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Cantata BWV 200
Bekennen will ich seinen Namen |
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Ref.: |
BWV 200 |
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German Title |
Bekennen will ich seinen Namen |
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English Title |
I shall acknowledge His name (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Cantata [Fragment] for the Feast of Purification of Mary
Readings: Epistle: Malachi 3: 1-4; Gospel: Luke 2: 22-32
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Feast of Purification of Mary |
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Composed |
Gotha, 1720 by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel
Arranged by J.S. Bach: c1742
1st performance by J.S. Bach: c. 1742 - Leipzig
BWV 200 is actually not a genuine J.S. Bach’s composition but his arrangement of the Aria Dein
Kreuz, o Bräutgam meiner Seelen from the Passion-oratorio Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (Peter Wollny: “‘Bekennen will ich seinen Namen’—Authentizität, Bestimmung und Kontext der Arie BWV 200. Anmerkungen zu Johann Sebastian Bachs Rezeption von Werken Gottfried Heinrich Stölzels.” in Bach-Jahrbuch 2008, pp 123-158) |
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Text: |
Author: Anon |
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BWV 200 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
| Danish-1
| Dutch-0
| French-5
| French-6
| Hebrew-1
| Indonesian-1
| Italian-2
| Lithuanian-1
| Polish-1
| Polish-2
| Russian-1
| Spanish-4
| Spanish/English-8
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Scoring |
Soloist: Alto
Orchestra: 2 violins, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria |
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Scores: |
BWV 200 Scores:
Autograph Score (Facsimile):
D B N. Mus. ms. 307 [Bach Digital]
Capella:
Complete
[cap]
MuseScore:
Complete Cantata
| Mvt. 1
[MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis:
Complete Cantata [Unger]
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References: |
BWV 200 References:
BGA: - | NBA: I/28.1 | BC: A 192 | Zwang: -
| First Published: Leipzig, 1935
| Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek [frag.]
| Bach Digital
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Commentaries: |
BWV 200 / BC A 192 Commentaries:
English:
Crouch
| All Music
| Mincham
| IOPN Library Illinois
| Wikipedia
Nielsen [Danish]
| EvH [Dutch]
| Role [French]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of August 31, 2003; Week of December 14, 2008; Week of November 25, 2012 |
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Cantata No. 54 - Widerstehe doch der Sünde |
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Cantata BWV 200 [] |
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Les discophiles français EX25108 |
Apr 16-21, 1953 |
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J.S. Bach: Psalm 51 BWV 1083 & Cantata BWV 200 [L-5]
Bach Kantaten, Vol. 7: BWV 1083, BWV 200 [D-7] |
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Cantata BWV 200 [5:08] |
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Diethard Hellmann |
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Bach-Orchester Mainz |
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Contralto: Margrit Conrad |
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Da Camera SM-94011
Musica MUS-9
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1677
Oryx Bach Series BACH-1120
DdM-Records Mitterteich 200010 |
Jun 13, 1966 |
LP / TT: 47:36
LP / TT: 47:36
LP / TT: 47:36
LP / TT: 47:36
CD / TT: 47:38 |
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Recorded by SWF at Christkönigskirche, Mainz-Bischofsheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 200: Complete Cantata [5:09]
Buy this album at:
CD: Musik aus Mitterteich - Hubertus Krämer |
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J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium - Kantate BWV 56 - Osteroratorium - Kantate BWV 200 - Messe in g-Moll - Motette BWV 226 - Motette BWV 228 [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 200 [3:54] |
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Alto: Margarethe Bence; Susanne Lauterbacher (Violin); Dieter Vorholz (Violin); Martin Galling (Continuo) |
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Concerto Royale |
Late 1960's ? |
LP / TT: |
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Might be the same recording as [3] above. |
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Bach: Kantate BWV 200 Bekennen will ich seinen Namen, Mattieu Lange Hanna Schwarz [CR-200] |
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Cantata BWV 200 [4:49] |
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Mathieu Lange |
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Chamber orchestra consists of members of Radio-Symphonie-Orchester-Berlin |
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Alto: Hanna Schwarz |
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YouTube |
c1973 |
Audio / TT: |
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Recorded in Germany. Tape recording from the radio, unfortunately with a lot of interference, due to the very poor reception conditions.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 200: Complete Cantata [4:49] |
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Andreas Scholl singt Bach [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 200 [3:47] |
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Martin Lutz (Conductor & Organ) |
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Members of Barockorchester La Corona |
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Counter-tenor: Andreas Scholl |
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Hessischer Rundfunk |
Dec 3, 1999 |
CD / TT: 67:12 |
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Recorded in Wiesbasen Bach Festival at the Christophoruskirche Wiesbaden- Schierstein, Germany.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 200 by .A. Scholl. |
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 21
J.S. Bach: Solo Cantatas for Alto and Tenor (Single Volume Cantatas Vol. 3) |
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Cantata BWV 200 [4:20] |
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Ton Koopman |
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Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra |
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Soloist: Alto: Bogna Bartosz
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Alida Schat (2nd violin)
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Lisa Landgraf, Lisa Ferguson, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Silvia Schweinberger; Violas: Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers; Violoncellos: Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Margaret Urquhart; Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren; Lute: Mike Fentross; Continuo: Ton Koopman |
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Antoine Marchand CC-72221
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Antoine Marchand CC-72282 |
Sep 25-Oct 3, 2002 |
3-CD / TT: 197:59
MP3 / TT: 197:23
CD / TT: 73:53 |
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Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen.
Listen on YouTube:
Vol. 21, CD-1: Cantatas BWV 100, BWV 200, BWV 177, BWV 195 [64:56]
Buy this album at:
3-CD (2006): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes
Single Volume CD (2008): 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: Purification Mass [C-1] |
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Reconstruction of Mass for the the Feast of Purification of Virgin Mary, as performed in Leipzig c1740:
Cantata BWV 200 [3:33] |
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Jakub Burzyński |
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La Tempesta Ensemble |
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Counter-tenor: Jakub Burzyński |
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Arts 477498 |
2007 |
SACD / TT: 58:17 |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas- Delphine Galou (Live) [CV-1] |
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Part 2:
00:50-4:48 : Cantata BWV 200 [3:58] |
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Soloists from Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble |
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Alto: Delphine Galou; Thibault Noally (Violin); Nicolas Mazzoleni (Violin & Viola); Mario Konaka (Violin & Viola); David Glidden (Viola); Frédéric Baldassare (Violoncello); Clotilde Guyon (Double-bass); Francesco Corti (Harpsichord & Organ); Emmanuel Laporte (Oboe) |
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YouTube |
Apr 8, 2014 |
Video / TT: 59:57 |
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Recorded & filmed live at Chaudronneries, Montreuil, Ile-De-France, France. Boadas by Arte.
Producer: Jean-Philippe Perrot; Realization: Laurent Mathieu in collaboration with Jean-Philippe Perrot; Recording Engineer & Mixing: Alban Moraud assisted by Erwan Boulay; Director of Photography: Florence Lavasseur.
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert: Part 1 [26:03] + Part 2 [33:54] || Complete Concert [60:37] |
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J.S. Bach: 'Bekennen will ich seinen Namen' BWV 200 [c.1742-1743] | James Hall; AAM [CV-2] |
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Cantata BWV 200 [3:49] |
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Director & Harpsichord: Christopher Bucknall |
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Academy of Ancient Music (Leader: Bojan Čičić) |
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Counter-tenor: James Hall; Viktoria Mullova (Violin) |
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YouTube |
Jan 2019 |
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Recorded & filmed at St. Jude on the Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, England. Project: Academy of Ancient Music Season Sessions 18-19.
Music Producer: Adrian Peacock; Video Director: Guy Wigmore; Recording Engineer: David Hinitt
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 200: Complete Cantata [3:49] |
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The Albany Consort: Bach (BWV 200), Froberger, Buxtehude, Caldara, Purcell, Telemann, Handel [C22-8] |
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Cantata BWV 200 [4:14] |
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Jonathan Salzedo |
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The Albany Consort |
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Counter-tenor: Charles Humphries
Laura Jeannin (Violin); Jonathan Salzedo (Organ); Marion Rubinstein (Voice Flute); Roy Whelden (Viola da gamba) |
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Albany Consort |
Aug 8, 2022 |
Video / TT: |
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Recorded & filmed live at Riverbank Vallejo Arts & Entertainment, Vallejo, California, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 200: Complete Cantata [4:14] |
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Just Bach Madison December 2022 Concert [C5-3] |
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Cantata/Aria for Alto BWV 200 |
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Founders & Co-Artistic Directors: Cheryl Bensman-Rowe &Paul Rowe |
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Just Bach Madison |
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Mezzo-soprano: Britt Brown
Leanne Kelso (Violin); Nathan Giglierano (Violin); Charlie Rasmussen (Cello); Jared Stellmacher (Organ) |
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Just Bach Madison |
Dec 14, 2022 |
Video / TT: 30:36 |
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Recorded & filmed live at Luther Memorial Church, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, as part of the
Just Bach Madison Concert Series.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: BWV 659, 248/4, 1079/Canon, 200, 132/4+5, 36/8 [30:36] |
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Concierto en vivo | Bach Santiago 51 (BWV 177, 200, 118, 88) |
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35:45-39:30: Cantata (Aria) BWV 200 [3:45] |
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Christian Lorca |
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Bach Santiago (Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble) |
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Vocal Soloists: Soprano: Andrea Aguilar; Alto: Evelyn Ramírez; Tenor: Gonzalo Quinchahual; Bass: Patricio Sabaté
Vocal Ensemble: Soprano: Consuelo Escudero; Alto: José Andrés Muñoz; Tenor: Sebastián Inostroza; Bass: Diego Delpiano
Instrumental Ensemble: Roberto Morales, Juan Nail, Víctor Astorga (Oboes); José Ramírez (Bassoon); Eugenio Cáceres, Thiago Martins (Horns); Danilo Rodríguez (Organ); Gonzalo Beltrán (Concertato Violin); Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Felipe Silva (Violins); Luciano España (Viola); Paulina Mühle-Wiehoff (Violonchelo); Bruno Peralta, (Double-bass) |
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Bach Santiago Cantata Series |
Jul 20, 2025 |
Video / TT: 73:01 |
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Recorded & filmed live at Capilla Ave María, La Reina, Santiago, Chile, as part of Bach Santiago Cantata Series.
Organization: Instituto de Música de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Extension team: Alejandro Vera (Director); Claudia Pereira (Deputy Director of Extension); Felipe Ramos (Communication Coordinator); Erika Korowin (Continuing Education Assistant); Lady Guajardo (Management Coordinator); Romina de la Sotta (Journalist); Matías Reimer (Extension Assistant); Mary Paz Albornoz (Designer); Ariana Cuevas (Cover Design); Carlos Arriagada (Production Assistant).
Source: Bach Santiago 51: en La Reina y con Christian Lorca
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 177, 200, 118, 88 [73:01] |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - July 2025)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (January 2008, December 2009); Evan Cortens (October 2011); Jill Gunsell (May 2005); Rolf Günther (October 2012); Emiko Hall (Cleofide) (March 2003, August 2004); Matthias Hansen (June 2008); Rainer Harald (March 2019 - July 2020); Louis Iosub (April 2012); Peter Meshcherinov (October 2011); Claude Role (December 2009); Ehud Shiloni (August 2006); Burke Smith (September 2005, December 2005); Mary G. Smith (January 2025); Nagamiya Tutomu (May 2005); Jerome F. Weber (February 2020) |
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