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Cantata BWV 207
Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten |
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Ref.: |
BWV 207; BC G 37 |
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German Title: |
Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten |
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English Title: |
United dischord of quievering strings (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event: |
Secular Cantata In honour of Gottlieb Kotte, on his appointment as Professor of Roman Law at Leipzig University [Drama per Musica] |
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Composed: |
Leipzig, 1726
1st performance: December 11, 1726 - Leipzig |
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Text: |
Anon [Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) ?] |
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BWV 207 Text:
German-1
| German-6
| German-7
Translations:
English-1
| English-3I
| English-3P
| English-6
| English-10
Chinese-2
| Dutch-0
| French-6
| Hebrew-1
| Polish-1
| Portuguese-2
| Spanish-3
| Spanish-7
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Scoring: |
Soloists: Soprano [Glück = Happiness], Alto [Dankbarkeit = Gratitude], Tenor [Fleiss = Dilgence], Bass [Ehre = Fame]; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes d’amore, tenor oboe (taille), bassoon, strings, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Aria | Mvt. 8: Recitative | Mvt. 9: Chorus |
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Scores: |
BWV 207 Scores:
Score BGA [5.21 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile):
D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 174
| D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 93, Faszikel 1 [Bach Digital]
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References: |
BWV 207=BWV 207.1 References:
BGA: XX/2 | NBA: I/38 | BC: G 37 | Zwang: W 10
| First Published: BG, 1873
| Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
| The Marche movement in BWV 207 and BWV 207a [PDF]
| Bach Digital
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Commentaries: |
BWV 207.1=207 / BC G 37 Commentaries:
English:
Crouch
| All Music
| Mincham
| IOPN Library Illinois
| Wikipedia
Nielsen [Danish]
| EvH [Dutch]
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Music: |
Music Examples |
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Discussions: |
Week of April 28, 2002; Week of February 17, 2008; Week of September 29, 2013; Week of July 15, 2018 |
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J.S. Bach: Secular Cantatas Vol. 4 - BWV 205, BWV 207 - 'Academic Cantatas' [S-4] |

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Cantatas BWV 207 [33:16] |
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Masaaki Suzuki |
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Bach Collegium Japan |
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Soprano: Joanne Lunn [Glück]; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze [Dankbarkeit]; Tenor: Wolfram Lattke [Fleib
]; Bass: Roderick Williams [Ehre]
Soloists: Kiyomi Suga and Kanae Kikuchi (Transverse Flute); Masamitsu San’nomiya (Oboe d’amore); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Viola d’amore & Violin); Masako Hirao (Viola da gamba)
Chorus: Sopranos: Joanne Lunn, Yoshie Hida, Aki Matsui, Eri Sawae; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Toshiharu Nakajima, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Wolfram Lattke, Yusuke Fujii, Takayuki Kagami, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Roderick Williams, Toru Kaku, Chiyuki Urano, Yusuke Watanabe
Orchestra: Trumpet I: Jean-Francois Madeuf; Trumpet II: Joel Lahens; Trumpet III: Hidenori Saito; Timpani: Thomas Holzinger; Transverse Flute: I: Kiyomi Suga; Transverse Flute II: Kanae Kikuchi; Oboe I / Oboe d’amore I: Masamitsu San’nomiya; Oboe II / Oboe d’amore II: Harumi Hoshi; Taille: Atsuko Ozaki; Violin I: Natsumi Wakamatsu [leader], Yuko Takeshima, Ayaka Yamauchi; Violin II: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Shiho Hiromi; Viola: Mika Akiha, Akira Harada; Viola d’amore: Natsumi Wakamatsu
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Viola da gamba: Masako Hirao; Violone: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Yukiko Murakami; Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki |
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BIS SACD-2041 |
Jul 2013 |
SACD / TT: 73:06 |
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Recorded at the MS&AD Shirakawa Hall, Nagoya, Japan. Producer: Marion Schwebel (Take5 Music Productions); Sound engineer: Thore Brinkmann (Take5 Music Productions); Tuner: Akimi Hayashi.
Buy this album at:
SACD (2014): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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Bach at One - Wednesday, January 5, 1pm (Cantatas BWV 110, 207) [TN-3] |

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Cantata BWV 207 [] |
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Julian Wachner |
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Trinity Wall Street Choir / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street |
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Soloists: unknown |
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Trinity Wall Street |
Jan 5, 2016 |
Video / TT: 74:56 |
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Recorded at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series. This week, as part of Trinity's Twelfth Night: Time's Arrow festival.
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Complete Concert [74:56] |
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J.S. Bach: Kantate «Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten», BWV 207 // [D18-8] |

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Cantata BWV 207 [YT: 39:19] |
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Musical Director & Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Workshop Participants: Rudolf Lutz, Pfr. Niklaus Peter
Reflective Lecture Speaker: Markus Will |
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Chor & Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung |
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Soloists: Soprano: Miriam Feuersinger; Alto: Alex Potter; Tenor: Bernhard Berchthold; Bass: Matthias Helm
Choir: Sopranos: Lia Andres, Lena Kiepenheuer, Stephanie Pfeffer, Jennifer Ribeiro-Rudin, Noëmi Tran-Rediger, Alexa Vogel; Altos: Judith Flury, Antonia Frey, Tobias Knaus, Laura Kull, Lea Scherer; Tenors: Clemens Flämig, Zacharie Fogal, Manuel Gerber, Nicolas Savoy; Basses: Serafin Heusser, Johannes Hill, Grégoire May, Philippe Rayot, Julian Redlin
Orchestra: Violins: Éva Borhi, Péter Barczi, Ildikó Sajgó, Lenka Torgersen, Christine Baumann, Judith von der Goltz; Violas: Martina Bischof, Matthias Jäggi, Rafael Roth; Violoncellos: Maya Amrein, Daniel Rosin; Violone: Markus Bernhard; Transverse Flutes: Tomoko Mukoyama, Rebekka Brunner; Oboes: Amy Power, Philipp Wagner; Taille: Katharina Arfken; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Trumpets: Patrick Henrichs, Pavel Janeček, Benedikt Neumann; Timpani: Martin Homann; Harpsichord: Thomas Leininger; Organ: Nicola Cumer |
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J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen |
Aug 23, 2024 |
Video / TT: |
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Recorded & filmed live at Evangelische Kirche, Teufen, Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, as part of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
Sound Engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Executive Producer: Johannes Widmer; Production: Gallus Media AG, Schweiz; Pro: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen, Schweiz.
Source: Bachipedia
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 207: Complere Cantata [39:19] | Workshop [41:57] | Reflection Lecture [18:36] |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2002 - October 2025)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Leslie Masters (August 2010), Riccardo Nughes (November 2007), Claude Role (December 2017) |
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