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Cantata BWV 19
Es erhub sich ein Streit |
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Ref. |
BWV 19 |
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German Title |
Es erhub sich ein Streit |
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English Title |
There arose a War (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Cantata for the Feast of St Michael and All Angels
Readings: Epistle: Revelations 12: 7-12; Gospel: Matthew 18: 1-11
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for St. Michael and All Angels |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1726
1st performance: September 29, 1726 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) (Mvts. 1-6); Anon (Mvt. 7) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Chinese-2 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-5 | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7
Chorale Texts: Herzlich lieb hab' ich dich, o Herr | Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, 2 oboes, viola, taille (tenor oboe) (Mvts. 1 & 7), continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria w/ Instrumental Chorale | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [2.31 MB] | Score BGA [3.10 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 7 ch
Capella: Mvt. 7 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele |
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References |
BGA: II | NBA: I/30 | BC: A 180 | Zwang: K 152 | First Published: BG, 1852 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of December 8, 2002; Week of December 16, 2007; Week of February 17, 2013 |
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Les Grandes Cantatas de J.S. Bach Vol. 20
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 18, Cantata No. 40, Cantata No. 50 [L-20]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 19, 40, 70, 140, 149, 180 [C-4]
Bach Cantatas: Volume 2 |

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Cantata BWV 19 [20:35] |
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Fritz Werner |
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Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra |
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Soprano: Edith Selig; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli |
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Erato STE-50223
Musical Heritage Society MHS-780
Erato 0630-11223-2
Erato 2584-61402-2 |
Jun 1964 |
LP / TT: 42:36
LP / TT: 42:36
2-CD / TT: 146:08
10-CD / TT: 722:00 |
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Recorded at Concert Hall, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Buy this album at:
10-CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 17 |

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Cantata BWV 19 [17:30] |
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Ton Koopman |
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Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir |
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Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens |
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Antoine Marchand CC-72217 |
May 10, 11, 12, 14, 2002 [Mvts. 3, 6]
Sep 25, 27, 29, 30, Oct 1-3, 2002 [Mvt. 2]
Oct 28, Nov 4,5 2002 [Mvt. 1, 7]
Oct 15, 19, 2003 [Mvt. 4-5] |
3-CD / TT: 189:12 |
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Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 17 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Buy this album at:
3-CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | ClassicsOnline |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - December 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Rainer Baruth (January 2012), John Grayovski (October 2006), Dr.Thomas C.H. Going (April 2005), Rolf Günther (October 2012), Frits V. Herbold (March 2012), Christian Moll (October 2009, May 2010), Jean-Gabriel Puyraveau (October-November 2011), Walter Roth (June 2004) |
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Cantata BWV 19 : Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 |
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