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Cantata BWV 87
Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen

German Title

Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen

English Title

Hitherto have ye asked nothing for in my name (Richard Stokes & Oxford Companion)

Event

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

Composed

Leipzig, 1725 | 1st performance: May 6, 1725 - Leipzig

Text

Christiane Mariane von Ziegler (Mvts. 2-4, 6); John 16: 24 (Mvt. 1); John 16: 33 (Mvt. 5); Heinrich Müller (Mvt. 7)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-6 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-5 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Selig ist die Seele

Scoring

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

Score Vocal & Piano [1.13 MB] | Score BGA [1.36 MB] | Commentary and Examples from the Score
Chorale Melody: Jesu, meine Freude

References

BGA: XX/1 | NBA: I/12 | BC: A 74 | Zwang: K 121 | First Published: BG, 1872

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of May 20, 2001

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 5
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 6, 31, 67, 76, 80, 87
[C-3]
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 1

 

 

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch

Erato / MHS

Oct 1959

TT: 20:42

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany.
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2

Bach Cantatas Vol. 2 - Easter

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Alto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

May, June, Oct 1973; Jan 1974

TT: 24:13

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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3

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

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer

Teldec

1979

TT: 17:37

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4

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 34
Edition Bachakademie
Vol. 28

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Walter Heldwein

Hänssler

Dec 1980; Feb-Mar 1981

TT: 20:10

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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5

Bach Edition Vol. 8 - Cantatas Vol. 3

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Oct-Nov 1999

TT: 20:11

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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6

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

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

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

Soli Deo Gloria

May 27-28, 2000

TT: 17:08

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

7

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 15

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Mar 2001

TT: 19:05

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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8

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

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

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

BIS

Jul 2006

SACD / TT: 20:13

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (May 2001 - April 2008)
Thanks to conbtributors: Matthias Hansen (March 2006), Thomas Shepherd (May 2007), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004)

Cantata BWV 87: 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

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
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