Cantata BWV 41 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 41
Jesu, nun sei gepreiset

Ref.	BWV 41
German Title	Jesu, nun sei gepreiset
English Title	Jesus, now be praised (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, 1724 \| 1^st performance: January 1, 1725 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1732-1735 - Leipzig
Text	Johannes Herman (Mvts. 1, 6); Anon (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 \| Hungarian-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Italian-4 \| Portuguese-1 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-4 Chorale Texts: Jesu, nun sei gepreiset \| Die Litanei
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 3 oboes, 2 violins, violoncello piccolo, viola, organ, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Aria \| Mvt. 5: Recitative & Chorus \| Mvt. 6: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.51 MB] \| Score BGA [4.81 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 6 \| Mvt. 6 s Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap] Chorale Melodies: Jesu, nun sei gepreiset \| Die Litanei
References	BGA: X \| NBA: I/4 \| BC: A 22 \| Zwang: K 105 \| First Published: BG, 1863 \| Autograph score (fascimile): dispersed (Leipzig, n.d.) \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of March 9, 2003; Week of December 24, 2006; August 16, 2009

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2

Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas II J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 41, BWV 179 [L-21]
Cantata BWV 41 [32:41]
Günther Ramin
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Soloists from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Alto: Soloists from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Johannes Oettel
Berlin / Leipzig Classics Eterna 820-288 Cantate 640 227		1950	CD / TT: 68:08 LP / TT: LP / TT:
Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de \| Amazon.de Leipzig Classics 12-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de Berlin Classics 12-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

2	Bach Aria Group - Cantatas & Cantata Movements [C-6]
Robert Shaw
[Bach Aria Group] Robert Shaw Chorale & Orchestra
Soprano: Eileen Farrell; Alto: Carol Smith; Tenor: Jan Peerce; Bass-Baritone: Norman Farrow
RCA Victor		1953-1954	2-LP / TT:

3	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 19 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 14
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Helen Donath; Alto: Marga Höffgen; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern,
Hänssler		Mar-Apr 1973	TT: 29:14
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

4	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master - Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Soprano: Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben (No Name); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer
Teldec		1975	TT: 27:40
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5	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Nos. 27, 34 & 41 [L-7]
Gustav Leonhardt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Baroque Orchestra
Boy Soprano: Matthias Ritter (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Boy Alto: Jonas Will (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Harry van der Kamp Organ: Siebe Henstra
Sony Classical		June 1995	TT: 29:13
Recorded at Doopsgezendekerk Haarlem, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	J.S. Bach: Cantatas with Violoncelle Piccolo (Vol. 3)
Christophe Coin
Chœur de Chambre Accentus (Direction: Laurence Equilbey) / Ensemble Baroque de Limoges
Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Andreas Scholl; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz
Astrée Auvidis		Oct 1995	TT: 26:48
Recorded at Ponitz Kirche, Thüringen, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

7	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 11
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Oct 1999	TT: 25:19
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

8	Bach Cantatas Vol. 17: Berlin For for New Year�s Day For the Sunday after New Year
Cantata BWV 41 [25:16]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Ruth Holton; 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. Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

9	Bach Edition Vol. 21 - Cantatas Vol. 12
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jun-Jul 2000	TT: 24:59
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

10	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 33
Cantata BWV 41 [27:40]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Dominik Wörner
BIS 1541		Apr 2005	SACD / TT: 74:12
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - September 2009)
Thanks to contributors: Peter Bright (February 2007), Matthias Hansen (June 2009), Ed Myskowski (January 2007), Teri Noel Towe (December 2001)

Cantata BWV 41: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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