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Cantata BWV 120a Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge
| Ref.: | BWV 120a; BC B 15 | ||||||||
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| German Title: | Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge | ||||||||
| English Title: | Lord God, Ruler of the things (by W. Murray Young) | ||||||||
| Event: | Cantata for a Wedding [incomplete in its music, but complete in its text] | ||||||||
| Composed: | Leipzig, 1729 ? (BWV 120, BWV 120a & BWV 120b were all adapted from a lost Köthen original)1st performance: 1729 ? - Leipzig | ||||||||
| Text: | Mvt. 2: Ecclus. 50: 24 with recitative; Mvt. 5: Martin Luther, response from the Litany, 1528/1529 (after the recitative); Mvt. 8. Joachim Neander, verses 4 and 5 of "Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren," 1689; Mvts. 1-3, 6-7: Anon.Parody: 1, 3, 6 <--- BWV 120/2, 4, 1. | ||||||||
| BWV 120a Text:German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA TextTranslations:English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 French-6 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-7 |
| Scoring: | Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; four-part chorusOrchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes d'amore, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuoPart 1: Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative [B, T] & Chorus | Mvt. 3: Aria [S]Part 2: Mvt. 4: Sinfonia | Mvt. 5: Recitative [T] & Chorus | Mvt. 6: Aria - Duet [A, T] | Mvt. 7: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 8: Chorale | |||
| Scores: | BWV 120a Scores:Score BGA [2.26 MB]Autograph Score (Facsimile):D B Mus. ms. Bach P 670 (BWV 120a (nur Satz 4, T. 128-Schluß; Saetze 5-8 vollstaendig); Anh. 190 / Anh. I 02-> (nur Satz 4, T. 1-5) [Bach Digital]Chorales: Mvt. 8MuseScore:Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 [MuseScore]Chorale Melody: Hast du denn, Jesu, dein Angesicht gänzlich verborgen [BWV 120a/8] | |
| References: | BWV 120a=BWV 120.2 References: BGA: XLI | NBA: I/33 | BC: B 15 | Zwang: K 179 | First Published: BG, 1894 | Provenance | Bach Digital | |||
| Commentaries: | BWV 120a Commentaries: English:Crouch | Mincham Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | ||||||
| Music: | - | ||||||||
| Discussions: | Week of March 4, 2001; Week of July 13, 2008; Week of April 28, 2013; Week of August 13, 2017 |
| 1 | Edition Bachakademie Vol. 140 - Sacred Vocal Works (Magnificat BWV 243a, BWV 232 II, 34a, 69a, 120a, 197a) |   |
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| Cantata BWV 120a: Mvts. 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 [15:13] | ||||
| Helmuth Rilling | ||||
| Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart | ||||
| Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Marcus Ullmann; Bass: Andreas Schmidt | ||||
| Hänssler 92.140= | Apr-Jun 1999 | 2-CD / TT: 76:19MP3 / TT: 76:53 | ||
| Recorded at Stadthalle Sindelfingn & Leonberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.Producer: Richard Hauck; Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg. **Listen on YouTube:**Cantata BWV 120a: Mvts. 2, 5, 6-8 [15:13] Buy this album at: 2-CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusicMusic Download: Amazon.co.uk | ClassicsOnline | iTunes |
| 2 | J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 20 |    |
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| Cantata BWV 120a, reconstruction of Mvts. 1-4 by Ton Koopman [29:18] | ||||||
| Ton Koopman | ||||||
| Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch) | ||||||
| Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Tenors: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin) [BWV 120a/3]; Ton Koopman (Organ) [BWV 120a/4] | ||||||
| ABC: BWV 120a/1: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Mariette Bastiaansen, Pauline Graham, Vera Lansink, Dorothee Wohlgemuth; Altos: Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens, Carla Schaap; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Sebastian Brouwer, Henk Gunneman, Tilmann Kögel, Geraint Roberts; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers ABC: BWV 120a/5: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Mariette Bastiaansen, Henriette Feith, Cécile Kempenaers, Vera Lansink, Caroline Stam; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Malcolm Bennett, Otto Bouwknegt, Henk Gunneman, Joost van der Linden, Geraint Roberts; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers ABC: BWV 120a/2: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Els Bongers, Henriette Feith, Vera Lansink, Orlanda Velez Isidro; Altos: Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Dorien Lievers, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Sebastian Brouwer, Henk Gunneman, Tilmann Kögel, Joost van der Linden; Basses: Kees van Hees, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers BWV 156/2: Sopranos: Mariette Bastiaansen, Henriette Feith, Melanie Greve, Loes Groot Antink, Francine van der Heijden, Orlanda Velez Isidro | ||||||
| ABO: BWV 120a/1,4: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Lisa Domnisch, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Ruth Slater (Violins); Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones (Violoncellos); Margaret Urquhart (Double-bass); Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry (Oboes/Oboes d'amore); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon); Stephen Keavy, Jonathan Impett, James Ghigi (Trumpets); Luuk Nagtegaal (Timpani); Mike Fentross (Lute); Matthew Halls, Ton Koopman (Continuo) ABO: BWV 120a/2,8: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Lisa Ferguson, Foskien Kooistra, Marshall Marcus, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat (Violins); Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones (Violoncellos); Nicholas Pap (Double-bass); Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry (Oboes); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon); Stephen Keavy, Jonathan Impett, James Ghigi (Trumpets); Luuk Nagtegaal (Timpani); Mike Fentrosslute. Matthew Halls (continuo) ABO: BWV 120a/3: Margaret Faultless, Lisa Domnisch, Lisa Ferguson, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Silvia Schweinberger (Violins); Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones (Violoncellos); Margaret Urquhart (Double-bass); Wilbert Hazelzet, Katharina Spreckelsen (Oboe/Oboe d'amore); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon); Mike Fentross (Lute); Ton Koopman (Continuo) ABO: BWV 120a/5: Margaret Faultless, Lisa Domnisch, Foskien Kooistra, Cathcrine Manson, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Judith Steenbrink, Sebastiaan van Vucht (Violins); Katherine McGillivray, Alfonso Leal del Ojo (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones (Violoncellos); Michele Zeoli (Double-bass); Wilbert Hazelzet, Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker (Oboe/Oboe d'amore); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon); Stephen Keavy, Jonathan Impett, James Ghigi (Trumpets); Luuk Nagtcgaal (Timpani); Matthew Halls, Ton Koopman (Continuo) ABO: BWV 120a/6: Margaret Faultless, Kati Debretzeni, Lisa Domnisch, Lisa Ferguson, Foskien Kooistra, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Sebastiaan van Vucht (Violins); Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones (Violoncellos); Nicholas Pap (Double-bass); Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry (Oboes d'amore); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon); Ton Koopman (Continuo) ABO: BWV 120a/7: Jonathan Manson (Violoncello); Katharina Spreckelsen, Alexandra Bellamy (Oboes); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon); Mike Fentross (Lute); Ton Koopman (Continuo) | ||||||
| Antoine Marchand CC-72220= | Jun 21, 2001 [Mvt. 6]Mar 6-7, 2002 [Mvts. 2, 8]May 9-14, 2002 [Mvt. 7]Sep 25-Oct 3, 2002 [Mvt. 3]Feb 23-25, 2003 [Mvts. 1, 4]Oct 13-19, 2003 [Mvt. 5] | 3-CD / TT: 200:22MP3 / TT: 199:49 | ||||
| Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij. **Listen on YouTube:**Vol. 20, CD-1: Cantatas BWV 120a, BWV 156, BWV 1127 [60:01] Buy this album at: 3-CD (2006): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusicMusic Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes |
| 3 | J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 51 - Nun danket alle Gott - Cantatas from Leip1727-32 (BWV 195, 192, 157, 120a) |   |
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| Cantata BWV 120a [30:09] | ||||||
| Masaaki Suzuki | ||||||
| Bach Collegium Japan | ||||||
| Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Counter-tenor: Damien Guillon; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Peter KooyMasamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe d'amore); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin); Naoko Imai (Organ)Chorus: Sopranos: Hana Blažíková, Yoshie Hida, Aki Matsui, Eri Sawae; Altos: Damien Guillon, Tamaki Suzuki, Chiharu Takahashi, Sumihito Uesugi; Tenors: Christoph Genz, Yusuke Fujii, Hiroto Ishikawa, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Toru Kaku, Chiyuki Urano, Yusuke WatanabeOrchestra: Trumpet I: Jean-François Madeuf; Trumpet II: Philippe Genestier; Trumpet III: Graham Nicholson; Timpani: Shoichi Kubo; Oboe/Oboe d'amore I: Masamitsu San'nomiya; Oboe/Oboe d'amore II: Atsuko Ozaki; Violins 1: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader], Paul Herrera, Yuko Takeshima; Violins 2: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Yukie Yamaguchi; Violas: Hiroshi Narita, Mika AkihaContinuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Violone: Takashi Konno; Bassoon: Yukiko Murakami; Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki; Organ: Naoko Imai | ||||||
| BIS SACD-1961= | Jun 2011 | SACD / TT: 80:18MP3 / TT: 80:09 | ||||
| Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.Tuners: Akimi Hayashi, Matthieu Garnier [Organ: BWV 120a/4]; Producer: Ingo Petry; Sound Engineer: Marion Schwebel; Post-production: Editing: Nora Brandenburg; Mixing: Ingo Petry; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr. Buy this album at: SACD (2012): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusicMusic Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes |
The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2002 - May 2019)