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Cantata BWV 7
Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam

German Title

Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam

English Title

Christ our Lord came to the Jordan (Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Readings: Epistle: Isaah 40: 1-5; Gospel: Luke 1: 57-80

Composed

Leipzig, 1724 | 1st performance: June 24, 1724 - Leipzig

 

Martin Luther (Mvts. 1, 7); Anon (Mvts. 2-6)

Text

German Text | German-2 | Translations: Chinese-1 | Dutch-2 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-1 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam

 

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, concertante violin, viola, continuo (partly with organ)
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Aria | Mvt. 7: Chorale

Scoring

Score Vocal & Piano [1,71 MB] | Score BGA [3.22 MB] | Examples from the Score with Commentary | Various motifs extracted from BWV 7/1 | The Figured Organ Player's Part to the Cantata, BWV 7
Chorale Melody: Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam

References

BGA: I | NBA: I/29 | BC: A 177 | Zwang: K 76 | First Published: BG, 1851

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Dutch-1 | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of June 24, 2001; Week of June 11, 2006

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8
Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Edition Bachakademie Vols. 1-20 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
Cantatas Vol. 22 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 22
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 7, 11, 30, 68, 104 [C-5]
Bach Cantatas: Volume 1

 

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Mezzo-soprano: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Erato

July 1966

TT: 26:15

Recorded in Schwaigern, Germany.
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2

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

Gustav Leonhardt

King's College Choir Cambridge (Chorus Master: David Willcocks) / Leonhardt-Consort

Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Counter-tenor: Paul Esswood; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1971

TT: 25:58

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3

The Cantata Singers & Ensemble - J.S. Bach: Cantatas 7, 44 & 101 [C-1]

John Harbison

Cantata Singers & Ensemble

Alto: D'Anna Fortunato; Tenor: Karl Dan Sorensen; Bass: Mark Baker

Advent / Cantata Singers

1973

TT: 23:27

Recorded at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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4

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 40
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 3

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Feb 1979

TT: 22:10

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
See: Edition Bachakademie Vols. 1-20 – conducted by Helmuth Rilling
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5

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 11

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Oct 1999

TT: 20:57

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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6

Bach Edition Vol. 9 - Cantatas Vol. 4

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Counter-tenor: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Oct-Nov 1999

TT: 23:20

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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7

Bach Cantatas Vol. 1: City of London
For the Feast of St. John the Baptist

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Alto: Wilke te Brummelstroete; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Dietrich Henschel

Soli Deo Gloria

Jun 2000

TT: 22:26

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8
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8

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 22 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

Apr 2002

TT: 20:54

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 22 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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9

Bach Cantates De Saint-Jean Baptiste
Intégrale des cantates sacrées
Vol. 1

Eric J. Milnes

(OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque

Soprano: Suzie LeBlanc; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Stephan MacLeod

ATMA Classique

Jun 2004

SACD / TT: 23:15

Recorded at Église de la Nativité, La Prairie, Québec, Canada.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (June 2001 - June 2006)
Thanks to contributors: Daryl Yoder (September 2002), Diana Harmon Asher (February 2005)


Cantata BWV 7: 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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