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Cantata BWV 23
Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sons

Ref.

BWV 23

German Title

Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sons

English Title

Thou very God and David’s son (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for Quinquagesima Sunday [Estomihi]
Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 13: 1-13; Gospel: Luke 18: 31-43

Composed

Composed probably in Köthen (Anhalt) between 1717 and 1723 and the second (and known) version in Leipzig, 1723 for Bach’s application to the post of Kantor at Thomasschule.
1^st performance: February 7, 1723 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: February 20, 1724 - Leipzig

Text

Anon

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-4 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor; Bass added in the choral sections; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo, with the addition of a cornetto and 3 trombones for the final chorale
Mvt. 1: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 2: Recitative w/ Instrumental Chorale | Mvt. 3: Chorus | Mvt. 4: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.65 MB] | Score BGA [2.81 MB]

References

BGA: V/1 | NBA: I/8.1 | BC: A 47 | Zwang: K 26 | First Published: BG, 1855 | Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | BWV 22 & BWV 23 Details

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of March 5, 2000; Week of June 26, 2005; Week of April 25, 2010

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions- Part 1
Discussions- Part 2

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 21
Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Cantatas Vol. 8 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 23 & BWV 159 [C-5]

Kurt Thomas

Frankfurter Kantorei / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Alto: Eva Bornemann; Tenor: Johannes Hoefflin

Cantate / MHS

Feb 1962

TT: 18:34

Recorded at Saal der Deutschen Bank Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

2

Bach Cantatas Vol. 2 - Easter

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier

Archiv

May, Oct 1973; Jan 1974

TT: 19:08

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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3

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 29
Bach Cantatas: Volume 1

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Friedrich Melzer

Erato

Oct 1973

TT: 16:50

Recorded in Schwaigern, Germany.
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4

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2

Gustav Leonhardt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) & King's College Choir Cambridge (Chorus Master: David Willcocks) / Leonhardt Consort

Boy Soprano: Walter Gampert (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Marius van Altena

Teldec

1973

TT: 18:57

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5

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 28
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 8

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Niklaus Tüller

Hänssler

Jan, Apr 1977

TT: 18:35

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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6

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 3

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Sep 1995

TT: 16:40

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 8 - Leipzig Cantatas

Cantata BWV 23 [15:54]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Midori Suzuki; Alto: Yoshikazu Mera; Tenor: Gerd Türk

BIS 901

May 1998

CD / TT: 64:06

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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8

Bach Edition Vol. 5 - Cantatas Vol. 2

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel

Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

TT: 12:25

The concluding Choral is not included! Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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9

Bach Cantatas Vol. 21: Cambridge/Walpole St Peter
For Quinquagesima Sunday (Estomihi)
For Annunciation / Palm Sunday / Oculi

Cantata BWV 23 [15:41]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge & Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Claudia Schubert; Tenor: James Oxley

Soli Deo Gloria

Mar 5, 2000

2-CD / TT: 74:50 + 60:14

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 21
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10

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 6 (Sexagesima and Estomihi Sundays): "Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern" - Cantatas BWV 18 · 23 · 1

Cantata BWV 23 [20:05]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Siri Thornhill; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Marcus Ullmann; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent 25306

Mar 2007

SACD / TT: 55:50

Recorded at Auditorium C. Pollini, Padova, Italy.
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11

J.S. Bach: Jesus, deine Passion - Cantates BWV 22, 23, 127 & 159 [C-19]

Cantata BWV 23 []

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Alto: Matthew White; Tenor: Jan Kobow

Harmonia Mundi France

2008

CD / TT:

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2000 - October 2009)
Thanks to contributors: Ed Myskowski (June 2008), Roland Wörner (October 2002)

Cantata BWV 23: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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