Cantata BWV 157 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 157
Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn!

Ref.	BWV 157
German Title	Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn!
English Title	I will not let Thee go, except Thou bless me! (by C. Stanford Terry, Richard Stokes)
Event	Solo Cantata for the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary [intended for the Funeral of Johann Christoph von Ponickau] Readings: Epistle: Malachi 3: 1-4; Gospel: Luke 2: 22-32
Composed	Leipzig, 1727 \| 1^st performance: February 6, 1727 - Pomßen; 2^nd performance: February 6, 1728 or later - Leipzig
Text	Genesis 32: 26 (Mvt. 1); Christian Keymann (Mvt. 5); Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) (Mvts. 2-5)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| English-10 \| French-3 \| French-6 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-5 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Text: Meinen Jesum laß' ich nicht
Scoring	Soloists: Tenor, Bass; Four-part chorus (for the final chorale) Orchestra: transverse flute, 2 oboes, 2 violins, violetta (viola), continuo Mvt. 1: Duet \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Aria, Recitative & Arioso \| Mvt. 5: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.89 MB] \| Score BGA [2.05 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 5 [PDF] Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap] Score Examples: Examples from the Score Chorale Melody: Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht
References	BGA: XXXII \| NBA: I/34 \| BC: A 170, B 20 \| Zwang: K 163 \| First Published: BG, 1886 \| Autograph score (fascimile): ?
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| Emmanuel Music \| EvH [Dutch] \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of March 3, 2002; Week of March 23, 2008; Week of November 18, 2012

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 169 & BWV 157 [C-2]
Diethard Hellmann
Bach-Chor (Kurrende der Christuskirche) & Bach-Orchester Mainz
Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Roland Kunz
Cantate / SDG		Mar 1960	LP / TT: 20:56

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 55, BWV 151 & BWV 157 [C-2]
Kurt Redel
Choir and Orchestra "Pro Arte" Munich
Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Herbert Brauer
Erato / Westminster		Before 1959	LP / TT: 20:10

3	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 69 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 48
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Oct 1982; July 1983	TT: 19:00
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

4	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 8
Gustav Leonhardt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort
Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1986	TT: 19:38
Buy this album at: Amazon.de

5	Bach Edition Vol. 14 - Cantatas Vol. 7
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jan-Feb 2000	TT: 19:31
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

6	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 18
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		June 2001 (Mvts. 1-3); Feb-Mar 2002 (Mvts. 4-5)	TT: 16:37
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (February 2002 - May 2006)
Thanks to contributors: David Sherr (November 2004), Matthias Hansen (September 2005, March 2006)

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