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Cantata BWV 200
Bekennen will ich seinen Namen |
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Ref. |
BWV 200 |
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German Title |
Bekennen will ich seinen Namen |
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English Title |
I shall acknowledge His name (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Cantata [Fragment] for the Feast of Purification of Mary
Readings: Epistle: Malachi 3: 1-4; Gospel: Luke 2: 22-32
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Feast of Purification of Mary |
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Composed |
Gotha, 1720 by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel
Arranged by J.S. Bach: c1742
1st performance by J.S. Bach: c. 1742 - Leipzig
BWV 200 is actually not a genuine J.S. Bach’s composition but his arrangement of the Aria Dein
Kreuz, o Bräutgam meiner Seelen from the Passion-oratorio Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (Peter Wollny: “‘Bekennen will ich seinen Namen’—Authentizität, Bestimmung und Kontext der Arie BWV 200. Anmerkungen zu Johann Sebastian Bachs Rezeption von Werken Gottfried Heinrich Stölzels.” in Bach-Jahrbuch 2008, pp 123-158) |
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Text |
Anon |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-4 |
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Scoring |
Soloist: Alto
Orchestra: 2 violins, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria |
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Score
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B N. Mus. ms. 307 [Bach Digital]
Capella: Complete [cap] |
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References |
BGA: - | NBA: I/28.1 | BC: A 192 | Zwang: - | First Published: Leipzig, 1935 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek [frag.] |
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Commentary |
Crouch | Mincham | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of August 31, 2003; Week of December 14, 2008; Week of November 25, 2012 |
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Cantata No. 54 - Widerstehe doch der Sünde |
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Cantata BWV 200 [] |
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Les discophiles français EX25108 |
Apr 16-21, 1953 |
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J.S. Bach: Psalm 51 BWV 1083 & Cantata BWV 200 [L-5]
Bach Kantaten, Vol. 7: BWV 1083, BWV 200 [D-7] |

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Cantata BWV 200 [5:08] |
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Diethard Hellmann |
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Bach-Orchester Mainz |
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Contralto: Margrit Conrad |
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Da Camera SM-94011
Musica Rara MUS-9
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1677
Oryx Bach Series BACH-1120
DdM-Records Mitterteich 200010 |
Jun 13, 1966 |
LP / TT: 47:36
LP / TT: 47:36
LP / TT: 47:36
LP / TT: 47:36
CD / TT: 47:38 |
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Recorded by SWF at Christkönigskirche, Mainz-Bischofsheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Buy this album at:
CD: Musik aus Mitterteich - Hubertus Krämer |
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J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium - Kantate BWV 56 - Osteroratorium - Kantate BWV 200 - Messe in g-Moll - Motette BWV 226 - Motette BWV 228 [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 200 [3:54] |
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Alto: Margarethe Bence; Susanne Lauterbacher (Violin); Dieter Vorholz (Violin); Martin Galling (Continuo) |
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Concerto Royale |
Late 1960's ? |
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Might be the same recording as [3] above. |
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Andreas Scholl singt Bach [C-2] |

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Cantata BWV 200 [3:47] |
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Martin Lutz (Conductor & Organ) |
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Members of Barockorchester La Corona |
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Counter-tenor: Andreas Scholl |
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Hessischer Rundfunk |
Dec 3, 1999 |
CD / TT: 67:12 |
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Recorded in Wiesbasen Bach Festival at the Christophoruskirche Wiesbaden- Schierstein, Germany.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 200 by .A. Scholl. |
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J.S. Bach: Purification Mass [C-1] |

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Reconstruction of Mass for the the Feast of Purification of Virgin Mary, as performed in Leipzig c1740:
Cantata BWV 200 [3:33] |
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Jakub Burzyński |
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La Tempesta Ensemble |
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Counter-tenor: Jakub Burzyński |
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Arts 477498 |
2007 |
SACD / TT: 58:17 |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - December 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (January 2008, December 2009), Evan Cortens (October 2011), Jill Gunsell (May 2005), Rolf Günther (October 2012), Emiko Hall (Cleofide) (March 2003, August 2004), Matthias Hansen (June 2008), Louis Iosub (April 2012), Peter Meshcherinov (October 2011), Claude Role (December 2009), Ehud Shiloni (August 2006), Burke Smith (September 2005, December 2005), Nagamiya Tutomu (May 2005) |
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Cantata BWV 200 : Details & Complete Recordings | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 |
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