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Cantata BWV 155
Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange?


Ref.:

BWV 155 / BC A 32

German Title:

Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange?

English Title:

My God, how long, ah! How long? (by Richard Stokes)

Event:

Solo Cantata for the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany
Readings: Epistle: Romans 12: 6-16; Gospel: John 2: 1-11
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Epiphany Time

Composed:

Weimar, 1716
1st performance: January 19, 1716 - Weimar
2nd performance: January 16, 1724 - Leipzig

Text:

Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-4); Paul Speratus (Mvt. 5)

BWV 155 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Chinese-2 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-6 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her [BWV 155/5]

Scoring:

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; Four-part chorus
Orchestra: 2 violins, viola, bassoon, continuo
Mvt. 1: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 2: Aria - Duet [A, T] | Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 4: Aria [S] | Mvt. 5: Chorale

Scores:

BWV 155 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [0.80 MB] | Score BGA [0.99 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 129 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 5
Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her [BWV 155/5]

References:

BWV 155 References: BGA: XXXII | NBA: I/5 | BC: A 32 | Zwang: K 25 | First Published: BG, 1886 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 155 / BC A 32 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | IOPN Library Illinois | Bachipedia | Wikipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | B!52, Odcinek 61 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music:

Music Examples


Contents

Discography

Discussions

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

General Discussions:
Discussions - Part 1 (1st round: Week of Jan 20, 2002)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round: Week of May 29, 2005)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round: Week of Dec 6, 2009)
Discussions - Part 4 (4th round: Week of Jan 17, 2016)
Discussions - Part 5 (5th round: Week of Aug 21, 2026)
Discussions of Individual Recordings:
Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - P.J. Leusink
Cantatas Vol. 5 - M. Suzuki

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 22 (Cantatas BWV 32, 155, 3)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 47 (Cantatas BWV 152-155)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 155 [13:02]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Norma Lerer; Tenor: Friedrich Melzer; Bass: Hanns-Friedrich Kunz
Hans Mantels (Bassoon); Hannerlore Michel (Continuo Cello); Manfred Gräser (Double-bass); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord, Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.873
Hänssler 92.047
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Feb 1971

CD / TT: 60:43
CD / TT: 62:38
MP3 / TT: 62:51

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Sonopress Tontechnik, Gütersloh; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck, Wolfram Wehnert.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 152, BWV 153, BWV 154, BWV 155 [62:35] Cantatas BWV 152, BWV 153, BWV 154, BWV 155 [62:36]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1996): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
CD-2 (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


2

Program, 1984-1985, No. 847 [IU-14]

 

Cantata BWV 155 [12:26]

Jan Harrington

Indiana University Singers

Vocal soloists: unknown

Indiana University School of Music

Apr 16, 1985

2 sound tape reels / TT: 53:20

Recorded live at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 12374162)


3

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 37 (BWV 152-156)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 8 (BWV 138-140, 143-159, 161-162)
Bach-2000
Vol. 4: Sacred Cantatas 4 (BWV 150-159, 161-188, 192, 194-199)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 47 (BWV 154-157)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 155 [14:08]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: Alan Bergius (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Thomas Hampson
CMW: Bassoon: Milan Turkovič; Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Anita Mitterer, Erich Höbarth, Andrea Bischof, Peter Schoberwalter, Walter Pfeiffer, Karl Höffinger, Helmut Mitter; Viola: Josef de Sordi; Violoncello: Rudolf Leopold; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi

Telefunken 6.35656
Teldec 8.35656 ZL
Teldec 4509-91762-2
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Teldec 3984-25709-2
Teldec 8573-81163-2
Warner Classics 8573-81163-5
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Jan 1983 & Oct 1984

2-LP / TT: 80 min
2-CD / TT: 81:00
6-CD / TT: 403:41
MP3 / TT: 400:45
15-CD / TT: 861:24
CD / TT: 66:33
CD / TT: 66:33
MP3 / T: 65:48

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 155: Complete Cantata [14:04]
CD: Cantatas BWV 154, 155, 156 [66:33]
Buy this album at:
6-CD (1994): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download 6-CD: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes
15-CD (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | Amazon.de | iTunes



4

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 3

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 155 [13:14]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Chorus Master: Simon Schouten)

Soprano: Caroline Stam; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Foskien Kooistra (Violin); Jaap ter Linden (Cello); Nicholas Pap (Violone); Ton Koopman (Organ)
ABC: Sopranos: Els Bongers, Anne Grimm, Vera Lansink, Caroline Stam, Francine van der Heijden; Altos: Richard Bryan, Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Henk Gunneman, Joost van der Linden, Geraint Roberts, Jeremy Ovenden; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, Mitchell Sandler, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless [Leader]; Barbara Kiebel, Nicola Cleminsan, Marc Cooper, Foskien Kooistra, Carlo Marolla, Tjamke Roelofs, Sebastiaan van Vucht; Violas: Martin Kelly, Marina Ascherson; Cellos: Jaap ter Linden, Jonathan Manson; Violone: Nicholas Pap; Bassoon: Margreet Bongers; Organ continuo: Jon Kleinbussink [Chair Organ I: Garnier; Chair Organ II: Klop]

Erato 0630-14336-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72203
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Sep 1995

3-CD / TT: 195:24
3-CD / TT: 195:24
MP3 / TT: 193:13

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound engineer: Adriaan Verstijnen; Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 155: Complete Cantata: Mvt. 1: Recitative [S] [1:58] + Mvt. 2: Aria - Duet [A, T] [5:31] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] [1:59] + Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [2:52] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [0:55]
CD: Cantatas BWV 63, BWV 155, BWV 152 [58:37]
Buy this album at:
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Antoine Marchand 3-CD (2004): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


5

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 5 - Cantatas from Weimar III (BWV 18, 143, 152, 155, 161)

 
 

Cantata BWV 155 [12:58]

Masaaki Suzuki

(OVPP - No Choir) / Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Midori Suzuki; Alto: Yoshikazu Mera; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
Orchestra: Violins: Ryo Terakado, Azumi Takada, Makoto Akatsu, Mari Ono, Keiko Watanabe, Yuko Takeshima; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Amiko Watabe; Violoncellos: Hidemi Suzuki, Norizumi Moro-oka; Bassoon: Sei'ichi Futakuchi; Organ: Naoko Imai

BIS CD-841
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Feb, Jun, Jul 1997

CD / TT: 78:17
MP3 / TT: 76:06

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Recording Producer: Robert von Bahr; Sound Engineers: Hans Kipfer, Jens Braun; Digital Editing: Thore Brinkmann.
See: Cantatas Vol. 5 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 155: Complete Cantata [13:16]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline iTunes


6

Bach Edition Vol. 5 - Cantatas Vol. 2
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas Vol. 8 (BWV 141-160)

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 155 [12:40]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Hans van Roset, Aalt jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Herjan Pullen, Gerwin Zwep, Evert Jan Engeltjes, Erik Guldenaar, Jaap Hoogendoors, Henri Noordmans; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Arjen Nap, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Willem Prins, Edwin Smit; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Frans Benschop, Cor van Twillert, Marijn Takken, Peter Bloemendaal, Jan Pullen; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Huib van Hinsbergen, Klaas Alberts, Piet Schuyn, Gerrit van Haaken
NBC: Violins: Wilson Meyer [Concert-master], Laura Johnson, Pieter Affourtit, Elin Eriksson, Foskien Kooistra, Jun Okada, Mimi Mitchel, Fiorenza De Donatis; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam, Bernadette Verhagen; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp, Thomas Pitt; Double-bass: Robert Franenberg, Maggie Urquhart, Jan Hollestelle; Bassoon: Trudy va der Wulp; Organ: Vaughan Schlepp, Rien Voskuilen, Stephen Taylor

Brilliant Classics 99364
Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

5-CD / TT: 297:16
MP3 / TT: 293:34

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands.
Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Artistic Director: Pieter Jan Leusink; Recording: Clavigram Leerdam; Producer/editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance Engineer & Recording Engineer: Louis van Emmerk.
See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Cantatas BWV 114, BWV 57, BWV 155 [62:03]
Buy this album at:
5-CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | Amazon.de
Music Download (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


7

Bach Cantatas Vol. 19: Greenwich/Romsey
For the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany (BWV 155, 3, 13)
For the 4th Sunday after Epiphany (BWV 26, 81, 14, 227)

 
 
1. 
2.

Cantata BWV 155 [11:38]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: Richard Wyn Roberts; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Gerald Finley
MC: Sopranos: Lucinda Houghton, Joanne Lunn, Charlotte Mobbs, Elisabeth Priday, Gillian Ross, Rachel Wheatley, Katharine Fuge, Elin Manahan Thomas; Altos: James Burton, Mark Chambers, William Towers, Richard Wyn Roberts; Tenors: John Bowley, Robert Murray, Julian Podger, Christopher Watson, Iain Rhodes; Basses: Jonathan Brown, Christopher Dixon, Simon Oberst, Lawrence Wallington
EBS: Violins 1: Maya Homburger, Nicolette Moonen, Lucy Howard, Sarah Bealby-Wright; Violins 2: Adrian Butterfield, Roy Mowatt, Emelia Benjamin; Violas: Jane Rogers, Katherine McGillivray; Cellos: David Watkin, Ruth Alford, Double-bass: Judith Evans; Bassoons: Philip Turbett, Alastair Mitchell; Organ: Alastair Ross; Harpsichord: Silas John Standage

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-115
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Jan 16-17, 2000

2-CD / TT: 127:33
MP3 / TT: 126:04

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Royal Naval College Chapel, Greenwich, England.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen (Polyhymnia); Recording Engineers: Everett Porter (Polyhymnia), Tiemen Boelens (Eurosound); Tape Editors: Sebastian Stein; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 155: Complete Cantata [11:35] | Complete Cantata [12:14]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.com | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


8

J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 155 "mein gott, wie lang, ach lange" [D-21] [D3-1]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt III - Das Bach-Jahr 2009
Bach-Kantaten N°36 (BWV 176, 155, 126)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 155 [CD: 12:41; YT: 15:41]

Conductor & Organ: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Hugo Loetscher

(OVPP - No Choir) / Schola Seconda Pratica

Solists: Soprano: Julia Neumann; Alto: Margot Oitzinger; Tenor: Julius Pfeifer; Bass: Raphael Jud
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann [Leader], Fanny Tschanz; Viola: Susanna Hefti; Violoncello: Maya Amrein; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Donna Agrell

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A620
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen B960

Jan 16, 2009

DVD / TT:
11-DVD / TT:
CD / TT: 40:51

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
The DVD (in German, no subtitles) includes a film recording of the complete cantata, the reflection lecture of the speaker and a film portrait of the J.S. Bach Foundation.
Recording & Production: Sound Engineers: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; DVD format: PAL.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 155: Complete Cantata [15:41] | Workshop [42:03 | Workshop [42:04] | Reflection Lecture [20:53] | Lecture & Complete Cantata [42:04] | Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [3:02]
Buy this album at:
DVD (2010): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
11-DVD (2010): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
CD (2021): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop


 

9

Bach: Cantates Pour L'épiphanie (81, 72, 81, 156, 155) - Intégrale des cantates sacrées Vol. 5

 
 

Cantata BWV 155 [12:01]

Susie Napper (Artistic Director); Eric J. Milnes (Conductor)

OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque

Soprano: Monika Mauch; Alto: Franziska Gottwald; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Harry van der Kamp
Violins 1: Olivier Brault, Tanya LaPerrière, Scott Metcalfe; Violins 2: Jacques-André Houle, Ellie Nimeroski, Hélène Plouffe; Violas: Nicolas Fortin, Margaret Little; Cellos: Mélisande Corriveau, Susie Napper; Double-bass: Pierre Cartier; Bassoon: Anna Marsh; Harpsichord: Erin Helyard; Organ: Eric J. Milnes

ATMA Classique SACD2-2404
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Jun 2010

SACD / TT: 57:39
MP3 / TT: 57:39

Recorded at Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel, Québec, Canada.
Produced & Edited by: Johanne Goyette; Sound Engineer: Carlos Prieto.
Buy this album at:
SACD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


10

Bach at One - Wednesday, March 24, 2014, 1pm (Cantatas BWV 156, 155) [BO-7]

 

Cantata BWV 155 []

Julian Wachner

Choir of Trinity Wall Street / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street

Soloists: unknown

Trinity Wall Street

Mar 24, 2014

Video / TT: 45:22

Recorded & filmed live at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series.
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Complete Concert [45:22]


11

Все кантаты Баха. Сезон второй «Веймарские кантаты», Концерт второй (BWV 155, 161) [S2-2]

Cantata BWV 155

Artistic Director & Conductor: Oleg Romanenko

Collegium Musicum Ensemble, Moscow

Soprano: Ekaterina Liberova; Alto: Anastasia Bondareva; Tenor: Mikhail Nor; Bass: Evgeniy Skurat
Daniel Salvador (Organ, Spain)

Все кантаты Баха

Nov 4, 2018

No video

Recorded & filmed live at Evangelical-Lutheran St. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia.
NO VIDEO.


12

Bach: Cantata Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange BWV 155 [AB-155]

Cantata BWV 155 [12:04]

Violin & Direction: Shunske Sato

(OVPP - No Choir) / Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Soprano: Griet de Geyter; Alto: Bernadett Nagy; Tenor: Guy Cutting; Bass: Drew Santini
Violin 2: Pieter Affourtit; Cello: Lucia Swarts; Double-bass: Robert Franenberg; Bassoon: Benny Aghassi; Organ: Leo van Doeselaar; Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra

Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach

Sep 21, 2019

Video / TT: 12:04

Recorded & filmed live at Groote Kerk, Maassluis, the Netherlands.
Director & Editor: Bas Wielenga; Music Recording: Guido Tichelman, Bastiaan Kuijt, Pim van der Lee; Music Edit & : Guido Tichelman; Camera: Martin Struijf, Gideon Krijnen, Jesper Blok, Menco van Duren; Lights: Zen Bloot, Henry Rodgers, Patrick Galvin, Fiona Verkleij; Assistant Director: Ferenc Soeteman; Set Technique: Justin Mutsaers; Project Manager Team Eng: Ron Vermeulen; Producer Concert: Imke Deters, Marco Meijdam; Producer Film: Jessie Verbrugh; Acknowledgement: Groote Kerk Maassluis & Stichting Muziek tussen Maas en Sluis; Supported by: Stichting Elise Mathilde Fonds.
Watch on All of Bach:
Cantata BWV 155: Complete Cantata [12:04]
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 155: Complete Cantata [12:04]


13

Bachcantates: J.S. Bach: BWV 155 Mein Gott, wie lange, ach lange; G.P. Telemann: TWV 4:17 Du aber, Daniel, gehe hin [C20-11]

Cantata BWV 155: Mvt. 2 [5:41] (from a complete performance)

Rienk Bakker

(OVPP - No Choir) / Solisten en orkest Stichting Bachcantates Tiburg

Soloists: Soprano: Bepke Keersmaekers; Alto: Emilie Wijers; Tenor: Jeljer te Wies; Bass: Bram Trouwborst
Bassoon: Jav van Trier

YouTube

Nov 29, 2020

Video / TT:

Recorded, filmed & broadcast live at Heikese Kerk, Tilburg, the Netherlands, in the frame of Stichting Bachcantates Tilburg.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 155: Mvt. 2: Aria -Duet [A,T] [5:41]


14

J.S. Bach: Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange? BWV 155 | Gortner | Bräuchle [CV-3]

Cantata BWV 155 [12:21]
16:54-18:31: Mvt. 1: Recitative [S] [1:37]
21:42-26:26: Mvt. 2: Aria - Duet [A, T] [4:42]
41:00-43:08: Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] [2:08]
43:53-46:42: Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [2:49]
57:26-58:31: Mvt. 5: Chorale [S, A, T, B] [1:05]

Conductor: Peter Gortner
Liturgy & Sermon: Jana Bräuchle

(OVPP - No Choir) / Members of Karlsruher Barockorchester

Soloists: Soprano: Carmen Buchert; Alto: Lea Krüger; Tenor: Peter Gortner; Bass: Andreas Natterer
KBO: Steffen Hamm (Violine I); Gundula Jaene-Wahl (Violin II); Ursula Plagge-Zimmermann (Viola); Jörg Rieger (Violoncello); Georg Noeldecke (Double-bass); Rainer Johannsen (Baroque Bassoon); Tatjana Geiger (Continuo)

YouTube

Jan 16, 2022 (2nd Sunday after Epiphany)

Video / TT: 68:50

Recorded & filmed live at Christuskirche Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Camera: Matthias Hofherr, Ferdinand Mac-Carty; Sound: Tilman Skobowsky; Editing: Violetta Schneider.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 155: Full Service, including Complete Cantata [59:31]


15

Cantates de J.S. Bach: BWV 27 - BWV 155 et BWV 194 [CV-3]

 
 

Cantata BWV 155 [11:24]

Eric J. Milnes

L'Harmonie des saisons

Soloists: Soprano: Ariadne Lih; Alto: Nicholas Burns; Tenor: Philippe Gagné; Baritone: Sumner Thompson
L'Harmonie des saisons: Violins 1: Julia Wedman [Violon solo / Concert-master], Jessy Dubé, Jimin Shin, Guillaume Villeneuve; Violins 2: Scott Metcalfe, Marie Nadeau-Tremblay, Karin Cuellar; Viola: Hélène Plouffe; Cello: Mélisande Corriveau; Double-bass: Pierre Cartier; Oboes: Matthew Jennejohn, Karim Nasr, Joel Verkaik; Bassoon: Dominic Teresi; Organ2: Eric J. Milnes
2. Positive organ (Op. 58) belonging to Denis Juget, built by Juget-Sinclair (Montreal, 1996). 4 stops, 1 keyboard.

YouTube

Feb 26, 2023

Video / TT: 59:50

Recorded & filmed live at Salle Bourgie du Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, Québec, Canada. The performance in concert of the complete cycle of J.S. Bach's cantatas, from Septemeber 13, 2014 to March 26, 2023: 8 years, 77 concerts, and more than 200 cantatas.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 155: Complete Cantata [11:24]


16

The first Cantata Year - Vision Bach Vol. 7 (BWV 154, 155, 73, 81, 83, 144, 18.2, 181)

CD-1 [57:40]:
9-13. Cantata BWV 155 [11:51]

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Gaechinger Cantorey

Soloists: Soprano: Miriam Feuersinger [BWV 155]; Counter-tenor: Alex Potter [BWV 155]; Tenor: Benedikt Kristjánsson [BWV 155]; Bass: Matthias Winckhler [BWV 155]
BWV 155 Choir: Sopranos: Miriam Feuersinger, Natasha Schnur, Sophie Harr; Altos: Alex Potter, Anne Hartmann, Jonathan Mayenschein; Tenors: Benedikt Kristjánsson, Henning Jensen, Christoph Pfaller; Basses: Matthias Winckhler, Menno Koller, Florian Schmitt-Bohn
Orchestra: Oboes: Daniel Lanthier, Linda Alijaj; Bassoon: Györgyi Farkas; Violins: Yves Ytier, Rebecca Raimondi, Emanuele Breda, Regine Freitag, Bruno van Esseveld, Bettina van Roosebeke; Violas: Yoko Tanaka-Zschenderlein, Almut Schlicker; Violoncello: Felix Zimmermann; Double-bass: Christine Sticher; Harpsichord: Michaela Hasselt; Organ: Johannes Fiedler

Hänssler Classic HC-23031
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BWV 155: Jan 13-14, 2024

2-CD / TT: 119:39
MP3 / TT: 118 min

Recorded live as part of Vision.Bach Series at:
BWV 155: Gedächnitskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Concert 15).
Recording Producer: Florian B. Schmidt; Recording Engineer: Christoph Binner Pegasus Musikproduktion Berlin.
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album [118:53]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2025): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


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Bach Cantatedienst in De Burgwal Kampen - Zondag 14 januari 2024: Cantate BWV 155 “Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange” [C24-1]

 

40:57-53:18: Cantata BWV 155 [12:21]

Preacher: Ds. Bart Gijsbertsen
Conductor: Ab Weegenaar
Organist: Sander van den Houten

(OVPP - No Choir) / Bachrkest Kampen

Soloists: Soprano: Aldona Bartnik; Alto: Emilie Wijers; Tenor: Albert van Ommen; Bass: Paul Beunders
BOK: Violin 1: Martijn Plomp; Violin 2: Lydia van den Bosch; Viola: Martin Winter; Cello: Nelleke Hoekstra; Double-bass Jack Kroes; Bassoon: Ab Weegenaar; Organ: Sander van den Houten

De Burgwal Kampen

Jan 14, 2024

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at De Burgwal, Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 155: Full Service, including Complete Cantata [65:01]


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Bach to our Root: Celebrating a New Season [C16-1]

 

Cantata BWV 155 [13:08]

Margret Gries

(OVPP - No Choir) / Oregon Bach Collegium

BWV 155: Singers: Soprano: Grace Vangel; Alto: Naomi Castro; Tenor: Everett Nash; Bass: Dylan Bunten
OBC: Emma Simmons (Violin); Ben Gardner (Violin); Holly Roberts (Violin); Kate Rogers (Viola); Titus Young (Cello); Bronson York (Bassoon); Margret Gries (Harpsichord)

Oregon Bach Collegium

Sep 8, 2024

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, Eugene, Oregon, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 155: Complete Cantata [13:08]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2002 - May 2025)
Thanks to contributors: Michael Gray (November 2024); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Paul Mytton (January 2014); Teri Noel Towe (December 2001); Jerome F. Weber (October 2021)

Cantata BWV 155: Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange? for 2nd Sunday after Epiphany (1716)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Main Page | Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion
Discussions of General Topics: Cantatas & Other Vocal Works | Performance Practice | Radio, Concerts, Festivals, Recordings




 

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