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Cantata BWV 82
Ich habe genug

German Title

Ich habe genug / Ich habe genung (according to Newmann's Textbuch and Alfred Dürr)

English Title

It is enough (by Alec Robertson, Richard Stokes)

Event

Solo Cantata (for Bass) for the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings: Epistle: Malachi 3: 1-4; Gospel: Luke 2: 22-32

Composed

Leipzig, 1727 | 1^st performance (Solo Bass Version): February 2, 1727 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance (Solo Soprano Version): February 2, 1731 - Leipzig; 3^rd performance (Solo Soprano Version): 1735 - Leipzig; 4^th performance (Solo Bass Version): 1746-1747 - Leipzig; 5^th performance (Bass or Mezzo-soprano?): 1747-1748 - Leipzig

Text

Anon

German Text | German-2 | Translations: Dutch-1 | English-1 | English-5 | English-6 | English-8 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-2 | Hebrew-3 | Hebrew-4 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2

Scoring

Soloist: Bass, but Soprano or Alto can also sing it
Orchestra (for the Bass version): oboe, 2 violins, viola, organ, continuo
Version 1: Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria
Version 2: Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria
Version 3: Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria
Version 4: Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria

Score Vocal & Piano [1.35 MB] | Score BGA [2.52 MB]
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 3 ver 2 | Mvt. 5 [cap]

References

BGA: XX/1 | NBA: I/28.1 | BC: A 169 | Zwang: K 162 | First Published: BG, 1872

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Dutch-3 | Dutch-5 | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]
Article: Text, music and performative interpretation in Bach’s cantata Ich habe genug [by Uri Golomb]
Article: Sellars Staging [by Uri Golomb]
Article: The Need for Bach: A discussion of his life, Jauchzet Gott in Allen Landen, BWV 51 and Ich habe genung, BWV 82 [by Sean Burton]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of January 31, 2000; Week of March 16, 2008

Contents

Complete Recordings - Until 1950
Complete Recordings - 1951-1960
Complete Recordings - 1961-1970
Complete Recordings - 1971-1980
Complete Recordings - 1981-1990
Complete Recordings - 1991-2000
Complete Recordings - From 2001
Recitative and Aria for Soprano from Anna Magdalena Notenbüchlein
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2
Discussions - Part 3
Discussions - Part 4
Discussions - Part 5
Discussions - Part 6
Discussions - Part 7
BWV 508-523 Anna Magdalena Notenbüchlei - General Discussions

Cantatas BWV 82, 83, 125, 200 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Cantatas BWV 49, BWV 58 & BWV 82 - conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken
Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Baker does Bach - conducted by Menuhin & Marriner
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sings Bach - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
Craig Smith & Emmanuel Music w/ Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson (Mezzo-soprano) - Cantatas BWV 82 & BWV 199
Bach Arias - conducted by Andrea Marcon with Angelika Kirchschlager

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Prepared by Aryeh Oron (January 2000 - March 2008)

Cantata BWV 82: Details
Recordings: Until 1950 | 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | From 2001 | Recitative & Aria for Soprano from Anna Magdalena Notenbüchlein | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | BWV 508-523 Anna Magdalena Notenbüchlein - General Discussions
Articles: Text, music and performative interpretation in Bach’s cantata Ich habe genug [U. Golomb] | Sellars Staging [U. Golomb] | The Need for Bach: A discussion of his life, Jauchzet Gott in Allen Landen, BWV 51 & Ich habe genung, BWV 82 [S. Burton]

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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