Cantata BWV 55 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 55
Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht

German Title	Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht
English Title	I, wretched man, a slave to sin (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Solo Cantata for the 22^nd Sunday after Trinity Readings: Epistle: Philippians 1: 3-11; Gospel: Matthew 18: 23-35
Composed	Leipzig, 1726 \| 1^st performance: November 17, 1726 - Leipzig
Text	Johann Rist (Mvt. 5); Anon (Mvts. 1-4)
Text	German Text \| German-2 \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| English-10 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-3 \| Indonesian \| Italian-4 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 Chorale Text: Werde munter mein Gemüte
Scoring	Soloist: Tenor; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: transverse flute, oboe d’amore, 2 violins, continuo Mvt. 1: Aria \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.09 MB] \| Score BGA [1.14 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 5 Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap] Chorale Melody: Werde munter, mein Gemüthe
References	BGA: XXII/2 \| NBA: I/26 \| BC: A 157 \| Zwang: K 159 \| First Published: BG, 1863 \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Emmaniel Music \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of October 27, 2002; Week of February 3, 2008

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions

Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 55, BWV 151 & BWV 157 [C-2]
Kurt Redel
Choir and Orchestra "Pro Arte" Munich
Tenor: Helmut Krebs
Erato / Westminster		Before 1959	LP / TT:

2	Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 55, BWV 189 [C-9]
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Tenor: Ernst Haefliger
Archiv Produktion		Feb 28 - Mar 1, 1959	TT: 15:30 [CD], 15:21 [LP]
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

3	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 55, BWV 160 & BWV 189 [C-2]
Heinz Markus Göttsche
Mannheim Bach Choir / Heidelberger Kammerorchester
Tenor: Raimund Gilvan
Cantate / Oryx / Da Camera Magna		1968	LP / TT:

4	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 3 - Cantatas II
Erhard Mauersberger
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Tenor: Peter Schreier
Leipzig Classics		Apr 1968	TT: 15:41
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 55 by P. Schreier. Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at:

5	Peter Schreier singt Bach-Kantaten [C-3]
Erhard Mauersberger
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Tenor: Peter Schreier
Telefunken		1969	LP / TT: 15:40
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 55 by P. Schreier.

6	Bach: Solokantaten [C-1]
Hans-Martin Linde
Instrumentalisten und Vokalensemble der Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
Tenor: Nicolai Gedda
EMI		1971	LP / TT:
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 55 by N. Gedda.

7	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3
Gustav Leonhardt
Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) / Leonhardt-Consort
Tenor: Kurt Equiluz
Teldec		1976	TT: 13:00
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 57 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 18
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Tenor: Adalbert Kraus
Hänssler		Feb, Oct 1982	TT: 13:01
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

9	Bach: Kantaten BWV 55, 84, 199 [C-2]
Max Pommer
Leipziger Universitätschor / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum
Tenor: Peter Schreier
Eterna / Berlin Classics		Jun-Jul 1986; June 1987	TT: 12:19
3^rd recording of Cantata BWV 55 by P. Schreier. Recorded at Studio Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

10	J.S. Bach: Solo Cantatas [C-1]
Jeffrey Thomas
American Bach Soloists
Tenor: Jeffrey Thomas
Koch International		Apr, Oct 1990	TT: 12:44
Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, CA, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

11	J.S. Bach: Solo-Kantaten und Arien [C-10]
Peter Schreier
RIAS-Kammerchor / Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Tenor: Peter Schreier
Philips		Aug 1994	TT: 11:04
4^th recording of Cantata BWV 55 by P. Schreier. Recorded at Rundfunkhaus, Berlin, Germany. Buy this album at:

12	J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 55 · Concerto a-Moll [C-2]
Matthias Eisenberg (Conductor & Harpsichord)
Mitglieder des Thomanerchor Leipzig / Leipziger Barockorchester
Tenor: Martin Petzold
RAM		Jan 1998	TT: 13:15
Buy this album at:

13	Cantatas, Arias & Motet [C-2]
Ludwig Güttler
Virtuosi Saxoniae
Tenor: Christoph Genz
Dresden Classics		Feb-Mar 1999	TT: 16:46
Recorded at Lukaskirche, Dresden, Germany. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 55 by C. Genz. Buy this album at:

14	Bach Edition Vol. 11 - Cantatas Vol. 5
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Tenor: Knut Schoch
Brilliant Classics		Nov-Dec 1999	TT: 13:33
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

15	J.S. Bach: Cantatas & Arias [C-1]
Fabio Biondi (Director & Violin)
(OVPP - No Choir) / Europa Galante
Tenor: Ian Bostridge; For the Chorale only: Soprano: Roberta Giuia; Alto: Alessandro Carmignani; Bass: Antoni Abete
Virgin Veritas		Mar 2000	TT: 12:11
Recorded at La Biblioteca Monumentale dell Abbazia di San Giovanni Evangelista, Parma, Italy. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

16	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 18
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Tenor: Christoph Prégardien
Antoine Marchand		Sep-Oct 2002; Oct-Nov 2002 (Mvt. 5)	TT: 12:54
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

17	J.S. Bach: Geistliche Solokantaten für Alt - Tenor [C-3]
Helmut Müller-Brühl
Collegium Vocale Siegen (Chorus Master: Ulrich Stölzel) / Kölner Kammerorchester
Tenor: Markus Schäfer
Naxos		June, Nov 2004	TT: 11:07
Recorded at Deutchlandfunk Sendesaal, Köln, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk

18	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the complete liturgical year Vol. 1 - Cantatas BWV 98 · 180 · 56 · 55 [C-5]
Sigiswald Kuijken
(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande
Soprano: Sophie Karthäuser; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor [Soloist]: Christoph Genz; Bass: Dominik Wörner
Accent		Oct 2004	SACD / TT:
Recorded at l'Eglise des Minimes à Bruxelles, Belgium. 2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 55 by C. Genz. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

19	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 38 (Solo Cantatas)
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Tenor: Gerd Türk
BIS		Sep 2006	SACD / TT: 14:35
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 (September 2002 - April 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (September 2005, June 2006, September 2006), Peter Smaill (August 2006), Teri Noel Towe (April 2007), Tim Williams (March 2008)

Cantata BWV 55: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

Back to the Top

Last update: ýFebruary 11, 2008 ý09:56