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Cantata BWV 120
Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille |
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Ref. |
BWV 120 |
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German Title |
Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille |
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English Title |
God, One praised Thee in the stillness of Zion (by W. Murray Young) |
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Event |
Inauguration of the Leipzig Town Council.
The centenary celebration of the Augsburg Confession, June 26, 1730. Two months later repeated as the Ratswahl cantata. Later, in 1733, Bach borrowed from it for a wedding cantata BWV 120a 'Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge' (Lord God, Ruler of all things), which is incomplete in its music, but complete in its text (Source - W. Murray Young) |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1730 (Young); 1728 or 1729 (Stokes); Accoring to KB I/32.2 - c. 1742ff. (the previous sources are now outdated) (BWV 120, BWV 120a & BWV 120b were all adapted from a lost Köthen original).
1st performance: 1729 or earlier - Leipzig
2nd performance: August 27, 1742 ? - Leipzig |
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Text |
Psalm 65: 1 (Mvt. 1); Anon (Mvts. 2-5) [probably Picander; C.S. Terry suggests Christian Weiss, Sr.]; Martin Luther (Mvt. 6) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-5 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Herr Gott, dich loben wir [The German Tedeum] |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; four-part chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes d'amore, 2 violins, viola, and organ continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Chorus | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.75 MB] | Score BGA [3.20 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): PL Kj Mus. ms. Bach P 871 [frueher D B Mus. ms. Bach P 871] (BWV 120: Mvts.) [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 6 [cap]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score
Chorale Melody: Herr Gott, dich loben wir [The German Tedeum] |
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References |
BGA: XXIV | NBA: I/32.2 | BC: B 6 | Zwang: K 166 | First Published: BG, 1876 | Autograph score (facsimile): Kraków, Biblioteka Jagiellońska | Provenance |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Benson | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of March 4, 2001; Week of July 13, 2008; Week of April 28, 2013 |
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J.S. Bach: Cantata 120; Handel: Dettingen Te Deum and Overture to Agrippina [C-3] |
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Cantata BWV 120 [20:20] |
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Arthur Mendel |
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The Cantata Singers and Orchestra |
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Soprano: Charlotte Bloecher; Alto: Pauline Pierce; Tenor: William Hess; Bass: Paul Matthen |
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Schola Antiqua M-III |
Late 1940's - Early 1950's |
CD / TT: 74:42 |
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Recorded on open-reel tapes and were kept in the library of William Hess. These were later transferred to cassette tapes and, from these, CDs were made.
Buy this album at: Schola Antiqua |
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Back Kantaten in der Epiphanienkirche, Berlin-Charlottenburg [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 120 [] |
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Gottfried Matthaei |
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Epiphanien Kantorei und -Orchester |
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Soprano: Brigitte Ganady; Karl-Heinz Weber; Lutz Haberland; Kuch, Tamiya, Halder (Trumpets) |
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Mixtur-Schallplatten 212 |
May 16, 1971 |
CD / TT: 53:42 |
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Recorded live at Epiphanienkirche, Berlin-Charlottenburg, Gerrmany.
Buy this album at: Die Musenhöhle |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas 69 & 120 [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 120 [] |
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Melvin Dickinson |
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Louisville Bach Society |
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Soprano: Margaret Kelly; Mezzo-soprano: Antoinette Hardin; Tenor: David Brown; Bass: Arnold Epley |
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Rivergate LP-1002 (Louisville Bach Society) |
Early 1970's ? |
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Alain Fantapié reported in Diapason magazine, No. 195, March 1975: "An interpretation of BWV 146, conducted by F. Prohaska, has disappeared from American catalogue, which exists only coupled on Riverside album with Cantatas BWV 69 and 120 performed by the Louisville Bach Society and American singers. This record has never been available in France."
This recording is available to all Louisville Bach Society members. See: Louisville Bach Society |
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