Cantata BWV 161 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 161
Komm, du süße Todesstunde

German Title	Komm, du süße Todesstunde
English Title	Come, O sweet hour of death (Richard Stokes)
Event	Cantata for the 16^th Sunday after Trinity Reading: Epistle: Ephesians 3: 13-21; Gospel: Luke 7: 11-17 also for the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary Readings: Epistle: Malachi 3: 1-4; Gospel: Luke 2: 22-32
Composed	Weimar, 1715 \| 1^st performance: October 6, 1715 - Weimar; 2^nd performance: Unknown date in Leipzig period
Text	Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-5); Christoph Knoll (Mvt. 6)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch-4 \| English-1 \| English-6 \| French-3 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-4 Chorale Text: Herzlich tut mich verlangen
Scoring	Soloists: Alto, Tenor; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 recorders, strings, organ continuo Mvt. 1: Aria w/ Chorale \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Chorus \| Mvt. 6: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.32 MB] \| Score BGA [2.12 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 6 Capella: Mvt. 5 \| Mvt. 6 [cap] Chorale Melody: Befiehl du deine Wege (I)
References	BGA: XXXIII \| NBA: I/23 \| BC: A 135 \| Zwang: K 21 \| First Published: BG, 1887
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Japanese-1 \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of October 8, 2000; Week of June 5, 2005

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8 Bach Edition Vol. 8&9 - Cantatas Vol. 3&4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Cantatas Vol. 5 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Cantatas BWV 131, BWV 152 & BWV 161 - conducted by Daniel Taylor Baker does Bach - conducted by Menuhin & Marriner
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 146, BWV 161, 7 Easter Chorales [C-6]
Felix Prohaska
Choir & Orchestra of the Bach Guild
Alto: Hilde Rössel-Majdan; Tenor: Waldemar Kmentt
Vanguard Bach Guild		1952	TT: 20:16
Recorded in Vienna, Austria.

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 52 & BWV 161 [C-1] J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 106 (Actus Tragicus), BWV 161 [C-5]
Heinz Markus Göttsche
Mannheim Bach Choir / Heidelberger Kammerorchester
Alto: Sabine Kirchner; Tenor: Theophil Maier
Da Camera / MHS		Jun 1964	LP / TT: 22:00
Recorded at Christuskirche, Mannheim, Germany.

3	J.S. Bach: Cantates BWV 161 & BWV 169 [C-1]
Frigyes Sándor
Chamber Choir of the Liszt Music Academy / Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: József Réti
Hungaroton		1966	LP / TT:

4	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 89, BWV 90 & BWV 161 [L-4]
Jaap Schröder
Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg (Directed by: Jürgen Jürgens) / Concerto Amsterdam
Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz
Telefunken		1969	LP / TT: 17:00

5	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 153 & BWV 161 [B-6] J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwork (5) [B-5]
Hans Grischkat
Schwäbischer Singkreis Stuttgart / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart
Alto: Hildegard Laurich, Tenor: Peter Wetzler
Corona / MHS		Nov 1972	LP / TT: 21:23

6	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 50 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 49
Helmuth Rilling
Frankfurter Kantorei / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Hildegard Laurich; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus
Hänssler		Dec 1975; Mar, May 1976	TT: 20:36
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 161, 170 & 177 [C-2] René Jacobs - Portraits [C-2]
Hans-Martin Linde
Chœur de garçons de Bâle (Director: Markus Ulbrich) / Linde-Consort
Counter-tenor: René Jacobs; Tenor: Nigel Rogers
Virgin Veritas		1980	TT:
Buy this album at: Amazon.com [Selection]

8	W.A. Mozart: Requiem [L-10]
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor / Concentus Musicus Wien
Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz
TDK		Nov. 1, 1981	DVD / TT: 21:00
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 161 by N. Harnoncourt. Recorded live at Musikverein Wien, Austria. Buy this album at:

9	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 8
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz
Teldec		1986	TT: 18:13
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 161 by N. Harnoncourt. Buy this album at: Amazon.de \| Amazon.com

10	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Volume III [C-3]
Jeffrey Thomas
(OVPP - No Choir) / American Bach Soloists
Counter-tenor: Drew Minter; Tenor: Jeffrey Thomas; Soprano: Christine Brandes, Bass: William Sharp
Koch International		Mar 1993	TT: 19:31
Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, CA, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

11	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 3
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Paul Agnew
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Sep 1995	TT: 18:48
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com, Amazon.com

12	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 5
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Alto: Yoshikazu Mera; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada
BIS		Feb, June, July 1997	TT: 19:14
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 5 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com

13	Bach Edition Vol. 8 - Cantatas Vol. 3
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch
Brilliant Classics		Oct-Nov 1999	TT: 19:35
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

14	Bach Cantatas Vol. 8: Bremen / Santiago For for the 16^th Sunday after Trinity
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: Mark Padmore
Soli Deo Gloria		Oct 2000	TT: 21:28
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Santo Domingo de Bonaval, Santiago de Compostela. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

15	J.S. Bach Cantatas 131-152-161 [C-3]
Daniel Taylor
(OVPP - No Choir) / Theatre of Early Music
Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Jan Kobow
ATMA Classique		Aug 2001	TT: 19:21
Recorded at Église Sainte-Geneviève, Pierrefonds (Québec), Canada. See: Cantatas BWV 131, BWV 152 & BWV 161 - conducted by Daniel Taylor Buy this album at:

16	J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas Volume 2 - Weimar Cantatas [C-2]
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(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet
Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey; Organ: Robert Woolley
Chandos Chaconne		Oct 2005	TT: 19:38
Recorded at St. Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

17	J.S. Bach: Christus, Der Ist Mein Leben - Cantates BWV 27, 84, 95 & 161 [C-18]
Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent
Alto: Matthew White; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel
Harmonia Mundi France		Nov 2006; Feb 2007	TT: 18:01
Recorded at De Singel, Blauwe Zaal, Anvers, Belgium. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2000 - April 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Emiko Hall (Cleofide) (March 2003, August 2004), Matthias Hansen (March 2006), Robert Killingsworth (October 2002), Ed Myskowski (February 2006), Riccardo Nughes (August 2006, February 2008), Walter Roth (June 2004), Nagamiya Tutomu (March 2001)

Cantata BWV 161: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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