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Cantata BWV 151
Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt

German Title

Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt

English Title

Sweet comfort, my Jesus comes (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Solo Cantata for the 3rd Day of Christmas [Christmas Tuesday, St John's Day]
Readings: Epistle: Hebrews 1: 1-14 / Ecclesiastical Letters 15: 1-8; Gospel: John 1: 1-14

Composed

Leipzig, 1725 | 1st performance: December 27, 1725 - Leipzig; 2nd performance: 1728-1731 - Leipzig

Text

Georg Christian Lehms (Mvts. 1-4); Nikolaus Herman (Mvt. 5)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: transverse flute, oboe d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [0.97 MB] | Score BGA [1.28 MB] |
Chorales: Mvt. 5
Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap]
Score Examples: Continuo 4 - Examples from the Score
Chorale Melody: Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich

References

BGA: XXXII | NBA: I/3.1 | BC: A 17 | Zwang: K 134 | First Published: BG, 1886 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Disussions

Week of June 22, 2003; Week of August 19, 2007

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 15

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Telemann: Kantate "Machet die Tore weit"; J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 151 "Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt" [C-1]

Wilfred Böttcher

Wiener Kammerorchester & Barock-Chor

Soprano: Teresa Stich-Randall; Mezzo-soprano: Nedda Casei; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ernst Schramm

Cocert Hall / Nonesuch

Mid 1950’s ?

LP / TT:

 

2

Bach: Cantata 85; Cantata 151 [C-4]

Anthon van der Horst

Koor Nederlandse Bach Vereniging / Amsterdam Kamerorkest

Soprano: Hélène Ludolph, Alto: Wilhelmine Matthès; Tenor: Tom Brand; Bass: Hermann Schey

Telefunken

1957

LP / TT:

 

3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 55, BWV 151 & BWV 157 [C-2]

Kurt Redel

Choir and Orchestra "Pro Arte" Munich

Soprano: Annie Mack; Contralt: Anne Munch; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Herbert Brauer

Erato / Westminster

Before 1959

LP / TT:

 

4

Bach: 13 Sacred Cantatas & 13 Sinfonias [C-3]

Helmut Winschermann

Westfälische Kantorei Herford / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Birgit Finnilä; Tenor: Dieter Ellenbeck; Bass: ?

Philips

June 1968

TT: 19:10

 

5

Britten at Aldeburgh (BBC) - Bach: Cantatas 102 & 151 [C-1]

Benjamin Britten

Wandsworth School Boys' Choir / English Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Heather Harper; Contralto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Peter Pears; Baritone: John Shirley-Quirk

Decca (BBC)

Dec 1968

TT: 19:08

Recorded live at Aldeburgh Festival.
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6

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 63
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 46

Helmuth Rilling

Frankfurter Kantorei / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Nobuko Gamo-Yamamoto; Alto: Hildegard Laurich; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Hanns-Friedrich Kunz

Hänssler

Feb 1971

TT: 18:09

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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7

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

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Boy Soprano: Sebastian Hennig (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1985

TT: 16: 18

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8

Bach-Buxtehude-Kuhnau [C-1]

Flavio Gatti

Corale Evangelica di Torino (Dir. Flavio Gatti) / Accademia dei Solinghi (Dir. Rita Peiretti)

Soiprano: Roberta Giua; Mezzo-soprano: Renata Colombatto; Tenors: Mario Galli, Gianfranco Cerreto; Bass: Antonio Abete; Organ: Massimo De Grandis

Rugginenti, Milano

1994

TT:

 

9

Bach Christmas Cantatas [C-1]

Craig Smith

Orchestra and Chorus of Emmanuel Music

Soprano: Jayne West; Mezzo-soprano: Pamela Dellal; Tenor: Gerald Gray; Bass-Baritone: Paul Guttry

Koch International

Jan 1999

TT: 17:15

Recorded at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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10

Bach Edition Vol. 12 - Cantatas Vol. 6

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: 16:10

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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11

Bach Cantatas Vol. 15: New York
For the 3rd Day of Christmas

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Gillian Keith; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria

Dec 2000

TT: 17:07

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at St Bartholomew’s Church, New York, NY, USA.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 15
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12

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 18

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Sopranos: Johannette Zomer; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Feb-Mar 2002

TT: 15:18

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - November 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël. L. Arbeitman (November 2007)

Cantata BWV 151: 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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