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Cantata BWV 211
Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht (Kaffeekantate)


Ref.:

BWV 211

German Title:

Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht (Kaffeekantate)

English Title:

Be quiet, stop chattering (Coffee Cantata) (by Richard Stokes)

Event:

Cantata performed by the Collegium Musicum in Zimmermann's Coffee House

Composed:

Leipzig, 1734-1735
1st performance: Mid 1734 - Leipzig

Text:

Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander)

BWV 211 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-4 | English-6 | English-10
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-2 | Dutch-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-2 | Hebrew-8 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7

Scoring:

Soloists: Narrator (Tenor), Lieschen (Soprano), Schlendrian (Bass)
Orchestra: Transverse flute, 2 violins, viola, harpsichord continuo
Mvt. 1: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 2: Aria [B] | Mvt. 3: Recitative [B, S] | Mvt. 4: Aria [S] | Mvt. 5: Recitative [B, S] | Mvt. 6: Aria [B] | Mvt. 7: Recitative [B,S] | Mvt. 8: Aria [S] | Mvt. 9: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 10: Chorus - Trio [S, T, B]

Scores:

BWV 211 Scores: Score BGA [2.77 MB] | Mvt. 6: Aria for Bass [PDF]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 141 [Bach Digital]
Capella: Complete [cap]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score | Mvt. 6: Aria for Bass [PDF]

References:

BWV 211 References: BGA: XXIX | NBA: I/40 | BC: G 48 | Zwang: W 17 | First Published: Berlin, Vienna & Leipzig, 1837 | Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek (Vienna, 1923; Leipzig, 1971) | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 211 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Bethlehem | Mincham | NBV-AOB | Good Music Guide | Luke Swartz | Ingrid Schwaegermann | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music:

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of March 18, 2001; Week of October 12, 2008; Week of December 15, 2013


Contents

 

Discography

Discussions

Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (1)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (3)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (7)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (5)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (12)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (15)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (7)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (41)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (16) = 107
Part 11: Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round)

Coffee Cantata / Peasant Cantata – by Jeanne Lamon & Tafelmusik
Bach Cantatas on TV - conducted by Ton Koopman
Secular Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (March 2001 - June 2024)

Cantata BWV 211: Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht for Collegium Musicum Event [Coffee Cantata, Secular cantata] (1734)
Details | Discography: Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Main Page | 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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