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Cantata BWV 74
Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten

German Title

Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten

English Title

If a man loves me, he will keep my words (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for Whit Sunday [1st Day of Pentecost]
Readings: Epistle: Acts 2: 1-13; Gospel: John 14: 23-31

Composed

Leipzig, 1725 | 1st performance: May 20, 1725 - Leipzig

Text

John 14: 23 (Mvt. 1); John 14: 28 (Mvt. 4); Romans 8: 1 (Mvt. 6); Paul Gerhardt (Mvt. 8); Christiane Mariane von Ziegler (Mvts.2-3, 5, 7)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-6 | French-1 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesia | Italian-2 | Japanese-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Gott Vater, sende deinen Geist

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, oboe da caccia, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Aria | Mvt. 8: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.99 MB] | Score BGA [3.38 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 8
Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap]
Commentary & Examples from the Score
Chorale Melody: Kommt her zu mir, spricht Gottes Sohn

References

BGA: XVIII | NBA: I/13 | BC: A 83 | Zwang: K 124 | First Published: BG, 1870 | Provenance

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Bethlehem | Japanese-2 | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of June 3, 2001; Week of June 3, 2007

Contents

  

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 26
Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Bach Arias - by Marek Štryncl & Musica Flore with Magdalena Kožená
Bach Arias - conducted by Andrea Marcon with Angelika Kirchschlager

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Bach: 13 Sacred Cantatas & 13 Sinfonias [C-3]

Helmut Winschermann

Nederlands Vocaal Ensemble / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Ileana Cotrubas; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: William Reimer

Philips

Jan 1972

TT: 24:34
 

2

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 36
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 23

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Helen Donath; Alto: Hildegard Laurich; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Hänssler

Feb 1972

TT: 23:18

On Edition Bachakademie the dates are: Feb 1972; Feb 1982 (Mvts, 1, 4-6, 8). Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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3

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

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Boy Soprano: Jörg Erler (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1977

TT: 21:29

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4

J.S. Bach: Whitsun Cantatas [C-7]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Peter Harvey

Archiv Produktion

Apr 1999

TT: 20:24

1st recording of Cantata BWV 74 by J.E. Gardiner. Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England.
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5

Bach Cantatas Vol. 26: Long Melford
For Whit Sunday
For Whit Monday

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Panajotis Iconomou

Soli Deo Gloria

Jun 2000

TT: 20:34

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 74 by J.E. Gardiner. Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, England.
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6

Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11

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

Jun-Jul 2000

TT: 23:01

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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7

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 14

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Deborah York; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenors: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Mar 2001

TT: 19:30

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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8

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 35 (Cantatas from Leipzig 1725)

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

Jul 2006

SACD / TT: 21:09

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (June 2001 - June 2007)
Thanks to conbtributors: Thomas Shepherd (May 2007), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004)

Cantata BWV 74: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

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