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Cantata BWV 129
Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott


Ref.:

BWV 129

German Title

Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott

English Title

Praised be the Lord, my God (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for Trinity Sunday
Readings: Epistle: Romans 11: 33-36; Gospel: John 3: 1-15
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Trinity Sunday
or possibly for the Feast of Reformation
Readings: Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 2: 3-8; Gospel: Revelations 14: 6-8

Composed

Leipzig, 1726
1st performance: June 8, 1727 - Leipzig (Tatiana Shabalina, 2009)
2nd performance: 1732-1735 - Leipzig
3rd performance: 1743-1747 - Leipzig

Text:

Johann Olearius

BWV 129 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-3 | Japanese-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-5 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott [BWV 129/1-5]

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, transverse flute, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Aria [B] | Mvt. 3: Aria [S] | Mvt. 4: Aria [A] | Mvt. 5: Chorale

Scores:

BWV 129 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.99 MB] | Score BGA [3.66 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D LEb Thomana 129 [Bach Digital]
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 [MuseScore]
Reduced Instrumentation: Mvt. 2: Aria [B] [3:45]
Chorale Melody: O Gott, du frommer Gott, Melody 3 [BWV 129/1,5]

References:

BWV 129 References: BGA: XXVI | NBA: I/15 | BC: A 93 | Zwang: K 142 | First Published: BG, 1878 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Provenance | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 129 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | B!52, Odcinek 24 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of May 18, 2003; Week of October 14, 2007; Week of April 10, 2011; Week of May 31, 2015


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)

Baker does Bach - conducted by Menuhin & Marriner
W. Walton: The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet (arranged music of J.S. Bach)

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 119 & BWV 129 [L-6]

Cantata BWV 129 [22:08]

Diethard Hellmann

Bach-Chor (Kurrende der Christuskirche) & Bach-Orchester Mainz

Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Alto: Margrit Conrad; Bass: Carl-Heinz Müller

Da Camera SM-94109
Oryx BACH-118
Musical Heritage Society OR-422

Feb 27-28, 1967

LP / TT: 48:28

Recorded at Christuskirche, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 129: Complete Cantata [22:04]


2

Bach: Kantate BWV 129 Gelobet sei der Herr, Hans Heintze 1967 [CR-129]

Cantata BWV 129 [21:04]

Hans Heintze

Bremer Domchor / Bremer Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Nancy Burns; Alto: Ingeborg Russ; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern

YouTube

1967

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Bremen, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 129: Complete Cantata [21:04]


3

Bach: Kantate BWV 129 Gelobet sei der Herr, Gerhard Wilhelm 1968 [CR-129]

Cantata BWV 129 [22:13]

Gerhard Wilhelm

Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben / Collegium Musicum des WDR

Soprano: Emilia Petrescu; Alto: Raili Kostia; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern

YouTube

1968

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 129: Complete Cantata [22:13]


4

Bach Cantatas Vol. 3 - Ascension Day, Whitsun, Trinity

 

Cantata BWV 129 [22:11]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Anna Reynolds; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Paul Meisen (Flute); Manfred Clement, Robert Eliscú (Oboe I/II); Manfred Clement (Oboe d'amore); Pierre Thibaud, Paul Lachenmeier, Manfred Klette (Trumpet I-III); Matthias Holm (Timpani); Otto Büchner (Violin)

Archiv Produktion 439380-2
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Jan, Mar 1974; Jan 1975

6-CD / TT: 384:33
MP3 / TT: 382:44

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Production: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch / Helen Kuzaj; Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 129: Complete Cantata [22:11]
Complete Cantata: Mvt. 1: Chorus [5:00] + Mvt. 2: Aria [B] [4:43] + Mvt. 3: Aria [S] [5:28] + Mvt. 4: Aria [A] [6:26] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [1:59]
Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:45] + Mvt. 4: Aria [A] [6:09]
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5

Bach: Kantate BWV 129 Gelobet sei der Herr, Hans Joachim Rotzsch [CR-129]

Cantata BWV 129 [22:31]

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Regina Werner; Altos: Gerda Schriever; Bass: Siegfried Lorenz

YouTube

Mid 1970's?

Audio / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Tape recording from the radio of DDR.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 129: Complete Cantata [22:31]


6

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 10 (Cantatas BWV 137, 129, 78)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 40 (Cantatas BWV 126-129)

 
 

Cantata BWV 129 [18:36]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hannes Läubin, Wolfgang Läubin, Bernhard Läubin (Trumpets); Norbert Schmitt (Timpani); Renate Greiss (Flute); Günther Passin (Oboe, Oboe d'amore); Joachim Rau (Oboe); Günther Pfizenmaier (Bassoon); Otto Armin (Violin); Helmut Veihelmann, Ansgar Schneiderr (Continuo Cello); Harro Bertz (Double-bass); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.861
Hänssler 92.039
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Feb, Oct 1982

CD / TT: 54:59
CD / TT: 72:59
MP3 / TT: 72:51

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg; Studio Management: Richard Hauck.
Listen on YouTube: Cantatas BWV 126, BWV 127, BWV 128, BWV 129 [HD: 72:57] | Cantatas BWV 126, BWV 127, BWV 128, BWV 129 [72:58]
Buy this album at:
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7

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 32 (BWV 128-131)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 7 (BWV 119-137)
Bach-2000
Vol. 3: Sacred Cantatas 3 (BWV 100-117, 119-140, 143-149)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 40 (BWV 128-130)

 
 

Cantata BWV 129 [20:12 / 20:04]

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Boy Soprano: Sebastian Hennig (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: René Jacobs; Bass: Max van Egmond
LC: ; Natural Trumpets: Friedemann Immer [BWV 129/1,5], Don Smithers, Kay Immer; Natural Horns: Friedemann Immer, Jean Rife; Timpani: Nick Woud; Transverse Flute: Ricardo Kanji; Oboes: Ku Ebbinge [BWV 129/1,5], Bruce Haynes [BWV 129/1,5]; Oboe d'amore: Bruce Haynes [BWV 129/4]; Violins: Marie Leonhardt, Alda Stuurop, Lucy van Dael [solo in BWV 129/3], Antoinette van der Hombergh, Janneke van der Meer; Violas: Ruth Hesseling Staas Swierstra; Bassoon: Danny Bond; Violoncellos: Wouter Möller [BWV 129/1,4,5], Richte van der Meer [BWV 129/1,5], Anner Bylsma [BWV 129/2,3]; Violone: Antonie Woodrow; Organ: Gustav Leonhardt, [BWV 129/2,3,4], Bob van Asperen

Telefunken 6.35606
Teldec 242 617-2 ZL
Teldec 4509-91761-2
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Teldec 3984-25708-2
Teldec 8573-81170-2
Warner Classics 8573-81170-5
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P 1983

2-LP / TT: 79 min
2-CD / TT: 79:13
6-CD / TT: 371:34
MP3 / TT: 370:47
15-CD / TT: 949:30
CD / TT: 54:10
CD / TT: 54:10
MP3 / TT: 54:04

Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands (?).
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 129: Complete Cantata [20:08]
Cantatas BWV 128, BWV 129, BWV 130 [54:10]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de



8

Leipziger Universitätsmusik [C-2]

Cantata BWV 129 []

Wolfgang Unger

Leipziger Universitätschor / Pauliner Barockensemble

Soprano: Ute Selbig; Alto: Elisabeth Wilke; Bass: Egbert Junghanns
Arvid Gast (Organ); Jürgen Hartmann (Trumpet); Ronny Mausolf (Violin); Stefan Pantzier (Bassoon)

Kammerton Studio Berlin d.a.s.-014

Mar 1994

CD / TT: 66:14

 

9

Bach Edition Vol. 14 - Cantatas Vol. 7

 
 

Cantata BWV 129 [19:48]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Herjan Pullen, Hans van Roset, Aalt Jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Tanny Koomen, Gerrit van der Hoorn, Erik Guldenaar, Nicky Westerink, Peter van der Kolk; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Zwerver, Arjen Nap, Jan Willem Prins; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Cor van Twillert, Marijn Takken, Frank Tros, Peter Bloemendaal; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Edwin Smit, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Willem van der Hoorn, Henk Timmerman, Job Boswinkel
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer (Concert-master), Laura Johnson, Ewa Scheytt, Pieter Affourtit, Wanda Visser, Elin Eriksson, Fanny Pestalozzi, Rachael Beesley, Antoinette Lohmann [BWV 129/3]; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp, Bas van Hengel, Albert Brüggen, Thomas Pitt; Doube-bass: Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Joshua Cheatam; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg, Ofer Frenkel; Bassoons: Trudy van der Wulp, Norbert Kunst; Transverse Flutes: Dorothee Janssens [BWV 129/1,5], Kate Clark [BWV 129/3]; Natural Trumpets: Frank Anepool [BWV 129/1,5], Geerten Rooze [BWV 129/1,5], David Kjar [BWV 129/1,5]; Timpani: Frank Aarnink [BWV 129/1,5]; Organ: Vaughan Schlepp, Rien Voskuilen, Stephen Taylor, Bert Mooiman

Brilliant Classics 99373

Jan-Feb 2000

5-CD / TT: 301:43

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands.
Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Artistic Director: Pieter Jan Leusink; Recording: Clavigram Leerdam; Producer/editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance & Recording Engineer, Editing: Louis van Emmerk.
Listen on YouTube: Cantatas BWV 36, BWV 184, BWV 129 [72:00]
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10

Bach Cantatas Vol. 27: Blythburgh/Kirkwell
For Whit Tuesday (BWV 184, 175)
For Trinity Sunday (BWV 194, 176, 165, 129)

 
 
1.  
2.

Cantata BWV 129 [18:52]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Bass: Peter Harvey
MC: Sopranos: Suzanne Flowers, Gillian Keith, Emma Preston-Dunlop, Katharine Fuge, Elisabeth Priday, Joanne Lunn; Altos: Elinor Carter, Mark Chambers, Angus Davidson, Charles Humphries; Tenors: Rory O'Connor, Paul Tindall, Peter Butterfield, Nicolas Robertson; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Charles Pott, Robert Evans, Michael McCarthy
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury, Penelope Spencer, CatherineMartin, Debbie Diamond, Jane Gillie; Violins 2: Lucy Howard, Matthew Truscott, Silvia Schweinberger, Desmond Heath; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Katherine McGillivray, Colin Kitching; Cellos: Melanie Beck, Helen Verney; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Flute: Rachel Beckett; Oboes: Edouard Wesley, Mark Baigent, Jasu Moisio; Bassoon: Philip Turbett; Trumpets: Mark Bennett, Mike Harrison, Paul Sharp; Timpani: John Chimes; Harpsichord: Howard Moody; Organ: Robert Quinney

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-138
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Jun 18, 2000

2-CD / TT: 111:27
MP3 / TT: 110:28

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineers: Everett Porter, Erdo Groot (Polyhymnia); Recording Engineers: Cees Heijkoop (Polyhymnia), Mario Nozza (Eurosound); Tape editors: Ientje Mooij, Erdo Groot; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 129: Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:52] + Mvt. 3: Aria [S] [4:56] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [1:33]
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11

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 19

 
 

Cantata BWV 129 [17:11]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)

Soprano: Johannette Zomer; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Alida Schat (Violin); Kati Debretzeni (Violin); Jonathan Manson (Violoncello); Wilbert Hazelzet (Transverse Flute); Alfredo Bernardini (Oboe & Oboe d'amore); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon); Ton Koopman (Harpsichord & Organ)
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Els Bongers, Henriëtte Feith, Vera Lansink, Orlanda Velez Isidro; Altos: Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Dorien Lievers, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Sebastian Brouwer, Henk Gunneman, Tilmann Kögel, Joost van der Linden; Basses: Kees van Hees, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Lisa Ferguson, Foskien Kooistra, Marshall Marcus, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat; Violas: Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers; Violoncellos: Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Nicholas Pap double; Recorders: Heiko Ter Schegget, Reine-Marie Verhagen, Sigrun Lefringhausen; Transverse Flutes: Wilbert Hazelzet, Brian Berryman; Oboes & Oboes d'amore: Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker; Trumpets: Stephen Keavy, Jonathan Impett, James Ghigi; Timpani: Luuk Nagtegaal; Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren; Lute: Mike Fentross; Continuo: Matthew Halls

Antoine Marchand CC-72219
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Feb 26-Mar 7, 2002

3-CD / TT: 181:11
MP3 / T: 180:32

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 129: Complete Cantata [HD: 17:16]
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12

»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 15

Cantata BWV 129 [20:10] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura

Masayuki Hashimoto

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Tenor: Masatoshi Sasaki; Bass: Keiichi Usami; Organ: Miwako Horii

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 15

May 15, 2005

CD / TT: 60:31

Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD


13

J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 129 "Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott" [D-14] [D2-5]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt II - Das Bach-Jahr 2008
Bachkantaten N°1 (BWV 182, 81, 129)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 129 [CD: 18:49; YT: 21:03]

Conductor & Harpsichord: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Countess Felizitas of Schönborn

Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica

Soloists: Soprano: Ulrike Hofbauer; Alto: Claude Eichenberger; Bass: Klaus Häger
Choir: Sopranos: Susanne Frei, Guro Hjemli, Léonie Gloor, Noëmi Tran-Rediger; Altos: Antonia Frey, Jan Börner, Olivia Heiniger, Lea Scherer; Tenors: Walter Siegel, Marcel Fässler, Clemens Flämig; Bass: Fabrice Hayoz, William Wood, Manuel Walser
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann (orchestra leader), Martin Korrodi, Sylvia Gmür, Sabine Hochstrasser, Fanny Tschanz, Livia Wiersich; Violas: Susanna Hefti, Joanna Bilger, Roberta Centurione; Violoncello: Ilze Grudule; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Flute: Claire Genewein; Oboe: Stefanie Haegele; Oboe d’amore: Esther Fluor; Trumpets: Patrick Henrichs, Peter Hasel, Klaus Pfeiffer; Timpani: Martin Homann; Organ: Norbert Zeilberger

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A490
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A909
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May 16, 2008

DVD / TT:
11-DVD / TT:
CD / TT: 62:41
MP3 / TT: 62:32

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
The DVD (in German, no subtitles) includes a film recording of the complete cantata, the reflection lecture of the speaker and a film portrait of the J.S. Bach Foundation.
Recording & Production: Sound Engineers: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; DVD format: PAL.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 129: Complete Cantata [21:03] | Workshop [47:43] | Workshop [47:43] | Reflection Lecture [20:58] | Mvt. 3: Aria [S] [4:32]
Buy this album at:
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CD (2012): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de || Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de || ArkivMusic
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14

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 45 (BWV 39, 187, 129)

 
 

Cantataa BWV 129 [17:28]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Bass: Peter Kooy
Chorus: Sopranos: Yukari Nonoshita, Yoshie Hida, Aki Matsui, Kirsten Witmer; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Yusuke Fujii, Hiroto Ishikawa, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Daisuke Fujii, Yusuke Watanabe
Orchestra: Trumpet I: Toshio Shimada; Trumpet II: Hidenori Saito; Trumpet III: Ayako Murata; Timpani: Atsushi Sugahara; Transverse Flute: Kiyomi Suga; Oboe I/Oboe d’amore: Masamitsu San'nomiya; Oboe II : Yukari Maehashi; Violins 1: Natsumi Wakamatsu leader, Paul Herrera, Yuko Takeshima; Violins 2: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Shiho Hiromi; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Amiko Watabe
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Violone: Takashi Konno; Bassoon: Takako Kunugi; Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki; Organ: Naoko Imai

BIS SACD-1801
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Feb 2009

SACD / TT: 65:42
MP3 / TT: 64:53

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Tuner: Akimi Hayashi; Producer: Ingo Petry; Sound Engineer: Andreas Ruge; Post-production: Editing: Bastian Schick; Mixing: Ingo Petry; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr.
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15

Bachfest Leipzig 2011 · Ausgewählte Höhepunkte [F-2011] [C-6]

 

Cantata BWV 129 [18:39]

Georg Christoph Biller

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Kammerorchester Basel

Soloists from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Tenor: Daniel Johannsen; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Bach-Archiv Leipzig (Genuin)

Jun 10, 2011

2-CD / TT: 149:27

Recorded live in the frame of Bachfest Leipzig 2011, at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 129 by. G.C. Biller.
Buy this album at:
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16

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 16: Pfingst-Kantaten (Cantatas BWV 34, 173, 184, 129)

 

Cantata BWV 129 [19:12]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben; Fine holeless natural trumpet playing by Jean-François Madeuf and his mates

Accent ACC-25316

Jun 1-3, 2012

SACD / TT: 70:07

Recorded at Predikherenkerk, Leuven, Belgium.
Buy this album at:
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17

Warten auf Weihnachten [C-1]

 

Cantata Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, mein Licht, BWV 129: Mvt. 4: Aria [A] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [7:18] (from a complete performance)

Christian Thadewald-Friedrich

Projektchor und -orchester der Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt" Weimar
Kantorei der Kirchgemeinde Ohrdruf
Augustinerkantorei Gotha

Soprano I: Anna Sophia Backhaus; Soprano II: Maria Bestle; Alto: Sylvia Teutschbein-Köhr; Tenor: Pascal Salzmann; Bass: Oliver Luhn
KMD Prof. Mathias Dreißig (Organ)

YouTube

Dec 21, 2014

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at St. Trinitatis Kirche, Ohrdruf, Thuringia, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 129: Mvt. 4: Aria [A] & Mvt. 5: Chorale [7:18]


18

Leipziger Kirchenmusiken des 18. und 21. Jahrhunderts (Cantatas BWV 74, 127, 129) [CV-2]

 

Cantata BWV 129 [21:22]

Georg Christoph Biller, Gotthold Schwarz

Leipziger Cantorey, Thomanerchor Leipzig / Staatskapelle Weimar

Soprano: Cornelia Samuelis; Alto: Susanne Langner; Bass: Matthias Vieweg
Stefan Altner (Continuo Harpsichord); Cornelia Osterwald (Continuo Organ)

YouTube

Jun 17, 2015

Audio / TT:

Recorded live in the frame of Bachfest Leipzig, at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. A faerewll concert to the Thomaskantors Georg Christoph Biller. Broadcast by MDR Figaro on June 19, 2015.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 129 by. G.C. Biller.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 129: Complete Cantata [21:22]


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J.S. Bach: Oratorium Wielkanocne BWV 249; Kantata BWV 129 [C-3]

Cantata BWV 129

Agnieszka Żarska

Baroque Collegium 1685: Szczawnicki Chór Kameralny / Musica Florea Praha, Alta Cappella

Soprano: Ewa Leszczyńska; Alto: Helena Poczykowska; Tenor: Hasan El-Dunia; Bass: Marián Krejčík

YouTube

Apr 20, 2016

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Bazylika św. Małgorzaty, Nowy Sącz, Poland.
Source: Zespół Baroque Collegium 1685 zagra w Nowym Sączu (Miastons) [Polish]
Watch on YouTube:
BWV 249 & 129: Selection [5:07]


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Bach Choral Cantata - BWV 129 "Sing Praise Unto the Lord" [C-2]

Cantata "Sing Praise Unto the Lord", BWV 129, performed in English []

Mark Johanson

Singers of LCMS Lutheran churches in the Charlotte region / Small orchestra of local and regional musicians

Soloists: unknown

YouTube

Oct 29, 2017

Video / TT: 71:56

Recorded & filmed live at Ascension Lutheran Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert [71:56]


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Bachcantates: BWV 184 Erwünschtes Freudenlicht; BWV 129 Met hart en ziel, dit lied aan God; BWV 1043 Concert voor twee violen in D klein [C18-6]

Cantata BWV 129 [15:50]

Arjan van Baest

Koor en orkest van de Stichting Bachcantates Tiburg

BWV 129: Soprano: Janneke Stoute; Alto: Laure van Wanzeele; Bass: Joris van Baar

YouTube

Jun 10, 2018

Video / TT: 53:48

Recorded & filmed live at Heikesekerk, Tilburg, the Netherlands, in the frame of Stichting Bachcantates Tilburg.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 129: Complete Cantata [15:50]


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Kantaten zu Pfingsten (BWV 173, 68, 174, 129) [C20-1]

 

Cantata BWV 129 [20:29]

Kay Johannsen

Solistenensemble Stimmkunst / Stiftsbarock Stuttgart (Konzertmeisterin: Christine Busch)

BWV 129 Soloists: Soprano: Carmela Konrad [3]; Alto: Seda Amir-Karayan [4]; Bass: Christian Wagner [2]
SESK: Sopranos: Fanie Antonelou, Carmela Konrad, Rahel Maas, Carine Tinney; Altos: Seda Amir-Karayan, Henriette Gödde, Anne Greiling; Tenors: Hans Jörg Mammel, Philipp Nicklaus, Andreas Weller; Basses: Arthur Canguçu, Martin Häßler, Thomas Scharr, Christian Wagner

YouTube

Jun 26, 2020

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of the Cantata Cycle Bach:vokal. Non-public event.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 129: Complete Cantata [20:29]


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Bach Cantata Vespers - Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, BWV 129 [C52-2]

 
 

Cantata BWV 129

Cantor/Director: The Rev. Michael D. Costello
The Rev. David R. Lyle (Leader); Dr. Wyvetta Bullock (Homilist)

Grace Parish Choir (Director: Michael D. Costello) / Bach Cantata Vespers Orchestra

Chelsea Chen (Organ)
Soloists: Soprano: Maura Janton Cock; Mezzo-soprano: Amanda Koopman; Baritone: Douglas Anderson
Grace Parish Choir: Sopranos: Ann Anderson, Katrina Beck, Maura Janton Cock, Cathy DeLanoy, Janel Dennen, Donna Dumpys, Gwen Gotsch, Sarah Gruendler-Ladner, Helga Hambrock, Julie Hinz, Kate Hogenson, Katrina Jurica, Ellen Pullin, Liz Rudy, Ngaire Whiteside-Bull; Altos: Leanne Cribbs, Eunice Eifert, Lois Guebert, Susan Hammon, Catherine Hegarty, Cynthia Hill, Johanna Johnson, Amanda Koopman, Christa Krout, Jennifer Luebbe, Marilyn Moehlenkamp, Karen Rohde, Irmgard Swanson, Liz Thompson; Tenors: Paul Aanonsen, John Beed, Daniel Krout, Justin Martin, John Rudy; Basses: Douglas Anderson, John Bouman, Mark Bouman, Jeff Cribbs, David Kluge, Craig Mindrum, Bill Pullin, Greg Rohlfing, Bob Sideman
Orchestra: Cynthia Fudala, Ann Anderson (Flutes); Christine Janzow Phillips, Meg Busse (Oboes/Oboes d’amore); Dianne Ryan (Bassoon); Liz Deitemyer, Anna Jacobson (Horns); Matthew Baker, Charles Roberts, Lindsey Frazier (Trumpets); Tim Coffman, Steven Duncan (Trombones); Richard Janicki (Timpani); Betty Lewis, Becky Coffman, Lou Torick, Dan Galat, Eric Pidluski (Violins 1); Francois Henkins, Carol Yampolsky, Roy Meyer, Mark Agnor, Kate Carter (Violins 2); Naomi Hildner, Michael Lieberman, Vannia Phillips, Loretta Gillespie (Violas); Jean Hatmaker, Herine Coetzee Koschak, Victoria Mayne (Cellos); Douglas Johnson, Michael Hovnanian (Double-basses); Timothy Spelbring (Continuo)

YouTube

Oct 30, 2022

Video / TT: 101:45

Recorded & filmed live at Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest, Illinois, USA, in the frame of Grace Lutheran Church: Bach Cantata Vespers.
Livestream Video: Anne Claud; Livestream Sound: Liz Hanson; Audio Engineer: Bill Rohlfing; Ushers: Gerlinde VanDriesen, Susan Weber.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Service, including Cantata BWV 129 [101:45]


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Concierto en vivo | Bach Santiago 31 (Cantatas BWV 110, 129, 130) [BS-31]

 
 
 

31:27-51:50: Cantata BWV 129 [20:23]

Ola Rudner

Bach Santiago

Soloists: Soprano: Andrea Aguilar; Alto: María José Uribarri; Bass: Diego Delpiano
Vocal Ensemble: Sopranos: Fanny Becerra, Claudia Figueroa; Altos: Javiera Lara; Víctor Muñoz; Tenors: Felipe Catalán, José Loyola; Basses: Diego Amengual, Christian Castro
Orchesta: Gonzalo Beltrán, Diana Brown, Carla San Martín (Violins 1); Rodolfo Mellado, Valeria Sitja, Erika Prado (Violins 2); Georgina Rossi (Viola); Sebastián Mercado (Cello); Carlos Arenas (Double-bass); Guillermo Lavado, Natalia Martorell (Flutes); Jorge Cabrera, Roberto Morales, Diego Villela (Oboes); Carolina Navarro (Bassoon); Hermes Quintanilla, Gustavo Oliveros, Simón Hidalgo (Trumpets); Joaquín López (Timpani); Danilo Rodriguez (Organ)

YouTube

Jan 22, 2023

Video / TT: 74:28

Recorded & filmed at Templo Mayor, Campus Oriente, Santiago, Chile.
Team Bach Santiago: Guido Minoletti, David Núñez, Rodrigo del Pozo, Felipe Ramos, Gerardo Salazar. Team of extension: Karina Fischer (Director); Gerardo Salazar (Subdirector de extension); Felipe Ramos (Coordinador of extension & medias); Lady Guajardo (Coordinator of guests); Romina de la Sotta (Journalist); Matías Reimer (Assistant of extension); Mary Paz Albornoz (Designer); Ariana Cuevas (Cover design); Carlos Arriagada (Production assistant); Carmen Sánchez (Resident ensembles assistant). Organization: Instituto de Música de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 110, 129, 130 [74:28]


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8. Bach-Tage St. Jacobi III: Kantate "Er rufet seinen Schafen", BWV 175; Kantate "Gelobet sei der Herr", BWV 129 [BT8-3]

 

Cantata BWV 129 [21:25]

Conductor & Organ: Stefan Kordes

Kammerchor St. Jacobi Göttingen / Göttinger Barockorchester (on original instruments)

BWV 129 Soloists: Soprano: Magdalene Harer; Alto: Johanna Krödel; Tenor: Daniel Johannsen; Bass: Thomas Laske
GBO: Henning Vater, Julia Krikkay (Violins); Klaus Bundies (Viola); Angelika Miklin (Violoncello/Violoncello piccolo); Johannes Ragg (Violone); Dorothee Kunst (Transverse Flute/Recorder); Aleksandra Mutwicka (Oboe); Gilberto Caserio (Oboe/Recorder); Rhoda Patrick (Bassoon/ Recorder); Rupprecht Drees, Linus Krimphove, Alexander Pfeifer (Trumpets); Gerhard Hundt (Timpani), Christian Zierenberg (Organ)

Bach-Tage St. Jacobi

Jun 4, 2023

Video / TT: 39:35

Recorded & filmed live at St. Jacobi, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany, in the frame of 6. Bach-Tage St. Jacobi Göttingen.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 129: Complete Cantata [21:25]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - May 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Dan Dews (February 2013); Matthias Hansen (September 2006); Rainer Harald (March 2019 - June 2022); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Peter Meshcherinov
(October 2011); Jean Gabriel Puyraveau (May 2013); Thomas Shepherd (January 2008)

Cantata BWV 129: Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott for Trinity Sunday / Feast of Reformation (?) (1727)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


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