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Cantata BWV 204
Ich bin in mir vergnügt
Von der Vergnügsamkeit |
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Ref.: |
BWV 204 |
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German Title |
Ich bin in mir vergnügt |
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English Title |
I am content in myself (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Secular Cantata for an unknown event |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1726 or 1727
1st performance: 1726/1727 ? - Leipzig |
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Text: |
Christian Friedrich Hunold |
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BWV 204: Text:
German-1
| German-6
| German-7
Translations:
English-1
| English-3I
| English-3P
| English-6
| English-10
Catalan-1
| Chinese-2
| French-4
| French-6
| Polish-1
| Polish-2
| Russian-3
| Spanish-3
| Spanish-7
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Scoring |
Soloist: Soprano
Orchestra: transverse flute, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 2: Aria [S] | Mvt. 3: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 4: Aria [S] | Mvt. 5: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 6: Aria [S] | Mvt. 7: Recitative & Arioso [S] | Mvt. 8: Aria [S] |
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Scores: |
BWV 204 Scores:
Score Vocal & Piano [2.05 MB]
| Score BGA [2.95 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile):
D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 107 [Bach Digital]
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References: |
BWV 204 References:
BGA: X1/2 | NBA: I/40 | BC: G 45 | Zwang: W 11
| First Published: BG, 1862
| Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
| Bach Digital
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Commentaries: |
BWV 204 / BC G 45 Commentaries:
English:
Crouch
| All Music
| Mincham
| IOPN Library Illinois
| Wikipedia
Nielsen [Danish]
| EvH [Dutch]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of October 12, 2003; Week of March 2, 2008; Week of December 1, 2013 |
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Bach Cantatas: Cantata No. 204 "Ich bin in mir vergnügt"; Cantata No. 209 "Non sa che sia
dolore" [L-3]
Bach Cantatas [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 204 [35:27 / 35:17] |
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Rudolf Ewerhart |
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Württemberg Chamber Orchestra |
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Soprano: Elisabeth Speiser; Susanne Lautenbacher (Violin); Helmuth Steinkraus (Flute); Willi Schnell & Dietmar Keller (Oboes) |
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Vox
Turnabout TV-34127S
Vox CD3X-3039 |
1966 |
LP / TT: 59:04
LP / TT: 59:04
3-CD / TT: 193:03 |
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Recorded in Germany.
Buy this album at:
3-CD (1996): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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Leipzig Bach Archive • Farewell concert for Christoph Wolff [F-4] |
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18:20-49:25: Cantata BWV 204 [31:05] |
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Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
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Instrumental Ensemble |
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Soprano: Lisa Larsson
Verena Fischer (Flute); Michael Niesemann, Clara Geuchen (Oboes); Katharina Wolff, Michael Maul, Konstanze Beyer, Peter Wollny (Violins); Christian Goosses, Cosima Taubert (Violas); Anna Dorothea Wolff (Violoncello); Ulrich Wolff (Violone); Hermann Max (Harpsichord) |
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Bach-Archiv Leipzig |
Feb 19, 2014 |
Video / TT: 61:42 |
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Recorded & filmed live at Festsaal des Alten Rathauses zu Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Produced by Accentus Music, Arcona Living Bach14, Breitkopf & Härtel, MDR Figaro, Historische Musikinstrumente Martin Schwabe
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 204: Complete Concert [61:42] |
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Bach: Secular Cantatas, Vol. 10 - Cantastas of Contenment (BWV 30a, 204) |
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Cantata BWV 204 [29:54] |
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Masaaki Suzuki |
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Bach Collegium Japan |
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Soloists: Soprano: Carolyn Sampson
Kiyomi Suga (Transverse Flute); Masamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin)
Orchestra: Transverse Flute I: Kiyomi Suga; Oboe I: Masamitsu San'nomiya; Oboe II: Go Arai; Violins 1: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader], Yuko Takeshima, Ayaka Yamauchi; Violins 2: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Akira Harada; Violas: Hiroshi Narita, Mika Akiha
Continuo Violoncello: Toru Yamamoto; Violone: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dosaka; Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki |
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BIS SACD-2351
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Jul 2017 |
SACD / TT: 66:11
MP3 / TT: 66:02 |
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Recorded at the Saitama Arts Theater, Concert Hall, Japan.
Producer: Hans Kipfer (Take5 Music Production); Sound Engineer: Matthias Spitzbarth; Tuning: Akimi Hayashi; Post-production: Editing & Mixing: Hans Kipfer; Executive producer: Robert von Bahr.
Listen on YouTube:
SACD: Cantatas BWV 30a, 204 [65:45]
Buy this album at:
SACD (2018): Amazon.com |
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Bach Cantata Series (BWV 204 & 35) [C21-4] |
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Cantata BWV 204 [30 min] |
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BWV 204: Anna Lenti |
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Instrumental ensemble |
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BWV 204 Soloist: Soprano: Anna Lenti
Emma Milian (Violin I); Noah Arcenas (Violin II); Juliana Kilcoyne (Viola); Amarilli Severa (Cello); Alexander Day (Flute); Alex Kang (Oboe I); Daniel Hirschbein (Oboe II); Alexander Little (Organ) |
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Eastman School of Music |
Mar 20, 2022 |
Video / TT: |
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Recorded & filmed live at Glory House International, Rochester, New York, USA, in the frame of Eastman School of Music: Bach Cantata Series.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 204, 35 [empty video] |
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J.S. Bach: Kantate «Ich bin in mir vergnügt», BWV 204 // Unspecified occasion [D18-2] |
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Cantata BWV 204 [YT: 32:36] |
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Musical Director & Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Workshop Participants: Rudolf Lutz, Pfr. Niklaus Peter
Reflection Lecture: Marie Louise Knott |
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Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung |
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Soloist: Soprano: Marie Luise Werneburg
Orchestra: Violins: Éva Borhi, Péter Barczi; Viola: Martina Bischof; Violoncello: Maya Amrein; Violone: Markus Bernhard; Transverse Flute: Tomoko Mukoyama; Oboes: Philipp Wagner, Laura Valentina Herzog; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Organ: Nicola Cumer |
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J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen |
Feb 23, 2024 |
Video / TT: |
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Recorded & filmed live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, as part of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
Sound Engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Executive Producer: Johannes Widmer; Production: Gallus Media AG, Schweiz; Producer: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen, Schweiz.
Source: Bachipedia
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 204: Complete Cantata [32:36] | Workshop [45:48] | Reflection Lecture [21:37] |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - October 2025)
Thanks to contributors: John Carroll (July 2005); Matthias Hansen (September 2005, August 2006); Filip Adam Zieliński (February 2023) |
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