Cantata BWV 135 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 135
Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder

German Title	Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder
English Title	Ah, Lord, me poor sinner (by Alec Robertson)
Event	Chorale Cantata for 3^rd Sunday after Trinity Readings: Epistle: 1 Peter 5: 6-11; Gospel: Luke 15: 1-10
Composed	Leipzig, 1724 \| 1^st performance: June 25, 1724 - Leipzig
Text	Cyriakus Schneegaß (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvt.1-5)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Chinese-1 \| Dutch-4 \| English-1 \| English-6 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian \| Spanish-3 Chorale Text: Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder
Scoring	Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo, which includes trombone (in the opening chorus) and horn (in the closing chorale) Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.28 MB] \| Score BGA [1.62 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 6 Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap] Score Example: Examples from the Score with Commentary Chorale Melody: Befiehl du deine Wege (I)
References	BGA: XXVIII \| NBA: I/16 \| BC: A 100 \| Zwang: K 77 \| First Published: BG, 1881
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of July 1, 2001; Week of June 18, 2006

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2
Bach Edition Vol. 4&5 - Cantatas Vol. 1&2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Cantatas Vol. 29 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 29 & BWV 135 [C-1]
Wolfgang Gönnenwein
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor / Deutsche Bachsolisten
Alto: Emmy Lisken; Tenor: Johannes Hoefflin; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Cantate / MHS		Jun 1963	LP / TT: 16:50
Recorded at the Johanneskirche in Kornwestheim, near Stuttgart, Germany.

2	Bach Cantatas Vol. 3 - Ascension Day, Whitsun, Trinity
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Contralto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion		Mar, May 1974; Jan 1975	TT: 14:38
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

3	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 40 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 42
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Feb 1979	TT: 14:40
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: Marius van Altena; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1983	TT: 14:13
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	Bach Edition Vol. 5 - Cantatas Vol. 2
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Apr-Sep 1999	TT: 15:16
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

6	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 12
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Mar 2000	TT: 14:53
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 29 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan & Concerto Palatino Brass Ensemble
Counter-tenor: Pascal Bertin; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		Jun 2004	SACD / TT: 14:07
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 29 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the complete liturgical year Vol. 2 - Cantatas BWV 177 � 93 � 135 [C-6]
Sigiswald Kuijken
(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande
Soprano: Siri Thornhill; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Accent		Jul 2005	SACD / TT:
Recorded at Château de Gravenwezel, Belgium. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (July 2001 - December 2006)
Thanks to contributors: Michael Meacock (Arton) (December 2002), Peter Schmidt (May 2005, December 2006)

Cantata BWV 135: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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