Cantata BWV 78 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 78
Jesu, der du meine Seele

German Title	Jesu, der du meine Seele
English Title	Jesus, who hast wrested my soul (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Chorale Cantata for 14^th Sunday after Trinity Readings: Epistle Galatians 5: 16-24; Gospel: Luke 17: 11-19
Composed	Leipzig, 1724 \| 1^st performance: September 10, 1724 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1735-1740 - Leipzig
Text	Johann Rist (Mvts. 1, 7); Anon (Mvts. 2-6)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch-4 \| English-1 \| English-5 \| English-6 \| French-1 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 Chorale Text: Jesu, der du meine Seele
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: transverse flutes, 2 oboes, 2 violins, cello, violone, viola, continuo with organ. There is also a horn in the continuo for the opening chorus Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) \| Mvt. 2: Aria (Duet) \| Mvt. 3: Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Aria \| Mvt. 5: Recitative \| Mvt. 6: Aria \| Mvt. 7: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.07 MB] \| Score BGA [2.85 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 7 Capella: Mvt. 7 [cap] Examples from the Score: Bach Frontpiece \| Mvt. 1 - Before and After Revision Chorale Melody: Jesu, der du meine Seele
References	BGA: XVIII \| NBA: I/21 \| BC: A 130 \| Zwang: K 86 \| First Published: BG, 1870 \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Musica Poetica \| Japanese-1 \| Role [French] \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of September 16, 2001; Week of August 20, 2006

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2 Discussions - Part 3 Discussions - Part 4
Cantatas Vol. 25 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Article: Program Notes to Jesu, der du meine, Seele, BWV 78 [by Sean Burton]
Recordings
Complete Recordings

1	Bach: Cantata 78 [C-1]
Ifor Jones
Bethlehem Bach Choir / Bach Festival Orchestra
Soprano: Choir; Alto: Choir; Tenor: Lucius Metz; Bass: Mack Harrell
RCA Victor DM-1045		c1946	8 12'' 78 RPM sides / TT:
Sung in English

2	Die Bach Kantaten - Vol. 2 [C-10]
Günther Ramin
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Boy Soprano & Alto: Soloists of Thomanerchor Leipzig (no names); Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Johannes Oettel
Ariola Eurodisc		1950	LP / TT: 25:20

3	Cantata BWV 78 [C-1]
Walter Reinhart
Winterthur Mixed Chorus & Orchestra & Zürich Reinhart Choir
Soprano: Choir; Alto: Choir; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Hermann Schey
Concert Hall		Early 1950's ?	10" / TT:

4	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 78, BWV 106 [C-4]
Felix Prohaska
Choir & Orchestra of the Bach Guild
Soprano: Teresa Stich-Randall; Alto: Dagmar Hermann; Tenor: Anton Dermota; Bass: Hans Braun
Vanguard Classics		May 1954	TT: 25:40
Recorded at Brahmssaal, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 7 Bach Cantatas: Volume 2
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano & Alto: Choir (Mvt. 2); Alto: Marga Höffgen; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch
Erato / MHS		Oct 1960	TT: 26:25
Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk

6	Bach Cantatas Vol. 4 - Sundays after Trinity I
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Contralto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: John van Kesteren; Bass: Kieth Engen
Archiv Produktion		July 1961	TT: 25:36
Recorded at Münster zu Heilsbronn, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 78 & BWV 106 [C-4]
Wolfgang Gönnenwein
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor / Consortium Musicum
Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Sybil Michelow; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass : Franz Crass
EMI Electrola		May-Jun 1965	TT: 24:29
Recorded at Strassenbahner Erholungsheim, Stuttgart, Germany.

8	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 3 - Cantatas I J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 172 & BWV 78 [C-5]
Erhard Mauersberger
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Adele Stolte; Alto: Annelies Burmeister; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam
Leipzig Classics / Eterna		Nov 1970	TT: 24:12
Recorded at Versöhnungskirche, Leipzig, Germany.

9	East German Revolution [C-12]
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Regina Werner; Alto: Heidi Rieß; Tenor: Peter Menzel; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster
PILZ		Mid 1970�s ?	TT: 26:12

10	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	LP / TT: 26:10

11	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 4
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer
Teldec		1978	TT: 21:12
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12	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 10 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 25
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Hänssler		Feb, Oct 1979	TT: 21:09
On Edition Bachakademie the date for all Mvts.: Oct 1979. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

13	Bach: Das Kantatenwork (7) [C-1]
Hermann Max
Dormagener Kantorei / Instrumental Ensemble
Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Hilke Helling; Tenor: Lutz-Michael Harder; Bass: Berthold Possemeyer
FSM Candide		Late 1970s ?	LP / TT:

14	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: 23:05
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15	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 78, 140 [C-1]
Saulius Sondeckis
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (Artistic director: Tonu Kaljuste) / Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Nelly Lee; Alto: Irina Shikina; Tenor: Janis Sprogis; Bass: Mali Palm
Gramzapis		Dec 1987	TT: 27:25
Recorded live at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

16	J.S. Bach: 6 Favourite Cantatas [C-2]
Joshua Rifkin
(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Ensemble
Soprano: Julianne Baird; Counter-tenor: Allan Fast; Tenor: Frank Kelley; Bass: Jan Opalach
L'Oiseau-Lyre		Mar-Apr 1988	TT: 22:13
Recorded at Methuen Memorial Hall, MA, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.com [8,78,99]

17	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Volume VI - Favorite Cantatas [C-6]
Jeffrey Thomas
American Bach Soloists (Choir & Orchestra)
Soprano: Catherine Bott; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Jeffrey Thomas; Bass: William Sharp
Koch International		Jan 1995	TT: 20:31
Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, CA, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

18	J.S. Bach: Cantatas "Jesu, der du meine Seele" BWV 78 & "Was Gott tut, dass ist wohlgetan" BWV 99 [C-2]
Jacques Vanherenthals
Chapelle des Minimes
Soprano: Hildegard Van Overstraeten; Contralto: Rita De Plancke; Tenor: Ivan Goosens; Bass: Patrick Ringal-Daxhelet
La Chapelle des Minimes		Sep 1995	TT: 25:12
Recorded live at the Church of Minimes, Brussels, Belgium. Buy this album at: Chapelle des Minimes

19	J.S. Bach: Peace Be With You [C-1]
Elizabeth C. Patterson
Gloriæ Dei Cantores / Gloriæ Dei Instrumental Ensemble
Soprano: Kathy Schuman; Alto: Estelle Cole; Tenor: Richard Cragg; Bass: Timothy Pehta
Gloriæ Dei Cantores		Oct 1999	TT: 24:03
Recorded at Methuen Memorial Music Hall. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

20	Bach Edition Vol. 12 - Cantatas Vol. 6
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Nov-Dec 1999	TT: 22:30
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

21	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 12
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Mar 2000	TT: 21:33
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

22	Bach Cantatas Vol. 7: Ambronay / Bremen For the 14^th Sunday after Trinity For the Feast of St Michael and All Angels
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Malin Hartelius; Counter tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria		Sep 2000	TT: 23:05
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Abbaye d�Ambronay. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

23	J.S. Bach: Magnificat, Kantaten 78, 137, 35 [C-1]
Wilfried Schnetzler
Bach-Kantorei / Orchester ad fontes
Soprano: Dorothea Frey; Counter-tenor: Christopher Robson; Tenor: Hermann Oswald; Bass: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich
Bach-Kantorei		2000	TT:

24	J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV .147 & BWV .78 [C-1]
Akiko Koizumi
Choeur mixte "Choeur de Chambre" / Original Insteruments Orchestra
Soprano: Chishiho Hirakawa; Alto: Shizuka Fujinaga; Tenor: Yasuhiro Okamoto; Bass: Chiyuki Urano
Fontec		May 2001	TT:
Recorded live at Mitaka City Arts Center, Japan.

25	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 25 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		Feb 2003	TT: 21:53
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 25 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2001 - April 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (March 2006), Daniel Michel (September 2004), Burke Smith (September 2005), Teri Noel Towe (September 2004, June 2006), Nagamiya Tutomu (December 2005)

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