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Cantata BWV 29
Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir |
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Ref. |
BWV 29 |
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German Title |
Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir |
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English Title |
Unto Thee, O God, do we give thanks (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Cantata for Inauguration of the Leipzig Town Council |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1731
1st performance: August 27, 1731 - Leipzig
2nd performance: August 31, 1739 - Leipzig
3rd performance: August 25, 1749 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Psalm 75: 1 (Mvt.2); Johann Gramann (Mvt. 8); Anon (Mvts. 3-7) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-3 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Japanese-6 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Nun lob, mein' Seel', den Herren |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; Four-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, strings, continuo
Mvt. 1: Sinfonia | Mvt. 2: Chorus | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Recitative & Chorus | Mvt. 7: Aria | Mvt. 8: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.81 MB] | Score BGA [3.70 MB] |
Manuscript (1731) [41.81 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 8 | Mvt. 8 ch
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 1 ver 2 | Mvt. 1 ver 3 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 8 [cap] |
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References |
BGA: V/1 | NBA: I/32.2 | BC: B 8 | Zwang: K 183 | First Published: BG, 1855 | Autograph score (facscimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | KL [Dutch] | HT [Dutch] | GL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of February 16, 2003; Week of August 10, 2008; Week of May 5, 2013 |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 29 & BWV 135 [L-2]
J.S. Bach: Cantata 23, Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn, and Cantata 159, Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem,; Cantata 29, Wir danken Dir, Gott, wir danken Dir, and Cantata 135, Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder [SA-2] |

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Cantata BWV 29 [25:32] |
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Wolfgang Gönnenwein |
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Süddeutscher Madrigalchor / Deutsche Bachsolisten |
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Soprano: Herrad Wehrung; Alto: Emmy Lisken; Tenor: Johannes Hoefflin; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli |
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Cantate 641216
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1417
Schola Antiqua Out-of-Print Recordings SAOPR-6B |
Jun 1963 |
LP / TT: 41:09
LP / TT: 41:09
CD / TT: |
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Recorded at the Johanneskirche in Kornwestheim, near Stuttgart, Germany.
Buy this album at:
CD: Schola Antiqua Out-of-Print Recordings |
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