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Cantata BWV 169
Gott soll allein mein Herze haben |
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Ref. |
BWV 169 |
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German Title |
Gott soll allein mein Herze haben |
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English Title |
God alone shall have my heart (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Solo Cantata for the 18th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1: 4-8; Gospel: Matthew 22: 34-46
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 18th Sunday after Trinity |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1726
1st performance: October 20, 1726 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Martin Luther (Mvt. 7); Anon (Mvts. 2-6) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-2 | Indonesian | Italian-5 | Japanese-6 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 |
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Scoring |
Soloist: Alto; 4-part Chorus (for the final chorale)
Orchestra: 2 oboes, tenor oboe (taille), 2 violins, viola, obbligato organ, continuo
Mvt. 1: Sinfonia | Mvt. 2: Arioso & Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.65] | Score BGA [2.20 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 93 (BWV 169: Mvts.) [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 7 [cap] |
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References |
BGA: XXXIII | NBA: I/24 | BC: A 143 | Zwang: K 155 | First Published: BG, 1887 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance |
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Commentary |
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 September 29, 2002; Week of January 6, 2008; Week of May 6, 2012 |
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J.S. Bach: Cantates BWV 53, 54, 169 [C-2] |
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Jean-François Paillard |
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Orchestre de Chambre Jean-François Paillard |
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Alto: Birgit Finnilä |
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Erato |
Nov 1977 |
LP / TT: 25:05 |
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Recorded at Notre-Dame-des-Roses (Grisy-Suisnes). |
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Bach Festival 49th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Second Concert
[F49-2] |
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Cantata BWV 169 [] |
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Dwight Oltman |
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Baldwin-Wallace Concert Choir / Festival Chamber Orchestra |
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Alto: ?; Sergiu Luca (Violin) |
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Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music BW Tape 81-101b |
May 22, 1981 |
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Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library) |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2002 - November 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (December 2009), Matthias Hansen (September 2005, March 2006, September 2006), Frits V. Herbold (March 2012), Robert Killingsworth (October 2002), Martin A. Lobeck (October 2011), Peter Schmidt (August 2006) |
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Cantata BWV 169 : Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 |
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