Cantata BWV 198 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 198
Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl
Trauer Ode

Ref.	BWV 198
German Title	Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl [Trauerode]
English Title	Let, Princess let one more ray (from Telefunken recording)
Event	Funeral Ode on the Decease of the Consort of Augustus the Strong – Christiane Eberhardine, Queen of Poland and Electoral Princess of Saxony
Composed	Leipzig, 1727 \| 1^st performance: October 17, 1727 - Leipzig
Text	Johann Christoph Gottsched
Text	German Text \| German-2 \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch-4 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-2 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-5 \| Spanish-2 \| Spanish-4
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes d’amore, 2 sections of violins, violas, 2 violas da gamba, 2 lutes (used for the first time by Bach in a cantata), continuo (both clavichord and organ) Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Recitative \| Mvt. 7: Chorus \| Mvt. 8: Aria \| Mvt. 9: Recitative, Arioso & Recitative \| Mvt. 10: Chorus
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [4.42 MB] \| Score BGA [6.49 MB]
References	BGA: XIII/3 \| NBA: I/38 \| BC: G 34 \| Zwang: K 165 \| First Published: BG, 1865 \| Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek \| Provenance
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Luke Swartz \| BMC \| EvH [Dutch] \| AL [Dutch] \| Chazot [French]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of February 13, 2000; Week of April 13, 2008; Week of November 3, 2013

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements Recordings of Markus-Passion BWV 247	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2
Cantatas BWV 106, 118b, 198 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner Bach Arias - by Marek Štryncl & Musica Flore with Magdalena Kožená Markus-Passion BWV 247 [5 Mvts. from Cantata BWV 198 were parodied in Markus-Passion. Most reconstructions of Markus-Passion include these Mvts.]
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 198 [L-2] J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 140, No. 198 [C-4] J.S. Bach: Cantatas 198 Trauer Ode, 54 & 106 [D-1] J.S. Bach: Trauerode, BWV 198 [E-1]
Hermann Scherchen
Wiener Akademie Kammerchor / Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Soprano: Magda Lászlò; Contralto: Hilde Rössel-Majdan; Tenor: Waldemar Kmentt; Bass: Alfred Poell
Westminster / Baroque Music Club / Archipel		1952	TT: 41:33
Recorded at Mozartsaal, Vienna, Austria. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

2	Monteverdi: Vesperes - Bach: Cantatas [C-1]
Robert Craft
American Concert Choir (Chorus Master: Margaret Hillis) / Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Soprano: Marni Nixon, Mezzo-soprano: Elaine Bonazzi, Tenor: Nico Castel, Bass: Peter Binder
Sony Classics		Jan 1960	TT: 36:09
Recorded at CBS 30^th Street Studios, New York City, NY, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

3	J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 198 [L-6] J.S. Bach: Cantatas 198, 158 & 27 [C-1]
Jürgen Jürgens
Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg / Concerto Amsterdam (Leader: Jaap Schröder)
Soprano: Rotraud Hansmann; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		June 1966	TT: 37:52
Recorded in Bennebrock, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

4	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas XI Bach: Kantaten BWV 198 [L-3]
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Regina Werner; Alto: Rosemarie Lang; Tenor: Dieter Weimann; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster
Eterna / Berlin Classics		May 1975	TT: 40:04
Recorded at Haus Aunsee, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

5	Bach Cantatas [C-1]
Michel Corboz
Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne / Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Soprano: Uta Spreckelsen; Alto: Naoko Ihara; Tenor: John Elwes; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Erato		Oct 1976	2-LP / TT:
Recorded at Temple de Lutry, Crissier, Switzerland.

6	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 68 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 60
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Sep 1983	TT: 35:20
On Edition Bachakademie the dates are: Sep-Oct 1983. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Trauer-Ode [C-3]
Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent / La Chapelle Royale
Soprano: Ingrid Schmithüsen; Alto: Charles Brett; Tenor: Howard Crook; Bass: Peter Kooy
Harmonia Mundi France		Nov 1987	TT: 33:47
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8	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 10
Gustav Leonhardt
Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt Consort
Boy Soprano: Jan Patrick O'Farrell (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: John Elwes; Bass: Harry van der Kamp Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra
Teldec		1989	TT: 35:14
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9	J.S. Bach: Funeral Cantatas [C-1]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Alto: Michael Chance; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Archiv Produktion		Sep 1989	TT: 30:32
Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England. See: Cantatas BWV 106, 118b, 198 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

10	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Volume II - Trauerode [C-2]
Jeffrey Thomas
American Bach Soloists
Soprano: Judith Nelson; Alto: Judith Malafronte; Tenor: Jeffrey Thomas; Bass: William Sharp
Koch International / Magnatune		Jan, Mar 1992	TT: 32:34
Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, CA, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

11	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 4
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Jan 1996	TT: 38:23
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

12	J.S. Bach: Heart's Solace [C-4]
Andrew Parrott
Taverner Consort & Players
Sopranos: Emily van Evera & Tessa Bonner, Altos: Caroline Trevor, Catherine King; Tenors: Julian Podger, Charles Daniels; Bass: Christian Hilz
CBS		Sep 1997	TT: 35:29
Recorded at St. Jude's-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Gardens, London, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

13	Bach Edition Vol. 14 - Cantatas Vol. 7
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jan-Feb 2000	TT: 33:09
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

14	Bach: Salmo 51 BWV 1083 dallo Stabat Mater di Pergolesi / Cantate BWV 170, 198, 106, 196, 53 [C-2]
Diego Fasolis
Coro della Radio Svizzera / I Barocchisti
Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Counter-tenor: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Daniel Auchincloss; Bass: Georg Zeppenfeld
The Classic Voice Magazine / Arts		Dec 2000	TT: 30:30
Recorded at Auditorio S. Mollo della RSI, Lugano, Switzerland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [2]

15	Festmusiken zu Leipziger Universitätsfeiern Vol. 1 [C-5]
Wolfgang Unger
Leipziger Universitätschor / Pauliner Barockensemble
Soprano: Friederike Holzhausen; Alto: Anna Haase; Tenor: Martin Petzold; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz
Querstend		Oct 2002	TT: 33:33
Recorded at the Evang.-Luth. Bethaninenkirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at:

16	J.S. Bach: Tombeau de Sa Majesté la Reine de Pologne [C-9]
Cantata BWV 198 [32:24]
Philippe Pierlot
(OVPP - No Choir) / Ricercar Consort
Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Carlos Mena; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
Mirare Records		Oct 2006	CD / TT: 78:19
Recorded at temple de Lourmarin, France. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (February 2000 - February 2009)
Thanks to contributors: Sw Anandgyan (June 2007), Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Riccardo Nughes (April 2002)

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