Cantata “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”, BWV  147 (Bach)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Cantata “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”, BWV 147 (1723)


Movements:
1. Chorus: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben
2. Recitative (tenor): Gebenedeiter Mund!
3. Aria (alto): Schäme dich, o Seele, nicht
4. Recitative (bass): Verstockung kann Gewaltige...Read more
Movements:
1. Chorus: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben
2. Recitative (tenor): Gebenedeiter Mund!
3. Aria (alto): Schäme dich, o Seele, nicht
4. Recitative (bass): Verstockung kann Gewaltige verblenden
5. Aria (soprano): Bereite dir, Jesu, noch itzo die Bahn
6. Chorale: Wohl mir, dass ich Jesum habe
7. Aria (tenor): Hilf, Jesu, hilf, dass ich auch dich bekenne
8. Recitative (alto): Der höchsten Allmacht Wunderhand
9. Aria (bass): Ich will von Jesu Wundern singen
10. Chorale: Jesus bleibet meine Freude

Cantata for the Visitation of Mary; the Leipzig version was first performed on 2 July 1723. It reworks a Weimar Advent cantata from 1716, BWV 147a.
Part I comprises movements 1–6; Part II, movements 7–10. Scored for soprano, alto, tenor and bass soloists, four-part choir, trumpet, oboes, oboe d'amore, oboes da caccia, strings and basso continuo. Texts are associated with Salomo Franck; the closing chorale stanzas are by Martin Jahn. Movements 6 and 10 share the same musical setting.

The previous description cited at least 50 recordings; this is a historical estimate, not a current count.

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1981-83, Vienna.Read moreCollapse
1981-83, Vienna.
Recorded live with Karl Richter, under the pseudonym of Dr. Ursula Bucket - soprano, Munster du Heilbronn, 1961.Read moreCollapse
Recorded live with Karl Richter, under the pseudonym of Dr. Ursula Bucket - soprano, Munster du Heilbronn, 1961.
Recorded: March 1990, Dorset, UK.Read moreCollapse
Recorded: March 1990, Dorset, UK.
Bass - William Reimer. Nederlands Vocaal Ensemble. Recorded: January 1972.Read moreCollapse
Bass - William Reimer. Nederlands Vocaal Ensemble. Recorded: January 1972.
Recorded: June 1999, Japan.Read moreCollapse
Recorded: June 1999, Japan.
Recorded: December 8-9, 2012, Germany.Read moreCollapse
Recorded: December 8-9, 2012, Germany.
Recorded: Michaeliskirche, Luneburg, 10 December 2000.Read moreCollapse
Recorded: Michaeliskirche, Luneburg, 10 December 2000.
Frankfurter Kantorei. Recorded: September 1976/January, June 1977.Read moreCollapse
Frankfurter Kantorei. Recorded: September 1976/January, June 1977.
2000, Kloster Melk Benedictine Monastery (live).Read moreCollapse
2000, Kloster Melk Benedictine Monastery (live).
Singers and Orchestra. Recorded: May 1957, LondonRead moreCollapse
Singers and Orchestra. Recorded: May 1957, London
Hungarian Radio Chorus. Recorded: January 1992, BudapestRead moreCollapse
Hungarian Radio Chorus. Recorded: January 1992, Budapest
Recording: St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland, VI-VII, 2000.Read moreCollapse
Recording: St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland, VI-VII, 2000.
Montréal Baroque. Eric J. Milnes - conductor from the positive organ. Recorded at Montreal Baroque Festival, Québec, Canada, Jun 18-21, 2006.Read moreCollapse
Montréal Baroque. Eric J. Milnes - conductor from the positive organ. Recorded at Montreal Baroque Festival, Québec, Canada, Jun 18-21, 2006.
Recorded: June 24-25, 2011, Leipzig.Read moreCollapse
Recorded: June 24-25, 2011, Leipzig.
Recorded: June 1963, Germany.Read moreCollapse
Recorded: June 1963, Germany.
Recorded: July 1970, Cambridge.Read moreCollapse
Recorded: July 1970, Cambridge.
Recorded: September & October 1997, Amsterdam.Read moreCollapse
Recorded: September & October 1997, Amsterdam.
Kantorei der Dreikönigskirche Frankfurt. Orchestra of Collegium Musicum. 1957-60.Read moreCollapse
Kantorei der Dreikönigskirche Frankfurt. Orchestra of Collegium Musicum. 1957-60.
bass - Timo Janzen. Arcis-Vocalisten München. Recorded: March 9-11, 2012, Munich.Read moreCollapse
bass - Timo Janzen. Arcis-Vocalisten München. Recorded: March 9-11, 2012, Munich.
`Chorale: Jesus bleibet meine Freude`. Recorded at St.John`s Church, London (England), April 1986.Read moreCollapse
`Chorale: Jesus bleibet meine Freude`. Recorded at St.John`s Church, London (England), April 1986.
Recorded & filmed at Grote Kerk, Naarden, Doesburg, the Netherands, 1997.Read moreCollapse
Recorded & filmed at Grote Kerk, Naarden, Doesburg, the Netherands, 1997.
Ensembles der Bachkantaten-Akademie. Recorded: August 20, 2015, Eisenach.Read moreCollapse
Ensembles der Bachkantaten-Akademie. Recorded: August 20, 2015, Eisenach.
Recorded: March 2-4, 1957, Germany.Read moreCollapse
Recorded: March 2-4, 1957, Germany.
Recorded: August 1990, UK.Read moreCollapse
Recorded: August 1990, UK.
Recorded: September 1985, New York.Read moreCollapse
Recorded: September 1985, New York.
bass - Jaromír Nosek. Bach-Collegium Praha. Recorded: April 7, 2016, Prague (live).Read moreCollapse
bass - Jaromír Nosek. Bach-Collegium Praha. Recorded: April 7, 2016, Prague (live).
Staats- und Domchor Berlin. 1993-1995, BerlinRead moreCollapse
Staats- und Domchor Berlin. 1993-1995, Berlin
Soprano - Feline Fischer, contralto - Esther Hilbert, bass - Horst Günther. 1957, Leipzig.Read moreCollapse
Soprano - Feline Fischer, contralto - Esther Hilbert, bass - Horst Günther. 1957, Leipzig.
Bach Santiago. Recorded: January 24, 2021, Santiago, Chile.Read moreCollapse
Bach Santiago. Recorded: January 24, 2021, Santiago, Chile.
 
     
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