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Cantata BWV 197
Gott ist unsre Zuversicht

Ref.

BWV 197

German Title

Gott ist unsre Zuversicht

English Title

God is our trust (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for a wedding

Composed

Originally composed for a Christmas cantata, Ehre ist Gott in der Höhe, Leipzig, 1728 (BWV 197a, lost); Revised as a Wedding Cantata: Leipzig, 1736-1737
1^st performance: 1736-1737 - Leipzig

Text

Martin Luther (Mvt. 5); After Georg Neumark (Mvt. 10); Anon (Mvts. 1-4, 6-9)

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian | Spanish-4
Chorale Text: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Bass; Four-part chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, oboe d’amore, 2 transverse flutes, 2 bassoons, strings, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Chorale | Mvt. 6: Aria | Mvt. 7: Recitative | Mvt. 8: Aria | Mvt. 9: Recitative | Mvt. 10: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [2.11 MB] | Score BGA [4.24 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 10
Capella: Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 5 ver 2 | Mvt. 10 [cap]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score [Whittaker]
Chorale Melody: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten

References

BGA: XIII/1 | NBA: I/33 | BC: B 16 | Zwang: K 198 | First Published: BG, 1864 | Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of February 24, 2002; Week of May 11, 2008; Week of March 1, 2009

Contents

Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 197
Recordings of Individual Movements from Cantata BWV 197
Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 197a

Discussions

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 50, BWV 83, BWV 197 [E-2]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben (No Name); Boy Alto: Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben (No Name); Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

Sep 1967

TT: 30:20 [LP], 31:58 [CD]

2

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 66
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 59

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Costanza Cuccaro; Alto: Mechthild Georg; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Hänssler

Feb 1984

TT: 26:35

On Edition Bachakademie the dates are: Feb-Mar 1984. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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3

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 10

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master - Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt Consort

Boy Soprano: Jan Patrick O'Farrell (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: René Jacobs; Bass: Harry van der Kamp

Teldec

1989

TT: 29:56

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4

Bach Edition Vol. 19 - Cantatas Vol. 10

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Spring 2000

TT: 27:57

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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5

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 21

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)

Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

May 2002 [Mvt. 7]; Sep-Oct 2002 [Mvts. 2-4, 6, 8]; Feb 2003 [Mvt. 1, 5, 9-10]

TT: 25:51

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2002 - May 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Ed Myskowski (May 2008), Ehud Shiloni (August 2006)

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