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Cantata BWV 138
Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz? |
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Ref. |
BWV 138 |
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German Title |
Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz? |
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English Title |
Why are you troubled, my heart? (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Chorale Cantata for the 15th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Galatians 5: 25 - 6: 10; Gospel: Matthew 6: 23-34
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 15th Sunday after Trinity |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1723
1st performance: September 5, 1723 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Anon |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-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: Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboi d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) & Recitative | Mvt. 2: Chorale & Recitative | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.98 MB] | Score BGA [2.09 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 158 (BWV 138: Mvts.) [Bach Digital]
Score Examples: Mvt. 4 | BWV 138/4 vs. BWV 236/3
Chorale Melody: Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz |
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References |
BGA: XXVIII | NBA: I/22 | BC: A 132 | Zwang: K 43 | First Published: Leipzig, 1847 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Japanese-1 | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of October 1, 2000; Week of October 9, 2005; Week of February 12, 2012 |
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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 34 - BWV 136-139
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 8 - BWV 138-140, 143-159, 161-162
Bach-2000 Vol. 3: Sacred Cantatas 3 - BWV 100-117, 119-140, 143-149
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 43 - BWV 138-140 |

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Cantatas BWV 138 [17:45 / 17:54] |
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Nikolaus Harnoncourt |
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Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien |
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Boy Soprano: Alan Bergius (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Boy Alto: Stefan Rampf (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Robert Holl |
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Telefunken 6.35608
Teldec 242 619-2 ZK
Teldec 4509-91762-2
Teldec 3984-25708-2
Teldec 8573-81167-2
Warner Classics 8573-81167-5 |
Oct 21, Nov 4-7, 1981; May 22-23, 1982 |
2-LP / TT: 68 min
CD / TT: 68:11
6-CD / TT: 403:41
15-CD / TT: 949:30
CD / TT: 65:31
CD / TT: 65:31 |
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Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
Buy this album at:
6-CD (1994): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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15-CD (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |

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