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Cantata BWV 69
Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele [I]

German Title

Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele [I]

English Title

Praise the Lord, my soul (by Francis Browne)

Event

Cantata for the Town Council Inauguration

Composed

Leipzig, 1748 ? | 1st performance: Aug 26, 1748 - Leipzig

Text

Psalm 103: 2 (Mvt. 1); Martin Luther (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5) [Probaly Christian Weiss Sr., according to Young]

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-1 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Es woll uns Gott genädig sein

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 3 oboes, oboe d'amore, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.85 MB] | Score BGA [3.51 MB]
Chorale Melody: Es woll uns Gott genädig sein

References

BGA: XVI | NBA: I/32.2 | BC: B 10 | Zwang: K 202 | First Published: BG, 1868 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of August 18, 2002

Contents

Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 69
Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 69a
Recordings of Individual Movemnts from BWV 69

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2

Complete Cantatas Volume 6 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Bach Edition Vol. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vol. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 67
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 22

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Helen Donath; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Mar 1973 (Mvts. 2, 4-6), Apr 1982 (rest)

TT: 20:50

1st recording of Cantata BWV 69 by H. Rilling. On Bacakademie Edition the dates are: Mar-May 1983; Feb 1982 (Mvt. 1); July 1983 (Mvt. 3). Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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2

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

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz

Teldec

1977

TT: 10:59

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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 6

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Ruth Ziesak; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Apr, Sep 1997

TT: 20:21

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Complete Cantatas Volume 6 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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4

Bach Edition Vol. 9 - Cantatas Vol. 4

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

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

Brilliant Classics

Oct-Nov 1999

TT: 11:03

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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5

1st Subccription Concert 2000/01 [L-12]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Wiener Philharmoniker

Soprano: Juliane Banse; Mezzo-soprano: Katalin Hamari; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Jonas Kaufmann; Bass: Christian Gerhaher; Organ: Boris Kleiner

CS-PCM Classic7 / Private CD

Sep 2000

TT: 21:25

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 69 by H. Rilling. Recorded live by Austrian Radio (ORF) at Großer Musikvereinssaal,Vienna, Austria.

 

 

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2002 - July 2006)

Cantatas BWV 69 & BWV 69a: Complete Recordings of BWV 69 | Recordings of BWV 69a | Recordings of Individual Movemnts from BWV 69 | 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

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Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
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