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

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

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: Dutch | English-1 | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Wo soll ich fliehen hin

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, 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]
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

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Dutch-4 | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

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

Contents

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

Discussions

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 [C-6]

Diethard Hellmann

Mainz Christuskirche Chor & Mainz Bach Orchester

Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Gerhard Faulstich

Cantate

1960

LP / TT:

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.
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3

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 7

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Walter Heldwein

Teldec

1983

TT: 16:51

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4

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 7

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Sep, Oct 1997

TT: 14:51

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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5

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 11 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723 / IV

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

Sep 1998

TT: 14:50

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 11 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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6

Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

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

Brilliant Classics

Jan-Feb 2000

TT: 15:53

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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The list of recordings was cby Aryeh Oron (August 2000 - December 2006)
Thanks to contributors: Claude Role (November 2006)

Cantata BWV 136: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion

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