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Cantata BWV 191
Gloria in excelsis Deo

Ref.

BWV 191

Latin Title

Gloria in excelsis Deo

English Title

Glory to God in the Highest (W. Murray Young, Richrad Stokes)

Event

Missa Cantata (Latin Music) for Christmas Day
Readings: Epistle: Titus 2: 11-14 / Isaiah 9: 2-7; Gospel: Luke 2: 1-14

Composed

Leipzig, 1733 (Stokes) or 1743-1746 | 1^st performance: 1743-1746 - Leipzig

Text

Luke 2: 14 (Mvt. 1); 4^th century Trinitarian (Mvts. 2, 3)

Latin Text | Latin-2 | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-6 | Hebrew-2 | Indonesian | Italian | Russian-1 | Spanish-6

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Tenor; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, strings, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 3: Chorus

Score Vocal & Piano [3.10 MB] | Score BGA [5.14 MB]

References

BGA: XLI | NBA: I/2 | BC: E 16 | Zwang: K 201 | First Published: BG, 1894 | Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Baroque Choral Guild | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of December 23, 2001; Week of December 21, 2008; Week of March 8, 2009

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Bach: 13 Sacred Cantatas & 13 Sinfonias [C-3]

Helmut Winschermann

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke (Chorus Master: Helmut Kahlhöfer) / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Ileana Cotrubas; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz

Philips

Feb 1971

TT: 14:53

2

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 16
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 57

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Nobuko Gamo-Yamamoto; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus

Hänssler

Feb, May 1971

TT: 16:35

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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3

J.S. Bach: Vokal- und Istrumentalmuzik im Ratzeburger Dom [C-1]

Cantata BWV 191 []

Neithard Bethke

Ratzeburger Domchor / Camerata Cathedralis Raceburgensis

Soprano: Shoko Sugimoto; Tenor: Thomas Dewald

RDM 08/09 12 81

1981

LP / TT:

4

Baroque Fest [C-2]

Michel Corboz

Ensemble vocal de Lausanne

Soprano: Naoko Okada; Tenor: Richard Margison

CBC Records

1987

TT: 13:56 / 14:08

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5

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium [V-2]

Ludwig Güttler

Concentus Vocalis Wien (Chorus Master: Herbert Böck) / Virtuosi Saxoniae

Soprano: Christiane Oelze; Tenor: Hans Peter Blochwitz

Dresden Classics

Jan 1995

TT: 16:51

Recorded at Lukaskirche, Dresden, Germany.
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6

Bach-2000 Vol. 5 - Secular Cantatas [O-1]
J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas [B-1]
J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 21

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Caroline Stam; Tenor: Paul Agnew

Erato / Teldec / Antoine Marchand

Mar 1999

TT: 14:44 / 14:48

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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7

Gloria in Excelsis Deo: Bach / Mondonville / Vivaldi [C-3]

Cantata BWV 191, edited by Neil Crory [14:18]

Ivars Taurins (Conductor, Choir Director); Jeanne Lamon (Music Director)

Tafelmusik Chamber Choir & Baroque Orchestra

Soprano: Ann Monoyios; Tenor: Colin Ainsworth

CBC

Oct 15-16, 2006

CD / TT: 66:59

Recorded at George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Center for the Arts, Toronto, Canada.
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8

Bach: Magnificat, Cantata BWV 191; Vivaldi: Gloria [C-6]

Booklet

Cantata BWV 191 [14:59]

Greg Funfgeld

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / The Bach Festival Orchestra

Soprano: Julia Doyle; Tenor: Benjamin Butterfield

Analekta 9873

Mar 5-7, 2009

CD / TT: 70:05

Recorded at the First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, PA, USA.

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2001 - October 2009)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (June 2008), Ehud Shiloni (August 2006)

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