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Cantata BWV 123
Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen

Ref.

BWV 123

German Title

Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen

English Title

Dearest Emmanuel, Lord of the righteous (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for the Feast of Epiphany
Readings: Epistle: Isaah 60: 1-6; Gospel: Matthew 2: 1-12

Composed

Leipzig, 1725 | 1^st performance: January 6, 1725 - Leipzig

Text

Ahasverus Fritsch (Mvts. 1, 6): Anon (Mvts. 2-5)

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian | Russian-1 | Spanish-5
Chorale Text: Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; Four-part chorus
Orchestra: 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.33 MB] | Score BGA [1.92 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen

References

BGA: XXVI | NBA: I/5 | BC: A 28 | Zwang: K 106 | First Published: BG, 1878 | Autograph score (fascimile): Kraków, Biblioteka Jagiellońska | | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of January 6, 2002; Week of December 31, 2006; Week of October 25, 2009

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 21
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 39

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Hänssler

Feb, Apr 1980

TT: 19:51

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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2

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 7

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Alto: Stefan Rampf (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Robert Holl

Teldec

1982

TT: 21:56

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3

Bach Edition Vol. 8 - Cantatas Vol. 3

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Oct-Nov 1999

TT: 21:48

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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4

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 14

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Franziska Gottwald; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Dec 2000

TT: 18:25

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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5

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 32

Cantata BWV 123 [20:05]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Andreas Weller, Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 1501

Feb 2005

SACD / TT: 74:28

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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6

Bach: Cantates pour la Nativité
Intégrale des cantates sacrées Vol. 4

Cantata BWV 123 [20:21]

Eric J. Milnes (conductor from the positive organ)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque

Soprano: Monika Mauch; Counter-tenor: Matthew White; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Harry van der Kamp

ATMA Classique 22403

Jun 26-29, 2007

SACD / TT: 72:36

Recorded at Église Saint-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, Canada.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2001 - June 2009)
Thanks to conbtributors: Ehud Shiloni (March 2004)

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