Cantata BWV 155 - Recordings - Part 1

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Cantata BWV 155
Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange?

German Title	Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange?
English Title	My God, how long, ah! How long? (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Solo Cantata for the 2^nd Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Epistle: Romans 12: 6-16; Gospel: John 2: 1-11
Composed	Weimar, 1716 \| 1^st performance: January 19, 1716 - Weimar; 2^nd performance: January 16, 1724 - Leipzig
Text	Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-4); Paul Speratus (Mvt. 5)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-6 \| French-3 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Hungarian-1 \| Indonesia \| Italian-2 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Text: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; Four-part chorus Orchestra: 2 violins, viola, bassoon, continuo Mvt. 1: Recitative \| Mvt. 2: Aria (Duet) \| Mvt. 3: Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Aria \| Mvt. 5: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [0.80 MB] \| Score BGA [0.99 MB] Chorale Melody: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her
References	BGA: XXXII \| NBA: I/5 \| BC: A 32 \| Zwang: K 25 \| First Published: BG, 1886 \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Japanese-1 \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of January 20, 2002; Week of May 29, 2005

Contents

Complete Recordings	Discussions - Part 1
Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 2
Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 – conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Cantatas Vol. 5 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 22 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 47
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Norma Lerer; Tenor: Friedrich Melzer; Bass: Hanns-Friedrich Kunz
Hänssler		Feb 1971	TT: 13:02
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

2	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: Thomas Hampson
Teldec		1985	TT: 14:08
Buy this album at: Amazon.de

3	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Volume 3
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Caroline Stam; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Sep 1995	TT: 13:14
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

4	J.S. Bach: Cantatas 5
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Midori Suzuki; Alto: Yoshikazu Mera; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		Feb, Jun, Jul 1997	TT: 12:58
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 5 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	Bach Edition Vol. 5 - Cantatas Vol. 2
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Apr-Sep 1999	TT: 12:40
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: Amazon.de

6	Bach Cantatas Vol. 19: Greenwich/Romsey For the 3^rd Sunday after Epiphany For the 4^th Sunday after Epiphany
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: Richard Wyn Roberts; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Gerald Finley
Soli Deo Gloria		Jan 2000	TT: 11:38
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Royal Naval College Chapel, Greenwich, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2002 - January 2006)
Thanks to contributors: Teri Noel Towe (December 2001)

Cantata BWV 155: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
Search Website | Search Works/Movements | Terms & Abbreviations | Copyright Notice | How to contribute | Links

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