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Cantata BWV 186
Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht |
Ref. |
BWV 186 |
German Title |
Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht |
English Title |
Fret not, O soul (by Richard Stokes) |
Event |
Cantata for the 7th
Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Romans 6: 19-23;
Gospel: Mark 8: 1-9
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales
for 7th Sunday after Trinity |
Composed |
Leipzig, 1723; Originated
from a lost cantata BWV 186a, composed in Weimar,
1716
1st performance: July 11, 1723 - Leipzig
2nd performance: 1746-1749 - Leipzig |
Text: |
Authors: Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1, 3, 5,
8, 10); Paul Speratus (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts.
2, 4, 7, 9, 11) |
BWV 186 Text:
German-1
| German-6
| German-7
| NBA Text
Translations:
English-1
| English-3I
| English-3P
| English-6
| English-10
| English-14
Catalan-1
| Chinese-2
| Danish-1
| Dutch-0
| Dutch-3
| French-4
| French-5
| French-6
| Hebrew-1
| Indonesian-1
| Italian-2
| Norwegian-1
| Polish-1
| Russian-1
| Russian-3
| Spanish-3
| Spanish-7
| Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text:
Es ist das Heil uns kommen her [BWV 186/6,11]
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, taille, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Part 1: Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt.
2: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 3: Aria [B] |
Mvt. 4: Recitative [T] | Mvt.
5: Aria [T] | Mvt. 6: Chorale
Part 2: Mvt. 7: Recitative [B] | Mvt.
8: Aria [S] | Mvt. 9: Recitative [A] |
Mvt. 10: Aria - Duet [S, A] | Mvt.
11: Chorale |
Scores: |
BWV 186 Scores:
Score Vocal & Piano [2.61 MB]
| Score BGA [3.10 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile):
D B Mus. ms. Bach P 53
| D-LEb Go. S. 5 [Bach Digital]
MuseScore:
Complete Cantata
| Mvt. 1
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 3
| Mvt. 4
| Mvt. 5
| Mvt. 6
| Mvt. 7
| Mvt. 8
| Mvt. 9
| Mvt. 10
[MuseScore]
Chorale Melody: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her [BWV 186/6,11]
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References: |
BWV 186=BWV 186.2 References:
BGA: XXXVII | NBA: I/18 | BC: A 108 | Zwang: K 34
| First Published: BG, 1891
| Autograph score (facsimile): ?
| Bach Digital
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Commentaries: |
BWV 186 Commentaries:
English:
Crouch
| All Music
| Emmanuel Music
| Mincham
Nielsen [Danish]
| EvH [Dutch]
| KL [Dutch]
| Role [French]
| Kantate [Japanese]
| B!52, Odcinek 85 [Polish]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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Music |
Music Examples |
Discussions |
Week of August 6, 2000; Week of August 7, 2005; Week of
August 7, 2011; Week of July 19, 2015 |
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Die Bach Kantate Vol. 43 (Cantatas BWV 54, 186, 107)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 56 (Cantatas BWV 185-187) |
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Cantata BWV 186 [33:48 / 33:54] |
Helmuth Rilling |
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart |
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hansjörg Schellenberger, Günther Passin, Hedda Rothweiler (Oboes); Dietmar Keller (Oboe da caccia); Günther Pfitzenmaier (Bassoon); Jürgen Wolf (Continuo Cello); Manfred Gräser (Double-bass); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord); Montserrat Torrent (Positive Organ) |
Hänssler 98.805
Hänssler 92.056
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CD-1: Jan, Apr 1977
CD-2: Sep 1976; Jan, Apr 1977 |
CD / TT: 63:10
CD / TT: 73:59
MP3 / TT: 73:59 |
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Südwest-Tonstudio, Stuttgart; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck; Sound Engineer: Henno Quasthoff.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 185, BWV 186, BWV 187 [HD: 73:54] | Cantatas BWV 185, BWV 186, BWV 187 [73:55]
Buy this album at:
CD (1996): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes |
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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 43 (BWV 185-188)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 10 (BWV 183-188, 192, 194-199)
Bach-2000 Vol. 4: Sacred Cantatas 4 (BWV 150-159, 161-188, 192, 194-199)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 56 (BWV 186, 187) |
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Cantata BWV 186 [27:32] |
Nikolaus Harnoncourt |
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien |
Boy Soprano: Helmut Wittek (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Robert Holl
CMW: ; Oboes: Marie Wolf, Hans Peter Westermann; Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Erich Höbarth, Andrea Bischof, Karl Höffinger, Anita Mitterer, Peter Schoberwalter, Helmut Mitter, Walter Pfeiffer; Violas: Kurt Theiner, Josef de Sordi; Violoncello: Herwig Tachezi; Bassoon: Milan Turkovič; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi |
Telefunken 6.35836
Teldec 8.35836 ZL & 244 179-2
Teldec 4509-91764-2
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Teldec 3984-25709-2
Teldec 8573-81154-2
Warner Classics 8573-81154-5 |
P 1989 |
2-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT: 90:21
6-CD / TT: 300:04
MP3 / TT: 297:18
15-CD / TT: 861:24
CD / TT: 51:04
CD / TT: 51:04
MP3 / TT: 50:26 |
Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (?).
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 186: Complete Cantata [27:38] | Complete Cantata: Part 1 [14:39] + Part 2 [13:15]
CD: Cantatas BWV 186, BWV 187 [51:04]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download 6-CD: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes
15-CD (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 6 |
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Cantata BWV 186 [29:23] |
Ton Koopman |
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Chorus Master: Simon Schouten) |
Soprano: Ruth Ziesak; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jaap ter Linden (Cello); Marcel Ponseele (Oboe/Oboe da caccia); Stephen Keavy (Trumpet)
ABC: Sopranos: Els Bongers, Anne Grimm, Vera Lansink, Caroline Stam, María-Luz Álvarez; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Henk Gunneman, Geraint Roberts, Jeremy Ovenden, Kevin McLean-Mair, Geert Berghs; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, Mitchell Sandler, René Steur
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless [Leader], Marshall Marcus, Foskien Kooistra, Sebastiaan van Vucht, Lisa Ferguson, Carlo Marona, Marc Cooper, Nicolo Cleminson; Violas: Martin Kelly, Jane Rogers; Cellos: Jaap ter Linden, Jonathan Manson; Double-bass/Violone: Nicholas Pap; Oboes/Oboe da caccia: Marcel Ponseele, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker; Bassoon: Marc Vallon; Organ: Ton Koopman [recitatives & arias], Jon Kleinbussink [choirs]; Lute: Mike Fentross |
Erato 3984-21629-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72206
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Apr & Sep 1997 |
3-CD / TT: 196:00
3-CD / TT: 196:00
MP3 / TT: 195:22 |
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editor: Adriaan Verstijnen.
See: Complete Cantatas Volume 6 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Buy this album at:
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Music Download 3-CD: Amazon.com | ClassicsOnline | iTunes |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 10 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723 / III (BWV 105, 179, 186) |
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Cantata BWV 186 [26:01] |
Masaaki Suzuki |
Bach Collegium Japan |
Soprano: Miah Persson; Alto: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
Choir: Sopranos: Yoshie Hida, Tamiko Hoshi, Mikiko Suzuki, Aki Yanagisawa; Altos: Yuko Anazawa, Tomoko Koike, Yoko Nagashima, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Hiroyuki Harada, Tadashi Miroku, Takanori Ohnishi, Gerd Türk, Yasuo Uzuka; Basses: Jun Hagiwara, Yoshiya Hida, Tetsuya Odagawa, Chiyuki Urano
Orchestra: Oboes: Masamitsu San'nomiya, Atsuko Ozaki; Violins: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader], Makoto Akatsu, Yuko Araki, Amiko Watabe, Azumi Takada, Luna Oda, Yuko Takeshima; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Ryoko Moro-oka; Violoncellos: Hidemi Suzuki, Mime Yamahiro; Violone: Shigeru Sakurai; Bassoon: Sei'ichi Futakuchi; Organ: Naoko Imai |
BIS CD-951
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Feb 1999 |
CD / TT: 63:12
MP3 / TT: 61:47 |
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Balance Engineer: Ingo Petery; Producer: Jens Braun; Digital Editing: Jens Braun.
See: Cantatas Vol. 10 - conducted by Massaki Suzuki
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 186: Complete Cantata [26:06] | Mvts. 1-6 [as BWV 186a] [17:18] | Mvts. 1-6 [15:44]
Buy this album at:
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Bach Edition Vol. 12 - Cantatas Vol. 6
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas Vol. 10 (BWV 181-200) |
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Cantata BWV 186 [30:34] |
Pieter Jan Leusink |
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium |
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Herjan Pullen, Hans van Roset, Aalt jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Tanny Roomen, Gerrit van der Hoorn, Erik Guldenaar, Peter van de Kolk, Nicky Westerink; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Edwin Smit, Jan Willem Pr, Arjen Nap; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Marijn Takken, Cor van Twillert, Frank Tros, Peter Bloemendaal, Frans Benschop; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Willem van der Hoorn, Huib van Hinsbergen, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Piet Schuyn
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer [Concert-master], Laura Johnson, Antoinette Lohmann, Eva Scheytt, Elin Eriksson, Mimi Mitchel, Fanny Pestalozzi, Josef Tan, David Rabinowitz; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Maarten Boeken; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp, Thomas Pitt; Double-bass: Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Ties Marang, Joshua Cheatam; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg [BWV 186/5,6,10,11], Ofer Frenkel [BWV 186/10,11], Christin Linde [BWV 186/10]; Bassoons: Trudy van der Wulp; Organ: Rien Voskuilen, Vaughan Schlepp |
Brilliant Classics 99371
Brilliant Classics |
Nov-Dec 1999 |
5-CD / TT: 286:53
MP3 / TT: 338:31 |
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands.
Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Artistic Director: Pieter Jan Leusink; Recording: Clavigram, Leerdam; Producer/Editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance & Recording Engineer, Editing: Louis van Emmerk.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 186: Mvt. 11: Chorale [HD: 2:10]
CD: Cantatas BWV 8, BWV 186, BWV 3 [73:59] | Cantatas BWV 8, BWV 186, BWV 3 [73:59]
Buy this album at:
5-CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | Amazon.de
Music Dowload (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes |
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 4: Ansbach/Haddinton
For the 6th Sunday after Trinity (BWV 9, 170)
For the 7th Sunday after Trinity (BWV 186, 107, 187) |
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2. |
Cantata BWV 186 [27:41] |
John Eliot Gardiner |
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists |
Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor Richard Wyn Roberts; Tenor: Kobie van Rensburg; Bass: Stephan Loges
MC: Sopranos: Katharine Fuge, Susan Hamilton, Lucinda Houghton, Angela Kazimierczuk, Charlotte Mobbs, Gillian Ross, Suzanne Flowers; Altos: James Burton, Carol Hall, William Missin, Richard Wyn Roberts; Tenors: John Bowley, Andrew Carwood, Robert Murray, Iain Rhodes; Basses: Geoffrey Davidson, Robert Macdonald, Simon Oberst, John Smyth
EBS: Violins 1: Maya Homburger, Nicolette Moonen, Peter Lissauer, Rebecca Livermore, Henriette Wayne; Violins 2: Roy Mowatt, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Matthew Truscott, Ellen O'Dell; Violas: Katherine McGillivary, Jane Rogers, Lis Cochrane; Cellos: David Watkin, Lynden Cranham; Double-bass: Barry Guy; Oboes: Katherina Arfken, James Eastaway, Catherine Latham; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Organ: Ian Watson; Harpsichord: Malcolm Proud |
Soli Deo Gloria SDG-156
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Aug 5-6, 2000 |
2-CD / TT: 120:40
MP3 / TT: 118:33 |
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St Mary's, Haddington, Scotland, UK.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineers: Jean-Marie Geijsen, Erdo Groot (Polyhymnia International BV); Recording Engineers: Thijs Hoeksra (Polyhymnia), Mario Nozza (Eurosound); Tape Editor: Roger de Schot; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 186: Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:57]
Buy this album at:
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J.S. Bach: Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186a (MM Conducting Recital: Max Holman) [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 186a (Cantata BWV 186: Part 1): Chorus Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht (Mvt. 1) [3:24] + Chorale Darum, ob ich schon dulde (Mvt. 6) [1:05] (from a complete performance) |
Max Holman |
Yale Recital Chorus & Orchestra |
Soprano: Molly Netter; Soprano: Sarah Elise Yanovitch; Counter-tenor: Michael Wisdom; Tenor: Tyler Ray; Bass-Baritone: Andrew Padgett |
YouTube |
Dec 14, 2014 |
Video / TT: |
Recorded & filmed live at St Thomas's Episcopal Church, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Degree recital in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music in choral conducting from the Yale School of Music / Institute of Sacred Music.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 186: Mvt. 1: Chorus [HD: 3:24] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [HD: 1:05] |
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Passion Musik (J.S. Bach: "Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht" BWV 186; G.P. Pergolesi: "Stabat Mater dolorosa") [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 186:
1. Mvts. 6-10 [12:45] (from a complete performance)
2. Mvt. 1: Chorus + Mvt. 10: Aria - Duet [S, A] [8:24] (from a complete performance) |
Christian Thadewald-Friedrich |
Projektorchester der Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt" Weimar
Kantorei der Kirchgemeinde Ohrdruf
Kirchenchor Stadtroda |
Soprano: Sylvia Teutschbein-Köhr; Counter-tenor: Etienne Walch; Other soloists: unknown |
YouTube |
1. Mar 29, 2015
2. Apr 3, 2015 (Good Friday) |
Audio / TT:
Video / TT: |
1. Recorded live at St. Trinitatis Kirche, Ohrdruf, Thuringia, Germany.
2. Recorded & filmed live at Stadtkirche St. Salvator, Stadtroda, Thuringia, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
1. Cantata BWV 186: Mvts. 6-10 [HD: 12:45]
Watch on YouTube:
2. Cantata BWV 186: Mvt. 1: Chorus & Mvt. 10: Aria - Duet [S, A] [HD: 8:24] |
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J.S. Bach: The First Cantata Year, Vol. 2 (BWV 167, 147, 186, 136) [VB-2] |
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CD-2 [43:54]:
Cantata BWV 186 [28:11] |
Hans-Christoph Rademann |
Gaechinger Cantorey |
Soprano: Elisabeth Breuer [BWV 186]; Counter-tenor: Alex Potter; Tenor: Julian Habermann [BWV 186]; Bass: Peter Harvey [BWV 186]
BWV 186 Choir: Sopranos: Elisabeth Breuer, Anja Scherg, Natasha Schnur; Altos: Alex Potter, Jennifer Gleinig, Anne Hartmann; Tenors: Julian Habermann, Laurin Oppermann, Christopher Renz; Basses: Peter Harvey, Tobias Ay, Florian Schmitt-Bohn
Orchestra: Oboes (d'amore): Andreas Helm, Elisabeth Beckert, Ana Inés Feola (da caccia); Bassoon: Joseph Casadella; Horn: Gustav Borggrefe; Violins: Jonas Zschenderlein, Emanuele Breda, Regine Freitag, Kaori Kobayshi, Ha-Na Lee, Justyna Skatulnik, Lotta Suvanto; Violas: Sonoko Asabuki, Yoko Tanaka-Zschenderlein; Violoncello: Guido Larisch; Double-bass: Christine Stic; Harpsichord: Michaela Hasselt; Organ: Boris Kleiner |
Hänssler Classic HC-23026
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BWV 186: Jul 8, 2023 |
2-CD / TT:
MP3 / TT: 87:56 |
Recorded live in the frame of Vision-Bach Series, at Gaisburger Kirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Concert 3).
Listen on YouTube:
Complete Album: Cantatas BWV 167, 147, 186, 136 [87:56]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2024): Amazon.de |
The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2000 - October 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Rainer Harald (August 2020- July 2024); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Claude Role (October 2013, February 2024) |
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