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Cantata BWV 128
Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein

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BWV 128

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
1st performance: May 10, 1725 - Leipzig

Text

Ernst Sonnemann after Josua Wegelin (Mvt. 1); Matthäus Avenarius (Mvt. 5); Christiane Mariane von Ziegler (Mvt. 2-4)

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-8 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-5 | Russian-1 | 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

Score Vocal & Piano [1.52 MB] | Score BGA [2.16 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach St 158 (BWV 128: Parts) | D B Mus. ms. Bach P 892 (BWV 128/5: Alto) [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 5
Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap]
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 | Autograph score (Facsimile): Winterthur, Switzerland, private collection | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of May 5, 2002; Week of May 20, 2007; Week of November 21, 2010

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2
Discussions - Part 3

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

Cantata BWV 128 [19:28]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Johannes Oettel

Berlin / Leipzig Classics
Eterna 820-524

Apr 1953

CD / TT: 70:24
LP / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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2

Bach: 13 Sacred Cantatas & 13 Sinfonias [C-3]
J.S. Bach: 10 Festkantaten [C-7]

 

Cantata BWV 128 [17:12]

Helmut Winschermann

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke (Chorus Master: Helmut Kahlhöfer) / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Hermann Prey

Philips 454346
Philips 6542806-810

Feb 1971

5-CD / TT: 352:39
10-LP / TT:

 

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.
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4

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 32 - BWV 128-131
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 7 - BWV 119-137
Bach-2000
Vol. 3: Sacred Cantatas 3 - BWV 100-117, 119-140, 143-149
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 40 - BWV 128-130

 
 

Cantata BWV 128 [17:45 / 17:43]

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 6.35606
Teldec 242 617-2 ZL
Teldec 4509-91761-2
Teldec 3984-25708-2
Teldec 8573-81170-2
Warner Classics 8573-81170-5

P 1983

2-LP / TT: 79 min
2-CD / TT: 79:13
6-CD / TT: 371:34
15-CD / TT: 949:30
CD / TT: 54:10
CD / TT: 54:10

Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands (?).
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5

J.S. Bach: Ascension Cantatas [C-4]

 

Cantata BWV 128 [16:30]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Reinhard Hagen

Archiv Produktion 463583

Oct 1993

CD / TT: 78:30

Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England.
See: Cantatas BWV 11, 37, 43, 128 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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6

Bach Edition Vol. 12 - Cantatas Vol. 6

 
 

Cantata BWV 128 [17:37]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics 99371

Nov-Dec 1999

5-CD / TT: 286:53

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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7

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 15
J.S. Bach: Ascension Cantatas (Single Volume Cantatas Vol. 6)

 
 

Cantata BWV 128 [15:20]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

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

Antoine Marchand CC-72215
Antoine Marchand CC-72285

Mar 6-16, 2001

3-CD / TT: 207:42
CD / TT: 74:06

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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8

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 35 (Cantatas from Leipzig 1725) - BWV 74, 87, 128, 176

 

Cantata BWV 128 [16:47]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 1571

Jul 2006

SACD / TT: 70:36

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2002 - March 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (June 2009), Frits V. Herbold (March 2012), Christian Moll (November 2009), Thomas Shepherd (May 2007), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004)

Cantata BWV 128: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

 

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