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Cantata BWV 9
Es ist das Heil uns kommen her

German Title

Es ist das Heil uns kommen her

English Title

Salvation has come to us (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for 6th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Romans 6: 3-11; Gospel: Matthew 5: 20-26

Composed

Leipzig, between 1731-1735 | 1st performance: 1732-1735 - Leipzig; 2nd performance: 1740-1747 - Leipzig

Text

Paul Speratus (Mvt. 1, 7); Anon (Mvt. 2-6)

German Text | German-2 | Translations: Dutch-2 | English-1 | English-6 | French-1 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-4 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: transverse flute, oboe d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [2.24 MB] | Score BGA [2.89 MB] | Examples from the Score
Chorale Melody: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her

References

BGA: I | NBA: I/17.2 | BC: A 107 | Zwang: K 187 | First Published: BG, 1851 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of July 22, 2001; Week of August 31, 2008

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Cantatas BWV 9, BWV 94 & BWV 187 - conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 9 & BWV 137 [A-3]

Hans Grischkat

Stuttgart Choral Society / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart

Soprano: Claire Fassbender-Luz; Contralto: Eva Dräger; Tenor: Klaus Stemann; Bass: Bruno Müller

Renaissance

June 1951

LP / TT:

 

2

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1

Gustav Leonhardt

King's College Choir Cambridge (Chorus Master: David Willcocks) / Leonhardt-Consort

Boy Soprano: Soloist of the Regensburger Domspatzen (No Name); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1972

TT: 24:45

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3

Bach Cantatas Vol. 4 - Sundays after Trinity I

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Mar 1975; Oct 1976; Jun 1977

TT: 21:44

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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4

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 8
Edition Bachakademie
Vol. 3

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Ulrike Sonntag; Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Feb 1984

TT: 20:30

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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5

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 9, 94 & 187 [C-3]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Midori Suzuki; Mezzo-soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

Nov 1999

TT: 21:49

Recorded at Athen, Concert Hall, based on a live performance.
See: Cantatas BWV 9, BWV 94 & BWV 187 - conducted by Kuijken
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6

Bach Edition Vol. 14 - Cantatas Vol. 7

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

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

Brilliant Classics

Jan-Feb 2000

TT: 21:48

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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7

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 20

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)

Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

May 2002 (Mvts. 2-6); Oct 2002 (Mvts. 1, 7)

TT: 17:56

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (July 2001 - November 2006)
Thanks to contributors: John Grayovski (October 2006), Walter Roth (June 2004)


Cantata BWV 9: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

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