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Cantata BWV 9
Es ist das Heil uns kommen her

Ref.

BWV 9

German Title

Es ist das Heil uns kommen her

English Title

Salvation has come to us (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for 6^th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Romans 6: 3-11; Gospel: Matthew 5: 20-26

Composed

Leipzig, between 1731-1735 | 1^st performance: 1732-1735 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1740-1747 - Leipzig

Text

Paul Speratus (Mvt. 1, 7); Anon (Mvt. 2-6)

German Text | German-2 | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-2 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | French-1 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: transverse flute, oboe d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [2.24 MB] | Score BGA [2.89 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 7 [cap]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score
Chorale Melody: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her

References

BGA: I | NBA: I/17.2 | BC: A 107 | Zwang: K 187 | First Published: BG, 1851 | Autograph score (fascimile): Library of Congress, Washington (New York, 1985) | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of July 22, 2001; Week of August 31, 2008; Week of July 31, 2011

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2

Cantatas BWV 9, BWV 94 & BWV 187 - conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 9 & BWV 137 [A-3]

Hans Grischkat

Stuttgart Choral Society / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart

Soprano: Claire Fassbender-Luz; Contralto: Eva Dräger; Tenor: Klaus Stemann; Bass: Bruno Müller

Renaissance

June 1951

LP / TT:

2

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1

Gustav Leonhardt

King's College Choir Cambridge (Chorus Master: David Willcocks) / Leonhardt-Consort

Boy Soprano: Soloist of the Regensburger Domspatzen (No Name); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1972

TT: 24:45

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3

Bach Cantatas Vol. 4 - Sundays after Trinity I

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Mar 1975; Oct 1976; Jun 1977

TT: 21:44

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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4

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 8
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 3

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Ulrike Sonntag; Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Feb 1984

TT: 20:30

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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5

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 9, 94 & 187 [C-3]

Cantata BWV 9 [21:49]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Midori Suzuki; Mezzo-soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Organ: Siebe Henstra

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 77528

Nov 20-22, 1999

CD / TT: 68:26

Recorded at Athen, Concert Hall, based on a live performance.
See: Cantatas BWV 9, BWV 94 & BWV 187 - conducted by Kuijken
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6

Bach Edition Vol. 14 - Cantatas Vol. 7

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Jan-Feb 2000

TT: 21:48

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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7

Bach Cantatas Vol. 4: Ansbach/Haddinton
For the 6^th Sunday after Trinity
For the 7^th Sunday after Trinity

Cantata BWV 9 [22:40]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephen Varcoe

Soli Deo Gloria 156

Jul 30, 2000

2-CD / TT: 53:48 + 66:52

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St Grumbertus, Ansbach, Germany.

8

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 20

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)

Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

May 2002 (Mvts. 2-6); Oct 2002 (Mvts. 1, 7)

TT: 17:56

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (July 2001 - October 2009)
Thanks to contributors: John Grayovski (October 2006), Walter Roth (June 2004)

Cantata BWV 9: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: 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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