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Cantata BWV 154
Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren

Ref.

BWV 154

German Title

Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren

English Title

My dearest Jesus is lost (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for the 1^st Sunday after Epiphany
Readings: Epistle: Romans 12: 1-6; Gospel: Luke 2: 41-52

Composed

Leipzig, 1724 | 1^st performance: January 9, 1724 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1736-1737 - Leipzig

Text

Martin Jahn (Mvt. 3); Luke 2: 49 (Mvt. 5); Christian Keymann (Mvt. 8); Anon (Mvts. 1, 2, 4, 6, 7) [Wustmann & Neumann suggest Christian Weiss, Sr.]

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-3 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-7 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3
Chorale Texts: Jesu, meiner Seelen Wonne | Meinen Jesum laß' ich nicht

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; Four-part chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes d’amore, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Chorale | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Arioso | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 8: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.54 MB] | Score BGA [1.89 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 8
Capella: Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 8 [cap]
Chorale Melodies: Werde munter, mein Gemüthe |  Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht

References

BGA: XXXII | NBA: I/5 | BC: A 29 | Zwang: K 58 | First Published: BG, 1886 | Autograph score (fascimile): ? | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of January 13, 2002; Week of February 5, 2006; Week of November 8, 2009

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 17 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwork (4) [B-4]

Hans Grischkat

Schwäbischer Singkreis Stuttgart / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart

Alto: Elisabeth Wacker; Tenor: Karl Markus; Bass: Michael Schopper

Corona / MHS / FSM Candide

May 1972

LP / TT: 18:36

2

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 21
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 47

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Ann Murray; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Walter Heldwein

Hänssler

Sep 1978

TT: 15:49

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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3

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 8

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Thomas Hampson

Teldec

1985

TT: 15:59

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4

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Oct 1998

TT: 14:51

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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5

Bach Edition Vol. 12 - Cantatas Vol. 6

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Marcel Beekman; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Nov-Dec 1999

TT: 14:53

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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6

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 17 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724

Cantata BWV 154 [13:58]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 1221

Mar 10-11, 13-15, 2001

CD / TT: 66:53

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 4: "Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen" - Cantatas BWV 16 · 65 · 153 · 154

Cantata BWV 154 [15:13]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Elisabeth Hermans; Alto: Petra Noskaiová; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent 25304

Jan 2006

SACD / TT: 61:17

Recorded at Miniemenkerk, Brussels, Belgium.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2002 - October 2009)
Thanks to contributors: Walter Roth (June 2004), Matthias Hansen (March 2006)

Cantata BWV 154: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

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