Cantata BWV 116 - Details & Discography Part 1: Complete Recordings

Recordings/Discussions
Background Information
Performer Bios

Poet/Composer Bios

Additional Information

Cantata BWV 116
Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ

Ref.

BWV 116

German Title

Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ

English Title

Thou Prince of Peace, Lord Jesus Christ (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for the 25^th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18; Gospel: Matthew 24: 15-28
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 25^th Sunday after Trinity

Composed

Leipzig, 1724
1^st performance: November 26, 1724 - Leipzig

Text

Jakob Ebert (Mvts. 2, 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5)

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Spanish-5 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo (with horn added for the two chorale movements)
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria (Trio) | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.73 MB] | Score BGA [2.19 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D LEb Thomana 116 (BWV 116: Parts) [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Complete | Mvt. 6 [cap]
Score Examples: Examples from the Scores
Chorale Melody: Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ

References

BGA: XXIV | NBA: I/27 | BC: A 164 | Zwang: K 99 | First Published: BG, 1876 | Autograph score (facsimile): Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of April 27, 2003; Week of November 12, 2006; Week of September 30, 2012

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2 (1^st round)
Discussions - Part 3 (2^nd round)
Discussions - Part 4 (3^rd round)

Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Cantatas Vol. 28 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Trudeliese Schmidt; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion		Feb 1977; Feb-Mar, May-Jun 1978	TT: 17:22
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

2	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 29 - BWV 115-117, 119 J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 6 - BWV 100-117 Bach-2000 Vol. 3: Sacred Cantatas 3 - BWV 100-117, 119-140, 143-149 Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 36 - BWV 115-117
Cantata BWV 116 [14:34]
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Soprano: Markus Huber (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Telefunken 6.35577 Teldec 242 608-2 ZL Teldec 4509-91760-2 Teldec 3984-25708-2 Teldec 8573-81174-2 Warner Classics 8573-81174-5		Dec 14+20, 1979; May 28, 1980	2-LP / TT: 82 min 2-CD / TT: 81:37 6-CD / TT: 368:50 15-CD / TT: 949:30 CD / TT: 56:20 CD / TT: 56:20
Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (?). Buy this album at: 6-CD (1994): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de 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

3	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 58 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 37
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Lutz-Michael Harder; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Feb, Apr 1980	TT: 17:57
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

4	Bach Edition Vol. 9 - Cantatas Vol. 4
Cantata BWV 116 [15:52]
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics 99368		Oct-Nov 1999	5-CD / TT: 276:16
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: 5-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

5	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 12
Cantata BWV 116 [16:14]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato 8573-85842-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72211		Mar 2000	3-CD / TT: 201:13
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Erato 3-CD (2002): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Antoine Marchand 3-CD (2006): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 3-CD: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline

6	Bach Cantatas Vol. 9: Lund / Leipzig For the 17^th Sunday after Trinity For the 18^th Sunday after Trinity
Cantata BWV 116 [15:29]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Contralto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz
Soli Deo Gloria 159		Oct 22, 2000	2-CD / TT: 138:41
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 28 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 - BWV 26, 62, 116, 139
Cantata BWV 116 [17:15]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 1451		Mar 16-19, 2004	SACD / TT: 68:44
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 28 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: SACD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

8	»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 14
Cantata BWV 116 [16:37] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura
Emiko Ohmura
Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Alto: Mariko Sasaki; Tenor: Masatoshi Sasaki; Bass: Keiichi Usami; Organ: Miwako Horii
Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 14		May 15, 2005	CD / TT: 65:08
Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD

9	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 15: "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" - Cantatas BWV 52 · 60 · 116 · 140
Cantata BWV 116 [16:23]
Sigiswald Kuijken
(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande
Soprano: Yeree Suh; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Accent ACC-25315		Dec 5-8, 2011	SACD / TT: 71:16
Recorded at Beguinenhofkerk, Sint Truiden, Belgium. Buy this album at: SACD (2012): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - February 2013)
Thanks to contributors: Peter Bright (July 2005), Frits V. Herbold (March 2012)

Cantata BWV 116: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

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