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Cantata BWV 91
Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ

German Title

Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ

English Title

All praise to Thee, Jesus Christ (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for Christmas Day
Readings: Epistle: Titus 2: 11-14 / Isaiah 9: 2-7; Gospel: Luke 2: 1-14

Composed

Leipzig, 1724 | 1st performance: December 25, 1724 - Leipzig; 2nd performance: 1731-1732 - Leipzig; 3rd performance: 1746-1747 - Leipzig

Text

Martin Luther (Mvts. 1, 2, 6); Anon (Mvts. 3-5)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Japanese-2 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ

Scoring

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

Score Vocal & Piano [1.45 MB] | Score BGA [2.50 MB] | Score BGA Anh [0.32 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 6 ch
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Examples from the Score: Examples
Chorale Melody: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ

References

BGA: XXII | NBA: I/2 | BC: A 9 | Zwang: K 101 | First Published: BG, 1875 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Japanese-2 | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of April 20, 2003; Week of November 26, 2006

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 14
Christmas Cantatas from Leipzig - conducted by Philippe Herreweghe
Cantatas Vol. 31 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 60
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 29

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart (Mvts. 1 & 6), Frankfurter Kantorei (Mvts. 2) / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart (Mvts. 4 & 5) & Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn (Mvts. 1 & 6)

Soprano: Helen Donath; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Feb 1972 (Mvts. 2-5); Feb 1984 (rest)

TT: 18:50

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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2

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

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Boy Soprano: Detlef Bratschke (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1979

TT: 18:02

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3

J.S. Bach: Cantata Advent/Cantata Christmas [C-1]

Wolfgang Kelber

Heinrich-Schütz-Ensemble München / Monteverdi-Orchester München

Soprano: Silke Wenzel; Counter-tenor: Reiner Schneider-Waterberg; Tenor: Kobie van Rensburg; Bass: Christian Hilz

Calig-Verlag

Nov 1996

TT:

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4

Bach Edition Vol. 14 - Cantatas Vol. 7

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

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

Brilliant Classics

Jan-Feb 2000

TT: 17:12

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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5

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 12

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato

Mar 2000

TT: 16:20

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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6

Bach Cantatas Vol. 14: New York
Christmas Cantatas

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria

Dec 2000

TT: 16:02

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at St Bartholomew’s Church, New York, NY, USA.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 14
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7

J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas from Leipzig [C-15]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Dorothee Blotzky-Mields; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Peter Kooy

Harmonia Mundi France

Dec 2001

TT: 16:33

Recorded at Conservatoire de Liège, Belgium.
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8

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 31

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan, Concerto Palatino

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

Sep 2004

SACD / TT: 15:32

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - November 2006)
Thanks to contributors: Henri Dété (October 2003), John Pike (October 2005)


Cantata BWV 91: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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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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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