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Cantata BWV 153
Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind

German Title

Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind

English Title

Behold, dear God, how my enemies (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Solo Cantata for the Sunday after New Year [2nd Sunday after Christmas Day]
Readings: Epistle: 1 Peter 4: 12-19; Gospel: Matthew 2: 13-23

Composed

Leipzig, 1724 | 1st performance: January 2, 1724 - Leipzig

Text

David Denicke (Mvt. 1); Isaiah 41: 10 (Mvt. 3); Paul Gerhardt (Mvt. 5); Martin Moller (Mvt. 9): Anon (Mvts. 2, 4, 6, 8)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3
Chorale Texts: Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind | Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid | Befiehl du deine Wege

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorale | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Arioso | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Chorale | Mvt. 6: Aria | Mvt. 7: Recitative | Mvt. 8: Aria | Mvt. 9: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.06 MB] | Score BGA [1.37 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 9
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 9 [cap]
Chorale Melodies: Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein | Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht II | Befiehl du deine Wege (I)

References

BGA: XXXII | NBA: I/4 | BC: A 25 | Zwang: K 56 | First Published: BG, 1886 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of June 29, 2003; Week of Jan 22, 2006

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Cantatas Vol. 17 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 153 & BWV 161 [B-6]
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwork (3)
[B-3]

Hans Grischkat

Schwäbischer Singkreis Stuttgart / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart

Alto: Elisabeth Wacker; Tenor: Karl Markus; Bass: Michael Schopper

Corona / MHS

May 1972

LP / TT: 17:36

 

2

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 20
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 47

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Ann Murray; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Walter Heldwein

Hänssler

Sep 1978

TT: 15:11

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 Alto: Stefan Rampf (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Thomas Hampson

Teldec

1985

TT: 15:06

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4

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Oct 1998

TT: 13:03

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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5

Bach Edition Vol. 8 - Cantatas Vol. 3

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Oct-Nov 1999

TT: 14:10

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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6

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 17 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

Mar 2001

TT: 12:45

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 17 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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7

... lasst die süße musica ganz freudenreich erschallen - Barockkantaten zum Weihnachtsfest aus der Dorfkirche Bochum Stiepel [C-1]

Michael Goede, Olaf Reimers

Vokalensemble Stiepel / caterva musica

Counter-tenor: Klaus Haffke; Tenor: Andreas Post; Bass: Gregor Finke

ST

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CD /

Other works by J. Kuhnau, C.L. Boxberg & J.D. Heinichen

8

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 4 - Cantatas BWV 16 · 65 · 153 · 154 [C-8]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Elisabeth Hermans; Alto: Petra Noskaiová; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent

Jan 2006

SACD / TT: 13:54

Recorded at Miniemenkerk, Brussels, Belgium.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - June 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Walter Roth (June 2004)

Cantata BWV 153: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

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