Cantata BWV 166 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 166
Wo gehest du hin?

Ref.	BWV 166
German Title	Wo gehest du hin?
English Title	Where goest Thou?
Event	Cantata for the 4^th Sunday after Easter (Cantate) Readings: Epistle: Jas. 1: 17-21; Gospel: John 16: 5-15
Composed	Leipzig, 1724 \| 1^st performance: May 7, 1724 - Leipzig
Text	John 16: 5 (Mvt. 1); Bartholomäus Ringwaldt (Mvt. 3); Ämilie Juliane von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 2, 4-5) [Wustmann & Neumann suggest Christian Weiss, Sr.]
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Chinese-1 \| Dutch-3 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Texts: Herr Jesu Christ, ich weiß gar wohl \| Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: oboe, strings, continuo Mvt. 1: Aria \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Chorale \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.43 MB] \| Score BGA [1.30 MB] \| Mvt. 2 - NBA Reconstruction Score \| Score of Trio for Organ BWV 584 (arrangement of BWV 166/2) Chorales: Mvt. 6 Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap] Chorale Melodies: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten \| Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut
References	BGA: XXXIII \| NBA: I/12 \| BC: A 71 \| Zwang: K 68 \| First Published: BG, 1887 \| Autograph score (fascimile): ?
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| JdW [Dutch] \| Role [French] \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of May 21, 2000; Week of April 16, 2006; Week of October 17, 2010

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage Vol. 24 Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman Cantatas Vol. 19 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 13 & BWV 166 [C-1]
Helmut Barbe
Kantorei St, Nikolai Berlin-Spandau / Bach Orchestra Berlin
Soprano: Choir; Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Roland Kunz
Cantate / MHS / Vanguard		Nov 1960	LP / TT: 18:11
Recorded at Teldec Studio Berlin Lichterfelde.

2	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 32 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 50
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Choir; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Hänssler		Sep 1978	TT: 16:45
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

3	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 9
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); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1987	TT: 17:53
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4	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Choir; Alto: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Oct 1998	TT: 14:34
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

5	Bach Edition Vol. 14 - Cantatas Vol. 7
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jan-Feb 2000	TT: 17:20
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

6	Bach Cantatas Vol. 24: Altenburg/Warwick For the 3^rd Sunday after Easter (Jubilate) For for the 4^th Sunday after Easter (Cantate)
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Choir; Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Soli Deo Gloria		May 2000	TT: 17:08
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - St Mary's Collegiate Church, Warwick, England. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 24 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 19 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724
Cantata BWV 166 [16:05]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Choir; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
BIS 1261		Jun 30 / Jul 4, 2001	CD / TT: 63:53
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 19 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

8	J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 166 �Wo gehest Du hin� [C-13]
Cantata BWV 166 []
Rudolf Lutz (Conductor & Organ)
Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica
Soprano: Guro Hjemli; Counter-tenor: Terry Wey; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Markus Volpert
Gallus Media A489		Apr 18, 2008	DVD / TT:
Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland. Buy this album at: DVD: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop

9	Sacred Bach Cantatas [C-15]
Cantata BWV 166 [16:42]
Dale Higbee (Music Director); James Bates (conductor)
(OVPP - No Choir) / Carolina Baroque
Soprano: Teresa Radomski; Contralto: Lee Morgan; Tenor: Richard Cook; Bass-Baritone: Doug Crawley
Carolina Baroque 130		Oct 16, 2009	2-CD / TT: 37:25 + 53:39
Recorded live at St. John�s Lutheran Church, Salisbury, NC, USA. Buy this album at: 2-CD: Carolina Baroque

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (May 2000 - January 2010)
Thanks to contributors: Peter Schmidt (May 2005), John Pike (May 2005), Balwantray Chauhan (May 2005)

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