]

Marcel Couraud

Stuttgarter Bach-Chor & Badische Staatskapelle

Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Franz Crass

Philips

Mid 1950's ?

LP / TT:

 

5

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 6
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 1


Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch

Erato / MHS

Oct 1959

TT: 18:12

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany.
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6

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 46 & BWV 65 [C-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantata 142, 65 & Magnificat [BMC]

Helmut Kahlhöfer

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke / Barmen Chamber Orchestra

Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Cantate / Vanguard

1966

LP / TT: 19:12

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7

Bach Cantatas Vol. 1 - Advent and Christmas

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Theo Adam

Archiv Produktion

Feb 1967

TT: 15:27

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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8

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 4

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer

Teldec

1977

TT: 16:45

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9

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 21
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 21

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Sep 1978; Feb 1979

TT: 16:03

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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10

Christmas in Leipzig [C-1]

Greg Funfgeld

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / Bach Festival Orchestra

Tenor: David Gordon; Bass: Daniel Lichti

Dorian

Feb 1988

TT: 16:51

Recorded at the First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, PA, USA.
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11

J.S. Bach: Epiphany Mass [C-1]

Paul McCreesh

Gabrieli Consort & Players

Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey

Archiv Produktion

Apr, May, Nov 1997

TT: 14:36

Recorded at Parish Church, Brand-Erbisdorf (Saxony) & Cathedral, Freiburg (Saxony), Germany.
See: Epiphany Mass - conducted by McCreesh
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12

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 8

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Mar 1998

TT: 14:12

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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13

Bach Christmas Cantatas [C-1]

Craig Smith

Orchestra and Chorus of Emmanuel Music

Tenor: William Hite; Bass: Donald Wilkinson

Koch

Jan 1999

TT: 15:23

Recorded at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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14

Bach Edition Vol. 19 - Cantatas Vol. 10

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Spring 2000

TT: 15:58

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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15

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 21 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724

 

Cantata BWV 65 [15:47]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 1311

Feb 12-14, 2002

CD / TT: 69:32

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 21 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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16

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 4 - Cantatas BWV 16 · 65 · 153 · 154 [C-8]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Elisabeth Hermans; Alto: Petra Noskaiová; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent

Jan 2006

SACD / TT: 15:23

Recorded at Miniemenkerk, Brussels, Belgium.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2000 - November 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (March 2006), Flavio Lorenzelli (June 2003), Thomas Medve (November 2007), Claudia Meller (May 2003)

Cantata BWV 65: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

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