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Cantata BWV 202
Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten


Ref.:

BWV 202; BC G 41

German Title:

Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten

English Title:

Begine, dismal shadows (by Richard Stokes)

Event:

Secular Cantata to celebrate a wedding

Composed:

Weimar ?, 1718-1723
1st performance: 1717-1723? - Weimar or 1730 - Leipzig at latest

Text:

Anon

BWV 202 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-2 | Hebrew-3 | Polish-2 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7

Scoring:

Soloist: Soprano
Orchestra: oboe, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria [S] | Mvt. 2: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 3: Aria [S] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 5: Aria [S] | Mvt. 6: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 7: Aria [S] | Mvt. 8: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 9: Aria (Gavotte) [S]

Scores:

BWV 202 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [4.12 MB] | Score BGA [1.46 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-LEb Peters Ms. R 8 [olim P I.8] (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Bach Digital]
Capella: Complete [cap]

References:

BWV 202 References: BGA: X1/2 | NBA: I/40 | BC: G 41 | Zwang: W 5 | First Published: BG, 1862 | Autograph score (fascimile): ? | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 202 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Mincham | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music:

Music Examples

Discussions:

Week of September 14, 2003; Week of January 14, 2007; Week of November 17, 2013; Week of June 17, 2018

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Discography

Discussions

Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (2)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (13)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (7)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (12)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (9)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (13)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (11)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (25)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (10) = 102
Part 11: Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3
Discussions - Part 4 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 5 (4th round)

Wedding Cantatas - by Reinhard Goebel & Musica-Antiqua Köln

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - November 2023)

Cantata BWV 202: Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten for Wedding [Secular cantata] (1718-1723)
Details | Discography: Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Main Page | Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion
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