Gedenke, Herr, wie es uns gehet, BWV 217

Gedenke, Herr, wie es uns gehet (Be mindful of our condition, Lord), BWV 217,^[a] is a church cantata, formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach. It is now attributed to Johann Christoph Altnickol.

History and text[]

The unknown composer wrote this piece for the First Sunday after Epiphany. The librettist is also unknown.^[1]

Scoring and structure[]

The cantata is scored for SATB soloists and choir, flauto traverso, two violins, viola and basso continuo.^[2]

It has five movements:

Chorus: Gedenke, Herr, wie es uns gehet
Aria (soprano): Ach, Jesus ist verloren
Aria (alto): Saget mir, beliebte Felder
Duet recitative and arioso (tenor and bass): Sei, kummervolles Herz, getrost
Chorus: Ändert euch, ihr Klagelieder

Recording[]

Alsfelder Vokalensemble / Steintor Barock Bremen, Wolfgang Helbich. The Apocryphal Bach Cantatas. CPO, 1991.

Notes[]

^ "BWV" is Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, a thematic catalogue of Bach's works.

References[]

^ "Cantata BWV 217 Gedenke, Herr, wie es uns gehet". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
^ "Cantates 217–224" (in French). Université du Québec. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[1] "BWV" is Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, a thematic catalogue of Bach's works.

[2] "Cantata BWV 217 Gedenke, Herr, wie es uns gehet". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 14 December 2012.

[3] "Cantates 217–224" (in French). Université du Québec. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

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show v t Church cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach
Before Leipzig	Early: BWV 4 131 71 1138.1 & .2 106 196 150 143 Weimar: BWV 61 70a 186a 132 147a 63 152 155 18 54 80a 182 31 12 172 165 21 185 199 161 162 163 Köthen: BWV Anh. 5
First cycle (1723–24)	Between Trinity and Advent: BWV 75 76 24 167 147 186 136 105 46 179 69a 77 25 138 95 148 48 109 89 60 90 70 From Advent to Trinity: BWV 40 64 190 153 65 154 73 81 83 144 181 22 23 66 134 67 104 166 86 37 44 59 184
Second cycle (& chorale cantatas)	Chorale cantatas between Trinity and Easter: BWV 20 2 7 135 10 93 107 178 94 101 113 33 78 99 8 130 114 96 5 180 38 115 139 26 116 62 91 121 133 122 41 123 124 3 111 92 125 126 127 1 Continuation of the second cycle: BWV 6 42 85 103 108 87 128 183 74 68 175 176 Later additions to the chorale cantata cycle: BWV 80 137 129 58 112 140 177 9 14 Other late chorale cantatas: BWV 117 192 100 97
Third cycle	After Trinity 1725: BWV 168 164 79 Liturgical year 1725–26: BWV 110 57 151 28 16 32 13 72 146 43 39 88 170 187 45 102 35 17 19 27 47 169 56 49 98 55 52 1727: BWV 82 84 34 173
Later and other	Picander cycle: BWV 149 188 197a 171 156 159 145 174 Late parodies: BWV 36 30 191 200 248 I 248 II 248 III 248 IV 248 V 248 VI 1083 Council election (Leipzig): BWV 119 193 29 120 69 (lost: 1139.1, 1140–1141) Wedding: BWV 34a 195 120a 197 Funeral: 157 244a Other: 194 190a 120b 51 158 50 Doubtful: 53 142 189 217 220 221 223 224
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