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Cantata BWV 21
Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis


Ref.:

BWV 21

German Title:

Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis

English Title:

My heart was deeply troubled

Event:

Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 Peter 5: 6-11; Gospel: Luke 15: 1-10
or for any time / ’Per ogni tempo’. Probably a Farewell Cantata for Johann Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 3rd Sunday after Trinity

Composed:

Original version: Weimar, 1713; 1st revised: Weimar, 1714; 2nd revised: Köthen, 1720; 3rd revised: Leipzig, 1731
1st performance: June 17, 1714 - Weimar
2nd performance: 1717-1722 - Köthen
(According to The Leraned Musician by Christoph Wolff: (p. 528), it was performed during Bach's visit to Hamburg - November mid-23, 1720. This assumption was not confirmed by any other source)
3rd performance: June 13, 1723 - Leipzig

Text:

Salomo Franck ? (Mvts. 3-5, 7, 8, 10); Psalm 94: 19 (Mvt. 2); Psalm 42: 5 (Mvt. 6); Psalm 116: 7 (Mvt. 9); Georg Neumark (Mvt. 9); Revelation 5: 12-13 (Mvt. 11)

BWV 21 Text: German-1 | German-2 | German-6 (1) | German-6 (2) | German-6 (3) | German-7 (1) | German-7 (2) | German-7 (3) | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-2 | English-3I | English-3P | English-5 | English-6 | English-7 | English-7 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-1 | Dutch-3 | French-1 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-2 | Hebrew-3 | Hebrew-4 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-1 | Italian-6 | Japanese-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten [BWV 21/9]

Scoring:

Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trombones, drum, oboe, cello, 2 violins, bassoon, 4 additional continuo instruments
Part 1: Mvt. 1: Sinfonia | Mvt. 2: Chorus | Mvt. 3: Aria [S] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 5: Aria [T] | Mvt. 6: Chorus
Part 2: Mvt. 7: Recitative [S, B] | Mvt. 8: Aria - Duet [S, B] | Mvt. 9: Chorus w/ Chorale | Mvt. 10: Aria [T] | Mvt. 11: Chorus

BWV 21 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [3.73 MB] | Score BGA [5.85 MB] | Score BGA Anh [0.66 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 354 [früher: Mus. ms. Bach St 56a] [Bach Digital]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 | Mvt. 9 | Mvt. 10 | Mvt. 11 [MuseScore]
Reduced Instrumentation: Mvt. 9: Chorus w/ Chorale [4:30]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten [BWV 21/9]

References:

BWV 21 References: BGA: V/1 | NBA: I/16 | BC: A 99 | Zwang: K 13 | First Published: BG, 1855 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Bach Digital (Weimar version) | Bach Digital (Kothen version) | Bach Digital (Leipzig version)

Commentaries:

BWV 21 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Koster | Mincham | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | AL [Dutch] | BK [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | B!52, Odcinek 81 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music:

Music Examples

Discussions:

Week of July 9, 2000; Week of March 13, 2005; Week of May 29, 2011; Week of Jun 21, 2015


Contents

 

Discography

Discussions

Complete Recording:
Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (1)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (6)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (3)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (6)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (4)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (12)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (10)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (22)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (7) = 71
Recordings of Individual Movements:
Part 11: Individual Movements 1900-1949 (4)
Part 12: Individual Movements 1950-1959 (3)
Part 13: Individual Movements 1960-1969 (5)
Part 14: Individual Movements 1970-1979 (3)
Part 15: Individual Movements 1980-1989 (6)
Part 16: Individual Movements 1990-1999 (16)
Part 17: Individual Movements 2000-2009 (20)
Part 18: Individual Movements 2010-2019 (55)
Part 19: Individual Movements 2020-2029 (5) = 117

General Discussions:
Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 3
Discussions - Part 4
Discussions - Part 5 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 6 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 7 (4th round)
Discussions of Individual Recordings:
Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by T. Koopman
Cantata BWV 21 / Magnificat BWV 243 - conducted by S. Kuijken
Mozart: Messe C-dur / Bach: Kantate BWV 21 - conducted by P. Marschik
Edition Bachakademie Vols. 1-20 - conducted by H. Rilling
Cantatas Vol. 12 - conducted by M. Suzuki

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (July 2000 - January 2024)

Cantata BWV 21: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis for 3rd Sunday after Trinity / for any time (1714)
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: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7


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
Discussions of General Topics: Cantatas & Other Vocal Works | Performance Practice | Radio, Concerts, Festivals, Recordings




 

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