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Cantata BWV 161
Komm, du süße Todesstunde
Discography - Part 2

Recordings of Individual Movements


M-1

József Réti, tenor (1925-1973) [C-1]
Arias and Sacred Music by Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, and Liszt
[C-1]

Recitative for Tenor Welt, deine Lust ist Last (Mvt. 2) from Cantata BWV 161 +
Aria for Tenor Mein Verlangen (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 161 [7:40]

Gyorgy Lehel

Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra

Tenor: József Réti

Hungaroton HCD-12891

1966

CD / TT: 63:54

Recorded in Budapest, Hungary.
Buy this album at:
CD-2 (1995): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


M-2

J.S. Bach - Handel: Solo Cantatas & Vocal Works [C-4]

 
 
 

Aria for Alto Komm, du süße Todesstunde (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 161 [6:21]

Neville Marriner

Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields

Mezzo-soprano: Janet Baker
Jeanne & Marguerite Dolmetsch (Recorders)
Continuo: Nicholas Kraemer (Organ); Kenneth Heath (Violoncello); John Gray (Double-bass & Violone); Martin Gatt (Bassoon)

EMI Classics 5-74284-2
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EMI Classics 3-97732-2
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Oct 1975

2-CD / TT: 155:07
MP3 / TT: 154:48 / 154:45
2-CD / TT: 155:07
MP3 / TT: 154:45

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England.
Producers: Christopher Bishop; Balance Engineer: Christopher Parker; Digital Remastering at Abbey Studios: Andrew Walter.
See: Baker does Bach - conducted by Menuhin & Marriner
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2-CD (2001): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download [154:48]: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download [154:45]: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes
2-CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


M-3

Bach's Trumpet - played on the natural trumpet [T-1]

 

Chorale Der Leib zwar in der Erden (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 161, arranged for clarion consort by Don Smithers []

Don Smithers

Clarion Consort

Don Smithers (Clarino Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet, Cornetto & Trumpet); Janet Smithers (Baroque Violin & Viola); Michael Laird (Clarino Trumpet); Ian Wilson (Clarino Trumpet); William Neil (Organ); David Corkhill (Kettledrums)

Philips 6500925

1975

LP / TT:

 

M-4

Badinerie - Classic Mallets Play Bach [C-2]

Chorale Der Leib zwar in der Erden (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 161 []

Rolf Schweizer

Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

Roland Härdtner (Marimba,Vibraphon); Michael Ewers (Violin)

EBS Records EBS-6115

May 15-19, 2000

CD / TT: 77:13

Recorded at Evangelische Stadtkirche Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Buy this album at:
CD (2001): Amazon.com


M-5

Bach for Beginners / Bach: Master of the Baroque / Classical Crescendo / Classical Seduction / Coffee Time Classics, Vol. 2 / Complete Classical Collection (Box Set) / Johann Sebastian Bach / For Lovers / Music For Your Garden, Vol. 3 / Quiet Time Classics (Box Set) / Sunday Morning Classics, Vol. 1 / The Composers (Box Set) / The Very Best Classical Lullabies / Beautiful Classical Music To Share (Box Set) / etc.

Aria for Alto Komm, du süße Todesstunde (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 161, arranged for orchestra [~4:50]

Conductor: unknown

St Cecelia Symphony Orchestra (or The Northstar Orchestra / The Northstar Chamber Orchestra / New Symphony Orchestra / Apollonia Symphony Orchestra)

-

Direct Source 6892415

2000 ?

CD / TT: 70 min

Buy this album at:
Box Set: Amazon.com | Amazon.com [Box Set]
CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com


M-6

Wind Band Masterworks, Vol. II [T-1]

Bach-Rhea: Aria for Alto Komm, du süße Todesstunde (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 161, arranged for wind band [3:03]

Timothy Rhea

Texas A&M Univesity Symphonic Band

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Mark Masters 5982

Nov 18-19, 2001

CD / TT: 55:54

Recorded at A&M United Methodist Church, College Station, Texas, USA.
Buy this album at::
CD (2005): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


M-7

Closing Concert [C-7]

 

Chorus Wenn es meines Gottes Wille (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 161 []

William Cutter (Artistic director and conductor); Scott Nicholas (Piano)

Boston Conservatory Vocal/Choral Institute students

-

Boston Conservatory

Jul 22, 2006

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 166332158)


M-8

Bleibt, ihr Engel, bleibt bei mir - J.S. Bach: Arien und Kantaten [C-2]

 

Aria for Tenor Mein Verlangen (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 161 [5:53]

Hajo Wienroth

Le Chardon

Tenor: Markus Brutscher
Hajo Wienroth (Flute); Mark Baigent (Oboe); Jaroslav Roucek (Trumpet); Jörn Sebastian Kuhlmann, Elin Eriksson (Violins); Andreas Klingel (Viola); Cassandra Luckhardt (Violoncello); Ute Schildt (Double-bass); Tilman Skowroneck (Organ)

Lunaris CD

2008

CD / TT: 68:04

Recorded at Große Kirche. Leer, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Buy this album at:
CD: Le Chardon


M-9

Bach Cantatas [C-1]

Recitative for Alto Der Schluß ist schon gemacht (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 161 [2:04]

Andreas Scholl

Kammerorchester Basel (Director: Julia Schröder)

Counter-tenor: Andreas Scholl

Decca 4782733

Jan 23-28, 2011

CD / TT: 63:25

Recorded at Les Dominicains de Haute-Alsace, France.
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M-10

Corale Musicainsieme e Orchestrabile - MITO settembre musica

 

06:00: Chorale Der Leib zwar in der Erden (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 161 [1:32]

Andrea Damiano Cotti

La Corale Civica "Musicainsieme" della Città di Chieri / 'Ensemble Strumentale "Orchestrabile"

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YouTube

Sep 11, 2014

Video / TT: 12:35

Recorded & filmed live at Chiesa di san Pio X, Torino, in concert of "MITO settembre musica".
Watch on YouTube:
Concert: BWV 610, BWV 227: Chorale, Pachelberl: Chorale Prelude, BWV 161/6, BWV 23/4 [12:35]


M-11

Mein Verlangen ist, den Heiland zu umfangen - BWV 161 - J.S. Bach

 

Aria for Tenor Mein Verlangen (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 161 [5:53]

Tenor: Edilson Juni; Piano: Marcos Vinícius Vieira

YouTube

Published: Apr 17, 2016

Video / TT

Recorded & filmed live at...
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 161: Mvt. 3: Aria [T] [6:05]


M-12

Bach: Forgotten Arias [C-2]

 

9. Aria for Alto Komm, du süße Todesstunde (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 161 [4:40]

Maarten Engeltjes

PRJCT Amsterdam

Counter-tenor: Maarten Engeltjes
Josef Žák (Violin); Tatjana Zimre (Oboe); Mario Topper (Oboe); Kim Stockx (Bassoon)

Sony Classical 93244219075

Dec 2018

CD / TT: 67:02

Recorded at Grote Kerk, Elburg, the Netherlands
Watch on YouTube:
Maarten Engeltjes & PRJCT Amsterdam, J.S. Bach, Forgotten Arias: making of the album [2:28; Filmed at: Grote Kerk, Elburg, The Netherlands; Director: Nick Helderman]
Buy this album at:
CD (2019): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


M-13

Soli Deo Gloria - Bach: Transcriptions for Trumpet and Organ by Andrew Balio [T-1]

 
 

Disc One [59:25]:
11. Chorale Der Leib zwar in der Erden (CM: Befiehl du deine Wege (I)) (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 161, transcribed for trumpet & organ by Andrew Balio [1:26]

Andrew Balio (Trumpet); Bruce Bengtson (Organ)

Delos DE-3560
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Aug 2018

2-CD / TT: 114:26
MP3 / TT: 114:22

Recorded at Reyes Organ and Choral Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, USA.
Recording Production, Engineering, Editing, & Mastering: David v.R. Bowles (Swineshead Productions, LLC).
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 40 Tracks; TT: 114:22]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


M-14

BACH BRASIL #13 Dances for Alaúde and Traverso Solo - with Artur Elias and Guilherme de Camargo [BB-13]

 
 
 

J.S. Bach: Chorale Der Leib zwar in der Erden (CM: Befiehl du deine Wege (I)) (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 161 (version of Baroque transverse flute and lute) [4:31]

Fernando Cordella (Artistic direction)

Bach Brazil Ensemble

Guilherme de Camargo (Baroque Lute); Artur Elias (Transverse Flute)

YouTube

Sep 4, 2021

Video / TT: 55:07

Recorded & filmed at Catedral Metropolitana, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Credits: Artistic direction: Fernando Cordella; Audiovisual & communication direction: Caio Amon; Production Director: Ilton Carangacci; Executive director: Fábio Ramos; Sound engineering: Fabiano Cordella; Communication team: Mariana Rosa & Darlan Scheid; Director of Photography: Arion Engers; Video team: Pedro Locatelli; Producer: EROICA content; Audio assistant: Graziele Huning.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert [55:07] | Teaser [0:57]
Cantata BWV 161: Mvt. 6: Chorale [4:31]


M-15

Just Bach Madison October 2021 Concert [C4-1]

Aria for Alto Komm, du süße Todesstunde (CM: Befiehl du deine Wege (I)) (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 161
Chorale Der Leib zwar in der Erden (CM: Befiehl du deine Wege (I)) (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 161

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

Just Bach Madison

Mezzo-soprano: Jessica Schwefel; Soprano: Chelsie Propst
Sigrun Paust (Recorder I); Monica Steger (Recorder II); Marika Fischer Hoyt (Viola); James Waldo (Cello); Mark Brampton Smith (Organ)

YouTube

Sep 15, 2021

Video / TT: 31:59

Recorded & filmed live at Luther Memorial Church, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, as part of the Just Bach Madison Concert Series.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: BWV 161/1, 199/6, 1057/2, 1008, 161/6 [31:59]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2000 - November 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Emiko Hall (March 2003); Robert Killingsworth (October 2002); Walter Roth (May 2012, September 2023); Peter Smaill (August 2006); Nagamiya Tutomu (March 2001)

Cantata BWV 161: Komm, du süße Todesstunde for 16th Sunday after Trinity / Feast of Purification of Mary (1716)
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
Discussions of General Topics: Cantatas & Other Vocal Works | Performance Practice | Radio, Concerts, Festivals, Recordings




 

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