Cantata BWV 131 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 131
Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir

Ref.	BWV 131
German Title	Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir
English Title	Out of the depths I cry to thee, o Lord. Lord, hear my voice! (by Joshua Rifkin)
Event	Cantata (probably) for Penitential Service after a fire?
Composed	Mühlhausen, 1707 \| 1^st performance: Mühlhausen - 1707-1708
Text	Psalm 130; Bartholomäus Ringwaldt (Mvts. 2, 4)
Text	German Text \| German-2 \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch-3 \| Dutch-4 \| English-1 \| English-2 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| English-10 \| French-3 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Hebrew-2 \| Infonesian \| Italian-4 \| Japanese-2 \| Japanese-6 \| Portuguese-1 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 Chorale Text: Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: oboe, fagott, violins, 2 violas, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Arioso & Chorale \| Mvt. 3: Chorus \| Mvt. 4: Aria & Chorale \| Mvt. 5: Chorus
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.52 MB] \| Score BGA [2.75 MB] Capella: Mvt. 1 \| Mvt. 2 \| Mvt. 3 \| Mvt. 4 \| Mvt. 5 [cap] Chorale Melody: Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut
References	BGA: XXVIII \| NBA: I/34 \| BC: B 25 \| Zwang: K 1 \| First Published: BG, 1881 \| Autograph score (fascimile): New York, private collection (New York, 1985)
Commentary	Braatz [PDF] \| Crouch \| AMG \| Bethlehem \| Emmanuel Music \| Koster \| EvH [Dutch] \| JdW [Dutch] \| AL [Dutch] \| Af [Dutch] \| BK [Dutch] \| Role [French \| Japanese-1 \| Japanese-2 \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of March 12, 2000; Week of January 9, 2005; Week of June 16, 2013

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2
Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Ton Koopman Bach Cantatas on TV - conducted by Ton Koopman Cantatas Vol. 2 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Cantatas BWV 131, BWV 152 & BWV 161 - conducted by Daniel Taylor
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 131 & BWV 140 [C-3]
Cantata BWV 131 []
Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw Chorale / RCA Victor Orchestra
Tenor: William Hess; Bass: Paul Matthen
RCA Victor		1949	LP / TT:

2	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas IX J.S. Bach: Kantaten 10. Folge J.S. Bach: Das Kanatenwerk - BWV 106, BWV 131 [LA-3]
Cantata BWV 131 [23:42]
Günther Ramin
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Tenor: Gert Lutze, Bass: Johannes Oettel
Berlin / Leipzig Classics Eterna 820-525 Eurodisc 71-604		Feb 1952	CD / TT: 71:03 LP / TT: LP / TT:
Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de Leipzig Classics 12-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de Berlin Classics 12-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

3	Monteverdi: Vesperes - Bach: Cantatas [C-1]
Robert Craft
American Concert Choir (Chorus Master: Margaret Hillis) / Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Tenor: Loren Driscoll; Bass: Robert Oliver
Sony Classics		Dec 1959	TT: 20:49
Recorded at CBS 30^th Street Studios, New York City, NY, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

4	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 17 Bach Cantatas: Volume 2
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Choir; Alto: Choir; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato / MHS		Oct 1964	TT: 25:34
Recorded at Concert Hall, Heilbronn, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [Box Set \| Amazon.co.uk [Box Set]

5	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 93 & BWV 131 [C-2] (LP) J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 137, 190, 131 [C-3] (CD)
Hans Thamm
Windsbacher Knabenchor / Das Consortium Musicum
Soprano: Teresa Zylis-Gara; Alto: Ingeborg Ruß; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Franz Crass

EMI Elektrola (LP) / Rondeau Production (CD)		Aug 1966	TT: 24:34
Recorded in Münster zu Heilsbronn/Mittelfranken. Buy this album at:

6	Bach: Cantata BWV 131 & Handel: Sing into God [C-1]
Paul Steinitz
London Bach Society Chorus / Steinitz Bach Players
Soprano: Wendy Eathorne; Counter-tenor: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Neil Jenkins; Baritone: John Noble
HMV / Nonesuch		Mid 1970's ?	LP / TT:

7	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 15 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 41
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Hänssler		Jan 1975	TT: 23:40
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

8	�50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache� Vol. 15
Cantata BWV 131 [24:16] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura
Emiko Ohmura
Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra
Tenor: Masatoshi Sasaki; Bass: Kazunori Fuchiwaki; Organ: Miyako Kusama
Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 15		Oct 13, 1979	CD / TT: 60:31
Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Source: J.S. Bach: �50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache� Vols. 1-20: CD

9	J.S. Bach: Cantatas [E-2]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Tenor: William Kendall; Baritone: Stephen Varcoe
Erato		Nov 1980	TT: 20:44
Recorded in All Saints Church, Tooting, England. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 131 by J.E. Gardiner. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

10	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 7
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Soprano: Alan Bergius; Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Robert Holl
Teldec		1983	TT: 25:01
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

11	J.S. Bach: Actus Tragicus [C-3]
Joshua Rifkin
(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Ensemble
Soprano: Ann Monoyios; Alt: Steven Rickards; Tenor: Edmund Brownless; Bass: Jan Opalach
Decca		Nov 1985	TT: 19:37
Recorded at the American Academy of Arts & Letters, New York, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com [106,131]

12	J.S. Bach: Kantate 131 "Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir"; J.C.F. Fischer: �Missa in Contrapuncto� [C-3]
Christian Grube
Staats- und Domchor Berlin / Instrumentalists
Teno: Harry Geraerts; Bass: Harry van der Kamp Hans Peter Westermann (Oboe); Anette [sic] Sichelschmitt (Violin); Daniel Spektor (Viola); Christine Angot (Viola); Bernhard Junghänel (Bassoon); Hans-Georg Kramer (Viola da gamba); Niklas [sic] Trüstedt (Violone); Michael Röbbelen (Positive Organ)
Hochschule der Künste Berlin		1986-1987	LP / TT: 20:55
Recorded live at the Jesus-Christus-Kirche Berlin Dahlem, Germany.

13	J.S. Bach: Cantatas [C-1]
Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent
Tenor: Howard Crook; Bass: Peter Kooy
Virgin		Dec 1990	TT: 21:49
Recorded at Minderbroederskerk, Ghent, Belgium. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

14	Deutsche Barock Kantaten (VIII): Aus der Tiefe [C-3]
Erik Van Nevel
Capella Sancti Michaelis Vocal Ensemble (OVPP singers) / Ricercar Consort
Soprano: Greta de Reyghere; Alto: James Bowman; Tenor: Guy de Mey; Bass: Max van Egmond
Ricercar		May 1991	TT: 22:32
Recorded at Filisofisch Theologisch college van de societiet van Jezus V.Z.W, Heverlle. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 131 by Ricercar Consort.

15	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Volume IV - Early Cantatas from Mühlhausen and Weimar - Cantatas for Holy Week [C-4]
Jeffrey Thomas
(OVPP - No Choir) / American Bach Soloists
Soprano: Julianne Baird; Alto: Drew Minter; Tenor: Benjamin Butterfield; Bass: James Weaver
Koch International		Mar, Apr 1994	TT: 21:51
Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, CA, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

16	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 1
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Tenor: Guy de Mey; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Nov-Dec 1994	TT: 22:15
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 131 by T. Koopman. Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com, Amazon.com

17	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 2
Cantata BWV 131 [21:26]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Midori Suzuki; Alto: Yoshikazu Mera; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 781		Nov 1995	CD / TT: 62:35
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 2 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

18	Ton Koopman conducts J.S. Bach - Episode 2 Bach Cantatas [D-1]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Tenor: Lothar Odinius; Bass: Klaus Mertens
NVC ARTS Kultur Video		1997	VHS / TT: 23:00 DVD
Total time of the programme: 28:47. 2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 131 by T. Koopman. See: Bach Cantatas on TV - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com [DVD]

19	Bach - Vivaldi - Mozart [C-1]
Peter Krone
Motettenchor und Collegium Musicum der TU Chemnitz
Alto: Natalia Krone; Tenor: Marcel Lepetit; Bass: Stephan Heinemann
TU Chemnitz		May 1998	TT:
Live recording from a concert at Stadtverordnetensaal des Chemnitzer Rathauses.

20	Bach Cantatas Vol. 3: Tewkesbury/Mühlhausen For the 4^th Sunday after Trinity For the 5^th Sunday after Trinity
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Kobie van Rensburg; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria		Jan 2000	TT: 23:14
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Blasiuskirche, Mühlhausen, Germany. 2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 131 by J.E. Gardiner. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

21	Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jun-Jul 2000	TT: 23:37
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

22	Musik für das Leben nach Tschernobyl [C-1]
Ralf Sochaczewsky
Cantus Domus Chor Berlin / Minsk Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Susanne Kirchesch; Counter-tenor: Alexander Schneider; Tenor: Sebastian Lipp; Bass: Assaf Levitin
?		Apr 2001	TT:
Recrded live at Gethsemane Kirche, Berlin

23	J.S. Bach: Cantatas 131-152-161 [C-3]
Cantata BWV 131 [21:11]
Daniel Taylor
(OVPP - No Choir) / Theatre of Early Music
Soprano: Suzie LeBlanc; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
ATMA Classique		Aug 2001	CD / TT: 56:50
Recorded at Église Sainte-Geneviève, Pierrefonds (Québec), Canada. See: Cantatas BWV 131, BWV 152 & BWV 161 - conducted by Daniel Taylor Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline

24	J.S. Bach: Cantates BWV 131, BWV 12, BWV 51 [C-2]
Cantata BWV 131 []
Jean-François Frémont
Maîtrise des Petits Chanteurs de Versailles (Chorus Mater: Jean-François Frémont) / Sinfonie Saint-Julien
Boy Soprano: Augstin Serraz; Counter-tenor: François-Gabriel Rouquette; Tenor: Christophe Einhorn; Bass: Jean-Loup Pagési
Ami SON CP02-01		2002	CD / TT:
Recorded in Versailles, France.

25	J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas Volume 1 [C-1]
Cantata BWV 131 [23:33]
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(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet
Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey
Chandos Chaconne 715		Dec 1, 2002; Mar 8, 2004	CD / TT: 76:35
Recorded at St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| ClassicsOnline

26	Bach - Purcell: Motetten - Kantaten [C-3]
Cantata BWV 131 [23:09]
Thomas Hengelbrock
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor / Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Marek Rzepka
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 88697115702		Mar 23-24, 2007	CD / TT: 65:52
Recorded at Kirche Mariä Himmelfahrt, Forstern-Tading, Germany Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.de

27	Bach: Aus der Tieffen [C-10]
Cantata BWV 131 [21:31]
Philippe Pierlot
(OVPP - No Choir) / Ricercar Consort
Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Carlos Mena; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
Mirare Records 057		Nov 2007	CD / TT: 67:57
Recorded at Église de Saint Loup sur Thouet, France. 2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 131 by Ricercar Consort. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk

28	Actus Tragicus - Kantaten und Motetten auf dem Weg zu J.S. Bach [C-1]
Cantata BWV 131 [21:22]
Jörg Breiding
Himlische Cantorey, Knabenchor Hannover / Barockorchester L'Arco
Members of Himlische Cantorey: Soprano: Veronika Winter; Counter-tenor: Henning Voss; Tenor: Henning Kaiser; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Ralf Grobe; Lute: Michael Freimuth
Rondeau Production 7005		2007	CD / TT: 61:17
Buy this album at: Rondeau Produktion \| Amazon.de

29	Bach Cantatas From Mühlhausen, Weimar & Leipzig [C-14]
Cantata BWV 131 [21:58]
Dale Higbee (Director); James Bates (Guest conductor)
(OVPP - No Choir) / Carolina Baroque
Soprano: Teresa Radomski; Contralto: Lee Morgan; Tenor: Richard Heard; Bass-: Doug Crawley
Carolina Baroque 128		Oct 10, 2008	CD / TT: 73:45
Recorded live at Chapel, St. John�s Lutheran Church, Salisbury, NC, USA. Buy this album at: Carolina Baroque

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2000 - January 2010)
Thanks to contributors: Marijke Halberstadt (March 2003), Emiko Hall (March 2003, August 2004), Neil Halliday (January 2004), Matthias Hansen (March 2006, June 2009), Thomas Shepherd (January 2008), Bradley Taylor (April 2005), Teri Noel Towe (October 2006)

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