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Cantata BWV 7
Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam |
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Ref. |
BWV 7 |
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German Title |
Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam |
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English Title |
Christ our Lord came to the Jordan (Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Chorale Cantata for the Feast of Nativity of St John the Baptist
Readings: Epistle: Isaah 40: 1-5; Gospel: Luke 1: 57-80
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Feast of John the Baptist |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1724
1st performance: June 24, 1724 - Leipzig |
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Martin Luther (Mvts. 1, 7); Anon (Mvts. 2-6) |
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Text |
German Text | German-2 | Translations: Arabic-1 | Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-2 | Dutch-6 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam |
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Scoring |
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 |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1,71 MB] | Score BGA [3.22 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 7 ver 2 [cap]
Scores Examples: 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 |
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References |
BGA: I | NBA: I/29 | BC: A 177 | Zwang: K 76 | First Published: BG, 1851 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | JdW [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of June 24, 2001; Week of June 11, 2006; Week of January 20, 2013 |
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J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 7 “Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam” [D-59]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St.Gallen "Bach erlebt" VI - Das Bach-Jahr 2012 [B-6] |

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Cantata BWV 7 [] |
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Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Hardy Ruoss |
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Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica |
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Soloists: Alto: Alex Potter; Tenor: Julius Pfeiffer; Bass: Dominik Wörner
Choir: Sopranos: Gunhild Lang-Alsvilc, Guro Hjemli, Noëmi
Tran-Rediger, Alexa Vogel; Altos: Antonia Frey, Alexandra
Rawohl, Simon Savoy, Lea Scherer; Tenors: Clemens Flämig, Raphael Höhn, Nicolas Savoy; Basses: Jan Börner, Fabrice Hayoz, Philippe Rayot, William Wood
Orchestra: Violin: RenatSteinmann, Dorothee Mühleisen, Christine Baumann, Sabine
Hochstrasser, Petra Melicharek, Ildiko Sajgo; Viola: Susanna Hefti, Martina Bischof; Violoncello: Martin Zeller, Hristo
Kouzmanov; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Oboe: Kerstin
Kramp, Andreas Helm; Organ: Norbert Zeilberger; Harpsichord: Thomas Leininger |
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Gallus Media 150 |
Jun 22, 2012 |
DVD / TT: |
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Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland. Sound engineer: Stefan
Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; DVD format: PAL.
Buy this album at:
DVD (2013): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop
10-DVD (2013): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop |
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