Selig ist der Mann, BWV 57 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 8 movements
Composition Year 1725
Genre Categories Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; For 2 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language; For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello (arr); For 5 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos (arr); For 2 oboes, 2 violas, cello (arr); Scores featuring the oboe (arr); For 2 oboes, viola, 2 cellos (arr); For oboe, violin, 2 violas, cello (arr); For oboe, violin, viola, 2 cellos (arr); For 3 violins, viola, cello (arr); For violin, 3 violas, cello (arr); For violin, 2 violas, 2 cellos (arr); For 2 violins, viola, cello (arr); For 4 players (arr); For 2 violins, 2 cellos (arr); For violin, 2 violas, cello (arr); For violin, viola, 2 cellos (arr); For 2 violins, cello (arr); For 3 players (arr); For violin, viola, cello (arr); For violin, 2 cellos (arr); For trumpet, organ (arr); Scores featuring the trumpet (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For 2 players (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#571133 - 64.38MB - 28:08 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/35 - 9×⇩ - MP3 - Vangi

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Vangi (2019/5/4)

Performer Pages Jean-Marie Auberson (Conductor)
Maria Stader (Soprano)
Heinz Rehfuss (Bass)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra/Choir)
Publisher Info. Editions Atlas “Eblouissante Musique Sacrée” - enregistrement original, 1964.
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Misc. Notes Collection personnelle
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 Complete Performance (EU)
#434883 - 65.59MB - 28:37 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/64/V - 196×⇩ - MP3 - Rgagnaux

MP3 file (audio)
Rgagnaux (2016/8/12)

Performer Pages Rolf Reinhardt (Conductor)
Agnes Giebel (Soprano)
Bruno Mueller (Bass)
Reinhold Barchet (Violin)
Fritz Fischer (Oboe)
Eva Hölderlin (Organ)
Pro Musica Orchestra Stuttgart (Orchestra)
Publisher Info. VOX, P 1953
Gagnaux Collection
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Misc. Notes Recorded ca. 1950...1952, Stuttgart, LP Boîte à musique BAM L.D. 04
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Aria: 'Ich ende / Behende / Mein irdisches Leben' (No.7)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

 Complete Performance
#270713 - 4.00MB - 4:22 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 576×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

MP3 file (audio)
Michrond (2013/2/22)

Performer Pages Michel Rondeau (trumpet)
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Performers Jeffrey Campbell (organ)
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Selections (Nos.1, 7)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

 Synthesized Performance
#209384 - 0.02MB - 4:14 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 179×⇩ - MID - Michrond

MID file (audio/video)
Michrond (2012/4/23)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
Performers MIDI
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#457608 - 12.34MB, 28 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 102×⇩ - BachFan

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1725).
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 144
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 Complete Score
#01193 - 3.96MB, 28 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4426×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Feldmahler (2006/8/07)

Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822-1892)
First edition
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 12 (pp.105-32)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1863. Plate B.W. XII (2).
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 Complete Score
#712284 - 6.20MB, 28 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 141×⇩ - Sallen112

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Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822-1892)
First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 12 (pp.105-32)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1863. Plate B.W. XII (2).
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A4501.
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 1. Aria: 'Selig ist der Mann'
#751708 - 0.25MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 259×⇩ - Casadesus

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⇒ 8 more: 2. Recitativo: 'Ach! dieser süße Trost' • 3. Aria: ' Ich wünschte mir den Tod, den Tod' • 4. Recitativo: 'Ich reiche dir die Hand' • 5. Aria: 'Ja, ja, ich kann die Feinde schlagen' • 6. Recitativo: 'In meiner Schoß liegt Ruh und Leben' • 7. Aria: 'Ich ende / Behende / Mein irdisches Leben' • 8. Chorale: 'Richte dich, Liebste, nach meinem Gefallen' • Engraving files (MuseScore)

 2. Recitativo: 'Ach! dieser süße Trost'
#751709 - 0.06MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 116×⇩ - Casadesus

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 3. Aria: ' Ich wünschte mir den Tod, den Tod'
#751710 - 0.28MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 186×⇩ - Casadesus

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 4. Recitativo: 'Ich reiche dir die Hand'
#751711 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 67×⇩ - Casadesus

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 5. Aria: 'Ja, ja, ich kann die Feinde schlagen'
#751712 - 0.32MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 112×⇩ - Casadesus

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 6. Recitativo: 'In meiner Schoß liegt Ruh und Leben'
#751713 - 0.05MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 86×⇩ - Casadesus

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 7. Aria: 'Ich ende / Behende / Mein irdisches Leben'
#751714 - 0.34MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 238×⇩ - Casadesus

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 8. Chorale: 'Richte dich, Liebste, nach meinem Gefallen'
#751715 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 131×⇩ - Casadesus

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 Engraving files (MuseScore)
#751716 - 0.67MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 64×⇩ - Casadesus

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Editor Ramon Casadesus-Masanell
Publisher. Info. Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, 2021.
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Parts

 Oboe 1, 2, Taille (English Horn)
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⇒ 6 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses • Harpsichord • Organ

 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
#712290 - 0.84MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 25×⇩ - Sallen112

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 Cellos/Basses
#712291 - 1.55MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 38×⇩ - Sallen112

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 Harpsichord
#712292 - 3.57MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 29×⇩ - Sallen112

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 Organ
#712293 - 0.10MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 27×⇩ - Sallen112

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Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822-1892)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 12
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1863. Plate B.W. XII (2).
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A4501.
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Vocal Scores

 Complete Score
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 Complete Score (alternate scan)
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Arranger Bernhard Todt (1822-1907)?, not credited
Language German / French
Translator Henriette Fuchs (1836–1927), French text
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1892]. Plate J.S.B. I: 57.
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Misc. Notes Vocal Scores based on Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Aria: 'Selig ist der Mann' (No.1)

For 2 Oboes ad lib. and Strings (Lang)

 Complete Score and Parts
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Arranger Peter Lang
Publisher. Info. Peter Lang, 2013.
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Misc. Notes Various quintet configurations
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Aria: 'Ich wünschte mir den Tod, den Tod' (No.3)

For String Quintets (Lang)

 Complete Score and Parts
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Arranger Peter Lang
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Aria: 'Ja, ja, ich kann die Feinde schlagen' (No.5)

For String Quintets (Lang)

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Arranger Peter Lang
Publisher. Info. Peter Lang, 2013.
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Misc. Notes 2 violas or 2 cellos
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For String Quartets (Lang and Bartoli)

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Arranger Peter Lang
Russ Bartoli (b. 1951)
Editor Peter Lang
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Aria: 'Ich ende / Behende / Mein irdisches Leben' (No.7)

For String Trios (Lang)

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Arranger Peter Lang
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For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

 Complete Score and Trumpet Part
#209380 - 0.52MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 645×⇩ - Michrond

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 Trumpet
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 Organ
#209382 - 0.41MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 337×⇩ - Michrond

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 Engraving Files (Finale)
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Arranger Michel Rondeau
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Other

Chorale: 'Richte dich, Liebste, nach meinem Gefallen' (No.8)

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Editor Frieder Rempp (b. 1942)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie III, Band 2.2
Choräle und geistliche Lieder, Teil 2 (pp.50)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1996. Plate BA 5076.
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Misc. Notes From Chorale der Sammlung C.P.E. Bach nach dem Druck von 1784-1787.
600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches.
8. As "Hast du denn, Jesu, dein Angesicht gänzlich verborgen" (More details) (No.90)
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General Information

Work Title Selig ist der Mann
Alternative. Title Blessed is the man, ‘’Dialogus’’
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 177787206; LCCN: n84044520; GND: 30000740X; BNF: 139096855
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 57 ; BC A 14
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 587
Key G minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 8 movements:
  1. Aria (bass): Selig ist der Mann (G minor)
  2. Recitativo (soprano): Ach! dieser süße Trost (E♭ major-C minor)
  3. Aria (soprano): Ich wünschte mir den Tod, den Tod (C minor)
  4. Recitativo (soprano, bass): Ich reiche dir die Hand (G minor-B♭ major)
  5. Aria (bass): Ja, ja, ich kann die Feinde schlagen (B♭ major)
  6. Recitativo (soprano, bass): In meiner Schoß liegt Ruh und Leben (E♭ major-D minor)
  7. Aria (soprano): Ich ende / Behende / Mein irdisches Leben (G minor-B♭ major)
  8. Chorale: Richte dich, Liebste, nach meinem Gefallen (B♭ major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1725
First Performance. 1725-12-26 in Leipzig
First Publication. 1863 (BGA)
Librettist see below
James I:12 (No.1)
Georg Christian Lehms (1684-1717) (Nos.2-7)
Ahasverus Fritsch (1629-1701) (No.8)
Language German
Dedication 2nd day of Christmas
Average DurationAvg. Duration 28 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus, orchestra
InstrDetail
Voices
Soprano (Soul)
Bass (Christ)

Mixed Chorus (SATB)
Orchestra

2 oboes, oboe da caccia, strings, continuo (harpsichord)
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article
Classical Archives article
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Selig ist der Mann -  Scores at Sheet Music Plus
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