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Cantata BWV 96
Herr Christ, der einige Gottessohn

German Title

Herr Christ, der einige Gottessohn

English Title

Lord Christ, the only Son of God (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for the 18th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1: 4-8; Gospel: Matthew 22: 34-46

Composed

Leipzig, 1724 | 1st performance: October 8, 1724 - Leipzig; 2nd performance: October 24, 1734 ? - Leipzig; 3rd performance: October 1, 1740 ? - Leipzig

Text

Elisabeth Kreuziger (Mvts, 1, 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-6 | French-1 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian | Italian | Russian-1 | Spanish-5
Chorale Text: Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; Four-part Chorus
Orchestra: transverse flute, piccolo flute, piccolo violin, 2 oboes, 2 violins, horn and trombone in the continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.61 MB] | Score BGA [2.82 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Complete [cap]
Examples from the Score: Mvt. 1
Chorale Melody: Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn

References

BGA: XXII | NBA: I/24 | BC: A 142 | Zwang: K 91 | First Published: BG, 1875 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of October 14, 2001; Week of September 24, 2006

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 26 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 52
Edition Bachakademie
Vol. 30

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Helen Donath; Alto: Marga Höffgen; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern

Hänssler

Mar-Apr 1973

TT: 20:23

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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2

Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Trudeliese Schmidt; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Oct 1977; Feb, Mar, May 1978

TT: 20:23

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

Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Teldec

1979

TT: 20:02

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4

Bach Edition Vol. 11 - Cantatas Vol. 5

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

Nov-Dec 1999

TT: 18:28

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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5

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: 16:46

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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6

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 26 - Cantatas frLeipzig 1724

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Timothy Kenworthy-Brown; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

Jun 2003

TT: 17:14

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2001 - September 2006)
Thanks to Contributors: Piotr Jaworski (December 2004)


Cantata BWV 96: Complete | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

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