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Cantata BWV 194
Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest |
Ref.: |
BWV 194 |
German Title |
Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest |
English Title |
O greatly longed-for feast of joy (by Richard Stokes) |
Event |
Cantata for Trinity Sunday
Readings: Epistle: Romans 11: 33-36; Gospel: John 3: 1-15
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Trinity Sunday
Dedication of the Church and the Organ at Störmthal |
Composed |
Leipzig, 1723
1st performance: November 2, 1723 - Störmthal
2nd performance: June 4, 1724 - Leipzig
3rd performance: June 16, 1726 - Leipzig
4th performance: May 20, 1731 - Leipzig |
Text: |
Authors: Johann Heermann (Mvt. 6); Paul Gerhardt (Mvt. 12); Anon (Mvts. 1-5, 7-11) |
BWV 194 Text:
German-1
| German-6 (1)
| German-6 (2)
| German -6 (3)
| German-7 (1)
| German-7 (2)
| German-7 (3)
| NBA Text
Translations:
English-1
| English-3I
| English-3P
| English-6
| English-7
| English-10
| English-14
Catalan-1
| Chinese-2
| Danish-1
| Dutch-0
| Dutch-4
| French-4
| French-5
| French-6
| Hebrew-1
| Indonesian-1
| Italian-2
| Japanese-6
| Norwegian-1
| Polish-1
| Russian-1
| Russian-3
| Spanish-3
| Spanish-7
| Spanish/English-8
Chorale Texts:
Treuer Gott, ich muß dir klagen [BWV 194/6]
| Wach auf, mein Herz, und singe [BWV 194/12]
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Part 1: Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 3: Aria [B] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 5: Aria [S] | Mvt. 6: Chorale
Part 2: Mvt. 7: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 8: Aria [T] | Mvt. 9: Recitative - Duet [B, S] | Mvt. 10: Aria - Duet [S, B] | Mvt. 11: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 12: Chorale |
Scores: |
BWV 194 Scores:
Score Vocal & Piano [2.75 MB]
| Score BGA [3.85 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile):
D B Mus. ms. Bach P 43, Faszikel 3 (Störmthal) | D B Mus. ms. Bach St 48, Faszikel 1 (Störmthal, Leipzig I) | D B Mus. ms. Bach St 346, Faszikel 1 (Leipzig II) | D B Mus. ms. Bach St 346, Faszikel 2 (Leipzig I) | D B Mus. ms. Bach St 346, Faszikel 3 (Leipzig II) | D B Mus. ms. Bach St 346, Faszikel 4 (Störmthal) [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 6 ver | Mvt. 12
Capella:
Mvt. 6
| Mvt. 12
| Mvt. 12 ver 2 [cap]
MuseScore:
Complete Cantata
| Mvt. 1
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 3
| Mvt. 4
| Mvt. 5
| Mvt. 6
| Mvt. 7
| Mvt. 8
| Mvt. 9
| Mvt. 10
| Mvt. 11
| Mvt. 12
[MuseScore]
Chorale Melodies:
Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele [BWV 194/6]
| Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren [BWV 194/12]
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References: |
BWV 194=BWV BWV 194.2, 194.3, 194.4 References:
BGA: XXIX | NBA: I/31 | BC: A 91, B 31 | Zwang: K 49
| First Published: BG, 1881
| Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
| Provenance
| Bach Digital (Leipzig version 1)
| Bach Digital (Leipzig [Short] version 2)
| Bach Digital (Stormthal version)
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Commentaries: |
BWV 194 Commentaries:
English:
BCW
| Crouch
| All Music
| Emmanuel Music
| Mincham
Nielsen [Danish]
| EvH [Dutch]
| Role [French]
| Kantate [Japanese]
| B!52, Odcinek 78 [Polish]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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Music |
Music Examples |
Discussions |
Week of May 26, 2002; Week of November 27, 2005; Week of March 27, 2011; Week of May 22, 2016 |
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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 44 (BWV 192, 194-195)
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. 58 (BWV 194 & 195) |
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Cantata BWV 194 [39:13] |
Nikolaus Harnoncourt |
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien (with original instruments) |
Sopranos: Hans Stricker, Stefan Gienger (Soloists of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Thomas Hampson
CMW: Oboes David Reichenberg, Hans Peter Westermann, Marie Wolf; 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 244-193-1
Teldec 244 193-2 ZK
Teldec 4509-91764-2
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Teldec 3984-25709-2
Teldec 8573-81152-2
Warner Classics 8573-81152-5
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Jan/Mar 1987 |
2-LP / TT: 71 min
CD / TT: 70:41
6-CD / TT: 300:04
MP3 / TT: 297:18
15-CD / TT: 861:24
CD / TT: 58:19
CD / TT: 58:19
MP3 / TT: 57:55 |
Recorded at Casino Zogernitz, Vienna, Austria.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 194: Complete Cantata [39:13] | Complete Cantata [39:13]
CD: Cantatas BWV 194, BWV 195 [58:18]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download CD: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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Bach Aria Festival & Institute, Saturday June 19, 1993: Staller Center for the Arts, University at Stony Brook: Panel discussion at 7:00 PM [and] concert at 8:30 PM [F93-1] |
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Cantata BWV 194: Part I (Mvts. 1-6) [] |
Samuel Baron |
Bach Aria Festival Chorus / Bach Aria Festival Orchestra [Bach Aria Group] |
Soprano: Julianne Baird; Baritone: Robert Honeysucker
Daniel Phillips (Violin); Timothy Eddy (Cello) |
State University of New York at Stony Brook: Dept. of Music |
Jun 19, 1993 |
3-CD / TT: 140:40 |
Recorded live at Staller Center for the Arts, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Long Island, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach Aria Festival and Institute.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 58751770) |
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 |
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Cantata BWV 194 [35:28] |
Ton Koopman |
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Chorus Master: Simon Schouten) |
Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jaap ter Linden (Cello); Patrick Beaugireaud (Oboe)
ABC: Sopranos: Vera Lansink, Caroline Stam, Francine van der Heijden, Annemieke Rademaker, Melanie Greve; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Wim-Jan van Deuveren, Henk Gunneman, Geraint Roberts, John Wright; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Kees van Hees
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Nicola Cleminson, Marc Cooper, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Marshall Marcus, Sebastiaan van Vucht, Fanny Pestalozzi, Alida Schat; Violas: Martin Kelly, Katherine McGillivray; Cellos: Jaap ter Linden, Jonathan Manson; Double-bass: Nicholas Pap; Oboes: Patrick Beaugireaud, Michel Henry, Stefaan Verdegem; Bassoon: Sally Jackson; Lute: Mike Fentross; Organ: Bernard Winsemius [choir]; Organ, Harpsichord: Ton Koopman [recitatives & arias] |
Erato 3984-27315-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72209
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Oct 1998 |
3-CD / TT: 206:05
3-CD / TT: 206:05
MP3 / TT: 205:18 |
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Buy this album at:
Erato 3-CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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Music Download 3-CD: Amazon.com | ClassicsOnline | iTunes |
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Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas Vol. 10 (BWV 181-200) |
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Cantata BWV 194 [39:41] |
Pieter Jan Leusink |
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium |
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Tenors: Nico van der Meel, Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Herjan Pullen, Hans van Roset, Aalt Jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Tanny Koomen, Gerrit van der Hoorn, Erik Guldenaar, Nicky Westerink, Peter van der Kolk; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Zwerver, Arjen Nap, Jan Willem Prins; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Cor van Twillert, Marijn Tak, Frank Tros, Peter Bloemendaal; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Edwin Smit, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Willem van der Hoorn, Henk Timmerman, Job Boswinkel
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer [Concert-master], Laura Johnson, Ewa Scheytt, Pieter Affourtit, Wanda Visser, Elin Eriksson, Fanny Pestalozzi, Rachael Beesley, Antoinette Lohmann, Mimi Mitchel; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp, Bas van Hengel, Albert Brüggen, Thomas Pitt; Double-basses: Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Joshua Cheatam; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg [BWV 194/1,3,10,12], Ofer Frenkel [BWV 194/1,12], Kristin Linde [BWV 194/1,10,12]; Bassoons: Trudy van der Wulp, Norbert Kunst; Organ: Rien Voskuilen, Vaughan Schlepp, Stephen Taylor, Bert Mooiman |
Brilliant Classics 99374
Brilliant Classics |
Jan-Feb 2000 |
5-CD / TT: 307:16
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 194: Complete Cantata [39:40]
CD: Cantatas BWV 194, BWV 176, BWV 89 [63:02] | Cantatas BWV 194, BWV 176, BWV 89 [63:02]
Buy this album at:
5-CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | Amazon.de
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 27: Blythburgh/Kirkwell
For Whit Tuesday (BWV 184, 175)
For Trinity Sunday (BWV 194, 176, 165, 129) |
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2. |
Cantata BWV 194 [18:49] |
John Eliot Gardiner |
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists |
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Peter Harvey
MC: Sopranos: Suzanne Flowers, Gillian Keith, Emma Preston-Dunlop, Katharine Fuge, Elisabeth Priday, Joanne Lunn; Altos: Elinor Carter, Mark Chambers, Angus Davidson, Charles Humphries; Tenors: Rory O'Connor, Paul Tindall, Peter Butterfield, Nicolas Robertson; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Charles Pott, Robert Evans, Michael McCarthy
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury, Penelope Spencer, Catherine Martin, Debbie Diamond, Jane Gillie; Violins 2: Lucy Howard, Matthew Truscott, Silvia Schweinberger, Desmond Heath; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Katherine McGillivray, Colin Kitching; Cellos: Melanie Beck, Helen Verney; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Oboes: Edouard Wesley, Mark Baigent, Jasu Moisio; Bassoon: Philip Turbett; Harpsichord: Howard Moody; Organ: Robert Quinney |
Soli Deo Gloria SDG-138
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Jun 18, 2000 |
2-CD / TT: 111:27
MP3 / TT: 110:28 |
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 194: Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:26] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] [1:07] + Mvt. 3: Aria [B] [4:20] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [S] [1:26] + Mvt. 5: Aria [S] [5:34] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [2:08]
Cantata BWV 194: Part 1 [18:49]
Buy this album at:
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 16 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723 / IX (BWV 119, 194) |
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Cantata BWV 194 [38:37] |
Masaaki Suzuki |
Bach Collegium Japan |
Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Baritone: Jochen Kupfer
Chorus: Sopranos: Yukari Nonoshita, Yoshie Hida, Naoko Yamamura; Altos: Mutsumi Hatano, Tamaki Suzuki, Sumihito Uesugi; Tenors: Makoto Sakurada, Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Jochen Kupfer, Yoshitaka Ogasawara, Chiyuki Urano
Orchestra: Oboe I: Masamitsu San'nomiya; Oboe II: Koji Ezaki; Oboe III: Atsuko Ozaki; Violins 1: Ryo Terakado [Leader], Yuko Araki, Yuko Takeshima; Violins 2: Azumi Takada, Luna Oda, Keiko Watanabe; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Amiko Watabe
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki, Mime Yamahiro; Violone (Double-bass): Ken'ichi Naito; Bassoono: Seiichi Futakuchi; Harpsichord: Masaaki Suzuki; Organ: Masaaki Suzuki, Naoko Imai |
BIS CD-1131
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Nov 9-10, 2000 |
CD / TT: 62:50
MP3 / TT: 61:42 |
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Balance Engineer: Dirk Ludemann; Producer: Jens Braun; Digital Editing: Martin Nagorni
See: Cantatas Vol. 16 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 194: Mvt. 3: Aria [B] [4:35]
Buy this album at:
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Cantates de J.S. Bach: BWV 27 - BWV 155 et BWV 194 [CV-3] |
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Cantata BWV 194 [34:20] |
Eric J. Milnes |
L'Harmonie des saisons |
Soloists: Soprano: Ariadne Lih; Alto: Nicholas Burns; Tenor: Philippe Gagné; Baritone: Sumner Thompson
L'Harmonie des saisons: Violins 1: Julia Wedman [Violon solo / Concert-master], Jessy Dubé, Jimin Shin, Guillaume Villeneuve; Violins 2: Scott Metcalfe, Marie Nadeau-Tremblay, Karin Cuellar; Viola: Hélène Plouffe; Cello: Mélisande Corriveau; Double-bass: Pierre Cartier; Oboes: Matthew Jennejohn, Karim Nasr, Joel Verkaik; Bassoon: Dominic Teresi; Organ2: Eric J. Milnes
2. Positive organ (Op. 58) belonging to Denis Juget, built by Juget-Sinclair (Montreal, 1996). 4 stops, 1 keyboard. |
YouTube |
Feb 26, 2023 |
Video / TT: 59:50 |
Recorded & filmed live at Salle Bourgie du Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, Québec, Canada. The performance in concert of the complete cycle of J.S. Bach's cantatas, from Septemeber 13, 2014 to March 26, 2023: 8 years, 77 concerts, and more than 200 cantatas.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 194: Complete Cantata [34:20] |
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Concierto en vivo | Bach Santiago 34 (Cantatas BWV 176, 135, 194) [BS-34] |
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32:00-71:13: Cantata BWV 194 [39:13] |
Pedro-Pablo Prudencio |
Bach Santiago |
Soloists: Soprano: Francisca Prudencio; Alto: Javiera Barrios Lara; Tenor: Gonzalo Quinchahual; Baritone: Patricio Sabaté
Vocal Ensemble: Soprano: Paloma Reyes; Alto: María José Uribarri; Tenor: Felipe Catalán; Bass: Diego Delpiano
Instrumental Ensemble: Ronald Barrios, Pascal Montenegro, Roberto Morales (Oboes); Monzerrat Miranda (Bassoon); Héctor Montalván (Trombone); Verónica Sierralta (Organ); Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Fernanda Morris (Violins); Pablo Salinas (Viola); Eduardo Simpson (Violoncello); Carlos Arenas (Double-bass) |
Bach Santiago |
Jun 4, 2023 |
Video / TT: 74:56 |
Recorded, filmed & streamed from Parroquia La Natividad del Señor, Santiago, Chile.
Team Bach Santiago: Guido Minoletti, David Núñez, Rodrigo del Pozo, Felipe Ramos, Gerardo Salazar. Team of extension: Karina Fischer (Director); Gerardo Salazar (Subdirector de extension); Felipe Ramos (Coordinador of extension & medias); Erika Korowin (Continuing Education Assistant); Lady Guajardo (Coordinator of guests); Romina de la Sotta (Journalist); Matías Reimer (Assistant of extension); Mary Paz Albornoz (Designer); Ariana Cuevas (Cover design); Carlos Arriagada (Production assistant); Carmen Sánchez (Resident ensembles assistant). Organization: Instituto de Música de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 176, 194 [74:56]
Watch on Facebook:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 176, 194 [84:00] |
The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2002 - September 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Rainer Harald (March-June 2019); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Jean-Gabriel Puyraveau (October 2013); Thomas Shepherd (January 2008); Anne Voisin, Discothèque Centrale de Radio France (December 2011) |
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