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Cantata BWV 47
Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll
erniedriget werden |
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Ref. |
BWV 47 |
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German Title |
Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden |
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English Title |
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Cantata for the 17th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Ephesians 4: 1-6; Gospel: Luke 14: 1-11
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 17th Sunday after Trinity |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1726
1st performance: October 13, 1726 - Leipzig
2nd performance: 1735-1740 - Leipzig
3rd performance: c 1742 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Luke 14: 11 & 18: 14 (Mvt. 1); Johann Friedrich Helbig (Mvts. 2-4); Anon (Mvt. 5) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-3 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Japanese-6 | Russian-1 | Spanish-4 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Bass; Four-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.92 MB] | Score BGA [3.21 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 5
Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz |
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References |
BGA: X | NBA: I/23 | BC: A 141 | Zwang: K 154 | First Published: BG, 1863 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | HT [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
BCW | Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of October 7, 2001; Week of December 30, 2007; Week of April 22, 2012 |
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J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 47; W.A. Mozart: Missa Brevis [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 47 [25:55] |
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Rudolf Barshai |
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Chor der Russischen Republik (Yurlov Choir) / Moscow Chamber Orchestra |
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Soprano: Galina Pisarenko; Bass: Alexander Vedernikov |
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Melodiya C01269-60 |
1966 |
LP / TT: 25:55 |
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Was issued by Melodiya several times. In one of the issues in early 1980s, the name of R.Barshay was not mentioned because he emigrated. |
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 18 |
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Cantata BWV 47 [19:27]
Appendix: Alternate version of Aria for Soprano Wer ein wahrer Christ will heißen (Mvt. 2) [8:29].
The work is scored for two oboes, strings and continuo, with the organ appearing as an obbligato instrument only in Mvt. 2. The original sources indicate that in a subsequent performance (1736 or later) the organ obbligato in this aria was replaced by a violin. |
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Ton Koopman |
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Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir |
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Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Bass: Klaus Mertens |
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Antoine Marchand CC-72218 |
May 9-14, 2002 [Mvts. 2, 4]
Sep 29-Oct 3, 2002 [Mvt. 3]
Feb 21-23, 2003 [Mvts. 1, 5] |
3-CD / TT: 193:02 |
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Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2001 - July 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (July 2012), Matthias Hansen (September 2005, September 2006), Frits V. Herbold (February 2012), Thomas Shepherd (May 2002, April 2005), Teri Noel Towe (December 2001), Volodymyr Tykhyy (January 2009) |
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Cantata BWV 47 : Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 |
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