J. S. Bach : CANTATA – BWV 172 “Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!” (Masaaki Suzuki)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

“Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!”

(Ring out, you songs, resound, you strings!)

BWV 172


Event:
Cantata for Whit Sunday [1st Day of Pentecost]

Readings:
Epistle: Acts 2: 1-13; Gospel: John 14: 23-31

Composed:
Weimar, 1714; Revised - Leipzig, 1731

1st performance: May 20, 1714 - Weimar
2nd performance: 1717-1723 - Weimar
3rd performance: May 28, 1724 - Leipzig
4th performance: May 13, 1731 - Leipzig
5th performance: After 1731 - Leipzig

Text:
John 14: 23 (Mvt. 2)
Philipp Nicolai (Mvt. 6)
Salomo Franck ? (Mvts. 1, 3-5)

Scoring:
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, bassoon, 2 violins, 2 violas, organ, continuo


Mvt. 1: Chorus (00:00)
Mvt. 2: Recitative (03:52)
Mvt. 3: Aria (04:40)
Mvt. 4: Aria (06:45)
Mvt. 5: Aria - Duet (10:40)
Mvt. 6: Chorus (14:24)


Soprano: Ingrid Schmithüsen
Alto: Yoshikazu Mera
Tenor: Makoto Sakurada
Bass: Peter Kooy

Bach Collegium Japan

Masaaki Suzuki

Jul 1997, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.