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Cantata BWV 124
Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht |
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Ref. |
BWV 124 |
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German Title |
Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht |
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English Title |
My Jesus leave I not (by Alec Robertson) |
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Event |
Chorale Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Epiphany
Readings: Epistle: Romans 12: 1-6; Gospel: Luke 2: 41-52 |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1725
1st performance: January 7, 1725 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Christian Keymann (Mvts. 1, 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-3 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Russian-1 | Spanish-5 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Meinen Jesum laß' ich nicht |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: horn, concertante oboe d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo with organ & strings
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 6: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.36 MB] | Score BGA [1.78 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 876 (BWV 124: Mvts.) | D B Mus. ms. Bach St 396, Faszikel 1 (BWV 124: Violins & BC) | D B Mus. ms. Bach St 396, Faszikel 2 (BWV 124: Parts) | D LEb Thomana 124 (BWV 124: Parts) [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht |
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References |
BGA: XXVI | NBA: I/5 | BC: A 30 | Zwang: K 107 | First Published: BG, 1878 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance |
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Commentar |
Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of January 7, 2001; Week of February 4, 2007; Week of November 15, 2009 |
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J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 124: "Meinen Jesum lass' ich nicht"; Kantata No. 53: “Schlage
doch, gewünschte Stunde” [C-1] |

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Cantata BWV 124 [] |
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Hubert Günther |
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Rheinische Singgemeinschaft <Düsseldorf> / Rheinisches
Sinfonie-Orchester <Düsseldorf> |
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Soprano: Ruth-Margret Pütz; Alto: Ingrid Günther; Tenor: Johannes Feyerabend; Bass: Karl-Heinz Lippe
Helmut Ruegenberg (Harpsichord) |
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Garnet G-40122 |
1980 |
LP / TT: |
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Recorded in Düsseldorf, Germany. |
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Graduate recital - Doctor of Music in Choral Conducting (G810) [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 124 [14:30] |
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Mark Terenzi |
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Indiana University Doctoral Conductors' Chorus / Instrumentalists |
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Soprano: Christi Welch; Alto: Elizabeth Shearer (Shearer Fegely); Tenor: Richard Russell; Bass: Michael Kreutz |
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Indiana University, Bloomington: School of Music |
Aug 10, 1986 |
2 Reel-to-reel tape / TT: 49 min |
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Recorded at Indiana University, Bloomington:, Indiana, USA. "Doctor of Music in Choral Conducting (G810)."
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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