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Cantata BWV 215
Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen |
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Ref.: |
BWV 215 |
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German Title |
Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen |
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English Title |
Praise your good fortune, blessed Saxony (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Secular Cantata to celebrate the crowning of August III as King of Poland |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1734
1st performance: October 5, 1734 - Leipzig |
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Text: |
Johann Christoph Clauder |
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BWV 215 Text:
German-1
| German-6
| German-7
Translations:
English-1
| English-3I
| English-3P
| English-6
| English-10
| English-13
Catalan-1
| Chinese-2
| Dutch-0
| French-4
| French-6
| Polish-1
| Polish-2
| Russian-3
| Spanish-7
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 8-part Double Chorus (Mvt. 1), 4-part Chorus (Mvt. 9)
Orchestra: 3 trumpet, timpani, 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, cello, bassoon, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Aria | Mvt. 8: Recitative & Arioso | Mvt. 9: Chorus |
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Scores: |
BWV 215 Scores:
Score BGA [6.37 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile):D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 77
| D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 139 [Bach Digital]
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References: |
BWV 215 References:
BGA: XXXIV | NBA: I/37 | BC: G 21 | Zwang: W 15
| First Published: BG, 1887
| Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
| Bach Digital
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Commentaries: |
BWV 215 Commentaries:
English:
All Music
| Mincham
| Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish]
| EvH [Dutch]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of December 7, 2003; Week of September 28, 2008; Week of September 22, 2013 |
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J.S. Bach: Weltische Quellen des Weichnachts-Oratoriums (Cantatas BWV 213, 214, 215) [L-1]
J.S. Bach: Weltliche Quellen des Weihnachts-Oratoriums II - Tönet ihr Pauken, erschallet Trompeten ! BWV 214; Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen BWV 215 [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 215 [30:16] |
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Wilfried Fischer |
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Chor und Kammerorchester Collegium Musicum der Universität Tübingen |
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Sopran: Herrad Wehrung; Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Bruce Abel
Susanne Zillhardt & Ulrich Wörz (Flutes); Gertrud Krause & Helmut Schmauder (Oboes & Oboes d'amore); Fritz Georg Langer, Otto Jahn & Walter Schirra (Trumpets); Thomas Jennewein (Violin); Karin Nordmeyer & Werner Aderhold (Violas); Henning Nordmeyer (Violoncello); Rolf Sack (Double-bass); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord) |
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Corona SM-30003/4
Corona 32004 |
Jul 8, 1969 |
2-LP / TT:
CD / TT: 57:17 |
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Recorded live at Festsaal der Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Südwestfunk, Landesstudio Tübingen; Digital Mastering: Studio Bayer Music Group; Reproduction & typesetting: Richard Kettmann, Stuttgart; ManufactureR: SONY DADC, Anif. |
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J.S. Bach: Kantaten Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen BWV 215; Dem Gerechten muß das Licht BWV 195 [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 215 [34:14] |
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Karl-Friedrich Beringer |
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Windsbacher Knabenchor / Collegium Musicum des Westdeutscher Rundfunk |
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Soloists: Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Tenor: Paul Elliott; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
WKC: Soprano I: Dirk Bartels, Ruven Becker, Christoph Dürr, Ralf Eckstein, Alexander Lampe, Florian Myrus, Christian Probst, Christoph Schäfer, Gerold Zeiler, Gunnar Ubel; Alto I: Yosemeh Adjei, Asmus von Eyb, Hans-Jürgen Hufnagel, Uwe Schenker-Primus, Johannes Schottky, Jörg Schwab, Christian Seidel; Tenor I: Wilhelm Binder, Stefan Birngruber, Jörg Eichler, Christian Frosch, Gerhard Gerstner, Bernd Lang, Alexander List; Bass I: Thomas Ahnert, Jürgen Augustin, Ulrich Belgel, Friedemann Buddensiek, Friedhelm Loesti, Alexander Löblein, Georg Oeder, Matthias Stuhrmann
Soprano II: Tim Czauderna, Marco Franz, Michael Gesell, Matthias Heubusch, Alexander Hilgarth, Elmar Link, Rainer Lintermann, Friedemann Müller, Björn Toelken, Hans-Christoph Wirth; Alto II: Andreas Freitag, Can Hartmann, Jochen Heinzelmann, Peter Maruhn, Berthold Miethke, Benjamin Myrus, Michael Sterk; Tenor II: Markus Dorner, Peter Eckart, Wolfgang Hofbauer, Stefan Hofmann, Christian Seufert, Christoph Wittmann; Bass II: Gerhard Bamler, Martin Braun, Klaus Bucka, Thomas Fillep, Thomas Mehnert, Martin Michaelis, David Schleiermac, Klaus Schneider, Jörg Zitzmann |
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Rondeau Production ROP-2006
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May 24-28, 1986 |
CD / TT: 53:24
MP3 / TT: 53:17 |
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Recorded at Immanuelskirche, Wuppetal-Barmen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Recording Direction, Technique & Editing: Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm, Detmold; Production: Dr. Barbara Schwendowius (Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln), Frank Hallmann (Rondeau Production).
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Cantatas BWV 215 &195 [53:23]
Buy this album at:
CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD (2007): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2012): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes |
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Bach at One - Wednesday, January 6, 1pm (Cantata 215, Mass in B minor BWV 232: Sanctus – Osanna – Dona nobis pacem) [TN-4] |
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Cantata BWV 215 [] |
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Julian Wachner |
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Trinity Wall Street Choir / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street |
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Soloists: unknown |
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Trinity Wall Street |
Jan 6, 2016 |
Video / TT: 73:58 |
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Recorded at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series. This week, as part of Trinity's Twelfth Night: Time's Arrow festival.
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Complete Concert [73:58] |
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Bach: Secular Cantatas, Vol. 8 - Celebratory Cantatas (BWV 206, 215) |
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Cantata BWV 215 [32:00] |
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Masaaki Suzuki |
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Bach Collegium Japan |
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Soloists: Soprano: Hana Blažíková, Counter-tenor: Hiroya Aoki [BWV 206]; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Roderick Williams
Ryo Terakado (Violin)
Chorus: Sopranos I: Hana Blažíková, Aki Matsui; Sopranos II: Minae Fujisaki, Eri Sawae; Altos I: Hiroya Aoki, Naoko Fuse; Altos II: Tamaki Suzuki, Chiharu Takahashi; Tenors I: Charles Daniels, Yosuke Taniguchi; Tenors II: Yusuke Fujii, Hiroto Ishikawa; Basses I: Roderick Williams, Chiyuki Urano; Basses II: Toru Kaku, Yusuke Watanabe
Orchestra: Trumpet I: Jean-Francois Madeuf; Trumpet II: Gilles Rapin; Trumpet III: Hidenori Saito; Timpani: Atsushi Sugahara; Transverse Flute I: Kiyomi Suga; Transverse Flute II: Liliko Maeda; Oboe I / Oboe d'amore I: Masamitsu San'nomiya; Oboe II / Oboe d'amore II: Go Arai; Violins 1: Ryo Terakado [Leader], Yuko Takeshima, Ayaka Yamauchi; Violins II: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Shiho Hiromi; Violas [or Violetta]: Hiroshi Narita, Akira Harada
Continuo: Violoncello: Shuhei Takezawa; Violone: Seiji Nishizawa; Fagotto: Kiyotaka Dosaka; Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki |
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BIS SACD-2231
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Feb 2016 |
SACD / TT: 70:23
MP3 / TT: 70:16 |
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Recorded at the Saitama Arts Theater, Concert Hall, Japan.
Producer: Marion Schwebel (Take5 Music Production); Sound Engineer: Thore Brinkmann (Take5 Music Production); Tuning: Akimi Hayashi; Post-production: Editing & Mixing: Marion Schwebel; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr.
Buy this album at:
SACD (2017): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes |
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Seoul Motet Choir 2019 Leipzig Bachfest Live Concert, Bach BWV 215, 206 서울모테트합창단 2019 라이프찌히 바흐페스티발 (Kantaten für August III) [CV-3] |
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05:23-41:45: Cantata BWV 215 [36:22] |
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Chee-Yong Park |
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Seoul Motet Chamber Orchestra |
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Soloists: Soprano: Hye-Jung Kang (강혜정); Alto: Jung-Mi Kim (김정미); Tenor: Seil Kim (김세일); Bass: Locky Chung (정록기) |
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YouTube |
Jun 16, 2019 |
Video / TT: 90:48 |
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Recorded & filmed live at Bach stage in Markt, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, in the frame of Bachfest Leipzig 2019 (No. 39).
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert [90:48] |
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J.S. Bach: Kantate Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215 // Anniversary of the Election of Augustus III as King of Poland [D15-6]
Bach-Kantaten N°39 (BWV 215, 120) |
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Cantata BWV 215 [CD: 31:45; YT: 36:15] |
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Musical Director & Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Workshop Participants: Anselm Hartinger, Rudolf Lutz
Reflective Lecture Speaker: Anselm Hartinger |
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Chor & Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung |
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Soloists: Soprano: Miriam Feuersinger; Tenor: Daniel Johannsen; Bass: Peter Kooy (Kooij)
Choir: Sopranos: Lia Andres, Simone Schwark, Susanne Seitter, Noëmi Sohn-Nad, Alexa Vogel, Mirjam Wernli; Altos: Laura Binggeli, Antonia Frey, Tobias Knaus, Lea Pfister-Scherer, Alexandra Rawohl, Jan Thomer; Tenors: Marcel Fässler, Manuel Gerber, Tobias Mäthger, Joël Morand, Christian Rathgeber, Nicolas Savoy; Basses: Jean-Christophe Groffe, Johannes Hill, Daniel Pérez, Retus Pfister, Philippe Rayot, Tobias Wicky
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann, Monika Baer, Elisabeth Kohler, Olivia Schenkel, Marita Seeger, Salome Zimmermann; Violas: Susanna Hefti, Claire Foltzer, Stella Mahrenholz; Violoncellos: Daniel Rosin, Hristo Kouzmanov; Violone: Markus Bernhard; Trumpets: Lukas Gothszalk, Peter Hasel, Klaus Pfeiffer; Timpani: Martin Homann; Oboes, Oboes d'amore: Katharina Arfken, Philipp Wagner; Transverse Flutes: Tomoko Mukoyama, Sarah van Cornewal; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Harpsichord: Thomas Leininger |
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J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen C053 |
Jun 25, 2021 |
Video / TT:
CD / TT: 53:26 |
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Recorded & filmed live at Olma-Halle 2.0, St. Gallen, Kanton St. Gallen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
Recording & Editing: Sound Engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Executive Producer: Johannes Widmer; Production: Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; Producer: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Source: Bachipedia
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 215: Complete Cantata [36:15] | Bach Factory [25:28] | Mvt. 3: Aria [T] [7:12]
Buy this album at:
CD (2022): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop |
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J.S. Bach: "Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen" BWV 215 - Bloomington Bach Cantata Project [C-80] |
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0:00:00: Welcome
0:02:05: Performance: Cantata BWV 215 [32:49]
0:34:54: Lecture
0:49:02: Performance: Cantata BWV 215 [33:48] |
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Music Director: Joanna Blendulf
Lecturer: Daniel R. Melamed |
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(OVPP - No Choir ) / Bloomington Bach Cantata Project (Indiana University Baroque Orchestra) |
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Singers: Sopranos: Howell Petty, Elise Miller; Altos: Shannon Barry Beckemeyer, James Walton; Tenors: Blake Beckemeyer, Eric Meincke; Basses: Daniel Lentz, Aaron Cain
Players: Ingrid Matthews, Miranda Zirnbauer, Parastoo Heidarinejad, Jimena Burga Lopera (Violins); Rachel Gries (Viola); Joanna Blendulf (Cello); Phil Spray (Violone); Zach Coronado (Bassoon); Jonathan Oddie (Harpsichord); Kathie Stewart, Grace Forrai (Flutes); Luke Conklin, Natasha Keating (Oboes); Kris Kwapis, Quinton Mashler, Nick Thomas (Trumpet); Brian McNulty (Timpani) |
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YouTube |
Mar 26, 2023 |
Video / TT: 82:50 |
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Recorded & filmed live at St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Indiana, USA, in the frame of Bloomington Bach Cantata Project (Director: Daniel R. Melamed; Concert Manager: Anastasia Chin; Operations Manager: Margaret Eronimous).
Video recording by Steve Sobiech/Bloomington Gramophone.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 215: Complete Programme [82:50] |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - August 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Rudolf Bayer (October 2003, January 2016); Matthias Hansen (August 2006); Leslie Masters (August 2010); Claude Role (August 2017, December 2017) |
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