Cantata BWV 81 - Details & Discography Part 1: Complete Recordings

Recordings/Discussions
Background Information
Performer Bios

Poet/Composer Bios

Additional Information

Cantata BWV 81
Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen?

Ref.

BWV 81

German Title

Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen?

English Title

Jesus sleeps, what hope is there for me? (by Richard Stokes, Alec Robertson)

Event

Solo Cantata for the 4^th Sunday after Epiphany
Readings: Epistle: Romans 13: 8-10; Gospel: Matthew 8: 23-27

Composed

Leipzig, 1724
1^st performance: January 30, 1724 - Leipzig

Text

Johann Franck (Mvt. 7); Matthew 8: 26 (Mvt. 8); Anon (Mvts. 1-3, 5-6) [Wustmann & Neumann suggest Christian Weiss, Sr.; Alec Robertson suggests Erdmann Neumeister]

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-3 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-7 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Jesu, meine Freude

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 recorders, 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Arioso | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.68 MB] | Score BGA [2.16 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 7
Chorale Melody: Jesu, meine Freude

References

BGA: XX/1 | NBA: I/6 | BC: A 39 | Zwang: K 60 | First Published: BG, 1872 | Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of February 6, 2000; Week of February 19, 2006; Week of Febuary 7, 2010

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1^st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2^nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3^rd roubd)

Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Cantatas Vol. 21 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 25 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 26
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern
Hänssler		Feb 1971; July, Oct 1983	TT: 18:20
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

2	Bach Cantatas Vol. 1 - Advent and Christmas
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Alto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam
Archiv Produktion		Mar-Apr 1972	TT: 19:26
Recorded at Herkulessaall, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

3	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 21 - BWV 80-83 J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 5 - BWV 79-99 Bach-2000 Vol. 2: Sacred Cantatas 2 - BWV 48-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-99 Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 25 - BWV 79-82
Cantata BWV 81 [15:58]
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer
Telefunken 6.35363 Teldec 8.35363 ZL & 242 577-2 Teldec 4509-91759-2 Teldec 3984-25707-2 Teldec 8573-81185-2 Warner Classics 8573-81185-5		Mar, Apr 22 & May, 1977	2-LP / TT: 80 min 2-CD / TT: 80:16 6-CD / TT: / 377:04 15-CD / TT: 963:00 CD / TT: 75:40 CD / TT: 75:40
Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria. Buy this album at: 6-CD (1994): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de 15-CD (1999): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Warner CD (2008): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

4	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 8
Cantata BWV 81 [16:17]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato 3984-25488-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72208		Mar 1998	3-CD / TT: 190:47
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Erato 3-CD (1999): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Antoine Marchand 3-CD (2005): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 3-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

5	Bach Edition Vol. 9 - Cantatas Vol. 4
Cantata BWV 81 [17:21]
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics 99368		Oct-Nov 1999	5-CD / TT: 276:16
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: 5-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

6	Bach Cantatas Vol. 19: Greenwich/Romsey For the 3^rd Sunday after Epiphany For the 4^th Sunday after Epiphany
Cantata BWV 81 [16:14]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria 115		Jan 30, 2000	2-CD / TT: 127:33
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Romsey Abbey, England. Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline

7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 21 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 - BWV 65, 81, 83, 190
Cantata BWV 81 [16:05]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 1311		Feb 12-14, 2002	CD / TT: 69:32
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 21 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

8	J.S. Bach Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? BWV 81 [C-11]
Cantata BWV 81 []
Salamon Kamp
Lutherania Choir & Chamber orchestra (Lutheránia énekkar és kamarazenekar)
Alto: Atala Schöck; Tenor: Péter Marosvári; Bass: Holló Csaba
Lutherania		Jan 29, 2006	MP3 / TT
Recorded live at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest, Hungary. Download this recording from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]

9	J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 81 “Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen“ [C-10] Bachkantaten N°1 (BWV 182, 81, 129)
Cantata BWV 81 []
Rudolf Lutz (Conductor & Organ)
Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica
Alto: Roswitha Müller; Tenor: Bernhard Berchthold; Bass: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich
Gallus Media A484 J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen =		Jan 18, 2008	DVD / TT: CD / TT: MP3 / TT: 62:45
Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland. Buy this album at: DVD: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop CD (2012): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop Music Download (2012): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

10	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 8: "Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen" - Cantatas BWV 13 · 73 · 81 · 144
Cantata BWV 81 [16:46]
Sigiswald Kuijken
(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande
Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Accent 25308		2008	SACD / TT: 65:01
Recorded at. Buy this album at: SACD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

11	Bach, Buxtehude, Telemann: Jesu meine Freude - German Baroque Cantatas Vol. 2 [C-2]
Cantata BWV 81 [16:00]
Stephan MacLeod
(OVPP - No Choir) / Gli Angeli Genève
Soloists: Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Counter-tenor: Pascal Bertin; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Stephan MacLeod Ripienists: Soprano: Julla von Landsberg; Alto: Marie Hélène Essade; Tenor: Valerio Contando; Bass: Gaston Sister
Sony Vivarte 627402		Jan 8-11, 2009	CD / TT: 78:45
Recorded at Studio Ernest Ansermet, Genève, Switzeland. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.de
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12	J.S. Bach: Jesu meine Freude [C-1]
Cantate BWV 81 [14:33]
Pieter-Jan Belder (General Musical Direction:)
Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam (Artistic Leader: Harry van der Kamp) / Musica Amphion (Artistic Leaders: Pieter-Jan Belder & Rémy Baudet)
Soprano: Nele Gramß; Alto: Marnix De Cat; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Harry van der Kamp
Et’cetera KTC-1440		Sep 28-30, 2011	CD / TT: 72:46.
Recorded at Johann Sebastian Bachkirche Arnstadt, Thuringia, Germany. Buy this album at: CD: Bach Contextueel

13	J.S. Bach: Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist (BWV 45); Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? (BWV 81); Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (BWV 180) [C-1]
Cantata BWV 81 [16:59]
David Chin (Conductor); Adrian Demian (Concert Master)
(OVPP - No Choir) / Instrumental Ensemble
Soprano: Elizabeth Phillips; Mezzo-soprano: Ashley Hill-Hibbard; Tenor: Pablo Bustos; Baritone: Thomas Lehman Greg Perrin (Violin); Jebat Kee (Viola); Jisun Kim (Cello); Julia Shulman-Keller (Double bass); Anne Lam (Organ); Jackie Arrington (Flute); Sarah Winstein-Hibbs (Flute); Zac Hammond (Oboe); June Kim (Oboe)
YouTube		Mar 22, 2013	Video / TT: 51:06
Recorded & filmed live at Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Rochester, New York, USA. Audio recording by Carl Pultz. Watch this performance on YouTube: Cantata BWV 81 [16:59]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (February 2000 - April 2013)
Thanks to contributors: Dan Dews (February 2013), Frits V. Herbold (February 2012), Flavio Lorenzelli (June 2003)

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