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Cantata BWV 156
Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe!

German Title

Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe!

English Title

I stand with one foot in the grave (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Solo Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany
Readings: Epistle: Romans 12: 17-21; Gospel: Matthew 8: 1-13

Composed

Leipzig, 1729 | 1st performance: January 23, 1729 ? - Leipzig

Text

Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) (Mvts. 3-5); Johann Heermann (Mvt. 2); Kaspar Bienemann (Mvt. 6)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-6 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesia | Italian-2 | Portuguese-2 | Spanish-3
Chorale Texts: Herr, wie du willst, so schick's mit mir | Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: oboe, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Sinfonia | Mvt. 2: Aria w/ Chorale | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.15 MB] | Score BGA [1.34 MB]
Chorale Melodies: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (II) | Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt

References

BGA: XXXII | NBA: I/6 | BC: A 38 | Zwang: K 175 | First Published: BG, 1886

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of January 17, 2000

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Cantatas BWV 72, 73, 111, 156 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Bach Arias - conducted by Andrea Marcon with Angelika Kirchschlager

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 24
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 48

Helmuth Rilling

Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Choir; Alto: Hildegard Laurich; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Mar-Apr 1973

TT: 17:10

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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2

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

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: Christoph Wegmann (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor) + Choir (in the Aria with Chorale); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Thomas Hampson

Teldec

1985

TT: 16:22

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3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Volume II - Trauerode [C-2]

Jeffrey Thomas

American Bach Soloists

Soprano: Choir; Counter-tenor: Steven Rickards; Tenor: Jeffrey Thomas; Bass: James Weaver

Koch International / Magnatune

Jan, Mar 1992

TT: 17:56

Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, CA, USA.
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4

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: 16:06

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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5

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the 3rd Sunday of Epiphany [C-8]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Choir; Contralto: Sara Mingardo; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Stephen Varcoe

Archiv Produktion

Jan 2000

TT: 14: 45

Recorded at Chisea di San Marco, Milan, Italy.
See: Cantatas BWV 72, 73, 111, 156 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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6

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 20

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)

Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Dec 2001 (Mvt. 2); May 2002 (Mvts. 3-5); Sep-Oct 2002 (Mvt. 1); Oct 2003 (Mvt. 6)

TT: 13:40

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2000 - April 2008)

Cantata BWV 156: 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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