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Cantata BWV 86
Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch

Ref.

BWV 86

German Title

Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch

English Title

Truly, truly, I say unto you (by Alec Robertson)

Event

Cantata for the 5^th Sunday after Easter (Rogate)
Readings: Episle: James. 1: 22-27; Gospel: John 16: 23-30

Composed

Leipzig, 1724 | 1^st performance: May 14, 1724 - Leipzig

Text

John 16: 23 (Mvt. 1); Georg Grünwald (Mvt. 3); Paul Speratus (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 2, 4, 5)

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Dutch-3 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-5 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Texts: Kommt her zu mir, spricht Gottes Sohn | Es ist das Heil uns kommen her

Scoring

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

Score Vocal & Piano [1.35 MB] | Score BGA [1.19 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Chorale Melodies: Kommt her zu mir, spricht Gottes Sohn | Es ist das Heil uns kommen her

References

BGA: XX/1 | NBA: I/12 | BC: A 73 | Zwang: K 69 | First Published: BG, 1872 | Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | JdW [Dutch] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of May 28, 2000; Week of April 23, 2006; Week of October 31, 2010

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Cantatas Vol. 19 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

1

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 5

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer

Teldec

1979

TT: 13:02

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2

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 34
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 27

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Walter Heldwein

Hänssler

Feb 1979

TT: 15:45

On Edition Bachakademie the dates are: Feb, Sep 1978; Feb 1979. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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3

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Oct 1998

TT: 13:43

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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4

Bach Edition Vol. 5 - Cantatas Vol. 2

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

TT: 14:10

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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5

Bach Cantatas Vol. 25: Dresden/Sherborne
For the 5^th Sunday after Easter (Rogate)
For the Sunday after Ascension Day (Exaudi)

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: Steve Davisilim; Bass: Stephan Loges

Soli Deo Gloria

May 27-28, 2000

TT: 13:03

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Annenkirche, Dresden, Germany.

6

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 19 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724

Cantata BWV 86 [12:47]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Stephan MacLeod

BIS 1261

Jun 30 / Jul 4, 2001

CD / TT: 63:53

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 19 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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Cantata BWV 86: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

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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