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Cantata BWV 159
Sehet! wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem
Discography - Part 2

Recordings of Individual Movements


M-1

Bach: Cantata No. 159 - 'Es ist vollbracht'; O Jesulein süss [C-2]

 

Aria for Bass Es ist vollbracht (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 159 []

Charles Kennedy Scott

Bach Cantata Club

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HMV D-1366

Mar 3, 1927

78 rpm

Recorded at Kingsway Hall, London, England.
Matrix Nos.: CR-1218 [BWV 159]; CR-1219 [BWV 493].


M-2

Bach adapted Alwyn: Aria for Bass Es ist vollbracht (The end is come: the pain is over) (Cantata No. 159)
Elisabeth Schumann: The complete Bach recordings
[C-1]

 

Aria for Bass Es ist vollbracht (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 159, arranged for soprano by Karl Alwin [4:36]

Karl Alwin

Orchestra

Soprano: Elisabeth Schumann; Leon Goossens (Oboe obbligati:)

HMV DB-1065
HMV D-1410
Pearl GEMM CDS-9900

Nov 11, 1927

78 rpm
78 rpm
2-CD / TT: 156:27

Recorded at Small Quenn's Hall, London, England.
Matrix No.: Cc.9913; Cc.12007.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 159: Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [4:36]
Buy this album at:
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M-3

Bach Aria Group [C-3]

 

Aria for Bass Es ist vollbracht (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 159 []

William H. Scheide

Bach Aria Group

Bass-Baritone: Norman Farrow
Maurice Wilk (Violin); Robert Bloom (Oboe); Sergius Kagen (Piano); Bernard Greenhouse (Cello)

MGM E-115

1951

10" mono LP / TT:

Recorded in New York City, New York, USA (?).


M-4

The Art of Robert Bloom: Bach Aria Group - Vol. 1 [C-4]

 

Aria for Bass Es ist vollbracht (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 159 [5:41]

Frank Brieff

Bach Aria Group Orchestra

Bass: William Warfield; Robert Bloom (Oboe)

Boston Records BR-1036CD

Jan 6, 1954

CD / TT: 73:20

Recorded at Town Hall, New York City, New York, USA.
Buy this album at:

CD (2001): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


M-5

Bach: Cantatas BWV 158 & 203; Arias & Chorales (Cantatas BWV 8, 13, 73, 123, 157 & 159) [C-1]

 

Aria for Bass Es ist vollbracht (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 159 [7:55] +
Chorale Jesu, deine Passion (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 159 [1:30]

Karl Forster

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin / Berliner Philharmoniker

Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Obbligati: Michel Schwalbé (Violin); Lothar Koch (Oboe); Irmgard Poppen (Violoncello); Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord)

EMI Classics 5-67202-2

Feb 5-7, 1958

CD / TT: 72:25

Recorded at Grunewaldkirche, Berlin, Germany.
Producers: Fritz Ganss; Balance Engineer: Horst Lindner; Transferred from the original tapes and digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios by Andrew Walter.
Buy this album at:
CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


M-6

J.S. Bach: Chorales, Concertos, Preludes and Fugues for Brass Quintet [T-1]

 

15-16: 2 Chorales: Nos. 179, 61 [2:45]
Choräle: Nr. 179 [Chorale Gloria sei dir gesungen (Mvt. 7) from Cantata BWV 140]
Choräle: Nr. 61 [Chorale Jesu, deine Passion (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 159]
All transcribed for brass quintet by David Baldwin

Summit Hill Brass Quintet

David Baldwin, Lynn Erickson (Trumpets, Flugelhorns); Gwen Anderson (Horn); David Stevens (Trombone, Euphonium); Scott Anderson (Tuba)

Aurophon AU-34034

1988

CD / TT: 68:17

Recorded at Hamline United Methodist Church, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.


M-7

Bach Cantatas and Arias [C-2]

Aria for Bass Es ist vollbracht (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 159 []

Ian Watson

English Chamber Orchestra

Baritone: Ralph Kohn

Capriole CAPCD-1010

Jan, Mar 1994

CD / TT: 63:20

Recorded at St Jude’s, Hampstead, London, England.


M-8

Bach Edition Vol. 23 - Chörale / Chorales [C-2]

Chorale Jesu, deine Passion (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 159 [1:01]

Nicol Matt

Nordic Chamber Choir / Soloists of the Freiburger Barockorchester

Continuo: Martina Rothbauer, Robert Sangasser (Viola da gamba 8'); Ute Petersilge (Baroque Cello); Heike Hümmer (Violone); Jörg Hallobeck, Jens Wollenschläger (Organ)

Brilliant Classics 99575 (from Bayer Records)

Jun 1999

4-CD / TT: 226:04

Recorded at...
Listen on YouTube:
CD-4/6: Complete CD [59:57], including BWV 159/5
Buy this album at:
4-CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.com


M-9

The Soulful Bach and Telemann [C-1]

 

Aria for Bass Es ist vollbracht (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 159 [4:39] (bass w/ oboe, 2 violins, viola & continuo)

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Olde Friends Concert Artists [period instruments]

Bass-Baritone: Daniel Lichti
Oboe: Washington McClain; Violins: Allison Edberg, Emlyn Ngai; Viola: Miho Hashizume; Cello: Ann Marie Morgan; Double-bass: Sue Yelanjian; Harpsichord: Elisabeth Wright

Centaur CRC-2658

Nov 4-8, 2001

CD / TT: 63:24

Recorded at United Methodist Church of Painesville, Ohio, USA.
Producers: Ann Marie Morgan & Emlyn Ngai; Engineer: Thomas Knab.
Buy this album at:
CD (2004): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


M-10

Bach Church Cantatas: Highlights of the complete series: St Ann's Church, Dublin 2001-2010 - Disc Four: Excerpts

 

Aria for Bass Es ist vollbracht (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 159 [5:34] +
Chorale Jesu, deine Passion (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 159 [1:18]

Blánaid Murphy

Draiocht Chamber Choir / Orchestra of St Cecilia (Artistic Director: Lindsay Armstrong)

Bass: John Milne
Strings; Obbligato: Davis Agnew (Oboe)

Orchestra of St Cecilia

Mar 10, 2002

CD / TT: 78:19

Recorded live at St. Anne's Church, Dawson St., Dublin, Ireland, in the frame of Orchestra of St Cecilia: Bach Cantata Project.
Listen on BCW:
Cantata BWV 159: Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [5:34] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [1:18]


M-11

Bach: Arias & Duets [C-1]

 

Aria for Alto w/ Chorale for Soprano Ich folge dir nach (CM: Befiehl du deine Wege I) (Mvt. 2) from Cantata BWV 159 []

Antony Walker

Orchestra of the Antipodes

Soprano: Sara Macliver; Alto: Sally-Anne Russell

ABC Classics 476118-3

Oct 9-13, Dec 10, 2003

CD / TT: 72:51

Recorded at Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Australia.
Buy this album at:
CD: Amazon.com


M-12

J.S. Bach: Cantata Movements [C-1]

Aria for Alto w/ Chorale for Soprano Ich folge dir nach (CM: Befiehl du deine Wege I) (Mvt. 2) from Cantata BWV 159, transcribed for organ by Peter Bækgaard [2:23]

Organ: Helge Gramstrup [Poul-Gerhard Andersen Organ 1967]

ClassicO CLASSCD-668

Oct 2004; May, Aug 2005

CD / TT: 72:04

Premiere recording. Recorded at Sankt Markus Church, Århus, Denmark.


M-13

Guildhall Gold Medal

 

Aria for Bass Es ist vollbracht (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 159 [5:14]

David Angus

Guildhall Symphony Orchestra

Baritone: Derek Welton

YouTube

May 5, 2009

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Barbican Hall, London, England.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 159: Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [5:14]


M-14

Bach: Cantate BWV 159 Air de baryton et choral final (en répétition) [C-1]

Aria for Bass Es ist vollbracht (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 159 [6:59]

Baritone: Jean-Louis Serre
Timothée Oudinot (Oboe); Frédéric Rivoal (Organ)

YouTube

Mar 6, 2011

Video / TT: 6:59

Recorded live at Temple du Foyer de l'Ame, Paris, France.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 159: Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [6:59]


M-15

Bach: Arias [C-2]

 

Aria for Bass Es ist vollbracht (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 159 [4:51] (Soloist ?)

Ophélie Gaillard (Violoncello, Director)

Ensemble Pulcinella

Bass: unknown

Aparte AP-045
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Jul 1-4, 2012

CD / TT: 67:10
MP3 / TT: 67:24

Recorded at Saint-German des Prés, Paris, France.
Buy this album at:
CD (2012): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


M-16

Bach · Telemann · Hoffmann: Cantatas - Schlage doch gewünschte Stunde [C-6]

 

Aria for Bass Es ist vollbracht (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 159 [5:09]

Marcel Ponseele

(OVPP - No Choir) / Il Gardellino

Bass: Dominik Wörner

Passacaille PAS-989

Nov 1-4, 2012

CD / TT: 63:41

Recorded in Anvers, Belgium.
Production: Jan De Winne, Musurgia BVBA; Recording & Asrtistic Direction: Olaf Mielke.
Buy this album at:
CD (2014): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


M-17

Music of Bach, Handel, Schubert, Shaul

 

Aria for Bass Es ist vollbracht (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 159 [6:26]

Conductor: unknown

Orchestra: unknown

Baritone: Thomas Meglioranza

YouTube

Apr 14, 2013 (?)

Audio / TT:

Recporded at First Methodist Church, Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA (?).
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 159: Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [6:26]


M-18

Bach vs. Pop: Chor- und Orchestermusik von J.S. Bach, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel u.a. [C-4]

Chorale Jesu, deine Passion (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 159 [1:18]

Kristian Commichau

Vocal-Concertisten e.v. Berlin / Concerto Brandenburg

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YouTube

Sep 28, 2014

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at Inselkirche Hermannswerder, Potsdam, Germany.
Recording Manager: Enno Finder.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 159: Mvt. 5: Chorale [1:18]


M-19

J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 D Minor; Ciaccona and it’s References [S-1]

 
 

15. Chorale Jesu, deine Passion (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 159 [1:00]

Maria Jürgensen (Chorus Master)

Norddeutscher Kammerchor

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Musikproducktion Dabringhaus und Grimm MDG-9032004-6

Nov 2-5, 2016

SACD / TT: 56:24

Recorded at Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Producers: Werner Dabringhaus & Reimund Grimm; Engineer: Holger Schlegel.
Watch on YouTube:
Album: Trailer [6:24]
Buy this album at:
CD (2017): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic


M-20

Bach (Arias & Sinfonias from selected Cantatas) [C-1]

 

5. Aria for Bass Es ist vollbracht (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 159 [6:16]

Concerto Köln

Baritone: Benjamin Appl

Sony Classical 19075851622
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Apr 13-16, 2018

CD / TT: 67:43
MP3 / TT: 67:22

Recorded at Kulturzentrum Immanuelskirche, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Buy this album at:
CD (2018): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2018): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


M-21

Bach: Bass Cantatas (BWV 21, 56, 82, 138, 159, 162, 196) [C-1]

11. Aria for Bass Es ist vollbracht (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 159 [5:38]
12. Chorale Jesu, deine Passion ist mir lauter Freude (CM: Jesu Kreuz, Leiden und Pein) (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 159 [1:08]

Julia Fredersdorff

Van Diemen's Band

Baritone: David Greco; Jasu Moisio (Oboe)
BWV 159/5: Soprano: Anna Fraser; Alto: Stephanie Dillon; Tenor: Eric Peterson

ABC Classics ABC-4819894

Oct 2019

SACD / TT:

Recorded at ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Listen on YouTube:
SACD: Complete Album [Sequence; 18 Tracks; TT: 64:35]
Buy this album at:
SACD (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


M-22

Bach at Noon | February 2021 | Telemann & Bach [BN21-2]

 
 

-- Interview with William Sharp --
Aria for Bass Es ist vollbracht (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 159 []

Greg Funfgeld (Artistic Director & Conductor)

Members of Bach Festival Orchestra

Soloists: Baritone: William Sharp
Members of BFO: Elizabeth Field & Mary Ogletree (Violins); Uri Wassertzug (Viola); Arthur Fiacco (Cello); Stephen Groat (Double-bass); Mary Watt (Oboe); Greg Funfgeld (Keyboards)

YouTube

Feb 16, 2021

Video / TT: 58:44

Taped without an audience at Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert [58:44]


M-23

Just Bach Madison February 2021 Concert [C3-6]

Chorale Jesu, deine Passion ist mir lauter Freude (CM: Jesu Kreuz, Leiden und Pein) (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 159

Founders & Co-Artistic Directors: Cheryl Bensman-Rowe & Paul Rowe

Just Bach Madison

Soprano: Sarah Brailey
Kangwon Kim (Violin); John Chappell Stowe (Harpsichord & Organ)

YouTube

Feb 17, 2021

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Luther Memorial Church, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, as part of the Just Bach Madison Concert Series.
Dave Parminter, videographer.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: BWV 1019, 159/5 [26:47]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2002 - November 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Nagamiya Tutomu (December 2002); David Sherr (November 2004); Johan van Veen (April 2005)

Cantata BWV 159: Sehet! wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem for Quinquagesima Sunday (1729)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Main Page | 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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