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Order of Discussion: Explanation | Year 1999 | Year 2000 | Year 2001 | Year 2002 | Year 2003 | Year 2004 | Year 2005 | Year 2006 | Year 2007 | Year 2008 | Year 2009 | Year 2010 | Year 2011 | Year 2012 | Year 2013 | Year 2014 | Year 2015 | Year 2016 | Year 2017 | Year 2018 | Year 2019 | Year 2020 | Year 2021 | Year 2022 | Year 2023 | Year 2024 | Instrumental Works
BCML: Year 2003 | Year 2004 | Year 2005 | Year 2006 | Year 2007 | Year 2008 | Year 2009 | Year 2011 | Year 2013 | Year 2014 | Year 2018


Order of Discussion in the Bach Cantatas Mailing List
Part 20: Year 2018

< Order of Discussion 2017

Order of Discussion 2019 >

Continue of the 4th Cycle of Cantata Discussions

Week of January 7, 2018:
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/3 (1734-1735): Details
Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | Recordings of Individual Movements
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8
Systematic Discussions: Cantata 1 | Cantata 2 | Cantata 3 | Cantata 4 | Cantata 5 | Cantata 6 | Part 7: Summary
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/4 (1734-1735): Details
Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | Recordings of Individual Movements
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8
Systematic Discussions: Cantata 1 | Cantata 2 | Cantata 3 | Cantata 4 | Cantata 5 | Cantata 6 | Part 7: Summary
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of January 14, 2018:
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/5 (1734-1735): Details
Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | Recordings of Individual Movements
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8
Systematic Discussions: Cantata 1 | Cantata 2 | Cantata 3 | Cantata 4 | Cantata 5 | Cantata 6 | Part 7: Summary
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/6 (1734-1735): Details
Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | Recordings of Individual Movements
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8
Systematic Discussions: Cantata 1 | Cantata 2 | Cantata 3 | Cantata 4 | Cantata 5 | Cantata 6 | Part 7: Summary
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of January 21, 2018:
Topic: Epiphany Time Cantatas
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of January 28, 2018:
Cantata BWV 14: Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit for 4th Sunday after Epiphany (1735)
Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman

Week of February 4, 2018:
Topic: Cantatas for Purification
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of February 11, 2018:
Topic: Cantatas for Gesima Sundays
Cantata BWV 159
: Sehet! wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem for Quinquagesima Sunday (1729)
Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of February 18, 2018:
Topic: Passiontide Devotional Chorales, Other Weiße Hymns
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of February 25, 2018:
Topic: Cantatas for Lent Sundays
Topic: Passiontide Devotional Chorales, Other Weiße Hymns
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of March 4, 2018:
Topic: Cantatas for Lent Sundays
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of March 11, 2018:
Topic: Cantatas for Oculi Sunday
Topic: Cantatas for Lent Sundays
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of March 18, 2018:
Topic: Parodies in Bach’s Vocal Works: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Annex: Excel Tables
Cantata BWV 182: Himmelskönig, sei willkommen for Palm Sunday / Feast of Annunciation of Mary ? (1714)
Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of March 25, 2018:
Topic: Holy Week Passion Chorales
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of April 1, 2018:
Topic: Good Friday Chorales
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of April 8, 2018:
Topic: Cantatas for Easter
Topic: Easter Season Chorales
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of April 15, 2018:
Topic: Cantatas for Sundays after Easter
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of April 22, 2018:
Topic: Cantatas for Jubilate Sunday
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of April 29, 2018:
Topic: Cantatas for Rogate Sunday
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of May 6, 2018:
Cantata BWV 11 [Himmelfahrts-Oratorium]: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen [Ascension Oratorio] for Ascension Day (1735)
Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of May 13, 2018:
Cantata BWV 43: Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen for Ascension Day (1726)
Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Topic: Cantatas for Exaudi Sunday
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of May 20, 2018:
Topic: Lost Pentecost Oratorio
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of May 27, 2018:
Cantata BWV 34: O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe [I] for Whit Sunday (1727)
Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
Topic: BCML: Year 2018
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of Jun 3, 2018:
Mass in B minor BWV 232: Details
Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | Recordings of Individual Movements
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19
Systematic Discussions: Part 1: Kyrie | Part 2: Gloria | Part 3: Credo | Part 4: Sanctus | Part 5: Agnus Dei | Part 6: Early Recordings | Part 7: Summary
Articles: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 [T.N. Towe] Bach’s B minor Mass on Period Instruments [D. Satz] | Like Father, Like Son [B. Pehrson]
Topic: Occasional Joy-Sorrow Cantata Cycle
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of Jun 10, 2018:
Cantata BWV 208: Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd! for Birthday [Hunt Cantata, Secular cantata] (1713)
Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Cantata BWV 208a: Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd [music lost] for Nameday [Secular cantata] (1740)
Details & Recordings
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of Jun 17, 2018:
Cantata BWV 202: Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten for Wedding [Secular cantata] (1718-1723)
Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Topic: Occasional, Non-Liturgical Music of Sorrow
Topic: Cöthen Court: Homage Serenades, Sacred Cantata Sources
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of Jun 24, 2018:
Cantata BWV 66a: Der Himmel dacht auf Anhalts Ruhm und Glück [music lost] for Birthday (1718)
Details & Complete Recordings
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of Jul 1, 2018:
Cantata BWV 134a: Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht for Birthday on New Year's Day (1719)
Details & Complete Recordings
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
Cantata BWV 173a: Durchlauchtster Leopold for Birthday of Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Köthen (1717-1722?)
Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of Jul 8, 2018:
Cantata BWV 36a: Steigt freudig in die Luft [music lost] for Birthday of Charlotte Friederike Amalie (1726)
Details
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Topic: Leipzig Serenades, Drama per Music
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of Jul 15, 2018:
Cantata BWV 205: Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft for Birthday [Dramma per musica, Secular cantata] (1725)
Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Cantata BWV 205a: Blast Lärmen, ihr Feinde! verstärket die Macht [music lost] for Coronation [Dramma per musica, Secular cantata] (1734 ?)
Details
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Cantata BWV 207: Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten in Honour [Dramma per musica, Secular cantata] (1726)
Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Cantata BWV 207a: Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten for Birthday [Dramma per musica, Secular cantata] (1735)
Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of July 22, 2018:
Cantata BWV 210: O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit for Wedding [Secular cantata] (1738-1741 ?)
Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Cantata BWV 210a: O angenehme Melodei! [incomplete] for Wedding / in Tribute [Secular cantata] (1729)
Details & Complete Recordings
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Cantatas BWV 216: Vergnügte Pleißenstadt [fragment] for Wedding [Secular cantata] (1728)
Details & Complete Recordings
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Cantata BWV 216a: Erwählte Pleißenstadt [music lost] for Congratulations [Secular cantata] (after 1728)
Details & Complete Recordings
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Week of July 29, 2018:
Cantata BWV 201: Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde for Collegium Musicum Event [Dramma per musica, Secular cantata] (1729)
Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of Aug 5, 2018:
Topic: BWV Numbering System: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | BWV Anh.
Gustav Leonhardt: General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of Aug 12, 2018:
Topic: Leipzig University Occasional Joy, Sorrow Music
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of Aug 12, 2018:
Topic: Saxon Court Joyous Homage Cantatas
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

Week of Sep 2, 2018:
Topic: Homage Works for Thomas School Rectors, Renovation
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman

September 11, 208:
Topic: Comedy, Satire: Cantatas, Other Works
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

September 23,2018:
Topic: Poetic Music of Sorrow: Late Bach & Contemporaries
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

October 13, 2018:
Topic: Chorale-Song Collections, Student Work
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

November 7, 2018:
Topic: Christological Cycle: Part 1, Oratorios, Cantatas
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

November 21, 2018:
Topic: Christological Cycle: Part 2, Latin Church Music, Chorale Settings
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

November 24, 2018:
Topic: Christological Cycle: Part 2, Latin Church Music, Chorale Settings
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

November 30, 2018:
Topic: Christological Cycle Summary: Oratorios, Related Cantatas, Latin Church Music; Chorales
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

December 12, 2018:
Topic: Joy-Sorrow Cycle of Occasional Sacred, Profane Music
Discussion Leader: William L. Hoffman *

 

The relevant discussion in each Discussion Week is Bolded

< Order of Discussion 2017

Order of Discussion 2019 >

Prepared by Aryeh Oron & William L. Hoffman (January 2018 - January 2019)


Order of Discussion: Explanation | Year 1999 | Year 2000 | Year 2001 | Year 2002 | Year 2003 | Year 2004 | Year 2005 | Year 2006 | Year 2007 | Year 2008 | Year 2009 | Year 2010 | Year 2011 | Year 2012 | Year 2013 | Year 2014 | Year 2015 | Year 2016 | Year 2017 | Year 2018 | Year 2019 | Year 2020 | Year 2021 | Year 2022 | Year 2023 | Year 2024 | Instrumental Works
BCML: Year 2003 | Year 2004 | Year 2005 | Year 2006 | Year 2007 | Year 2008 | Year 2009 | Year 2011 | Year 2013 | Year 2014 | Year 2018




 

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