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Cantata BWV 135
Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder |
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Ref. |
BWV 135 |
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German Title |
Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder |
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English Title |
Ah, Lord, me poor sinner (by Alec Robertson) |
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Event |
Chorale Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 Peter 5: 6-11; Gospel: Luke 15: 1-10 |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1724
1st performance: June 25, 1724 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Cyriakus Schneegaß (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvt.1-5) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-4 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo, which includes trombone (in the opening chorus) and horn (in the closing chorale)
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.28 MB] | Score BGA [1.62 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D LEb Rara 46 (olim D LEb P I 4) (BWV 135: Mvts.) [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score with Commentary
Chorale Melody: Befiehl du deine Wege (I) |
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References |
BGA: XXVIII | NBA: I/16 | BC: A 100 | Zwang: K 77 | First Published: BG, 1881 | Autograph score (facsimile): Leipzig, Bach-Archiv (Leipzig, 1926) |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of July 1, 2001; Week of June 18, 2006; Week of August 2, 2009 |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 29 & BWV 135 [L-2]
J.S. Bach: Cantata 23, Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn, and Cantata 159, Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem,; Cantata 29, Wir danken Dir, Gott, wir danken Dir, and Cantata 135, Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder [SA-2] |

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Cantata BWV 135 [16:37] |
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Wolfgang Gönnenwein |
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Süddeutscher Madrigalchor / Deutsche Bachsolisten |
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Alto: Emmy Lisken; Tenor: Johannes Hoefflin; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli |
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Cantate 641216
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1417
Schola Antiqua Out-of-Print Recordings SAOPR-6B |
Jun 1963 |
LP / TT: 41:09
LP / TT: 41:09
CD / TT: |
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Recorded at the Johanneskirche in Kornwestheim, near Stuttgart, Germany.
Buy this album at:
CD: Schola Antiqua Out-of-Print Recordings |
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