Cantata BWV 137 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 137
Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren

German Title	Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren
English Title	Praise the Lord, the mighty King of honour (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Chorale Cantata for 12^th Sunday after Trinity Readings: Epistle: 2 Corinthians 3: 4-11; Gospel: Mark 7: 31-37 Or Inauguration of the Leipzig Town Council
Composed	Leipzig, 1725 \| 1^st performance: August 19, 1725 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1746-1747 - Leipzig
Text	Joachim Neander
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-6 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Italian-4 \| Spanish-3
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 3 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Aria \| Mvt. 5: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.59 MB] \| Score BGA [2.29 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 1 \| Mvt. 2 \| Mvt. 5 \| Mvt. 5 ch Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap] Score Examples: Examples from the Score
References	BGA: XXVIII \| NBA: I/20 \| BC: A 124 \| Zwang: K 129 \| First Published: BG, 1881
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Bethlehem \| Emmanuel Music \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of September 2, 2001; Week of July 8, 2007

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 6
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 9 & BWV 137 [A-3]
Hans Grischkat
Stuttgart Choral Society / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart
Soprano: Claire Fassbender-Luz; Contralto: Eva Dräger; Tenor: Klaus Stemann; Bass: Bruno Müller
Renaissance		June 1951	LP / TT:

2	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas VII
Günther Ramin
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Boy Soprano & Alto: Soloists of Thomanerchor Leipzig (no names); Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Johannes Oettel
Leipzig Classics		May 1953	TT: 22:47
Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

3	Bach: Cantatas BWV 137 & BWV 140 [E-1]
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Members of Munich State Opera Orchestra
Soprano: Chloë Owen; Alto: ?; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Kieth Engen
Decca Eclipse		1955	LP / TT: 17:22
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 137 by K. Richter.

4	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 137 & BWV 190 [C-3] (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: 15:38
Recorded in Münster zu Heilsbronn/Mittelfranken. Buy this album at:

5	Bach: Das Kantatenwork (6) [C-1]
Siegfried Bauer
Kantorei de Karlshöne Ludwisburg / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart
Soprano: Magdalene Schreiber; Alto: Margret Jetter; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Hanns-Friedrich Kunz
FSM Candide		1960�s ?	LP / TT:

6	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 27 Bach Cantatas: Volume 2
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Friedrich Melzer; Bass: Bruce Abel
Erato		Oct 1973	TT: 17:17
Recorded in Schwaigern, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk

7	Bach: Kantaten [C-2], [C-4]
Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
Tölzer Knabenchor / Collegium Aureum
Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist from Tölzer Knabenchor); Boy Alto: Seppi Kronwitter (Soloist from Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Karl Markus; Bass: Ulrich Studer
EMI Electrola		Early 1970�s ?	LP / TT:

8	Bach Cantatas Vol. 4 - Sundays after Trinity I
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion		Mar 1975; Mar, Oct 1976; June 1977	TT: 15:32
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 137 by K. Richter. Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

9	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 10 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 43
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Walter Heldwein
Hänssler		Dec 1980; Mar 1981; Mar 1982	TT: 14:53
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

10	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas IV Bach: Kantaten BWV 71, BWV 137, BWV 192 [L-11]
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam
Eterna / Leipzig Classics		Jan, Apr 1981; Feb 1982	TT: 15:07
Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

11	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 (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Albert Hartinger
Teldec		1983	TT: 14:06
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

12	Bach Edition Vol. 19 - Cantatas Vol. 10
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch: Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Spring 2000	TT: 14:49
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

13	Bach Cantatas Vol. 6: Köthen/Frankfurt For the 12^th Sunday after Trinity For the 13^th Sunday after Trinity
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria		Sep 10, 2000	TT: 12:49
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Jakobskirche, Köthen, Germany. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 6 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

14	J.S. Bach: Magnificat, Kantaten 78, 137, 35 [C-1]
Wilfried Schnetzler
Bach-Kantorei / Orchester ad fontes
Soprano: Dorothea Frey; Counter-tenor: Christopher Robson; Tenor: Hermann Oswald; Bass: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich
Bach-Kantorei		2000	TT:

15	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 18
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Johannette Zomer; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Feb-Mar 2002	TT: 12:24
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2001 - September 2007)
Thanks to contributors: John Grayovski (October 2006), Marijke Halberstadt (March 2003), Matthias Hansen (March 2006, August 2006), Michael Meacock (Arton) (December 2002), Walter Roth (June 2004), Peter Smaill (August 2006), Teri Noel Towe (April 2007), Roland Wörner (October 2002)

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