Cantata BWV 128 - Recordings

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Cantata BWV 128
Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein

German Title	Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein
English Title	On Christ’s ascent to heaven alone (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Chorale Cantata for Ascension Day Readings: Epistle: Acts 1: 1-11; Gospel: Markus 16: 14-20
Composed	Leipzig, 1725 \| 1^st performance: May 10, 1725 - Leipzig
Text	Ernst Sonnemann after Josua Wegelin (Mvt. 1); Matthäus Avenarius (Mvt. 5); Christiane Mariane von Ziegler (Mvt. 2-4)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-5 \| Spanish-5 Chorale Texts: O Jesu, meine Lust \| Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein
Scoring	Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: trumpet, 2 horns, 2 oboes, 2 violins, oboe da caccia, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria & Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Aria (Duet) \| Mvt. 5: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.52 MB] \| Score BGA [2.16 MB] Chorale Melodies: O Gott, du frommer Gott - Melody 3 \| Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr
References	BGA: XXVI \| NBA: I/12 \| BC: A 76 \| Zwang: K 122 \| First Published: BG, 1878 \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of May 5, 2002

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
Cantatas BWV 11, 37, 43, 128 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Recordings
Complete Recordings

1	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas V J.S. Bach: Kantaten 9. Folge
Günther Ramin
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Johannes Oettel
Leipzig Classics		Apr 1953	TT: 19:28
Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

2	Bach: 13 Sacred Cantatas & 13 Sinfonias [C-3]
Helmut Winschermann
Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke (Chorus Master: Helmut Kahlhöfer) / Deutsche Bachsolisten
Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Hermann Prey
Philips		Feb 1971	TT: 17:12

3	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 35 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 40
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Hänssler		Dec 1980; Mar 1981	TT: 16:20
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

4	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 7
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
Teldec		1983	TT: 17:54
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5	J.S. Bach: Ascension Cantatas [C-4]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Reinhard Hagen
Archiv Produktion		Apr 1999	TT: 16:30
Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England. See: Cantatas BWV 11, 37, 43, 128 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	Bach Edition Vol. 12 - Cantatas Vol. 6
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Nov-Dec 1999	TT: 17:37
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

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: 15:20
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 35 (Cantatas from Leipzig 1725)
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		Jul 2006	SACD / TT: 16:47
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2002 - June 2007)
Thanks to conbtributors: Thomas Shepherd (May 2007), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004)

Cantata BWV 128: 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

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
Search Website | Search Works/Movements | Terms & Abbreviations | Copyright Notice | How to contribute | Links

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