Cantata BWV 117
Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut

Ref.

BWV 117

German Title

Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut

English Title

Give loud and praise to the highest good (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for unspecified occasion

Composed

Leipzig, 1728-1731 ?
1^st performance: 1728-1731 - Leipzig

Text

Johann Jakob Schütz

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-1 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spaniah-5
Chorale Text: Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes, 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Chorale | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Aria | Mvt. 7: Aria | Mvt. 8: Recitative | Mvt. 9: Chorus

Score Vocal & Piano [1.66 MB] | Score BGA [2.09 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 4 ver 1 | Mvt. 4 ver 2 | Mvt. 9
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 7 [cap]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score [Whittaker]
Chorale Melody: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her

References

BGA: XXIV | NBA: I/34 | BC: A 187 | Zwang: K 172 | First Published: BG, 1876 | Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | HG [Dutch] | HT [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of July 7, 2002; Week of May 18, 2008; Week of July 7, 2013

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 24
Bach Edition Vol. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vol. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas VI
J.S. Bach: Kantaten 10. Folge

Cantata BWV 117 [25:57]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Friedrich Härtel

Berlin / Leipzig Classics
Eterna 820-525

Sep 23, 1949

CD / TT: 74:40
LP / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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2

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 93 & BWV 117 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 117 [25:40]

Ludwig Doormann

Göttinger Stadtkantorei / Frankfurter Kantatenorchester

Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus; Tenor: Johannes Feyerabend; Bass: Hans-Olaf Hudemann

Cantate / Vanguard
Musical Heritage Society 1239

Mar 1960

LP / TT:

Recorded at Auditorium of Gottingen University, Germany.

3

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwork, Folge 6 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 117 [21:45]

Siegfried Bauer

Kantorei der Karlshöhe Ludwigsburg / Stuttgarter Bachorchester

Alto: Margret Jetter; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Hanns-Friedrich Kunz

FSM 33136

Mar 1973

LP / TT: 37:25

Recorded at Kirche der Karlshöhe Ludwigsburg, Germany.

4

J.S. Bach: BWV 117 kantate Sei Lob und Her; W.A. Mozart: KV 220 Missa brevis · Spatzenmesse [C-1]

Cantata BWV 117 []

Heinke Soltau

Kantorei Quickborn / Kantaten Orchester

Alto: Adelheid Peper; Tenor:Dieter Soltau; Bass: Harro Brodersen

Gerhard Golzo, Quickborn

May 20, 1973

LP / TT:

Recorded live at Marienkirche, Quickborn, Germany.
Listen to this recording: Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:54] [mp3]

5

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Complete Cantatas, Vol. 29
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 6

Cantata BWV 117 [19:20]

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond

Telefunken 6.35577
Teldec 91760

Nov 1980

2-LP / TT:
6-CD / TT: 386:50

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6

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 5
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 37

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Alto: Mechthild Georg; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Andreas Schmidt

Hänssler

Feb 1984

TT: 21:45

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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8

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

Cantata BWV 117 [20:35]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

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

Soli Deo Gloria 107

May 21, 2000

2-CD / TT: 128:41

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at St Mary's Collegiate Church, Warwick, England.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 24
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9

Musikwochen Weserbergland 2001 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 117 [24:59]

Hans-Christoph Becker-Foss

Hamelner Kammerchor St. Nikolai, Miglieder des Göttinger Vokalensemble / Barockorchester der Musikwochen Weserbergland

Alto: Manuela Mach; Tenor: Achim Kleinlein; Bass: Hans Christian Hinz

Musikwochen Weserbergland

May 6, 2001

2-CD / TT: 50:33 + 72:57

Recorded live at St.-Marien-Kirche Aerzen.
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10

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 19

Cantata BWV 117 [19:26]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)

Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand CC-72219

May 9-13, 2002 [Mvts. 2, 3, 6, 8]
Sep 26-Oct 2, 2002 [Mvts. 5, 7]
Oct 15-18, 2003 [Mvts. 1, 4, 9]

3-CD / TT: 181:11

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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