Cantata BWV 108 - Recordings

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 4^th Sunday after Easter (Cantate) Readings: Epistle: Jas. 1: 17-21; Gospel: John 16: 5-15
Composed	Leipzig, 1725 \| 1^st 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)
Text	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
Scoring	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
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 108 by K. Richter. Recorded at Haus des Sports, Munich, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 108 by K. Richter. Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

6	Bach Cantatas Vol. 24: Altenburg/Warwick For the 3^rd Sunday after Easter (Jubilate) For for the 4^th 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 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [CD] \| Amazon.com [CD] \| Amazon.com [MP3 Download]

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)

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