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Cantata BWV 134a
Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht

Ref.

BWV 134a

German Title

Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht

English Title

Time, that creates days and years (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Birthday Cantata on New Year’s Day (Serenata) 1719 for the Royal House of Anhalt-Köthen
Readings: Epistle: Galatians 3: 23-29; Gospel: Luke 2: 21

Composed

Köthen, 1719 | 1^st performance: January 1, 1719 - Köthen

Text

Christian Friedrich Hunold

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | French | Hebrew | Italian | Spanish

Scoring

Soloists: Alto [Providence], Tenor [Time]; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Recitative | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Aria | Mvt. 7: Recitative | Mvt. 8: Chorus

Score BGA [3.50 MB] | Score BGA Anh [0.87 MB]

References

BGA: XXXIV [inc.] | NBA: I/35 | BC: G 5 | Zwang: W 6 | First Published: BG, 1881 [inc.] | Autograph score (fascimile): Paris, Bibliothèque Nationala [inc.]

Commentary

BCW | AMG | Crouch

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of March 17, 2002; Week of March 26, 2006; Week of August 2, 2009

Contents

Complete Recordings - BWV 134
Complete Recordings - BWV 134a
Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 134

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2

Complete Cantatas Vol. 10 - conducted by Ton Koopman

Recordings

Complete Recordings

1

Bach Kantaten [C-4]

Cantata BWV 134a [39:00]

Wolfgang Unger

Leipziger Universitätschor / Pauliner Barockensemble

Counter-tenor: Matthias Koch; Tenor: Nils Giesecke

Thorofon

Oct 1996

CD / TT: 67:06

Recorded at Bethanienkirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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2

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 10
Bach-2000 Vol. 5 - Secular Cantatas [O-1]

Cantata BWV 134a [20:02]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Michael Chance; Tenor: Paul Agnew

Erato Antoine Marchand / Teldec

Oct 1998

3-CD / TT:

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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3

Edition Bachakademie Vol. 139 - Congratulatory and Hommage Cantatas

Cantata BWV 134a [36:08]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Marcus Ullmann

Hänssler

Apr 2000

CD / TT:

Recorded at Stadthalle Leonberg, Germany.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2002 - January 2006)

Cantatas BWV 134 & BWV 134a: Complete Recordings of BWV 134 | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 134 | Recordings of BWV 134a | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: 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

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