Talk:Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104/GA1

GA Review
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Nominator: 21:38, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: MyCatIsAChonk (talk · contribs) 21:37, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Will review MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 21:37, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Need sleep first. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:02, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
 * All the comments are in when you are ready- thanks! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 00:23, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Replies to prose questions 1a

 * 1) In the infobox and prose, link taille and oboe d'amour- I've never heard of the former and the latter is likely also unknown to the general reader
 * done
 * 1) The prescribed readings for that Sunday were from the First Epistle of Peter, Christ as a model - with christ as a model? What's he being the model of?
 * Its five verses, and many things listed (click on the thing in brackets), - too many to be mentioned for my taste especially as the cantata refers only to the gospel
 * 1) The writer of the cantata text is unknown. He found - its likely that a man wrote the libretto, but should a male pronoun still be used? "The librettist" or just "they" would be more neutral
 * interesting, I never thought of that, - done
 * 1) In the second recitative, he deduced - I'm not sure deduced is the right word here. He figured it out? Perhaps "included" or "wrote"
 * (will replace "he" once we find something) - the idea of the second follows from the first, is derived from it, the first leads to the second - what is a good word (and better without "he")?
 * "Formulated" would make more sense if you want to retain the idea of it being crafted- otherwise, just "wrote" would work fine MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 11:30, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
 * 1) "for faith's reward after a gentle sleep of death" (John 10:11–16, des Glaubens Lohn nach einem sanften Todesschlafe) - could be my lack of liturgical knowledge, but why is there german in the parentheses? Is this referring to a section or is it quoted text? If the latter, put quote marks
 * rephased and quote marks, please check
 * 1) The duration is given as 23 minutes - given by whom?
 * same Dürr - remark moved to where he is mentioned
 * 1) in the table, why does mvmt 2 lack a key?
 * in most recitatives, the keys are not stable - mwmt 4 being in one is the one exception I noticed so far (compare BWV 1) - Dürr mentions first and last, but when those are "flats" it would make the columns very broad
 * 1)  - work? Is it a book? A composition? Be specific
 * done - I keep forgetting that the Bible on the Bach cantatas is not known, moved the book title to where the author is first mentioned and linked
 * 1) Bach used similar means in his Christmas Oratorio in the Sinfonia - and in the sinfonia?
 * no, in the Sinfonia opening Part II of the oratorio, but I'd prefer not to have the well-known title at the end, - would a comma do? or what?
 * Ah, no, this makes sense, I must've misread it MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 11:33, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
 * 1) The phrase is derived from Romans 8:15 ("ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father") and Galatians 4:6 (And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.) - why quote marks for Romans but not for Galatians?
 * 2) I gave them to the Romans because the quote begins in the middle of a sentence and thought the other other is clear, but for fairness added them there ;)
 * 3) In subheader 5, it discussed an A and B section, but does not explicitly state the form- is it ABA? Clarify and link
 * good point, - I keep forgetting that not everybody knows that almost all Bach cantata arias are da capo arias. Believe it or not, I have linked to aria since 2010, and read it now for the first time, and it has nothing at all about arias in cantatas. For now, I changed the link to da capo arias, and say "middle section". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:10, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Reply to 1b
Not sure yet. I'd really like the Bach Digital first as the basic info. In articles with more sources, those by authors are grouped in books, journals, web (compare 227) - but this no FA ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:26, 13 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Fair enough then- I just haven't seen them organized this way, which doesn't necessarily mean it's bad, but moreover a unique interpretation. It's ll good MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 11:36, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Replies to 2b

 * A bit of history. For the longest time, Bach Cantatas Website was the only ref for cantata recordings (and not mentioned as a ref, just copied from there). I think it's still the most detailed resource about the recordings there is, mentioning exactly recorded where with individual orchestra players ... - It was disputed by Francis Schonken as self-published, but Francis is banned. For FAs, I replaced it by other refs, and I could do the same here, or support it by others. The recordings are also referenced by Muziekweb.
 * Bach Chorales has the nicest presentation of the music together with facts, and it's only used in combination. I moved to the section on the chorale where readers are most likely to want to see the music. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:44, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
 * All good here then, thanks for clarifying MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 11:37, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Replies to 3a and b
I don't know. I found articles such as BWV 1 in 2010. The recordings played a large role. I reduced bold face and repetition of vocal parts. When I began BWV 104, I followed the example. Among the criteria may have been
 * being one of the five complete cycles of cantata recordings
 * notable performers
 * historic uniqueness.

In larger articles, we have come to split the recordings to a discography article, but I feel this is too short. I can look if other recordings would also deserve to be included. In those larger articles, we have a section explaining the complete recordings, historically informed practice etc, but I feel to repeat it here would be excessive. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:57, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

I changed the Werner recording to his second, for which we have a review, and the Netherlands Bach Society one that was under external links so far (recorded 2018, released 2020.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:34, 13 April 2024 (UTC)


 * I was wondering if it was neutral to select recordings, since there was a discussion about this at Firebird, but I now see that they're not comparable. Thanks for clarifying the methodology MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 11:39, 13 April 2024 (UTC)