Cantata BWV 166 - Details & Discography Part 1: Complete Recordings

Recordings/Discussions
Background Information
Performer Bios

Poet/Composer Bios

Additional Information

Cantata BWV 166
Wo gehest du hin?

Ref.

BWV 166

German Title

Wo gehest du hin?

English Title

Where goest Thou?

Event

Cantata for Cantate [4^th Sunday after Easter]
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.]

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Dutch-3 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7
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

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)
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach St 108 (BWV 166: Parts) [Bach Digital]
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 (facsimile): ?

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | 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 - Part 1 (1^st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2^nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3^rd round)

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 · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 39 - BWV 164-169 J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 9 - BWV 163-182 Bach-2000 Vol. 4: Sacred Cantatas 4 - BWV 150-159, 161-188, 192, 194-199 Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 49 - BWV 163-166
Cantata BWV 166 [17:53]
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
Telefunken 6.35658 Teldec 8.35658 ZL Teldec 4509-91763-2 Teldec 3984-25709-2 Teldec 8573-81161-2 Warner Classics 8573-81161-5		P 1987	2-LP / TT: 104 min 2-CD / TT: 103:28 6-CD / TT: 366:45 15-CD / TT: 861:24 CD / TT: 62:53 CD / TT: 62:53
Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands (?). Buy this album at: 6-CD (1994): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 6-CD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de 15-CD (1999): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download CD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

4	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9
Cantata BWV 166 [14:34]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Choir; Alto: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato 3984-27315-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72209		Oct 1998	3-CD / TT: 206:05
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Erato 3-CD (2000): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Antoine Marchand 3-CD (2006): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 3-CD: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline

5	Bach Edition Vol. 14 - Cantatas Vol. 7
Cantata BWV 166 [17:20]
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics 99373		Jan-Feb 2000	5-CD / TT: 301:43
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: 5-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| 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)
Cantata BWV 166 [17:08]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Choir; Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Soli Deo Gloria 107		May 21, 2000	2-CD / TT: 128:41
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at St Mary's Collegiate Church, Warwick, England. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 24 Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co,uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 19 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 - BWV 37, 86, 104, 166
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: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

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	J.S. Bach: Wo gehest du hin?, BWV 166 [C-20]
Cantata BWV 166 []
Salamon Kamp
Lutherania Choir & Chamber orchestra (Lutheránia énekkar és kamarazenekar)
Alto: Judit Németh; Tenor: Zoltán Megyesi; Bass: Holló Csaba
Lutherania		May 5, 2009	MP3 / TT:
Recorded live at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest, Hungary. Download this recording from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]

10	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 from: 2-CD: Dale Higbee [via e-mail]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (May 2000 - July 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Balwantray Chauhan (May 2005), Frits V. Herbold (March 2012), John Pike (May 2005), Peter Schmidt (May 2005)

Cantata BWV 166: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

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