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Cantata BWV 129
Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott

German Title

Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott

English Title

Praised be the Lord, my God (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for Trinity Sunday
Readings: Epistle: Romans 11: 33-36; Gospel: John 3: 1-15
or possibly for the Feast of the Reformation
Readings: Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 2: 3-8; Gospel: Revelations 14: 6-8

Composed

Leipzig, 1726 | 1^st performance: June 16, 1726 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1732-1735 - Leipzig; 3^rd performance: 1743-1747 - Leipzig

Text

Johann Olearius

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesia | Italian-3 | Portuguese-1 | Spanish-5
Chorale Text: Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, transverse flute, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.99 MB] | Score BGA [3.66 MB]
Chorale Melody: O Gott, du frommer Gott - Melody 3

References

BGA: XXVI | NBA: I/15 | BC: A 93 | Zwang: K 142 | First Published: BG, 1878 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of May 18, 2003

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Baker does Bach – conducted by Menuhin & Marriner
W. Walton: The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet (arranged music of J.S. Bach)

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Cantatas BWV 119 & BWV 129 [C-1]

Diethard Hellmann

Bach-Chor (Kurrende der Christuskirche) & Bach-Orchester Mainz

Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Alto: Margrit Conrad; Bass: Carl-Heinz Müller

Cantate / MHS / Da Camera Magna

1968

LP / TT: 22:20

2

Bach Cantatas Vol. 3 - Ascension Day, Whitsun, Trinity

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Anna Reynolds; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Jan, Mar 1974; Jan 1975

TT: 22:11

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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3

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 10
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 40

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Hänssler

Feb, Oct 1982

TT: 18:36

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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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

Boy Soprano: Sebastian Hennig (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: René Jacobs; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1983

TT: 20:04

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5

Leipziger Universitätsmusik [C-2]

Wolfgang Unger

Leipziger Universitätschor / Pauliner Barockensemble

Soprano: Ute Selbig; Alto: Elisabeth Wilke; Bass: Egbert Junghanns

Kammerton

1994

TT:

6

Bach Edition Vol. 14 - Cantatas Vol. 7

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Jan-Feb 2000

TT: 19:48

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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7

Bach Cantatas Vol. 27: Blythburgh/Kirkwell
For Whit Tuesday
For Trinity Sunday

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria

Jun 2000

TT: 18:52

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
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8

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 19

Ton Koopman

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

Soprano: Johannette Zomer; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Feb-Mar 2002

TT: 17:11

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - April 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (September 2006), Thomas Shepherd (January 2008)

Cantata BWV 129: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

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