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Cantata BWV 93
Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten

German Title

Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten

English Title

If you but permit God to prevail

Event

Chorale Cantata for the 5th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 Peter 3: 8-15; Gospel: Luke 5: 1-11

Composed

Leipzig, 1724 | 1st performance: July 9, 1724 - Leipzig; 2nd performance: 1732-1733 - Leipzig

Text

Georg Neumark (Mvts. 1, 4, 7); Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6)

German Text | Translations: Chinese-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-5 | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-5
Chorale Text: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative & Chorale | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Aria (Duet) w/ Instrumental Chorale | Mvt. 5: Recitative & Chorale | Mvt. 6: Aria | Mvt. 7: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.77 MB] | Score BGA [2.34 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 7 [cap]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score - Mvt. 1
Chorale Melody: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten

References

BGA: XXII | NBA: I/17.2 | BC: A 104 | Zwang: K 79 | First Published: BG, 1875

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of July 23, 2000; Week of July 2, 2006

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 23 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 93 & BWV 131 [C-2]

Hans Thamm

Windsbacher Knabenchor / Das Consortium Musicum

Soprano: Teresa Zylis-Gara; Alto: Ingeborg Ruß; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Franz Crass

EMI Electrola

Aug 1966

LP / TT:

Recorded in Münster zu Heilsbronn/Mittelfranken.
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2

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 93 & BWV 117 [C-1]

Ludwig Doormann

Göttinger Stadtkantorei / Frankfurter Kantatenorchester

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus; Tenor: Johannes Feyerabend; Bass: Hans-Olaf Hudemann

Cantate / Vanguard / MHS

1967

LP / TT: 22:39

 

3

Bach Cantatas Vol. 3 - Ascension Day, Whitsun, Trinity

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

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

Archiv Produktion

Jan, May 1974; Jan 1975

TT: 23:35

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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4

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 14
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 29

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér, Alto: Ann Murray, Tenor: Adalbert Kraus, Bass: Walter Heldwein

Hänssler

Feb 1979

TT: 19:50

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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5

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: 18:03

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6

J.S. Bach: Cantatas [C-2]

 

 

Philippe Herreweghe

Chorus & Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Agnès Mellon; Alto: Charles Brett; Tenor: Howard Crook; Bass: Peter Kooy

Virgin

Oct 1991

TT: 19:50

Recorded at Minderbroederskerk, Ghent, Belgium.
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7

Bach Edition Vol. 12 - Cantatas Vol. 6

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

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

Brilliant Classics

Nov-Dec 1999

TT: 18:23

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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8

Bach Cantatas Vol. 3: Tewkesbury/Mühlhausen
For the 4th Sunday after Trinity
For the 5th Sunday after Trinity

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Kobie van Rensburg; Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria

Jan 2000

TT: 19:21

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Blasiuskirche, Mühlhausen, Germany.
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9

J.S. Bach: Kantaten [C-4]

Karl-Friedrich Beringer

Windsbacher Knabenchor / Deutsche Kammer-Virtuosen Berlin

Soprano: Susanne Winter; Alto: Rebecca Martin; Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Sebastian Bluth

Rondeau Production

Jul 2000

TT: 20:10

Recorded live at Kirche St. Gumbertus, Ansbach, Germany.
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10

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 13

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano - Deborah York; Alto - Franziska Gottwald; Tenor - Paul Agnew; Bass - Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Nov-Dec 2000

TT: 20:26

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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11

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 23 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Matthew White; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

May-Jun 2002

TT: 19:27

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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12

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the complete liturgical year Vol. 2 - Cantatas BWV 177 · 93 · 135 [C-6]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Siri Thornhill; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent

Jul 2005

SACD / TT:

Recorded at Château de Gravenwezel, Belgium.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (July 2000 - April 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Marijke Halberstadt (March 2003), Piotr Jaworski (December 2003), Thomas Shepherd (January 2008)

Cantata BWV 93: 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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