Cantata BWV 120a - Details & Discography Part 1: Complete Recordings

Recordings/Discussions
Background Information
Performer Bios

Poet/Composer Bios

Additional Information

Cantata BWV 120a
Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge

Ref.

BWV 120a

German Title

Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge

English Title

Lord God, Ruler of the things (by W. Murray Young)

Event

Cantata for a Wedding [incomplete in its music, but complete in its text]

Composed

Leipzig, 1729 ? (BWV 120, BWV 120a & BWV 120b were all adapted from a lost Köthen original)
1^st performance: 1729 ? - Leipzig

Text

Joachim Neander (Mvt. 8); Litany (Mvt. 5): Anon (Mvts. 1-3, 6-7)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-10 | French-6 | Hebrew | Italian | Russian-1 | Spanish

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; four-part chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes d'amore, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative & Chorus | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Sinfonia | Mvt. 5: Recitative & Chorus | Mvt. 6: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 7: Recitative | Mvt. 8: Chorale

Score BGA [2.26 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 670 (BWV 120a (nur Satz 4, T. 128-Schluß; Saetze 5-8 vollstaendig); Anh. 190 / Anh. I 02-> (nur Satz 4, T. 1-5) [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 8

References

BGA: XLI | NBA: I/33 | BC: B 15 | Zwang: K 179 | First Published: BG, 1894 | Provenance

Commentary

Crouch | Mincham | Role [French]

Music

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Discussions

Week of March 4, 2001; Week of July 13, 2008; Week of April 28, 2013

Contents

Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 120a
Recordings of Individual Movements from Cantata BWV 120a
Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 120
Recordings of Individual Movements from Cantata BWV 120
Details of Cantata BWV 120b

Discussions - Part 1 (1^st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2^nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3^rd round)

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	Edition Bachakademie Vol. 140 - Sacred Vocal Works / Magnificat BWV 243a
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Marcus Ullmann; Bass: Andreas Schmidt
Hänssler		Apr-June 1999	TT: 15:13
Mvts. 2, 5-8. Recorded at Stadthalle Sindelfingn & Leonberg, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

2	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 20
Cantata BWV 120a [29:18]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)
Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Tenors: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand CC-72220		Jun 21, 2001 [Mvt. 6] Mar 6-7, 2002 [Mvts. 2, 8] May 9-14, 2002 [Mvt. 7] Sep 25-Oct 3, 2002 [Mvt. 3] Feb 23-25, 2003 [Mvts. 1, 4] Oct 13-19, 2003 [Mvt. 5]	3-CD / TT: 200:22
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: 3-CD (2006): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

3	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 51 - Nun danket alle Gott, Cantatas · 120a · 157 · 192 · 195 (Cantatas from Leipzig 1727-32)
Cantata BWV 120a [30:09]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Counter-tenor: Damien Guillon; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Peter Kooy Kiyomi Suga (Flauto traverso); Masamitsu San’nomiya (Oboe d’amore); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin & Viola d’amore); Naoko Imai (Organ)
BIS 1961		Jun 2011	SACD / TT: 80:18 MP3 / TT: 80:09
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: SACD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

Last update: ‎April 30, 2013 ‎21:37:07