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Cantata BWV 89
Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim?

German Title

Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim?

English Title

How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Solo Cantata for the 22nd Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Philippians 1: 3-11; Gospel: Matthew 18: 23-35

Composed

Leipzig, 1723 | 1st performance: October 24, 1723 - Leipzig

Text

Hosea 2: 8 (Mvt. 1); Johann Heermann (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Wo soll ich fliehen hin

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: horn, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.10 MB] | Score BGA [1.20 MB]
Chorale Melody: Wo soll ich fliehen hin / Auf meinen lieben Gott

References

BGA: XX/1 | NBA: I/26 | BC: A 155 | Zwang: K 48 | First Published: BG, 1872

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of November 19, 2000; Week of November 20, 2005

Contents

Complete Recordings

Discussions

Recordings of Individual Movements

  

Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Cantatas BWV 89, BWV 174 & BWV 189 [C-3]

Kurt Redel

Chorale et Orchestre de Chambre "Pro Arte" de Munich

Soprano: Antonia Fahberg; Contralto: Anne Munch; Bass: Herbert Bauer

Erato

Late 1960's ?

LP / TT:

2

Cantatas BWV 89, BWV 90 & BWV 161 [L-4]

Jaap Schröder

Junge Kantorei (Director: Joachim Martini) / Concerto Amsterdam

Soprano: Sheila Armstrong, Alto: Helen Watts, Bass: Max van Egmond

Telefunken

1969

LP / TT: 12:00

3

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 56
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 28

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Helen Watts; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Hänssler

Sep, Dec 1977

TT: 12:18

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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4

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 5

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Boy Soprano: Marcus Klein (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: Paul Esswood; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1979

TT: 12:26

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5

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Volume 8

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Dorothea Röschmann; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Mar 1998

TT: 11:31

Includes Annendix BWV 89a. Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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6

Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Jan-Feb 2000

TT: 11:26

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas 14 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Midori Suzuki; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Bass: Chiyuki Urano

BIS

Feb 2000

TT: 11:08

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2000 - August 2005)

Cantata BWV 89: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

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