Cantata BWV 158 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 158
Der Friede sei mit dir

German Title	Der Friede sei mit dir
English Title	Peace be unto you (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Solo Cantata for the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary Readings: Epistle: Malachi 3: 1-4; Gospel: Luke 2: 22-32 or for Easter Tuesday Readings: Epistle: Acts 13: 26-33; Gospel: Luke 24: 36-47
Composed	Weimar years (1713-1717), possibly Leipzig, but originally Weimar \| 1^st performance: Weimar or Leipzig (Rifkin suggested as possible dates April 15, 1727 and March 30, 1728)
Text	Johann Georg Albinus (Mvt. 2); Martin Luther (Mvt. 4); Anon (Mvts. 1, 3) [Salomo Franck (?)]
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| English-10 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Portuguese-1 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Text: Christ lag in Todesbanden
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano (Mvt. 2), Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: oboe, violin solo, continuo Mvt. 1: Recitative \| Mvt. 2: Aria & Chorale \| Mvt. 3: Recitative & Arioso \| Mvt. 4: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.16 MB] \| Score BGA [O.93 MB] Chorale Melody: Christ lag in Todesbanden
References	BGA: XXXII \| NBA: I/10 \| BC: A 61 & A 171 \| Zwang: K 172 \| First Published: BG, 1886 \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of February 2, 2003

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 23
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	Bach: Cantata BWV 158 & Songs
Michael Hauptmann
Bach Cantata Circle of New York
Bass: James Eby; Soprano: Muriel Hess; Soprano: Ruth Popeski
Bach Society		Early 1950’s ?	LP / TT:

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 53, BWV 200, BWV 152, BWV 158 [C-1]
Karl Egon Glückselig / Carl Gorvin (Director & Positive Organ)
Kammerchor und Kammerorchester der Akademie für Musik & Theater Hannover
Baritone: Horst Günter
Archiv		Sep 1953	LP / TT: 11:10
Recorded in Hannover, Germany.

3	Bach: Cantatas, Arias & Chorales [C-1]
Karl Forster
Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin / Berliner Philharmoniker
Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
EMI Classics		Feb 1958	TT: 11:13
1^st recording of cantata BWV 158 by D. Fischer-Dieskau. Recorded at Grunewaldkirche, Berlin, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

4	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 27, BWV 59, BWV 118 & BWV 158 [L-2] J.S. Bach: Cantatas 198, 158 & 27 [C-1]
Jaap Schröder
Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg (Leader: Jürgen Jürgens), Amsterdamer Kantorei / Concerto Amsterdam
Bass: Max van Egmond
Telefunken		1966-1967	TT: 11:24
1^st recording of cantata BWV 158 by M.v. Egmond. Recorded in Bennebrock, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	J.S. Bach: Solokantaten [E-3]
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Cantate		May 1969	LP / TT: 11:45
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 158 by H. Rilling

6	Bach Cantatas Vol. 2 - Easter
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion		July 1969	TT: 11:41
2^nd recording of cantata BWV 158 by D. Fischer-Dieskau. Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 31 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 48
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		July 1983	TT: 10:15
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 158 by H. Rilling. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

8	J.S. Bach: The Coffee Cantata [C-2]
Johannes Somary
Amor Artis Chorale / Baroque Orchestra
Bass-baritone: John Ostendorf
Lyrichord Discs		1984	TT: 11:02
Recorded at Markin Concert Hall & St. Baptiste Church, New York City, NY, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

9	J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 158 [C-1]
Hans Stadlmair
Ein Münchner Vokalensemble / Münchener Kammerorchester (?)
Bass: Josef Loibl
?		1984	LP / 11:07

10	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 8
Gustav Leonhardt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort
Boy Soprano: Christoph Wegmann (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1986	TT: 11:32
2^nd recording of cantata BWV 158 by M.v. Egmond. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

11	J.S. Bach: Actus Tragicus [C-3]
Joshua Rifkin
(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Ensemble
Soprano [Chorale]: Laurie Monahan; Counter-tenor [Chorale]: Steven Rickards; Tenor [Chorale]: William Hite; Bass [Soloist & Chorale]: Jan Opalach
Decca		Apr 1989	TT: 10:54
Recorded at Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, MA, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com [56,82,158]

12	J.S. Bach: Cantates pour Basss [C-6]
Philippe Herreweghe
Chœr et Orchestre de La Chapelle Royale
Bass: Peter Kooy
Harmonia Mundi France		Jan 1991	TT: 11:18
Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

13	Bach Kantaten [C-11]
Peter Schreier
Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Chorus
Baritone: Olaf Bär
EMI Classics		May 1991	TT: 9:01
Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London. England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

14	J.S. Bach: Solokantaten [C-3]
Karl-Friedrich Beringer
Windsbacher Knabenchor / Collegium Musicum
Baritone: Siegmund Nimsgern
Bayer Records		Jun 1991	TT: 10:33
Recorded live at the Liebfrauenkirche Stuttgat-Bad Gannstatt, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

15	Bach Cantatas and Arias [C-2]
Ian Watson
English Chamber Orchestra
Baritone: Ralph Kohn
Capriole		Jan, Mar 1994	TT:

16	Bach Cantatas BWV 82, 158 & 56 [C-1]
Roger Norrington
Salzburger Bachchor / Camerata Academica Salzburg
Baritone: Matthias Goerne
Decca		Jun 1999	TT: 9:39
Recorded at Kapuzinerkloster, Salzburg, Austria. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

17	J.S. Bach: Peace Be With You [C-1]
Elizabeth C. Patterson
Gloriæ Dei Cantores / Gloriæ Dei Instrumental Ensenble
Bass: Francis Hempel
Gloriæ Dei Cantores		Oct 1999	TT: 10:38
Recorded at Methuen Memorial Music Hall. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

18	Bach Cantatas Vol. 23: Arnstadt/Echternach For the 1^st Sunday after Easter (Quasimodogeniti) For the 2^nd Sunday after Easter (Misericordas Domini)
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Soli Deo Gloria		Apr 2000	TT: 12:40
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Kirch, Arnstadt, Germany. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 23 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

19	Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Bass: Bas Ramselaar; Soparno [Mvt. 2]: Ruth Holton
Brilliant Classics		Jun-Jul 2000	TT: 10:37
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

20	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 21
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)
Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Mar 2001	TT: 11:35
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: : Amazon.com

21	Thomas Quasthoff: Bach Cantatas [C-1]
Rainer Kussmaul
RIAS-Kammerchor (Chorus Master: Daniel Reuss) / Berliner Barock Solisten
Baritone: Thomas Quasthoff
Deutsche Grammophon		Jan 2004	TT: 10:18
Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

22	J.S. Bach: Geistliche Solokantaten [C-2]
Helmut Müller-Brühl
Collegium Vocale Siegen (Chorus Master: Ulrich Stölzel) / Kölner Kammerorchester
Bass-Baritone: Hanno Müller-Brachmann
Naxos		May-June 2004	TT: 10:09
Recorded at Deutchlandfunk Sendesaal, Köln, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

23	Bach: Kantaten BWV 56, 82, 158 [C-1]
Michael Schneider
Thomanerchor Leipzig / La Stagione Frankfurt
Bass: Gotthold Schwarz; Soprano treble: Richard Mauersberger
Capriccio		Sep 6-8, 2005	TT: 9:53
Recorded at Kirche Altleisnig in Polditz, Germany.

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - February 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Uri Golomb (January 2004), Matthias Hansen (September 2005), Bradley Lehman (November 2007), Riccardo Nughes (September 2004), Thomas Shepherd (April 2007), Ehud Shiloni (August 2006), Nagamiya Tutomu (May 2005), Johan van Veen (April 2005), Roland Wörner (October 2002)

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