Cantata BWV 136 - Details & Discography Part 1: Complete Recordings

Recordings/Discussions
Background Information
Performer Bios

Poet/Composer Bios

Additional Information

Cantata BWV 136
Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz

Ref.

BWV 136

German Title

Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz

English Title

Search me, God, and learn my heart (by Alec Robertson)

Event

Cantata for the 8^th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Romans 8: 12-17; Gospel: Matthew 7: 15-23
Musical Context of Bach Cantatas: Motets & Chorales for 8^th Sunday after Trinity

Composed

Leipzig, 1723
1^st performance: July 18, 1723 - Leipzig

Text

Psalm 139: 23 (Mvt. 1); Johann Heermann (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5) [W. Murray Young suggests Christian Weiss, Sr.]

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-3 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Wo soll ich fliehen hin

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: horn, oboe, oboe d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [2.23 MB] | Score BGA [2.44 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach St 20, Faszikel 2 (BWV 136: Parts) [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Wo soll ich fliehen hin / Auf meinen lieben Gott

References

BGA: XXVIII | NBA: I/18 | BC: A 111 | Zwang: K 35 | First Published: BG, 1881 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of August 13, 2000; Week of August 14, 2005; Week of August 28, 2011

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements
Recordings of Mass in A Major BWV 234

Discussions - Part 1 (1^st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2^nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3^rd round)

Cantatas Vol. 11 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Morimur - by Hilliard Ensemble

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 136 & BWV 138 [L-4]
Cantata BWV 136 []
Diethard Hellmann
Mainz Christuskirche Chor & Mainz Bach Orchester
Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Gerhard Faulstich
Cantate		1960	LP / TT:
Recorded at Christuskirche, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

2	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 44 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 43
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Niklaus Tüller
Hänssler		Sep, Dec 1977; Jan 1978	TT: 19:04
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

3	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 34 - BWV 136-139 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. 42 - BWV 134-137
Cantata BWV 136 [16:43 / 16:51]
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Walter Heldwein
Telefunken 6.35608 Teldec 242 619-2 ZK Teldec 4509-91761-2 Teldec 3984-25708-2 Teldec 8573-81168-2 Warner Classics 8573-81168-5		Oct 21-22+26, Nov 6, 1981; May 21-22, 1982	2-LP / TT: 68 min CD / TT: 68:11 6-CD / TT: 371:34 15-CD / TT: 949:30 CD / TT: 72:13 CD / TT: 72:13
Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria. Buy this album at: 6-CD (1994): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de 15-CD (1999): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

4	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 7
Cantata BWV 136 [14:51]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato 3984-23141-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72207		Sep & Oct 1997	3-CD / TT: 213:55
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Erato 3-CD (1998): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Antoine Marchand 3-CD (2005): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 3-CD: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline

5	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 11 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723 / IV - BWV 46, 95, 136, 138
Cantata BWV 136 [14:50]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 991		Sep 1998	CD / TT: 67:59
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 11 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

6	Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8
Cantata BWV 136 [15:53]
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics 99374		Jan-Feb 2000	5-CD / TT: 307:16
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: 5-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

7	Bach Cantatas Vol. 5: Rendsburg/Braunschweig For the 8^th Sunday after Trinity For the 10^th Sunday after Trinity
Cantata BWV 136 [15:45]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Brindley Sherratt
Soli Deo Gloria 147		Aug 13, 2000	2-CD / TT: 118:46
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Christkirche, Rendsburg, Germany. Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

9	J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 136 "Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz" [C-49]
Cantata BWV 136 []
Conductor: Rudolf Lutz Reflection lecture: Rabbi Bea Wyler
Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica
Soloists: Alto: Markus Forster; Tenor: Johannes Kaleschke, Bass: Ekkehard Abele Choir: Soprano: Susanne Frei, Leonie Gloor, Guro Hjemli, Noëmi Sohn, Noëmi Tran-Rediger; Alto: Jan Börner, Antonia Frey, Olivia Heiniger, Damaris Nussbaumer, Alexandra Rawohl; Tenor: Clemens Flämig, manuel Gerber, Nicolas Savoy, Walter Siegel; Bass: Fabrice Hayoz, Chasper Mani, Valentin Parli, Philippe Rayot Orchestra: Violin: Renate Steinmann, Plamena Nikitassova, Christine Baumann, Sylvia Gmuer, Martin Korrodi, Olivia Schenkel; Viola: Susanna Hefti, Martina Bischoff; Violoncello: Maya Amrein, Martin Zeller; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Horn: Olivier Picon; Oboe: Katharina Arfken, Dominik Melicharek; Organ: Norbert Zeilberger; Harpsichord: Thomas Leininger
Gallus Media A867		Aug 12, 2011	DVD / TT:
Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland. The DVD (in German, no subtitles) includes a film recording of the complete cantata, the reflection lecture of the speaker and a film portrait of the J.S. Bach Foundation. Recording and production: Sound engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: GALLUS MEDIA AG, Switzerland; DVD format: PAL. Buy this album at: DVD: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2000 - July 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Frits V. Herbold (March 2012), Claude Role (November 2006)

Cantata BWV 136: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

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