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Cantata BWV 108
Es ist euch gut, daß ich hingehe

German Title

Es ist euch gut, daß ich hingehe

English Title

It is expedient for you that I go away (from Oxford Companion)

Event

Cantata for the 4th Sunday after Easter (Cantate)
Readings: Epistle: Jas. 1: 17-21; Gospel: John 16: 5-15

Composed

Leipzig, 1725 | 1st performance: April 29, 1725 - Leipzig

Text

Christiane Mariane von Ziegler (Mvts. 2, 3, 5); John 16: 7 (Mvt. 1); John 16: 13 (Mvt. 4); Paul Gerhardt (Mvt. 6)

German Text | Translations: Dutch-4 | English-1 | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Gott Vater, sende deinen Geist

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Small Orchestra: 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Chorus | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.61 MB] | Score BGA [2.44 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Examples from the Score
Chorale Melody: Kommt her zu mir, spricht Gottes Sohn

References

BGA: XXIII I/12 | NBA: A 72 | BC: | Zwang: K 120 | First Published: BG, 1876

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of May 13, 2001; Week of April 29, 2007

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 24

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 67, 108 & 127 [E-2]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Members of the Orchestra of Münchner Staatsoper (actually Bayerisches Staatsorchester)

Contralto: Lilian Benningsen; Tenor: Peter Pears; Bass: Kieth Engen

Teldec

1958

TT: 20:03

1st recording of Cantata BWV 108 by K. Richter. Recorded at Haus des Sports, Munich, Germany.
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2

Bach Cantatas Vol. 2 - Easter

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Theo Adam

Archiv Produktion

Feb 1967

TT: 16:54

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 108 by K. Richter. Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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3

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 33
Edition Bachakademie
Vol. 34

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Hänssler

Aug, Dec 1980; Feb-Mar 1981

TT: 16:30

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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4

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 6

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer

Teldec

1980

TT: 16:01

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5

Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Marcel Beekman; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Jan-Feb 2000

TT: 14:44

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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6

Bach Cantatas Vol. 24: Altenburg/Warwick
For the 3rd Sunday after Easter (Jubilate)
For for the 4th Sunday after Easter (Cantate)

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephen Varcoe

Soli Deo Gloria

May 2000

TT: 13:49

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - St Mary's Collegiate Church, Warwick, England.
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 24
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7

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 15

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Mar 2001

TT: 14:19

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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8

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 36 (Cantatas from Leipzig 1725)

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Dominik Wörner

BIS

Feb 2006

SACD / TT: 13:44

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (May 2001 - August 2007)
Thanks to conbtributors: Peter Bright (August 2007), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004), John Pike (May 2005)

Cantata BWV 108: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion

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Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
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