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Cantata BWV 69
Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele [I] |
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Ref.: |
BWV 69 |
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German Title |
Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele [I] |
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English Title |
Praise the Lord, my soul (by Francis Browne) |
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Event |
Cantata for the Town Council Inauguration |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1748 ?
1st performance: August 26, 1748 - Leipzig |
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Text: |
Psalm 103: 2 (Mvt. 1); Martin Luther (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5) [W. Murray Young suggests Christian Weiss, Sr.] |
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BWV 69 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
| Dutch-0
| Dutch-3
| French-1
| French-4
| French-5
| French-6
| Hebrew-1
| Indonesian-1
| Norwegian-1
| Polish-1
| Russian-1
| Russian-3
| Spanish-2
| Spanish-3
| Spanish-7
| Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text:
Es woll uns Gott genädig sein [BWV 69/6]
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 3 oboes, oboe d'amore, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 3: Aria [T] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 5: Aria [B] | Mvt. 6: Chorale |
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BWV 69 Scores:
Score Vocal & Piano [1.85 MB]
| Score BGA [3.51 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile):
D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 68 [Bach Digital]
Capella:
Mvt. 6
[cap]
MuseScore:
Complete Cantata
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| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 3
| Mvt. 4
| Mvt. 5
| Mvt. 6
[MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis:
Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody:
Es woll uns Gott genädig sein [BWV 69/6]
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References: |
BWV 69-BWV 69.2 References:
BGA: XVI | NBA: I/32.2 | BC: B 10 | Zwang: K 202
| First Published: BG, 1868
| Autograph score (facsimile): ?
| Provenance65" target="_blank">Bach Digital
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Commentaries: |
BWV 69 Commentaries:
English:
BCW
| Crouch
| All Music
| Bethlehem
| Mincham
| NBV-AOB
Nielsen [Danish]
| EvH [Dutch]
| Role [French]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of August 18, 2002; Week of Sepember 11, 2005; Week of November 27, 2011 |
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Die Bach Kantate Vol. 67 (Cantatas BWV 193, 120, 69)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 22 (Cantatas BWV 68-70) |
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Cantatas BWV 69 [CD-1: 20:50; CD-2: 22:14] |
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Helmuth Rilling |
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Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart |
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Soprano: Helen Donath; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Bernhard Schmidt, Siegfried Götthel [CD-1], Roland Burckhardt (Trumpets); Norbert Schmitt (Timpani); Günther Passin (Oboe, Oboe d'amore); Hedda Rothweiler, Dietmar Keller (Oboes); Günther Pfitzenmaier (Bassoon); Walter Forchert (Violin); Martin Ostertag, Jürgen Wolf (Continuo Cello); Manfred Gräser (Double-bass); Martha Schuster, Hans-Joachim Erhard [Mvts. 1&3] (Harpsichord, Positive Organ) |
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Hänssler 98.829
Hänssler 92.022
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Mar 1973 [Mvts. 2, 4-6], Apr 1982 [Mvts. 1&3] |
CD / TT: 63:55
CD / TT: 64:15
MP3 / TT: 64:05 |
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Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg [Mvts. 1&3]; Sonopress Tontechnik, Gütersloh [Mvts. 2, 4-6]; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
On Bacakademie Edition the dates are: Mar-May 1983; Feb 1982 [Mvt. 1]; Jul 1983 [Mvt. 3].
1st recording of Cantata BWV 69 by H. Rilling.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 68, 69, 70 [HD: 64:13] | Cantatas BWV 68, 69, 70 [HD: 64:14] | Cantatas BWV 68, 69, 70 [64:14]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1996): Amazon.com | Amazo.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
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: Cantatas 69 & 120 [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 69 [] |
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Melvin Dickinson |
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Louisville Bach Society |
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Soprano: Margaret Kelley-Evans; Mezzo-soprano: Antoinette Hardin; Tenor: David Brown; Bass: Arnold Epley |
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Rivergate LP-1002 (Louisville Bach Society) |
1972 |
LP / TT:
CD / TT: |
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Alain Fantapié reported in Diapason magazine, No. 195, March 1975: "An interpretation of BWV 146, conducted by F. Prohaska, has disappeared from American catalogue, which exists only coupled on Riverside album with Cantatas BWV 69 and 120 performed by the Louisville Bach Society and American singers. This record has never been available in France."
This recording is available to all Louisville Bach Society members.
See: Louisville Bach Society |
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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 18 (BWV 69-72)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 4 (BWV 61-78)
Bach-2000 Vol. 2: Sacred Cantatas 2 (BWV 48-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-99)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 21 (BWV 67-69 & 69a) |
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Cantata BWV 69 [10:59] |
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Nikolaus Harnoncourt |
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Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien |
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Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz
CMW: Natural Trumpets in D: Josef Spindler, Hermann Schober, Richard Rudolf; Timpani: Kurt Hammer; Oboes: Jürg Schaeftlein, David Reichenberg, Paul Hailperin; Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Walter Pfeiffer, Peter Schoberwalter, Wilhelm Mergl, Veronika Schmidt, Anita Mitterer [BWV 69/6]; Violas: Kurt Theiner, Josef de Sordi; Bassoon: Milan Turkovič; Violoncello: Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi |
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Telefunken 6.35340
Teldec 8.35340 ZL & 242 572-2
Teldec 4509-91758-2
Teldec 3984-25707-2
Teldec 8573-81194-2
Warner Classics 8573-81194-5 |
Jan 14 & May +Oct 20+24, 1976 |
2-LP / TT: 88 min
2-CD / TT: 88:31
6-CD / TT: / 389:16
15-CD / TT: 963:00
CD / TT: 61:03
CD / TT: 61:03 |
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Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
Buy this album at:
6-CD (1994): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download 6-CD: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
15-CD (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Warner CD (2008): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 6
J.S. Bach: Town Council Election Cantatas (Single Volume Cantatas Vol. 8) |
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CanBWV 69 [20:21] |
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Ton Koopman |
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Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir |
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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 d'amore); 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/Viola d'amore], Marshall Marcus, Foskien Kooistra, Sebastiaan van Vucht, Lisa Ferguson, Carlo Marona, Marc Cooper, Nicolo Cleminson; Violas: Martin Kelly, Jane Rogers; Cellos/Violas da gamba: Jaap ter Linden, Jonathan Manson; Double-bass/Violone: Nicholas Pap; Oboes/Oboes d'amore: Marcel Ponseele, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker; Trumpets: Stephen Keavy, Jonathan Impen, James Ghigi; Timpani: Luuk Nagtegaal; Bassoon: Marc Vallon; Organ: Ton Koopman [recitatives & arias], Jon Kleinbussink [choirs]; Lute: Mike Fentross |
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Erato 3984-21629-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72206
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Antoine Marchand CC-72287 |
Apr & Sep 1997 |
3-CD / TT: 196:00
3-CD / TT: 196:00
MP3 / TT: 195:22
CD / TT: 62:34 |
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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:
Erato 3-CD (1998): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Antoine Marchand 3-CD (2005): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download 3-CD: Amazon.com | ClassicsOnline
Single Volume CD (2009): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 55 - Freue dich, erlöste Schar - Cantatas from Leipzig 1730s-40s / IV (BWV 30, 69, 191) |
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Cantata BWV 69 [19:05] |
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Masaaki Suzuki |
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Bach Collegium Japan |
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Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
Masamitsu San’nomiya (Oboe d’amore); Ryo Terakado (Violin)
Chorus: Sopranos 1: Hana Blažíková, Yoshie Hida, Naho Kashiwabara; Sopranos 2: Minae Fujisaki, Aki Matsui, Eri Sawae; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Naoko Fuse, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Gerd Türk, Yusuke Fujii, Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Daisuke Fujii, Chiyuki Urano, Yusuke Watanabe
Orchestra: Trumpet I: Jean-Francois Madeuf; Trumpet II: Jean-Charles Denis; Trumpet III: Hidenori Saito; Timpani: Thomas Holzinger; Oboe I/Oboe d’amore: Masamitsu San’nomiya; Oboe II: Yukari Maehashi; Oboe III: Atsuko Ozaki; Violins 1: Ryo Terakado [Leader], Azumi Takada, Yukie Yamaguchi; Violins 2: Natsumi Wakamatsu, Yuko Araki, Yuko Takeshima; Violas: Hiroshi Narita, Mika Akiha
Continuo : Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Violone: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Yukiko Murakami; Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki; Organ: Naoko Imai |
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BIS SACD-2031
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Feb 2013 |
SACD / TT: 68:40
MP3 / TT: 68:29 |
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Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Producer: Thore Brinkmann; Sound Engineer: Jens Braun; Tuner: Akimi Hayash.
Buy this album at:
CD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline |
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Bach at One - Wednesday, April 20, 1pm (Cantatas BWV 71, 69, 50, 108) [BO-57] |
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Cantata BWV 69 [] |
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Julian Wachner |
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Trinity Wall Street Choir / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street |
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Soloists: Soprano: Melanie Russell [BWV 69]; Alto: Timothy Parsons [BWV 69]; Tenor: Owen McIntosh [BWV 69]; Bass: Jonathan Woody [BWV 69] |
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Trinity Wall Street |
Apr 20, 2016 |
Video / TT: 79:34 |
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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.
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Complete Concert [79:34] |
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Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele - Cantata, BWV 69 [AB-69] |
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Cantata BWV 69 [20:20] |
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Peter Dijkstra |
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Nederlandse Bachvereniging |
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Soprano: Miriam Feuersinger; Alto: Alex Potter; Tenor: Thomas Hobbs; Bass: Peter Kooy (Kooij)
Ripieno Sopranos: Lauren Armishaw, Marjon Strijk; Ripieno Altos: Marine Fribourg, Barnabás Hegyi; Ripieno Tenors: Yves van Handenhove, João Moreira; Ripieno Basses: Michiel Meijer, Pierre-Guy Le Gall White
Violins 1: Sayuri Yamagata, Annelies van der Vegt, Annabelle Ferdinand; Violins 2: Pieter Affourtit, Paulien Kostense, Lucia Giraudo; Violas: Staas Swierstra, Jan Willem Vis; Cellos: Lucia Swarts, Richte van der Meer; Double-bass: Robert Franenberg; Oboes: Martin Stadler, Peter Frankenberg, Sarah Aßman; Bassoon: Benny Aghassi; Trumpets: Robert Vanryne, Fruzsina Hara, Mark Geelen, Dave Hendry; Timpani: Koen Plaetink; Organ: Leo van Doeselaar; Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra |
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Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach |
Feb 18, 2017 |
Video / TT: 20:20 |
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Recorded & filmed live at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Director & Editor: Bas Wielenga; Music Recording: Guido Tichelman, Bastiaan Kuijt, Pim van der Lee; Music Edit & Mix: Guido Tichelman; Camera: Jochem Timmerman, Thijs Struick, Merijn Vrieling, Charlotte Storm, Jildert Hof; Lights: Zen Bloot, Henry Rodgers, Patrick Galvin; Assistant Director: Ferenc Soeteman; Video Engineer: Vincent Nugteren, Jildert Hof; Set Technique: Justin Mutsaers; Data Handling: Jesper Blok; Project Manager Nep: Peter Ribbens; Interview: Onno van Ameijde; Producer Concert: Imke Deters; Producer Film: Jessie Verbrugh.
Watch on All of Bach:
Cantata BWV 69: Complete Cantata [20:20] |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2002 - October 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Rainer Harald (July 2022); Frits V. Herbold (February 2012); Steven Plank (June 2018); Claude Role (December 2017) |
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