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Cantata BWV 172
Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!


Ref.

BWV 172

German Title:

Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!

English Title:

Resound, ye songs, ring out, ye strings! (by Richard Stokes)

Event:

Cantata for Whit Sunday [1st Day of Pentecost]
Readings: Epistle: Acts 2: 1-13; Gospel: John 14: 23-31
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Pentecost Festival

Composed:

Weimar, 1714; Revised - Leipzig, 1731
1st performance: May 20, 1714 - Weimar
2nd performance: 1717-1723 - Weimar
3rd performance: May 28, 1724 - Leipzig
4th performance: May 13, 1731 - Leipzig
5th performance: After 1731 - Leipzig

Text:

John 14: 23 (Mvt. 2); Philipp Nicolai (Mvt. 6); Salomo Franck ? (Mvts. 1, 3-5)

BWV 172 Text: German-1 | German-2 | German-6 (1) | German-6 (2) | German-6 (3) | German-7 (1) | German-7 (2) | German-7 (3) | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-7 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Kobayashi | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern [BWV 172/6]

Scoring:

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, bassoon, 2 violins, 2 violas, organ, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 3: Aria [B] | Mvt. 4: Aria [T] | Mvt. 5: Aria - Duet w/ Instrumental Chorale [S, A] | Mvt. 6: Chorale | Mvt. 7: Chorus

Scores:

BWV 172 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.50 MB] | Score BGA [2.57 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach St 23 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 6 ch | Mvt. 6 pno | Mvt. 6 vn
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 1 ver 2 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 6 ver 2 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melodies: Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott [BWV 172/5] | Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern [BWV 172/6]

References:

BWV 172=BWV 172.1, 172.2, 172.3 References: BGA: XXXV | NBA: I/13 | BC: A 81 | Zwang: K 12 | First Published: BG, 1888 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Bach Digital (Weimar version) | Bach Digital (Version 2) | Bach Digital (Version 3)

Commentaries:

BWV 172 / BC A 81 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | IOPN Library Illinois | Bachipedia | Wikipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | Af [Dutch] | AL [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | JdW [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | RW [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | Kobayashi | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of June 11, 2000; Week of March 16, 2005; Week of January 9, 2011; Week of May 15, 2016


Contents

Discography

Discussions

Complete Recordings:
Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (0)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (0)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (3)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (4)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (2)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (9)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (9)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (14)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (13) = 54
Recordings of Individual Movements
Part 11: Individual Movements (30)

General Discussions:
Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 =
Discussions - Part 4 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 5 (4th round)
Discussions of Individual Recordings:
J.E. Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 26
Bach Edition Vol. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vol. 3 & 4 - P.J. Leusink
Three Weimar Cantatas - J. Rifkin

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (June 2000 - January 2026)

Cantata BWV 172: Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! for Whit Sunday [1st Day of Pentecost] (1714)
Discography: Details | Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Main Page | 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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