Cantata BWV 139
Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott

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Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott, BWV 139 (Radio Recording 25) [R-25]

Cantata BWV 139 [21:06] (incomplete)

Karl Straube

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Stadt- und Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Alto: Erna Hähnel-Zuleger; Tenor: Hanns Fleischer; Bass: Alfred Paulus
Günther Ramin (Organ); Friedbert Sammler (Harpsichord); Edgar Wollgandt (Violin)

RRG-Aufnahme DRA B003683559

1931

Tape: TT: 21:06

Recorded in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.

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Bach: Kantate BWV 139 Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott, Hans Thamm 1969 [CR-139]

Cantata BWV 139 [19:46]

Hans Thamm

Windsbacher Knabenchor / Collegium Musicum des WDR

Soprano: Gertraut Stoklassa (as: Gertraud Stoklassa); Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Horst Laubenthal; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern

YouTube

1969

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Münster zu Heilsbronn/Mittelfranken, Bavaria, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 139: Complete Cantata [19:46]

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Radio Recording - Archiv-Nr: 00-77279 [R-9]

Cantata BWV 139 [21:45]

Max Thurn

NDR-Chor (1); Eppendorfer Knabenchor, Mitglieder (2)

Soprano: Dorothea Förster-Dürlich; Alto: Anny Cornelius; Tenor: Heinz Marten; Bass: Erich Wenk
Schloemer, Johannes (Oboe d'amore); Schaper, Wilhelm (Oboe d'amore); Schneider, August (Violine)
Basso continuo: Wolfram Hentschel (Violoncello); Gerhard Ullrich (Basso continuo); Gerhard Gregor (Organ)

Norddeutsche Rundfunk in Hamburg

Oct 26, 1954

Tape: / TT:

Recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 139: Complete Cantata [21:42]

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Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II

Cantata BWV 139 [19:36]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Trudeliese Schmidt; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Manfred Clement, Martin Spanner (Oboe d'amore I/II); Kurt Guntner (Violin)
Continuo: Fritz Kiskalt, Johannes Fink (Violoncellos); Herbert Duft, Walter Götz (Double-basses); Karl Kolbinger (Bassoon); Elfriede Singheiser, Elmar Schloter (Organ)

Archiv Produktion 439394-2
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Oct 1977; Feb, Mar, May 1978

5-CD / TT: 343:25
MP3 / TT: 345:18

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Production: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch / Helen Kuzaj; Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann; Editing: Reinhild Schmidt.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 139: Complete Cantata [19:34]
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Die Bach Kantate Vol. 58 (Cantatas BWV 163, 139, 116)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 43 (Cantatas BWV 136-139)

Cantata BWV 139 [19:20]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Inga Nielsen; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Manfred Clement (Oboe d'amore); Hedda Rothweiler (Oboe d’amore); Kurt Etzold (Bassoon); Walter Forchert (Violin); Wilhelm Melcher (Violin); Gerhard Voss (Violin); Peter Buck (Continuo Cello); Hans Häublein (Continuo Cello); Harro Bertz (Double-bass); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Harpsichord, Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.820
Hänssler 92.042
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Oct 1979; Apr 1980

CD / TT: 54:10
CD / TT: 69:19
MP3 / TT: 69:20

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg Germany.
Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 136, 137, 138, 139 [69:17]
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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 34 - BWV 136-139
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 8 - BWV 138-140, 143-159, 161-162
Bach-2000 Vol. 3: Sacred Cantatas 3 - BWV 100-117, 119-140, 143-149
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 43 - BWV 138-140

Cantata BWV 139 [18:39 / 18:47]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Boy Soprano: Alan Bergius (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Robert Holl
CMW: Oboe d'amore: Jürg Schaeftlein, Marie Wolf; Violins:
Alice Harnoncourt, Andrea Bischof, Peter Schoberwalter, Karl Höffinger, Walter Pfeiffer, Helmut Mitter, Anita Mitterer, Wolfgang Trauner; Violas: Kurt Theiner, Josef de Sordi; Violoncellos: Nikolaus Harnoncourt [Mvts. 2,3,4,5], Christophe Coin [Mvts. 1,6]; Bassoon: Milan Turkovič; Violone: Eduard Hruza (Violone); Organ: Herbert Tachezi

Telefunken 6.35608
Teldec 242 619-2 ZK
Teldec 4509-91762-2
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Teldec 3984-25708-2
Teldec 8573-81167-2
Warner Classics 8573-81167-5
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Oct 21, Nov 4-7, 1981; May 22-23, 1982

2-LP / TT: 68 min
CD / TT: 68:11
6-CD / TT: 403:41
MP3 / TT: 400:45
15-CD / TT: 949:30
CD / TT: 65:31
CD / TT: 65:31
MP3 / T: 65:22

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 139: Complete Cantata [18:52]
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas (21^st & 23^rd Sunday after Trinity) [C-5]

Cantata BWV 139 [16:40]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz
MC: Sopranos: Constanze Backes, Nicola Jenkin, Donna Deam, Suzanne Flowers; Altos: Angus Davidson, Charles Humphries, Richard Wyn Roberts; Tenors: Simon Davies, Gerald O'Beirne, Paul Tindall; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Simon Oberts, Robert Macdonald
EBS: Violin 1: Maya Homburger (Leader), Anne Schumann, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Peter Lissauer; Violin 2: Kati Debretzeni, Adrian Butterfield, Henrietta Wayne; Vioas: Rosemary Nalden, Lisa Cochane; Violoncellos: Ruth Alford, Catherine Rimer; Doube-bass: Judith Evans; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, James Eastaway; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Organ: Alastair Ross; Harpsichord: Gary Cooper

Archiv Produktion 463586
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Dec 1998

CD / TT: 45:30
MP3 / TT: 45:39

Recorded at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England.
Executive Producer: David R. Murray; Production Manager: Isabella de Sabata; Recording Producer: Hans Bernhard Bätzing; Balance Engineer: Rainer Maillard; Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin; Publisher/Sources: Breikopf & Härtel, revised by Reinhold Kubik.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 139 by J.E. Gardiner.
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 11

Cantata BWV 139 [17:11]

Ton Koopman

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

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jonathan Manson (Cello); Alfredo Bernardini (Oboe d'amore)
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Francine van der Heijden, Vera Lansink, Annemieke Rademaker, Caroline Stam; Altos: Stephen Carter, Marleene Goldstein, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Malcolm Bennett, Geert Berghs, Andreas Gisler, Henk Gunneman, Geraint Roberts, John Wright; Basses: Matthijs Mesdag, Mitchell Sandler, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Kati Debretzeni, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Marshall Marcus, Fanny Pestalozzi, Alida Schat, Sebastiaan van Vucht; Violas: Martin Kelly, Marina Asscherson; Cellos Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Nicholas Pap; Oboes d'amore: Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker; Bassoon: Marc Vallon; Organ, Harpsichord: Ton Koopman [recitatives & arias]; Organ: Bernard Winsemius [choir]; Lute: Mike Fentross

Erato 8573-80215-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72211
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Oct 1999

3-CD / TT: 191:36
3-CD / TT: 191:36
MP3 / TT: 191:04

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound engineer & editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
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Bach Edition Vol. 11 - Cantatas Vol. 5

Cantata BWV 139 [18:24]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; 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: Violins: John Wilson Meyer (Concert-master), Laura Johnson, Antoinette Lohmann, Eva Scheytt, Elin Eriksson, Mimi Mitchel, Fanny Pestalozzi, Josef Tan, David Rabinowitz; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Maarten Boeken; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp, Thomas Pitt; Double-basses: Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Ties Marang, Joshua Cheatam; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg, Ofer Frenkel, Christin Linde, Vincent van Ballegooin, Eduard Wesley, Fernando Souza, Nico de Gier; Bassoon: Trudy va der Wulp; Organ: Rien Voskuilen, Vaughan Schlepp

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 26, BWV 164, BWV 139 [51:09]
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 12: Tooting/Winchester
For the 22^nd Sunday after Trinity
For the 23^rd Sunday after Trinity

Cantata BWV 139 [17:29]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Gillian Keith; Alto: Hilary Summers; Tenor: William Kendall; Bass: Peter Harvey
MC: Sopranos: Angela Kazimierczuk, Charlotte Mobbs, Katie Pringle, Gillian Keith, Susan Hamilton, Gillian Ross; Altos: David Gould, Richard Wyn Roberts, Charles Humphries; Tenors: Andrew Busher, Peter Butterfield, Robert Murray; Basses: Lawrence Wallington, Robert Macdonald, Charles Pott
EBS: Violins I: Maya Homburger, Nicolette Moonen, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Roy Mowatt, Andrew Roberts; Violins II: Adrian Butterfield, Desmond Heath, Catherine Ford, Stephen Jones; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Lisa Cochrane, Colin Kitching; Cellos: Richte van der Meer, Lynden Cranham; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Oboes: Susanne Regel, James Eastaway, Mark Baigent; Bassoon: Philip Turbett; Organ: Silas John Standage; Harpsichord: Ian Watson

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-171
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Nov 26, 2000

2-CD / TT: 140:53
MP3 / TT: 140:25

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Winchester Cathedral, England.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineers: Everett Porter, Erdo Groot [post-production] (Polyhymnia International BV); Recording Engineers: Thijs Hoekstra (Polyhymnia), Mario Nozza (Eurosound); Tape Editors: Ientje Mooij (Polyhymnia); Edition by Reinhold , published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 139 by J.E. Gardiner.
Listen on YouTube:
Vol. 12, CD-2: Cantatas BWV 139, 163, 52, 140 [72:39]
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Eastman Repertory Singers [C-1]

Cantata BWV 139 [14:27]

Ryan M. Brown

Eastman Repertory Singers

Soprano: Faith Sherman; Mezzo-soprano: Sayaka Akiyama; Tenor: Pablo Bustos; Baritone: Oliver Henderson (as D. Oliver Henderson)

Eastman School of Music

Oct 19, 2001

CD / TT: 45:27

Recorded live at Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 28 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 - BWV 26, 62, 116, 139

Cantata BWV 139 [17:42]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
Chorus: Sopranos: Yukari Nonoshita, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Makoto Sakurada, Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basso: Peter Kooy, Chiyuki Urano, Yusuke Watanabe
Orchestra: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader]; Oboe d’amore: Masamitsu San’nomiya [1^st], Atsuko Ozaki [2^nd]; Violin I: Natsumi Wakamatsu, Paul Herrera, Yuko Takeshima; Violin II: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Yukie Yamaguchi; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Amiko Watabe
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Double-bass: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dosaka; Harpsichord: Masaaki Suzuki; Organ: Naoko Imai

BIS SACD-1451
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Mar 16-19, 2004

SACD / TT: 68:44
MP3 / TT: 68:32

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Recording Producer: Hans Kipfer; Sound Engineer: Thore Brinkmann; Digital Editing: Bastian Schick; Surround Mix: Hans Kipfer, Thore Brinkmann; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr.
See: Cantatas Vol. 28 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 139 "Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott" [D-18] [D2-9]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt II - Das Bach-Jahr 2008
Bachkantaten N°7 (BWV 38, 159, 139)

Cantata BWV 139 [CD: 17:45; YT: 21:35]

Conductor & Harpsichord: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Thomas Held

Schola Seconda Pratica

Soprano: Susanne Frei; Alto: Antonia Frey; Tenor: Johannes Kaleschke; Bass: Ekkehard Abele
Choir: Sopranos: Susanne Frei, Damaris Nussbaumer, Noëmi Tran-Rediger, Madeline Trösch; Altos: Jan Börner, Antonia Frey, Olivia Heiniger, Lea Scherer; Tenors: Marcel Fässler, Clemens Flämig, Walter Siegel; Basses: Fabrice Hayoz, Chasper Mani, Philippe Rayot, William Wood
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann (orchestra leader), Martin Korrodi; Viola: Susanna Hefti; Violoncello: Maya Amrein; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Oboes d‘amore: Luise Baumgartl, Esther Fluor; Organ: Norbert Zeilberger

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A494
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen B033
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Oct 24, 2008

DVD / TT:
11-DVD / TT:
CD / TT: 48:49
MP3 / TT: 48:42

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 othe 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 139: Complete Cantata [21:35] | Workshop [48:42] | Reflection Lecture [22:43] | Workshop [9:06] | Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [5:09]
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CD (2013): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de || Amazon.com || ArkivMusic
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J.S. Bach: Kantate 163 "Nur jedem das Seine"; Kantate 131 "Aus der Tiefe rufe ich"; Kantate 139 "Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott" [SC-4]

Cantata BWV 139 [17:53]

Christian Dehn Bang (Director & Organ)

Enghave Barok

Soprano: Klaudia Kidon; Counter-tenor: Daniel Carlsson; Tenor: Mathias Hedegaard; Bass: Jakob Bloch Jespersen
Jesenka Balic Žunic (Violoncello Da Spalla); Kjeld Steffensen (Cello); Lars Baunkilde (Violone); Christian Dehn Bang (Positive Organ)

SoundCloud

Nov 11, 2012

Audio / TT: 56:20

Recorded live at Enghave Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark, in the frame of Enghave Barok: Bach Cantata Series.
Listen on SoundCloud:
Cantata BWV 139: Complete Cantata

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J.S. Bach: Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott, BWV 139 [C13-4]

Cantata BWV 139 [19:30]

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Orchestra

Soloists: Soprano: Angelika Czabán; Alto: Bernadett Nagy; Tenor: József Csapó; Bass: László Jekl

Lutherania

Nov 3, 2013

MP3 / TT: 19:30

Recorded live at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest, Hungary. Recording: Holló Csaba.
Download from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]
Listen on BCW:
Cantata BWV 139 [19:30]: Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) [4:41] + Mvt. 2: Aria [T] [6:41] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [A] [0:49] + Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [5:32] + Mvt. 5: Recitative [S] [0:55] + Mvt. 6: Chorale] [0:52]

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Bach at One - Wednesday, May 4, 1pm (Cantatas BWV 184, 139, 180) [BO-59]

Cantata BWV 139 []

Julian Wachner

Trinity Wall Street Choir / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street

Soloists: Soprano: Melanie Russell [BWV 139]; Alto: Timothy Parsons [BWV 139]; Tenor: Andrew Fuchs [BWV 139]; Bass: Jonathan Woody [BWV 139]

Trinity Wall Street

May 4, 2016

Video / TT: 89:53

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 [89:53]

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J.S. Bach: The Complete Chorale Cantatas, Cantatas 25-27 (BWV 80, 115, 139) [CD-9]

21-26. Cantata BWV 139 [18:58]

Stephan MacLeod

Gli Angeli Genève

BWV 139: Singers: Sopranos: Aleksandra Lewandowska*, Zoë Brookshaw; Altos: Alex Potter*, Christelle Monney; Tenors: Thomas Hobbs*, Olivier Coiffet; Basses: Stephan MacLeod*, Frederik Sjollema
Oboes: Emmanuel Laporte, Seung-Kyung Lee-Blondel; Corno da tirarsi: Denis Da’on; Violins 1: Helena Zemanova*, Eva Saladin*, Yoko Kawakubo; Violins 2: Nadia Rigolet, Adrien Carré; Violas: Caroline Cohen-Adad, Martine Schnorhk; Cellos: Felix Knecht, Oleguer Aymami; Violone: Michaël Chanu; Bassoon: Philippe Miqueu: Harpsichord: François Guerrier; Organ: Francis Jacob
* Soloists

Aparté Music AP-378D9

BWV 139: Feb 3, 2020

CD / TT: 77:29

Recorded live at Temple de Saint-Gervais, Genève, Canton de Genève, Switzeland, as partof Intégrale des Cantates à Temple de Saint-Gervais (Concert No. 43: BWV 139).
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 139: Complete Cantata [19:05]
CD: Complete Album [Playlist; 26 Tracks; TT: 77:39]
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BWV 139 - Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott [C21-1]

Cantata BWV 139 [18:55]

Ryan Turner

Emmanuel Music

Soloists: Soprano: Carley DeFranco; Alto: Deborah Rentz-Moore; Tenor: Charles Blandy; Bass: David Tinervia
Peggy Pearson & Jennifer Slowik (Oboes d'amore); Heidi Braun-Hill & Sarah Atwood (Violins)

YouTube

Oct 3, 2021

Video / TT: 18:55

Recorded & filmed live at at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in the frame of Emmanuel Music: Bach Cantata Series.
Recording Engineer: Seth Torres; Livestream Engineer: Maurizio Fiore.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 139: Complete Cantata [18:55]

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Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott, BWV 139 [C22-9]

Cantata BWV 139

Artistic Director & Conductor: Ryan Turner

Emmanuel Music

BWV 139 soloists: Soprano: Carley DeFranco; Alto: Elizabeth Eschen; Tenor: Jonas Budris; Bass: David McFerrin
Heidi Braun-Hill & Rose Drucker (Violins); Elizabeth England & Cathy Weinfield-Zell (Oboes d'amore)

YouTube

Nov 20, 2022

No video

Recorded & filmedlive at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in the frame of Emmanuel Music: Bach Cantata Series.
No video yet.

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Bach: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern - Cantatas BWV 1, 8, 92, 101, 107 114, 123, 133, 139 (Cantatas from liturgical year from the annual cycle of cantatas 1724/25) [C-10]

CD-3:
8-13: Cantata BWV 139 [18:33]

Christoph Spering

Chorus Musicus Köln / Das Neue Orchester

Soloists: Soprano: Yeree Suh; Alto: Marie Seidler; Tenor: Georg Poplutz; Bass: Daniel Ochoa
CMK: Sopranos: Regina Achtelik, Julia Hagenmüller, Sabine Laubach, Ingeborg Schilling, Katharina Woesner, Xinyi Zhang; Altos: Johann Moritz von Cube [Counter-tenor], Christoph Dittmar [Counter-tenor], Natalie Hüskens, Maartje Rasker, Eva Sauerland; Tenors: Jakob Buch, Maxmilian Fieth, Tilmann Kögel, Bruno Michalke, Felix Tudorache; Basses: Andrey Akhmetov, Gereon Grundmann, Karsten Lehl, Robin Liebwerth, Martin Zeidler
DNO: Violins 1: Elisabeth Weber, Zsuzsanna Czentnär, Christof Boerner, Katja Grüttner; Violins 2: Adrian Bleyer, Christian Friedrich, Christine Wasgindt; Violas: Antje Sabinski, Christian Goosses, Violoncello: Hannah Freienstein; Double-bass: Timo Hoppe; Flute: Annie Laflamme Oboe I: Clara Blessing; Oboe II: Marie-Therese Reith; Oboe III: Wolfgang Dey; Bassoon: Alexander Golde; Cornett: Arno Paduch; Trombone I: Raphael Vang; Trombone II: Michael Scheuermann; Trombone III: Uwe Haase; Harpsichord: Andreas Gilger; Organ: Robert Selinger / Ada Tanir

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 198028001922
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Mar 11-16, 2023

HRA / TT: 196:32
MP3 / TT: 195:02

Recorded at Deutschlandfunk Chamber Music Hall, Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A co-production with Deutschlandfunk.
Executive Producers: Christoph Schmitz (Deutschlandfunk), Stefan Lang (Deutschlandfunk Kultur), Michael Brüggemann (Sony Music), Roland Steinfeld (musikforum); Recording Producer: Jens Schünemann; Recording Engineer: Michael Morawietz.
Listen on YouTube:
3-CD: Complete Album [195:35] | Complete Album [Playlist; 60 Tracks; TT: 196:03]
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34. Budapesti Bach-hét Kantétaest (BWV 139, 140) [C23-06]

Cantata BWV 139 [20:15]

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Orchestra (Lutheránia Zenekar)

Soprano: Mária Lőkösházi; Alto: Kornélia Bakos; Tenor: Zoltán Megyesi; Bass: Lóránt Najbauer

Lutherania

Jun 11, 2023

Video / TT: 48:32

Recorded & filmed live at Deák Téren Evangélikus Templom (Lutheran Church of FereDeák Square), Budapest, Hungary, as part of the 34^th Budapest Bach Weeks (Budapesti Bach-hét).
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 139: Complete Cantata [20:16]
Watch on BCW:
Cantata BWV 139: Complete Cantata [20:15]

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Bach Wohl dem, der sich auf deinem Gott, BWV 139 [C25-09]

Cantata BWV 139 [19:01]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Ryan Turner

Emmanuel Music Orchestra & Chorus

BWV 139 Vocal Soloists: Soprano: Gina Marie Falk; Alto: Deborah Rentz-Moore; Tenor: Fausto Miro; Bass: Stephen Salters
Heidi Braun-Hill & Jesse Irons (Violins); Jennifer Slowik & Catherine Weinfield-Zell (Oboes d'amore)

Emmanuel Music

Nov 23, 2025

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, as part of Emmanuel Music: Bach Cantata Series.
Source: Emmanuel Music: 2025/2026 Cantata Schedule
Emmanuel Music Livestream & Production: Artistic Projects Manager: Brad Dumont; Production and Media Content Manager: Aysha Luzia Penha; Live Recording & Mix Engineer: Seth Torres.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 139: Complete Cantata [19:01]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - February 2026)
Thanks to contributors: Peter Bright (July 2005); Dan Dews (February 2013); Rainer Harald (February 2019 - May 2020); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Claude Role (December 2017)

Cantata BWV 139: Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott for 23^rd Sunday after Trinity (1724)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4