Cantata BWV 16 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 16
Herr Gott, dich loben wir

Ref.	BWV 16
German Title	Herr Gott, dich loben wir
English Title	Lord God, we give Thee praise (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Chorale Cantata for New Year's Day [Circumcision of Christ, Holy Name] Readings: Epistle: Galatians 3: 23-29; Gospel: Luke 2: 21
Composed	Leipzig, 1726 \| 1^st performance: January 1, 1726 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: January 1, 1749 - Leipzig
Text	Martin Luther (Mvt. 1); Paul Eber (Mvt. 6); Georg Christian Lehms (Mvts. 2-5)
Text	German Text \| German-2 \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-1 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Italian-4 \| Portuguese-1 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Texts: Herr Gott, dich loben wir [The German Tedeum] \| Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen
Scoring	Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: corno da caccia, 2 oboes, oboe da caccia, 2 violins, viola, violetta, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria & Chorus \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.64 MB] \| Score BGA [1.92 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 6 Capella: Chorale Melodies: Herr Gott, dich loben wir [The German Tedeum] \| Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen
References	BGA: II \| NBA: I/4 \| BC: A 23 \| Zwang: K 136 \| First Published: BG, 1852 \| Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of February 9, 2003; Week of September 2, 2007; Week of August 23, 2009

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2 Discussions - Part 3
Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1
Gustav Leonhardt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) & King's College Choir Cambridge (Chorus Master: David Willcocks) / Leonhardt-Consort
Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Marius van Altena; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1972	TT: 18:05
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2	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 20 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 5
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Mar, Oct 1981	TT: 17:30
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas (21^st & 23^rd Sunday after Trinity) [C-5]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Archiv Produktion

Dec 1998

TT: 15:57

Recorded at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 16 by J.E. Gardiner.
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4

Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

TT: 17:32

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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5

Bach Cantatas Vol. 17: Berlin
For for New Year�s Day
For the Sunday after New Year

Cantata BWV 16 [15:46]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Alto: Lucy Ballard; Counter-tenor: Charles Humphries; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria 150

Jan 1, 2000

2-CD / TT: 69:26 + 26:28

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Gethsemanekirche in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 16 by J.E. Gardiner.
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 16

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Nov 2001

TT:

+ Appendix: Alternate version of the Aria for Tenor (Mvt. 5). Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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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 16 [16:47]

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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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 42

Cantata BWV 16 []

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

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

BIS 1711

2008 ?

SACD / TT:

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - October 2009)

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3	J.S. Bach: Cantatas (21^st & 23^rd Sunday after Trinity) [C-5]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz
Archiv Produktion		Dec 1998	TT: 15:57
Recorded at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 16 by J.E. Gardiner. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

4	Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Apr-Sep 1999	TT: 17:32
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

5	Bach Cantatas Vol. 17: Berlin For for New Year�s Day For the Sunday after New Year
Cantata BWV 16 [15:46]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Alto: Lucy Ballard; Counter-tenor: Charles Humphries; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria 150		Jan 1, 2000	2-CD / TT: 69:26 + 26:28
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Gethsemanekirche in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany. 2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 16 by J.E. Gardiner. Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

6	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 16
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Nov 2001	TT:
+ Appendix: Alternate version of the Aria for Tenor (Mvt. 5). Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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 16 [16:47]
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. Buy this album at: SACD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| ClassicsOnline

8	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 42
Cantata BWV 16 []
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 1711		2008 ?	SACD / TT:
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: