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Cantata BWV 170
Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust


Ref.:

BWV 170 / BC A 106

German Title:

Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust

English Title:

Contented rest, beloved inner joy (by Richard Stokes)

Event:

Solo Cantata (for Alto) for the 6th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Romans 6: 3-11; Gospel: Matthew 5: 20-26
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 6th Sunday after Trinity

Composed:

Leipzig, 1726
1st performance: July 28, 1726 - Leipzig
2nd performance: 1746-1747 - Leipzig

Text:

Georg Christian Lehms

BWV 170 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-1 | Dutch-6 | Dutch-7 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-2 | Hebrew-3 | Hebrew-4 | Hebrew-5 | Hebrew-6 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-5 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8

Scoring:

Soloist: Alto
Orchestra: oboe d'amore, 2 violins, viola, organ obbligato, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria [A] | Mvt. 2: Recitative [A] | Mvt. 3: Aria [A] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] | Mvt. 5: Aria [A]

Scores:

BWV 170 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.22 MB] | Score BGA [2.27 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 154 | D B Mus. ms. Bach St 94 [Bach Digital]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]

References:

BWV 170 References: BGA: XXXIII | NBA: I/17.2 | BC: A 106 | Zwang: K 145 | First Published: BG, 1887 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 170 / BC A 106 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | IOPN Library Illinois | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia | Wikipedia | Baroque Choral Guild [WBM]
Nielsen [Danish] | DW [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | B!52, Odcinek 84 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music:

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Contents

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Complete Recordings:
Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (0)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (5)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (3)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (5)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (8)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (9)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (19)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (31)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (29) = 109
Recordings of Individual Movements:
Part 11: Individual Movements (39)

General Discussions:
Discussions - Part 1 (1st round: Week of Jul 30, 2000)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round: Week of No 4, 2007)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round: Week of Jul 24, 2011)
Discussions - Part 4 (4th round: Week of Feb 23, 2014)
Discussions of Individual Recordings:
Bachiana Vol. 3 - Lamento - M. Kožená w/ Musica Antiqua Köln & R. Goebel
Bach Cantatas 54, 169, 170 (for Alto) - R. King
Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - P.J. Leusink
Bach Arias - A. Marcon with A. Kirchschlager
Sacred Cantatas for Alto - H. Müller-Brühl w/ M. Beate Kielland

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (July 2000 - September 2026)

Cantata BWV 170: Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust for 6th Sunday after Trinity (1726)
Discography: Details | Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


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