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Cantata BWV 139
Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott

German Title

Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott

English Title

Happy is the man, who to his God (by Francis Browne)

Event

Chorale Cantata for the 23^rd Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Philippians 3: 17-21; Gospel: Matthew 22: 15-22

Composed

Leipzig, 1724 | 1^st performance: November 12, 1724 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1732-1735 - Leipzig; 3^rd performance: 1744-1747 - Leipzig

Johann Christoph Rube (Mvts. 1, 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5)

Text

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott

Scoring

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

Score Vocal & Piano [1.74 MB] | Score BGA [2.15 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Examples from the Score: Examples
Chorale Melody: Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt

References

BGA: XXVIII | NBA: I/26 | BC: A 159 | Zwang: K 97 | First Published: BG, 1881 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of November 3, 2002; Week of October 29, 2006

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Cantatas Vol. 28 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Trudeliese Schmidt; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Oct 1977; Feb, Mar, May 1978

TT: 19:36

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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2

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 58
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 43

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Inga Nielsen; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Hänssler

Oct 1979; Apr 1980

TT: 19:20

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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3

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 8

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: Robert Holl

Teldec

1983

TT: 18:47

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4

J.S. Bach: Cantatas (21^st & 23^rd Sunday after Trinity) [C-5]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Archiv Produktion

Dec 1998

TT: 16:40

Recorded at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England.
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5

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 11

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Oct 1999

TT: 17:11

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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6

Bach Edition Vol. 11 - Cantatas Vol. 5

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

Nov-Dec 1999

TT: 18:24

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 28 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

Mar 2004

SACD / TT: 17:42

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - October 2006)
Thanks to contributors: Peter Bright (July 2005)

Cantata BWV 139: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

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