Cantata BWV 118
O Jesu Christ, mein’s Lebens Licht
Discography - Part 3

Complete Recordings 1960-1969

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1

J.S. Bach: Mass No. 1 in F Major [V-2]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 166, 76, 118

Cantata BWV 118 []

Bernhard Henking

Zürcher Bach-Chor / Winterthur Symphony Orchestra

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Concert Hall F-12
Schola Antiqua SAOPR-6H.

Early 1960's ?

LP / TT:
CD / TT:

2

Choral Masterpieces of the Baroque (Domenico Scarlatti, Henry Purcell, J.S. Bach) [C-1]

Cantata BWV 118 [4:56]

Johannes Somary

Amor Artis Chorale

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Decca DL-710114
MCA Westminster

Apr 22, 1965

LP / TT: 45:00

3

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 22
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 103, Cantata No. 200, Cantata No. 118, Cantata No. 7 [L-22]
Bach Choral Works: Volume 3

Cantata BWV 118 [4:22]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

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Erato STU-70342
Musical Heritage Society MHS-928
Erato

Jul 1966

LP / TT: 42:12
LP / TT: 42:12
10-CD / TT:

Recorded in Schwaigern, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

4

J.S. Bach: Kantaten · Cantatas Nr. 27, Nr. 118, Nr. 158, Nr. 59 [L-2]
Bach 2000 Volume 7: The Motets, Chorales & Songs [C-3]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 18, 59, 89, 90, 106, 118, 152, 161 & 182 [C-5]

Cantata BWV 118 [3:44 / 3:45]

Jürgen Jürgens

Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg

Gustav Leonhardt (Organ)

Telefunken SAWT-9489
Teldec
Teldec 69599

1966-1967

LP / TT: 42:47
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2-CD / TT: 148:33

Recorded at Hervormde Kerk, Bennebroek, Holland.
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J.S. Bach: Motets [C-1]

Cantata BWV 118 [] (with instrumental ensemble)

Sebastian Forbes

Aeolian Singers / Instrumental Group

Catherine Smith, James Hunt (Oboes); Roy Gillard, Richard Deakin (Violins); Eileen Engelbrecht (Viola); Christopher Van Kampen (Cello); Martin Neary (Organ)

Decca Eclipse 76066/67

May 1967

2-LP / TT:

Recorded at Church of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, England.

6

North Carolina All-State High School Chorus

Cantata BWV 118 []

J. Frederick Mueller

North Carolina All-State High School Chorus

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Century Records

Late 1960’s ?

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2001 - January 2026)
Thanks to contributors: Rudolf Bayer (October 2003); Jacobus van Dijk (August 2021); Charles Francis (August 2004); Manfred Krugmann (June 2012); Bradley Lehman (October 2011); Andrew Oliver (April 2001); Ehud Shiloni (August 2006); Jerome F. Weber (February 2020)

Cantata BWV 118: O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht for Funeral (1736-1737)
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