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Cantata BWV 197a=197.1
Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe |
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BWV 197a=197.1 |
German Title |
Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe |
English Title |
Glory to God in the highest (by Z. Philip Ambrose) |
Event |
Cantata for Christmas Day [fragment, incomplete]
Readings: Epistle: Titus 2: 11-14 / Isaiah 9: 2-7; Gospel: Luke 2: 1-14
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Christmas |
Composed |
Leipzig, 1728; Revised as a Wedding Cantata BWV 197: Leipzig, 1736-1737
1st performance: December 25, 1728 ? or the following year - Leipzig
2nd performance: 1736-1737 - Leipzig |
Text: |
Lukas 2: 14 (Mvt. 1); Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) (Mvts. 2-6); Kaspar Ziegler (Mvt. 7) |
BWV 197a Text:
German-1
| German-6
| NBA Text
Translations:
English-1
| English-10
Chorale Text:
Ich freue mich in dir
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Scoring |
Soloists: Alto, Bass; Four-part chorus
Orchestra: 2 transverse flutes, oboe d’amore, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, bassoon, continuo
[The music for Mvts. 1-3 & the beginning of Mvt. 4 is missing]
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria [A] | Mvt. 5: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 6: Aria [B] | Mvt. 7: Chorus |
Scores: |
BWV 197a Scores:
Score BGA [0.98 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile):
D B Mus. ms. Bach P 91 [Bach Digital]
MuseScore:
Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1: Score not available | Mvt. 2: Score not available | Mvt. 3: Score not available | Mvt. 4
| Mvt. 5
| Mvt. 6
| Mvt. 7
[MuseScore]
Chorale Melody: O Gott, du frommer Gott, Melody 3 [BWV 197a/7]
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References: |
BWV 197a=BWV 197.1 References:
BGA: XLI | NBA: I/2 | BC: A 11 | Zwang: K 170
| First Published: BG, 1894
| Bach Digital
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Commentaries: |
BWV 197a Commentaries:
English:
Crouch
| All Music
| Mincham
Nielsen [Danish]
| Role [French]
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Music |
Music Examples |
Discussioons |
Week of February 24, 2002; Week of May 11, 2008; Week of March 1, 2009 |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 54 - Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe, Cantatas · 14 · 100 · 197 · 197a (Cantatas from Leipzig 1730s-40s (III)) |
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Cantatas BWV 197a (fragment; restoration of the score by Diethard Hellmann): Mvts. 4-7 [11:30] |
Masaaki Suzuki |
Bach Collegium Japan |
Counter-tenor: Damien Guillon; Bass: Peter Kooy
Jean-François Madeuf (Trumpet); Kiyomi Suga (Flauto traverso); Masamitsu San’nomiya (Oboe
d’amore); Yukiko Murakami (Bassoon); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin) |
BIS 2021 |
Sep 2012 |
SACD / TT: 75:40 |
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Producer: Jens Braun; Sound engineer: Andreas
Ruge; Tuner: Akimi Hayashi.
Buy this album at:
CD (2013): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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Все кантаты Баха. Сезон четвертый "Бах в Лейпциге: парные кантаты", Концерт второй - Рождественский концерт! 12+ (BWV 248/1, 197a, 91) [S4-2] |
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Cantata BWV 197a [15:20] |
Artistic Director & Conductor: Oleg Romanenko |
Collegium Musicum Ensemble, Moscow |
Soprano: Varvara Fedotova; Alto: Anastasia Bondareva; Tenor: Pavel Laus; Bass: Evgeniy Skurat
Daniel Salvador (Organ) [Madrid, Spain] |
Все кантаты Баха |
Dec 20, 2020 |
Video / TT: 112:30 |
Recorded & filmed live at Evangelical-Lutheran St. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia, as part of Все кантаты Баха.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 248/1, 197a, 91 [112:30]
Cantata BWV 197a: Complete Cantata [15:20] |
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J.S. Bach: Friede auf Erden – Rekonstruierte Kantaten
Peace on earth – Reconstructed cantatas (BWV 197.1, 80.1, 190.1) [C-1] |
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1-7. Cantata Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe, BWV
197.1, Reconstruction by Pieter Dirksen [22:05] SATB |
Holger Speck |
Vocalensemble Rastatt / Les Favorites Barockorchester |
Soloists: Soprano: Miriam Feuersinger; Alto: Terry Wey; Tenor: Florian Sievers; Bass: Sebastian Noack
Vocalensemble Rastatt: Sopranos: Clara Steuerwald, Julia Obert, Lucia Boisserée, Sarah M. Newman, Natasha Schnur, Aline Wilhelmy; Altos: Jan Jerlitschka, Valerie Pfannkuch, Philipp Cieslewicz, Anna Ziegelmeir, Eva Marti, Álvaro Tinjacá-Bedoya; Tenors: Daniel Tepper, Thomas Dorn, Korbinian Krol, Patrick Siegrist, Marcel Hubner, Michael Seifferth; Basses: Daniel Raschinsky, Florian Hartmann, Karsten Müller, Alexander Schmidt, Lucas Heller, Thomas San Miguel
Les Favorites: Violins 1: Veronika Skuplik (Concert-master, Soloist Tr. 12), Miriam Risch, Marina Kakuno, Franciska Hajdu; Violins 2: Steffen Hamm, Csenge Orgován, Donata Wilken, Julia Krikkay; Violas: Werner Saller (Soloist Tr. 12), Florian Schulte, Sara Gomez Yunta; Violoncellos: Piroska Baranyay (Soloist Bc-Cello), Mátyás Virág; Double-bass: Peter Ferretti; Organ: Torsten Übelhör; Trumpet I: Fruscina Hara; Trumpet II: István Lukács; Trumpet III: Sophia Kälber; Drums: Charlie Ziegler; Flute I: Wiebke Oppermann; Flute: II Sarah Möller; Oboe I: Eduard Wesly; Oboe II: Hanna Lindeijer; Oboe III: Douwe Van der Meulen; Bassoon: Eva Maria Horn |
Carus Verlag 83.532
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Oct 23-25, 2023 |
HRA / TT: 53:07
MP3 / TT: 52:51 |
Recorded at the Hans-Rosbaud-Studio, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Co-production by Südwestrundfunk and Carus-Verlag. Balance Engineer: Daniel Senger, Johannes Grosch; Recording Producer/Editing/Mastering: Tobias Hoff; Editorial Board (SWR Kultur): Dr. Bettina Winkler.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Playlist; 20 Tracks; TT: 53:11]
Buy this album at:
CD (2024): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2024): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2002 - October 2024) |
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