Cantata BWV 108 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 108
Es ist euch gut, daß ich hingehe

Ref.	BWV 108
German Title	Es ist euch gut, daß ich hingehe
English Title	It is expedient for you that I go away (from Oxford Companion)
Event	Cantata for Cantate [4^th Sunday after Easter] Readings: Epistle: Jas. 1: 17-21; Gospel: John 16: 5-15
Composed	Leipzig, 1725 \| 1^st performance: April 29, 1725 - Leipzig
Text	Christiane Mariane von Ziegler (Mvts. 2, 3, 5); John 16: 7 (Mvt. 1); John 16: 13 (Mvt. 4); Paul Gerhardt (Mvt. 6)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch-4 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| English-10 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Text: Gott Vater, sende deinen Geist
Scoring	Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Small Orchestra: 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Aria \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Chorus \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.61 MB] \| Score BGA [2.44 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 6 Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap] Score Examples: Examples from the Score Chorale Melody: Kommt her zu mir, spricht Gottes Sohn
References	BGA: XXIII I/12 \| NBA: A 72 \| BC: \| Zwang: K 120 \| First Published: BG, 1876 \| Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| EvH [Dutch] \| KL [Dutch] \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of May 13, 2001; Week of April 29, 2007; Week of October 24, 2010

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 24
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 67, 108 & 127 [E-2]
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Members of the Orchestra of Münchner Staatsoper (actually Bayerisches Staatsorchester)
Contralto: Lilian Benningsen; Tenor: Peter Pears; Bass: Kieth Engen
Teldec		1958	TT: 20:03
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 108 by K. Richter. Recorded at Haus des Sports, Munich, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

2	Bach Cantatas Vol. 2 - Easter
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Theo Adam
Archiv Produktion		Feb 1967	TT: 16:54
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 108 by K. Richter. Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

3	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 33 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 34
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Aug, Dec 1980; Feb-Mar 1981	TT: 16:30
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

4	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 6
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer
Teldec		1980	TT: 16:01
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5	Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Marcel Beekman; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jan-Feb 2000	TT: 14:44
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

6	Bach Cantatas Vol. 24: Altenburg/Warwick For the 3^rd Sunday after Easter (Jubilate) For for the 4^th Sunday after Easter (Cantate)
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Soli Deo Gloria		May 2000	TT: 13:49
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - St Mary's Collegiate Church, Warwick, England. John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 24 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 15
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Mar 2001	TT: 14:19
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 36 (Cantatas from Leipzig 1725)
Cantata BWV 108 [13:44]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Dominik Wörner
BIS 1611		Feb 2006	SACD / TT: 75:31
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [CD] \| Amazon.com [CD] \| Amazon.com [Music Download] \| Amazon.co.uk [CD] \| Amazon.de [CD]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (May 2001 - August 2007)
Thanks to conbtributors: Peter Bright (August 2007), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004), John Pike (May 2005)

Cantata BWV 108: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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