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Cantata BWV 178
Wo Gott derr Herr nicht bei uns hält


Ref.:

BWV 178

German Title

Wo Gott derr Herr nicht bei uns hält

English Title

If God the Lord is not on our side (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for 8th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Romans 8: 12-17; Gospel: Matthew 7: 15-23
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 8th Sunday after Trinity

Composed

Leipzig, 1724
1st performance: July 30, 1724 - Leipzig

Text:

Authors: Justus Jonas (Mvts. 1, 4, & 7 after Psalm 124); Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6)

BWV 178 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-5 | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Chinese-2 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält (Psalm 124) [BWV 178//1,2,~3,4,5,~6,7]

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 oboes d’amore, viola, horn in the soprano continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Chorale & Recitative [A] | Mvt. 3: Aria [B] | Mvt. 4: Chorale [T] | Mvt. 5: Chorale & Recitative [B, T, A] | Mvt. 6: Aria [T] | Mvt. 7: Chorale

Scores:

BWV 178 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [2.35 MB] | Score BGA [3.22 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 959 | D-LEb Thomana 178 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 388 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 1050 | D-LEb Peters Ms. R 6 [olim P I.7] (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 596, Faszikel 1 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 596, Faszikel 2 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 596, Faszikel 3 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 7 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 [MuseScore]
Chorale Melody: Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält [BWV 178/1,2,4,5,7]

References:

BWV 178 References: BGA: XXXV | NBA: I/18 | BC: A 112 | Zwang: K 81 | First Published: BG, 1888 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Provenance | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 178 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of August 5, 2001; Week of July 16, 2006; Week of September 4, 2011; Week of July 20, 2014


Contents:

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

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

Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 23 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

The RIAS Bach Cantatas Project (1949-1952) [C-5]

 

Cantatas BWV 178 [21:59]

Karl Ristenpart

RIAS-Kammerchor / RIAS-Kammerorchester

Alto: Ingrid Lorenzen; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Audite 21.415

Jun 20 & Jul 14, 1950

9-CD / TT: 631:06
MP3 / TT: 629:09

Recorded at the Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany. Radio recordings. Previously unissued in any form.
Produser Comment | Press Kit German | Press Kit English
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2

J.S. Bach: Kantaten Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 178; Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir, BWV 73
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 178 Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält; Cantata No. 73 Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir
Die Bach Kantate
Vol. 44 (Cantatas BWV 187, 136, 178)
Edition Bachakademie
Vol. 53 (Cantatas BWV 176-178)

 
 
 
 

Cantatas BWV 178 [LP: 22:20 / 22:42; CD: 22:34]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

LP: Altos: Helen Watts, Hildegard Laurich; Tenors: Kurt Equiluz, Hans Wilhelm; Basses: Siegmund Nimsgern, Wolfgang Schöne
CD: Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenors: Kurt Equiluz [Mvts. 4,6], Aldo Baldin [Mvt. 5]; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Hans Wolf (Horn); Kurt Meier (Oboe); Hedda Rothweiler (Oboe); Otto Winter (Oboe d'amore); Helmut Koch (Oboe d'amore); Klaus Thunem ann (Bassoon) [Mvts. 1,7]; Hans Mantels (Bassoon) [Mvt. 4]; Walter Forchert (Concert-master); Martin Ostertag (Continuo Cello); Albert Michael Locher (Double-bass); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Positive Organ)

Claudius Verlag CLV-71914
Laudate 98.664
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1694
Hänssler 98.806
Hänssler 92.053
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LP: Feb 1971; Feb 1972
CD: Feb 1982 [Mvts. 1-3,5,7]; Feb 1972 [Mvts. 4,6]

LP / TT: 37:75
LP / TT: 37:75
LP / TT: 39:04
CD / TT: 63:19
CD / TT: 62:03
MP3 / TT: 62:02

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg [Mvts. 1-3,5,7], Sonopress Tontechnik, Güterloh [Mvts. 4,6]; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
Listen on YouTube: 
CD-2: Cantata BWV 176, 177, 178 [62:00]
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3

Bach:Kantate BWV 178 Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, Gerhard Wilhelm [CR-178]

Cantata BWV 178 [22:36]

Gerhard Wilhelm

Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben / Collegium Musicum des WDR

Alto: Maureen Lehane; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern

YouTube

1971

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 178: Complete Cantata [22:36]


4

Bach Cantatas Vol. 4 - Sundays after Trinity I

 

Cantatas BWV 178 [19:51]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano (?): Edith Mathis; Contralto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Peter-Lukas Graf (Flute); Manfred Clement (Oboe d'amore)
Continuo: Fritz Kiskalt (Violoncello); Herbert Duft (Double-bass); Karl Kolbinger (Bassoon); Elfriede Singheiser, Elmar Schloter (Organ)

Archiv Produktion 439387-2
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Mar 1975; Oct 1976; Jun 1977

6-CD / TT: 359:25
MP3 / TT: 357:46

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Production: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch / Helen Kuzaj; Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 178: Complete Cantata [20:24] | Complete Cantata [20:21]
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5

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 41 - BWV 175-179
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 9 - BWV 163-182
Bach-2000
Vol. 4: Sacred Cantatas 4 - BWV 150-159, 161-188, 192, 194-199
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 53 - BWV 177-179

 
 
 

Cantatas BWV 178 [20:12]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Boy Alto: Panito Iconomou (Soloist of Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Robert Holl
CMW: Friedemann Immler (Cornett); Jörg Schaeftlein, Marie Wolf (Oboes); David Reichenberg, Hans Peter Westermann (Oboes d'amore); Milan Turkovič (Bassoon); Alice Harnoncourt, Erich Höbarth, Andrea Bischof, Karl Höffinger, Anita Mitterer, Peter Schoberwalter, Helmut Mitter, Walter Pfeiffer (Violins); Kurt Theiner, Josef de Sordi [Mvts. 1,7] (Violas); Herwig Tachezi [Mvts. 1,3-7], Rudolg Leopold [Mvt. 2] (Violoncellos); Eduard Hruza (Violone); Herbert Tachezi (Organ)

Telefunken 6.35755
Teldec 8.35755 ZL
Teldec 4509-91763-2
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Teldec 3984-25709-2
Teldec 8573-81157-2
Warner Classics 8573-81157-5

P 1988

2-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT: 87:50
6-CD / TT: 366:45
MP3 / TT: 362:32
15-CD / TT: 861:24
CD / TT: 58:17
CD / TT: 58:17

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (?).
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 178: Complete Cantata [20:11] | Complete Cantata [20:25] | Complete Cantata [20:21] | Cantatas BWV 177, BWV 178, BWV 179 [58:16]
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6

Bach Edition Vol. 11 - Cantatas Vol. 5

 
 

Cantatas BWV 178 [20:22]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Herjan Pullen, Hans van Roset, Aalt jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Tanny Roomen, Gerrit van der Hoorn, Erik Guldenaar, Peter van de Kolk, Nicky Westerink; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Edwin Smit, Jan Willem Prins, Arjen Nap; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Marijn Takken, Cor van Twillert, Frank Tros, Peter Bloemendaal, Frans Benschop; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Willem van der Hoorn, Huib van Hinsbergen, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Piet Schuyn
NBC: John Wilson Meyer (Concert-master), Laura Johnson, Antoinette Lohmann, Eva Scheytt, Elin Eriksson, Mimi Mitchel, Fanny Pestalozzi, Josef Tan, David Rabinowitz (Violins); Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Maarten Boeken (Violas); Frank Wakelkamp [Mvts. 2,4] (Violoncello); Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Ties Marang, Joshua Cheatam (Double-bass); Peter Frankenberg [Mvts. 1,4], Ofer Frenkel [Mvt. 4], Christin Linde [Mvt. 1] (Oboes); Trudy va der Wulp (Bassoon); Susan Williams (Natural Trumpet); Rien Voskuilen, Vaughan Schlepp (Organ)

Brilliant Classics 99370

Nov-Dec 1999

5-CD / TT: 270:58

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands. Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Recording: Clavigram, Leerdam; Producer/editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance & Recording Engineer, Editing: Louis van Emmerk.
Listen on YouTube: Cantatas BWV 178, BWV 156, BWV 27 [79:33]
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7

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 14

 
 

Cantatas BWV 178 [19:32]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Chorus Master: UIrike Grösch)

Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Alfredo Bernardini (Oboe, Oboe d'amore); Margaret Faultless (Violin); Kati Debretzeni (Violin); Jonathan Manson (Violoncello); Ton Koopman (Organ)
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Els Bongers, Henriëtte Feith, Francine van der Heijden, Caroline Stam; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Andreas Gisler, Henk Gunneman, Joost van der Linden, Geraint Roberts; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Mitchell Sandler, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Margaret Faultless, Elena Borderias, Marc Cooper, Kati Debretzeni, Foskien Kooistra, Marshall Marcus, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich (Violins); Martin Kelly, Nicky Akeroyd (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Robbie Jacobs (Cellos); Nicholas Pap (Double-bass); Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry, Anna Starr (Oboes, Oboes d'amore); Andrew Clark (Horn); Margreet Bongers (Bassoon); Mike Fentrose (Lute); Jan Kleinbussink(Organ) [choir]; Ton Koopman (Organ) [recitatives & arias]

Antoine Marchand CC-72214
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Feb 28-Mar 6, 2000

3-CD / TT: 205.31
MP3 / TT: 204:55

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 178: Complete Cantata [19:35]
See: Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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8

Bach Cantatas Vol. 5: Rendsburg/Braunschweig
For the 8th Sunday after Trinity (BWV 178, 136, 45)
For the 10th Sunday after Trinity (BWV 46, 101, 102)

 
 
1.
2.

Cantatas BWV 178 [19:26]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Counter tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Brindley Sherratt
MC: Sopranos: Lucinda Houghton, Angela Kazimierczuk, Gillian Keith, Gillian Ross, Emma Preston-Dunlop, Elin Manahan Thomas; Altos: David Clegg, Richard Wyn Roberts, Carol Hall, Robin Tyson; Tenors: John Bowley, Robert Murray, Andrew Carwood, Andrew MacKenzie-Wicks; Basses: Simon Oberst, Robert Macdonald, Geoffrey Davidson, John Smyth
EBS: Kati Debretzeni, Penelope Spencer, Rebecca Livermore, Peter Lissauer, Nicolette Moonen (Violin I); Anne Schumann, Steven Jones, Daphne David, Rodolfo Richter (Violin II); Jane Rogers, Mari Giske, Emma Alter (Violas); Alison McGillivary, Christopher Poffley (Cellos); Valerie Botwright (Double-bass); Rachel Beckett, Christine Garrett (Flutes); Susanne Regel, James Eastaway (Oboes); Alastair Mitchell (Bassoon); Gabriele Cassone (Horn); Silas John Standage (Organ); Matthew Halls (Harpsichord)

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-147
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Aug 13, 2000

2-CD / TT: 118:46
MP3 / TT: 118:05

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Christkirche, Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineers: Everet Porter, Erdo Groot (Polyhymnia International BV); Recording Engineers: Thijs Hoeksra (Polyhymnia), Rob Aarden (Eurosound); Tape Editor: Lentje Mooij; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
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9

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 23 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 (BWV 10, 93, 107, 178)

 
 

Cantata BWV 178 [18:47]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Matthew White; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
Chorus: Sopra: Yukari Nonoshita, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida, Naoco Kaketa; Altos: Matthew White, Hiroya Aoki, Tamaki Suzuki, Sumihito Uesugi; Tenors: Makoto Sakurada, Satoshi Mizukoshi, Michio Shimada, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Yoshitaka Ogasawara, Kazuhiko Ono, Chiyuki Urano
Orchestra [Natsumi Wakamatsu, leader]; Corno da caccia: Toshio Shimada; Oboe/Oboe d’amore I: Masamitsu San’nomiya; Oboe/Oboe d’amore II: Atsuko Ozaki; Violin I: Natsumi Wakamatsu, Paul Herrera, Yuko Takeshima; Violin II: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Kaori Toda; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Amiko Watabe
Continuo: Violoncellos: Hidemi Suzuki, Mime Yamahiro; Double-bass: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dosaka; Harpsichord: Masaaki Suzuki, Naoya Otsuka; Organ: Naoko Imai

BIS 1331
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May 31-Jun 4, 2002

CD / TT: 75:43
MP3 / TT: 75:29

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Balance Engineer: Dirk Lüdemann; Producer: Thore Brinkmam; Digiul Editing: Fabim Frank.
See: Cantatas Vol. 23 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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10

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 3: "Ich habe genug" - Cantatas BWV 82 · 102 · 178

 

Cantata BWV 178 [20:08]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Elisabeth Hermans; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent 25303

Sep 2005

SACD / TT: 65:30

Recorded at Predikherenkerk, Leuven, Belgium.
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11

J.S. Bach: Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält [C-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 178 [21:09]

Georg Christoph Biller

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Alto: Susanne Krumbiegel; Tenor: Martin Petzold; Bass: Matthias Weichert

Rondeau Production ROP-6023

May 24, 2008

SACD / TT: 65:30

Recorded during the weekly cantata services at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, in the frame of Thomaskirche Leipzig: Church Services, Motets & Concerts.
Engineer: Joachim Müller; Mastering: Benjamin Dreßler; Producer: Frank Hallmann.
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12

Bach at One - Wednesday, April 13, 1pm (Cantatas BWV 164, 178) [BO-56]

 

Cantata BWV 178 []

Julian Wachner

Trinity Wall Street Choir / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street

Soloists: Alto: Timothy Parsons [BWV 178]; Tenor: Brian Giebler [BWV 178]; Tenor: Timothy Hodges [BWV 178]; Bass: Joseph Beutel [BWV 178]

Trinity Wall Street

Apr 13, 2016

Video / TT: 58:48

Recorded at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series.
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Complete Concert [58:48]


13

Bachcantates: BWV 178 Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält; BWV 1049 Brandenburgs Concert nr 4 in G groot; BWV 71 Gott ist mein König [C17-6]

Cantata BWV 178 [24:24]

Arjan van Baest

Koor en orkest van de Stichting Bachcantates Tiburg

BWV 178: Alto: Lester Lardenoye; Tenor: Harry van Berne; Bass: Marcel van Dieren

YouTube

Jun 11, 2017

Video / TT: 61:27

Recorded & filmed live at Heikesekerk or Broekhovense Kerk, Tilburg, the Netherlands, in the frame of Stichting Bachcantates Tilburg.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 178: Complete Cantata [24:24]


14

Bach CantataVespers for May 17, 2020 (BWV 178) [CV-1]

 

38:21: Cantata BWV 178 [34:21]

Director: Michael D. Costello
The Rev. David R. Lyle (Liturgist); Dr. Jill Peláez Baumgaertner (Homilist)

Bach Cantata Vespers Chorus and Orchestra

Soloists: Soprano: Susan Nelson; Alto: Sarah Ponder; Tenor: Klaus Georg; Baritone: Douglas Anderson
BCV Orchestra: Greg Fudala (Flugelhorn); Rebecca Schalk Nagel (Oboe & Oboe d'amore); Christine Janzow Phillips (Oboe & Oboe d'amore); Betty Lewis (Violin I); Paul Zafer (Violin II); Naomi Hildner (Viola); Jean Hatmaker (Cello); Douglas Johnson (Double-bass); The Rev. Michael D. Costello (Continuo Organ)

YouTube

May 17, 2020

Video / TT: 72:42

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic this video seeks to replicate the Bach Cantata Vespers that was planned for May 17, 2020, in the frame of Grace Lutheran Church: Bach Cantata Vespers. Bach Cantata BWV 178 was performed by each musician from their own home and synced to create this video. Translation of the cantata in the bulletin by Dr. Karen P. Danford.
Videographer: Eunice Eifert; Sound board operator: Julie Hinz.
Watch on YouTube:
Preview lecture on Cantata #178 by The Rev. Dr. Mark P. Bangert [26:52] | Complete Service [72:42]


15

Bach Cantata Vespers - Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 178 [C51-6]

 
 

Cantata BWV 178

Cantor/Director: The Rev. Michael D. Costello
The Rev. David R. Lyle (Leader); The Rev. Dr. Myron F. McCoy (Homilist)

Bach Cantata Vespers Chorus & Orchestra

Timothy Spelbring (Organ)
Soloists: Mezzo-soprano: Sarah Ponder; Tenor: Klaus Georg; Baritone: Douglas Anderson
Chorus: Sopranos: Ann Anderson, Janel Dennen, Donna Dumpys, Gwen Gotsch, Sarah Gruendler-Ladner, Julie Hinz, Kate Hogenson, Tina Moore, Val Poulos, Ellen Pullin, Liz Rudy, Ngaire Whiteside-Bull; Altos: Karen Brunssen, Lois Cornils, Leanne Cribbs, Eunice Eifert, Margaret Garmatz, Lois Guebert, Susan Hammon, Cynthia Hill, Martha Houston, Johanna Johnson, Marilyn Moehlenkamp, Sarah Ponder, Karen Rohde, Irmgard Swanson, Liz Thompson; Tenors: Paul Aanonsen, Klaus Georg, Daniel Krout, Justin Martin, John Rudy; Basses: Douglas Anderson, John Bouman, Mark Bouman, Kim Brunssen, Jeff Cribbs, David Kluge, Bill Pullin, Greg Rohlfing
Orchestra: Christine Janzow Phillips & Meg Busse (Oboes/Oboes d’amore); Dianne Ryan (Bassoon); Betty Lewis, Paul Zafer, Carol Yampolsky, & Lou Torick (Violins 1); Becky Coffman, Dan Galat, & Henry Zheng (Violins 2); Naomi Hildner & Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff (Violas); Jean Hatmaker (Cello); Douglas Johnson (Double-bass); Timothy Spelbring (Continuo Organ)

YouTube

Mar 27, 2022

Video / TT: 87:21

Recorded & filmed live at Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest, Illinois, USA, in the frame of Grace Lutheran Church: Bach Cantata Vespers.
Videographer: Al Swanson; Audio Engineer: Bill Rohlfing; Sound Board Operator Andrew Costello.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 178 by M.D. Costello.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Service [87:21]


16

Bach: Was mein Gott will: Cantatas BWV 5, 33, 94, 111, 113, 135, 178 (Cantatas from liturgical year from the annual cycle of cantatas 1724/25) [C-9]

CD-1:
21-27. Cantata BWV 178 [18:43]

Christoph Spering

Chorus Musicus Köln / Das Neue Orchester

Soloists: BWV 178: Alto: Benno Schachtner; Tenor: Georg Poplutz; Bass: Tobias Berndt
CMK: Sopranos: Merle Bader, Sabine Laubach*, Ilona Popova, Ingeborg Schilling, Katharina Woesner*, Xinyi Zhang; Altos: Christoph Dittmar, Friedemann Engelbert, Natalie Hüskens*, Martine Rasker, Eva Sauerland; Tenors: Wilhelm Gries, Tilmann Kögel, Bruno Michalke, Felix Tudorache, Scott Wellstead*; Basses: Gereon Grundmann, Robin Liebwerth, Thomas Stiefeling, Christian Walter, Yongsuk You*
* Solo/Chorsolist
DNO: Oboes: Clara Blessing, Marie-Therese Becker; Flute: Annie Laflamme; Bassoon: Alexander Golde; Horn: Pierre-Antoine Tremblay; Trumpet: Ute Hartwich; Trombone: Raphael Vang; Timpani: Friedhelm May Wohn; Violina 1: Elisabeth Weber (Concert-mistress), Emilio Percan, Christof Boerner, Christine Wasgindt; Violins 2: Almut Frenzel, Christian Friedrich, Frauke Heiwolt, Ye-Young Hwang; Violas: Antje Sabinski, Michaela Thielen, Violoncello: Hannah Freienstein; Double-bass: Timo Hoppe; Harpsichord: Andreas Gilger; Organ: Aviad Stier

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 19658823032
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Sep 10-Nov 19, 2022

2-CD / TT: 140:27
MP3 / TT: 141:27

Recorded at Herz-Jesu-Kirche Köln-Mülheim, Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A co-production with Deutschlandfunk Kultur.
Executive Producers: Stefan Lang (Deutschlandfunk Kultur), Michael Brüggemann (Sony Music), Roland Steinfeld (musikforum); Recording Producer: Jens Schünemann; Recording Engineer: Michael Morawietz.
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 48 Tracks; TT: 142:14]
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J.S. Bach: Kantate Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 178 // For the Eight Sunday after Trinity [D17-7]

 

Cantata BWV 178

Musical Director & Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Workshop Participants: Rudolf Lutz, Pfr. Niklaus Peter
Reflective Lecture Speaker: Thomas Hürlimann

Chor & Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung

Soloists: Alto: Margot Oitzinger; Tenor: Georg Poplutz; Bass: Peter Kooij
Choir: Sopranos: Jennifer Ribeiro-Rudin, Simone Schwark, Stephanie Pfeffer, Susanne Seitter, Mirjam Wernli-Berli, Baiba Urka; Altos: Antonia Frey, Stefan Kahle, Lisa Weiss, Laura Binggeli, Lea Scherer; Tenors: Clemens Flämig, Walter Siegel, Joël Morand, Manuel Gerber; Basses: Tobias Wicky, Christian Kotsis, Daniel Pérez, William Wood, Serafin Heusser
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann, Patricia Do, Elisabeth Kohler, Monika Baer, Aliza Vicente, Salome Zimmermann; Violas: Susanna Hefti, Claire Foltzer, Stella Mahrenholz; Violoncellos: Martin Zeller, Hristo Kouzmanov; Violone: Guisella Massa; Oboes: Katharina Arfken, Clara Espinosa Encinas; Bassoon: Gilat Rotkop; Corno: Thomas Friedländer; Harpsichord: Thomas Leininger; Organ: Nicola Cumer

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen

Aug 18, 2023

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Evangelische Kirche, Speicher, Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
Recording & Editing: Sound Engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Executive Producer: Johannes Widmer; Production: Gallus Media AG, Schweiz; Producer: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen, Schweiz.
Source: Bachipedia
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J. S. Bach, "Wo Gott, der Herr, nicht bei uns hält" BWV 178 - Bloomington Bach Cantata Project (Season 14 - Program 82) [C-82]

 
 
 
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0:00:00: Performance: Cantata BWV 178 [22:30]
0:22:30: Lecture
0:44:05: Performance: Cantata BWV 178 [23:30]

Music Directors: Sarah Cranor
Lecturer: Daniel R. Melamed

(OVPP - No Choir ) / Bloomington Bach Cantata Project (Indiana University Baroque Orchestra)

Singers: Soprano: Howell Petty; Alto: Shannon Beckemeyer; Tenor: Blake Beckemeyer; Bass: Jason Steigerwalt
Players: Sung Lee, Jennifer Kirby(Oboe & Oboe d'amore); Michael Stiles (Horn); Sarah Cranor, Victoria Klaunig, Parastoo Heidarinejad, Miranda Zirnbauer (Violins); Michael Hill (Viola); Erica Rubis (Cello); Edmund Song (Violone); Anastasia Chin (Organ)

Bloomington Bach Cantata Project

Oct 1, 2023

Video / TT: 67:35

Recorded & filmed live at St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Indiana, USA, in the frame of Bloomington Bach Cantata Project (Director: Daniel R. Melamed; Concert Manager: Anastasia Chin; Operations Manager: Margaret Eronimous).
Video recording by Steve Sobiech/Bloomington Gramophone.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 178: Complete Programme [67:35]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2001 - December 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (September 2005); Rainer Harald (October 2020); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Piotr Jaworski (December 2003); Claude Role (December 2017); Ehud Shiloni (March 2004)

Cantata BWV 178: Wo Gott derr Herr nicht bei uns hält for 8th Sunday after Trinity (1724)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


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