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Cantata BWV 58
Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid [II]

Ref.

BWV 58

German Title

Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid [II]

English Title

Ah God, how much sorrow [II] (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Solo Cantata [Dialogue] for the Sunday after New Year [2^nd Sunday after Christmas Day]
Readings: Epistle: 1 Peter 4: 12-19; Gospel: Matthew 2: 13-23

Composed

Leipzig, 1727 | 1^st performance: January 5, 1727 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1733-1734 - Leipzig

Text

Martin Moller (Mvt. 1); Martin Behm (Mvt. 5); Anon (Mvts. 2-4)

German Text | German-2 | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-5 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2
Chorale Texts: Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid | O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, taille, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria w/ Chorale | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria w/ Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.05 MB] | Score BGA [1.54 MB]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score
Chorale Melody: Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht II

References

BGA: XII/2 | NBA: I/4 | BC: A 26 | Zwang: K 161 | First Published: BG, 1863 | Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of March 23, 2003; Week of March 9, 2008; Week of September 20, 2009

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2

Complete Cantatas Vol. 17 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas BWV 49, BWV 58 & BWV 82 - conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken
Cantatas Vol. 38 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Bach Aria Group [C-7]

Frank Brieff

Bach Aria Group / Bach Aria Group orchestra

Soprano: Eileen Farrell; Bass-Baritone: Norman Farrow
Violin: Maurice Wilk

Decca

Mid 1950's ?

LP (Mono) / TT:

2

Bach Cantatas Vol. 1 - Advent and Christmas

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Sheila Armstrong; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Jun-Jul 1970

TT: 14:16

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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3

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 20
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 19

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart (Cantus Firmus) / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Feb 1971

TT: 14:48

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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4

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Boy Sopranos: Peter Jelosits (Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben) & Seppi Kronwitter (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Bass: Ruud van der Meer

Teldec

1976

TT: 12:14

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5

Bach Cantatas [C-1]

Michel Corboz

Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne / Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

Soprano: Christiane Baumann; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Erato

Oct 1976

2-LP / TT: 14:30

Recorded at Temple de Lutry, Crissier, Switzerland.

6

J.S. Bach: Dialogue Cantatas - Nos. 57, 58, 59 & 152 [C-2]

Pál Németh

Savaria Vocal Ensemble / Capella Savaria

Soprano: Mária Zádori; Bass: László Polgár

Hungaroton

Mar, Nov 1988

TT: 12:23

Recorded at Savaria Museum, Szombathely, Hungary.
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7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 82 · 49 · 58 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 58 [13:08]

Sigiswald Kuijken

La Petite Bande

Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Accent

Jun 1993

CD / TT: 62:34

Recorded at the 'Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Kerk', Haarlem, Holland.
See: Cantatas BWV 49, BWV 58 & BWV 82 - conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken
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8

... laßt die süße musica ganz freudenreich erschallen - Barockkantaten zum Weihnachtsfest aus der Dorfkirche Bochum Stiepel [C-1]

Cantata BWV 58 []

Olaf Reimers

Vokalensemble Stiepel / caterva musica

Soprano: Heidrun Luchterhandt; Bass: Gregor Finke

ST 1008

1998

CD / TT:

Recorded at Dorfkirche Bochum-Stiepel, Germany.
Production of Ulrich Lorscheider Musikproduktion, Witten / Ev. Kirchengemeinde Stiepel.
Source: Andreas Post: Discographie | Musica Sacra: Chormusik
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9

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

Cantata BWV 58 [13:41]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria 150

Jan 2, 2000

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

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Gethsemanekirche in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany.
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10

Bach Edition Vol. 18 - Cantatas Vol. 9

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Spring 2000

TT: 13:51

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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11

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 17

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Johannette Zomer; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

May 2002 (Mvt. 2); Mar 2003 (Mvts. 1, 3-5); Oct 2003 (Mvt. 5)

TT: 12:44

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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12

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 38 (Solo Cantatas)

Cantata BWV 58 [14:21]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Carolyn Sampson; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 1631

Sep 2006

SACD / TT: 65:49

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)
Thanks to contributors: David Sherr (November 2004)

Cantata BWV 58: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion

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