Cantata BWV 169 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 169
Gott soll allein mein Herze haben

German Title	Gott soll allein mein Herze haben
English Title	God alone shall have my heart (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Solo Cantata for the 18^th Sunday after Trinity Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1: 4-8; Gospel: Matthew 22: 34-46
Composed	Leipzig, 1726 \| 1^st performance: October 20, 1726 - Leipzig
Text	Martin Luther (Mvt. 7); Anon (Mvts. 2-6)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Hungarian-2 \| Indonesian \| Italian-5 \| Spanish-3
Scoring	Soloist: Alto; 4-part Chorus (for the final chorale) Orchestra: 2 oboes, tenor oboe (taille), 2 violins, viola, obbligato organ, continuo Mvt. 1: Sinfonia \| Mvt. 2: Arioso & Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Recitative \| Mvt. 7: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.65] \| Score BGA [2.20 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 7 Capella: Mvt. 7 [cap]
References	BGA: XXXIII \| NBA: I/24 \| BC: A 143 \| Zwang: K 155 \| First Published: BG, 1887 \| Provenance
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of September 29, 2002; Week of January 6, 2008

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
Complete Cantatas Vol. 17 - conducted by Ton Koopman Bach Edition Vol. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vol. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Sacred Cantatas for Alto - conducted by Helmut Müller-Brühl w/ Marianne Beate Kielland Baker does Bach - conducted by Menuhin & Marriner
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 157 & BWV 169 [C-2]
Diethard Hellmann
Kammerorchester & Kurrende der Christuskirche Mainz
Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus
Cantate / SDG		Mar 1960	LP / TT:

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 169 & BWV 170 [C-3]
Anthon van der Horst
Nederlands Kamerorkest
Contralto: Aafje Heynis
Philips		1960	TT: 29:46

3	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 56 & BWV 169 [C-3]
Karl Ristenpart
Yves Rudelle Vocal Ensemble / Chamber Orchestra of the Saar
Contralto: Eva Bornemann
Club Francais du Disque / Nonesuch		1960's ?	LP / TT:

4	Maureen Forrester sings Bach & Handel [C-1]
Antonio Janigro
I Solisti di Zagreb
Contralto: Maureen Forrester; Organ: Anton Heiller
Vanguard		June 1964	TT: 24:32
Recorded at the Grossesaal, Wiener Konzethaus, Vienna, Austria. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	J.S. Bach & Handel: Solo Cantatas & Vocal Works [C-2]
Yehudi Menuhin
Bath Festival Orchestra
Mezzo-soprano: Janet Baker
EMI Classics		July 1966	TT: 23:43
Recorded at Anney Road Studios, London, England. See: Baker does Bach - conducted by Menuhin & Marriner Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	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; Organ: Gabor Lehotka
Hungaroton		1966	LP / TT: 28:06

7	J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 169 [C-3]
Rudolf Barshai
Moskauer Staatschor / Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Alto: Zara Dolukhanova
Melodiya ?		c1970	LP / TT: 26:23

8	J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 169 und BWV 170 [C-1]
Wolfgang Dallmann
Chor der Lutherkirche Heidelberg / Heidelberger Kammerorchester
Alto: Ingeborg Müller-Ney; Organ: Wolfgang Dallmann
Da Camera		1972	LP / TT:

9	J.S. Bach: Cantates BWV 53, 54, 169 [C-2]
Jean-François Paillard
Orchestre de Chambre Jean-François Paillard
Alto: Birgit Finnilä
Erato		Nov 1977	LP / TT: 25:05
Recorded at Notre-Dame-des-Roses (Grisy-Suisnes).

10	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 53 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 51
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Alto: Carolyn Watkinson
Hänssler		June 1983	TT: 23:36
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

11	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 9
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Alto: Paul Esswood
Teldec		1987	TT: 22:34
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

12	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 16, 54, 200 [C-1]
Leo van Doeselaar (Director & Organ)
Choir of the Laurenscantorij Rotterdam (Conductor: Barend Schuurman) / Amsterdam Bach Soloists
Contralto: Jard van Nes
Vanguard Classics		June 1988	TT: 25:00
Recorded at Bethlehemkerk, Papendrecht, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

13	Bach Cantatas 54, 169, 170 (for Alto) (for Alto) [C-1]
Robert King
The King�s Consort
Counter-tenor: James Bowman
Hyperion		Sep 1988	TT: 24:15
Recorded at Wadham College Chapell, Oxford, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

14	Bach Kantaten BWV 35, BWV 169, BWV 49 (Sinfonia) [C-1]
Hartmut Haenchen
Mitgilieder des RIAS-Kammerchor / Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Counter-tenor: Jochen Kowalski; Organ: Raphael Alpermann
Berlin Classics		May 1994	TT: 24:04
Recorded at Kirche Zur Frohen Botschaft, Berlin-Karlshorst, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

15	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Alto [C-1]
Andrzej Mysiński
Concerto Avenna
Contralto: Jadwiga Rappé
Accord		May 1995	TT: 22:50
Recorded live at Studio S1, Polskie Radio. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

16	Bach Alto Cantatas [C-1]
Juha Kangas
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Mezzo-soprano: Monica Groop
Finlandia		June 1998	TT: 23:48
Recorded at Kruunupyy Church, Finland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

17	Solo Cantatas [C-1]
Ludwig Güttler
Virtuosi Saxoniae
Alto: Elisabeth Wilke
Dresden Classics		Nov 1998	TT: 25:01
Recorded at Kirche zu Crostau, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

18	Bach Edition Vol. 9 - Cantatas Vol. 4
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda
Brilliant Classics		Oct-Nov 1999	TT: 23:31
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

19	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 17
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Organ: Ton Koopman
Antoine Marchand		Sep-Oct 2002 (Mvt. 1); Oct-Nov 2002 (Mvts. 2-7)	TT: 23:55
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 17 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com

20	J.S. Bach: Geistliche Solokantaten für Alt [C-4]
Helmut Müller-Brühl
Bach Vokalensemble Köln / Kölner Kammerorchester
Mezzo-soprano: Marianne Beate Kielland
Naxos		Oct-Nov 2004	TT: 22:23
Recorded at Deutchlandfunk Sendesaal, Köln, Germany. See: Sacred Cantatas for Alto - conducted by Helmut Müller-Brühl w/ Marianne Beate Kielland Buy this album at: Amazon.com

21	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 37
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze
BIS		Sep 2006	SACD / TT: 23:03
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2002 - February 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (September 2005, March 2006, September 2006), Robert Killingsworth (October 2002), Peter Schmidt (August 2006)

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