François Maître, The soul of Dives in hell, and the soul of Lazarus in the lap of Abraham, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, 1475-80
Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot
Break your bread with the hungry
Break your bread with the hungry
Cantata 39
BWV 39
Event: 1st Sunday after Trinity
1st Performance: June 23, 1726, Leipzig
Readings: Epistle: 1 John 4: 16-21; Gospel: Luke 16: 19-31
Text: Isaiah 58: 7-8 (Mvt. 1); Hebrews 13: 16 (Mvt. 4); David Denicke (Mvt. 7); Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6) (Picander ?) [Walther Blankenburg suggested Christoph Helm]
Chorale Text: Kommt, laßt euch den Herren lehren
Readings: Epistle: 1 John 4: 16-21; Gospel: Luke 16: 19-31
Text: Isaiah 58: 7-8 (Mvt. 1); Hebrews 13: 16 (Mvt. 4); David Denicke (Mvt. 7); Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6) (Picander ?) [Walther Blankenburg suggested Christoph Helm]
Chorale Text: Kommt, laßt euch den Herren lehren
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Performance of Soprano: Gillian Keith; Alto: Wilke te Brummelstroete; Bass: Dietrich Henschel; Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner conducting. Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England.
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Performance of Soprano: Agnès Mellon; Counter-tenor: Charles Brett; Bass: Peter Kooy; Chorus & Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent; Philippe Herreweghe conducting. Recorded at Minderbroederskerk, Ghent, Belgium.
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Performance of Boy Soprano: Soloist of Knabenchor Hannover (No Name); Counter-tenor: René Jacobs; Bass: Max van Egmond; Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) / Leonhardt-Consort; Gustav Leonhardt conducting. Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, Holland.
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Performance of Soprano: Ruth Holton; Counter-tenor: Sytse Buwalda; Bass: Bas Ramselaar; Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium; Pieter Jan Leusink conducting. Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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Performance of Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Anna Reynolds; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter conducting. Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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Performance of Soprano: Arleen Augér; Contralto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Bass: Franz Gerihsen; Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart; Helmuth Rilling conducting. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
