Cantata BWV 178 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 178
Wo Gott derr Herr nicht bei uns hält

German Title	Wo Gott derr Herr nicht bei uns hält
English Title	If God the Lord is not on our side (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Chorale Cantata for 8^th Sunday after Trinity Readings: Epistle: Romans 8: 12-17; Gospel: Matthew 7: 15-23
Composed	Leipzig, 1724 \| 1^st performance: July 30, 1724 - Leipzig
Text	Justus Jonas (Mvts. 1, 4, & 7 after Psalm 124); Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Chinese-1 \| Dutch \| English-1 \| English-5 \| English-6 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian \| Spanish-3 Chorale Text: Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält (Psalm 124)
Scoring	Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 oboes d’amore, viola, horn in the soprano continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) \| Mvt. 2: Chorale & Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Chorale \| Mvt. 5: Chorale & Recitative \| Mvt. 6: Aria \| Mvt. 7: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.35 MB] \| Score BGA [3.22 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 7 Capella: Mvt. 7 [cap] Chorale Melody: Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält
References	BGA: XXXV \| NBA: I/18 \| BC: A 112 \| Zwang: K 81 \| First Published: BG, 1888 \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of August 5, 2001; Week of July 16, 2006

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman Cantatas Vol. 23 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 44 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 53
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
CD: Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenors: Kurt Equiluz (Mvts. 4 & 6) & Aldo Baldin (Mvt. 5); Bass: Wolfgang Schöne LP: Altos: Helen Watts, Hildegard Laurich; Tenors: Kurt Equiluz, Hans Wilhelm; Basses: Siegmund Nimsgern, Wolfgang Schöne
Hänssler		Feb 1982 (Mvts. 1-3, 5, 7); Feb 1972 (rest)	TT: 22:34 (CD) / 22:20 (LP)
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. LP recorded in 1971-1972. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

2	Bach Cantatas Vol. 4 - Sundays after Trinity I
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano (?): Edith Mathis; Contralto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion		Mar 1975; Oct 1976; Jun 1977	TT: 19:51
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

3	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 9
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Alto: Panito Iconomou (Soloist of Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Robert Holl
Teldec		1988	TT: 20:12
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4	Bach Edition Vol. 11 - Cantatas Vol. 5
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Nov-Dec 1999	TT: 20:22
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

5	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 14
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Feb-Mar 2000	TT: 19:32
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 23 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Matthew White; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		May-Jun 2002	TT: 18:47
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 23 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com, Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the complete Liturgical Year Vol. 3 - Cantatas BWV 82 · 102 · 178 [C-7]
Sigiswald Kuijken
(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande
Soprano: Elisabeth Hermans; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Accent		Sep 2005	SACD / TT: 20:08
Recorded at Predikherenkerk, Leuven, Belgium. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2001 - June 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Piotr Jaworski (December 2003), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004), Matthias Hansen (September 2005)

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