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Cantata BWV 131
Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir


Ref.

BWV 131

German Title

Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir

English Title

Out of the depths I cry to thee, o Lord. Lord, hear my voice! (by Joshua Rifkin)

Event

Cantata (probably) for Penitential Service after a fire?

Composed

Mühlhausen, 1707
1st performance: Mühlhausen - 1707-1708

Text:

Psalm 130; Bartholomäus Ringwaldt (Mvts. 2, 4)

BWV 131 Text: German-1 | German-2 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-2 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | Dutch-4 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-2 | Hungarian-1 | Hungarian-2 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-4 | Kobayashi | Japanese-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Cantata-associated Illustration: BWV 131
Chorale Text: Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut [BWV 131/2,4]

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: oboe, bassoon, violins, 2 violas, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Arioso [B] & Chorale [S] | Mvt. 3: Chorus | Mvt. 4: Aria [T] & Chorale [A] | Mvt. 5: Chorus

Scores:

BWV 131 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [2.52 MB] | Score BGA [2.75 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): [Bach Digital]
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut [BWV 131/2,4]

References:

BWV 131 References: | First Published: BG, 1881 | Autograph score (facsimile): New York, private collection (New York, 1985) | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 131 Commentaries: English: Braatz [PDF] | Crouch | All Music | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Koster | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | Af [Dutch] | AL [Dutch] | BK [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | HT [Dutch] | JdW [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | Kobayashi | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of March 12, 2000; Week of January 9, 2005; Week of June 16, 2013; Week of March 6, 2016


Contents

 

Discography

Discussions

Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (1)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (3)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (4)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (7)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (7)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (9)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (17)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (41)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (20) = 108
Part 11: Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 3 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 4
Discussions - Part 5
Discussions - Part 6 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 7 (4th round)

Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Bach Cantatas on TV - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 2 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Cantatas BWV 131, BWV 152 & BWV 161 - conducted by Daniel Taylor

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (March 2000 - October 2023)

Cantata BWV 131: Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir for Penitential Service ? (1707-1708)
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 | Part 6 | Part 7


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
Discussions of General Topics: Cantatas & Other Vocal Works | Performance Practice | Radio, Concerts, Festivals, Recordings




 

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