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Cantata BWV 79
Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild
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German Title |
Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild |
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English Title |
The Lord God is a sun and shield (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Cantata for the Feast of the Reformation |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1725 | 1st performance: October 31, 1725 - Leipzig; 2nd performance: October 31, 1730 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Psalm 84: 11 (Mvt. 1); Martin Rinckart (Mvt. 3); Ludwig Helmbold (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 2, 4, 5) |
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German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-1 | French-4 | Hebrew-3 |
Indonesian | Italian | Portuguese-1 |
Russian-1 | Spanish-3 |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Bass; 4-part Chorus |
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Score Vocal & Piano [2.08 MB] | Score BGA [2.61 MB] |
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References |
BGA: XVIII | NBA: I/31 | BC: A 184 | Zwang: K 131 | First Published: BG, 1870 | Provenance |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Japanese-1 | Spanish |
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Music |
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Discussions |
Week of April 13, 2003 |
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Contents |
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Recordings - Part 1
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Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas VIII |
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Soprano: Soloists from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Alto: Soloists from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Bass: Hans Hauptmann |
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Leipzig Classics |
1950 |
TT: 18:02 |
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Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 39 & BWV 79 [C-4] |
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Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Contralto: Lore Fischer; Bass: Hermann Schey |
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American Decca / Deutsche Grammophon - Archiv |
Jun 1952 |
LP / TT: |
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Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany. |
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J.S. Bach: Kantate ‘Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn' und Schild’ [E-6] |
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Münchener Bach-Chor / Members of the Bavarian State Opera Munich |
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Soprano: Antonia Fahberg; Alto: Beatrice Krebs; Bass: Kieth Engen |
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Decca |
1955 |
LP / TT: 19:50 |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 140, BWV 79 & BWV 56 [C-7] |
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Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Annelotte Sieber-Ludwig; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli |
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Accord / Club français du disque n° 162 |
Oct 2, 1958 |
TT: 18:04 |
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Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 19 |
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Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra |
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Soprano: Edith Selig; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli |
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Erato / MHS |
June 1964 |
TT: 16:48 |
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Recorded at Concert Hall, Heilbronn, Germany. |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 80 & BWV 79 [C-5] |
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Süddeutscher Madrigalchor / Consortium Musicum |
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Soprano: Elly Ameling; Alto: Janet Baker; Bass: Hans Sotin |
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EMI Electrola |
July 1967 |
LP / TT: 17:13 |
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Recorded at Marbach Stadthalle, Germany |
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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 5 |
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Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort |
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Boy Soprano: Detlef Bratschke (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: Paul Esswood; Bass: Max van Egmond |
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Teldec |
1978 |
TT: 15:36 |
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Buy this album at: Amazon.com |
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Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas X |
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Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Bass: Theo Adam; Trumpet: Ludwig Güttler |
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Eterna / Leipzig Classics |
Feb 1981; Jan-Feb 1982 |
TT: 14:57 |
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Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany. |
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Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Julia Hamari; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher |
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Hänssler |
Oct-Nov 1981 |
TT: 15:30 |
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1st recording of Cantata BWV 79 by H. Rilling. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. |
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Lecture Concerts - New Recordings Cantatas [L-11] |
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Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Bass: Markus Marquardt |
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Hänssler |
July 1997 |
TT: 15:05 |
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2nd recording of Cantata BWV 79 by H. Rilling. Recorded at SWR-Funkstudio Villa Berg, Germany. The recordings were part of series of TV productions "Lecture Concerts with Helmuth Rilling (1997-2000). |
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Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8 |
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Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Bass: Bas Ramselaar |
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Brilliant Classics |
Jan-Feb 2000 |
TT: 15:18 |
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Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. |
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 10: Potsdam / Wittenberg |
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Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Bass: Peter Harvey |
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Soli Deo Gloria |
Oct 2000 |
TT: 15:06 |
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Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Schlosskirch, Wittenberg, Germany. |
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 16 |
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Sopranos: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Bass: Klaus Mertens |
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Antoine Marchand |
Nov 2001 |
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Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - December 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Dr. Thomas C.H. Going (April 2005), Matthias Hansen (August 2006), John Pike (August 2005), Walter Roth (December 2006), Burke Smith (May 2007, December 2007)
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Cantata BWV 79 : Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions |
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