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Cantata BWV 117
Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut


Ref.

BWV 117

German Title

Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut

English Title

Give loud and praise to the highest good (by Richard Stokes)

Event:

Chorale Cantata for the birthday of Christian von Weißenfels
Source: Marc Roderich Pfau (November 13, 2018)
[previously thought to be for unspecified occasion in Leipzig]

Composed:

Leipzig, 1731
1st performance: 1731 - Schlosskirche in Weißenfels

Text:

Author: Johann Jakob Schütz

BWV 117 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 | Dutch-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-5 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut [BWV 117/1-9]

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes, 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 3: Aria [T] | Mvt. 4: Chorale | Mvt. 5: Recitative [A] | Mvt. 6: Aria [B] | Mvt. 7: Aria [A] | Mvt. 8: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 9: Chorus

Scores:

BWV 117 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.66 MB] | Score BGA [2.09 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B N. Mus. ms. 34 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 4 ver 1 | Mvt. 4 ver 2 | Mvt. 9
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 7 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 | Mvt. 9 [MuseScore]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score [Whittaker]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her [BWV 117/1,4,9]

References:

BWV 117 References: BGA: XXIV | NBA: I/34 | BC: A 187 | Zwang: K 172 | First Published: BG, 1876 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 117 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | HG [Dutch] | HT [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of July 7, 2002; Week of May 18, 2008; Week of July 7, 2013; Week of May 10, 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)

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 24
Bach Edition Vol. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vol. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

J.S. Bach: Kantaten 10. Folge (BWV 117, 131)
J.S. Bach: Kantaten · Cantatas (BWV 117, 177, 34)
[C-6]
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 -
Cantatas VI (BWV 117, 177, 34)

 

Cantata BWV 117 [25:57]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Friedrich Härtel

Eterna 820-525
Berlin Classics 009096-2BC
Leipzig Classics 001806-2BC

Sep 23, 1949

LP / TT: 49:38
CD / TT: 74:40
CD / TT: 74:40

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Recording Producer, Balance Enginneer, Recording Engineer & Editing: SRK; Newly, digitally remastered by Artephon Musikproduktion GmbH, Berlin.
Buy this album at:
Berlin Classics CD (1998): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Leipzig Classics CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Leipzig Classics 12-CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Berlin Classics 12-CD (2008): Amazon.com | Amazon.de



2

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 117, Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchten Gut; Cantata No. 93, Wer nur den liebenGott lässt walten [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 117 [25:40]

Ludwig Doormann

Göttinger Stadtkantorei / Frankfurter Kantatenorchester

Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus; Tenor: Johannes Feyerabend; Bass: Hans-Olaf Hudemann
Julien Singer (Oboe); Eva Friedland (Flute); Elfriede Früh (Violin); Mechthild Wagner (Violoncello); Martin Rössler (Positive Organ)

Cantate 651201
Vanguard SRV-241 / SRV-241SD
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1239

Mar 1960

LP / TT: 48:00
LP / TT: 48:00
LP / TT: 48:00

Recorded at Auditorium of Gottingen University, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 117: Complete Cantata [25:48]


3

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwork, Folge 6 (BWV 117, 137) [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 117 [21:45]

Siegfried Bauer

Kantorei der Karlshöhe Ludwigsburg / Stuttgarter Bachorchester

Alto: Margret Jetter; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Hanns-Friedrich Kunz
Peter Thalheimer, Beate Kegel (Flutes); Thomas Schwarz, Hedda Rothweiler (Oboes, Oboes d'amore); Thomas Jennewein (Violin); Pilvy Boesen-Heinonen (Violoncello); Wilhelm Nossek (Double-bass); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord)

FSM 33136

Mar 1973

LP / TT: 37:25

Recorded at Kirche der Karlshöhe Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: eMBe Tonstudio Stuttgart; Recording Engineer: Friedrich Mauermann.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 117: Complete Cantata [21:08]


4

J.S. Bach: BWV 117 kantate Sei Lob und Her; W.A. Mozart: KV 220 Missa brevis · Spatzenmesse [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 117 [YT: 23:19]

Heinke Soltau

Kantorei Quickborn / Kantaten Orchester

Alto: Adelheid Peper; Tenor: Dieter Soltau; Bass: Harro Brodersen

Gerhard Golzo, Quickborn

May 20, 1973

LP / TT:

Recorded live at Marienkirche, Quickborn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Listen on BCW:
Cantata BWV 117: Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:54] [mp3]
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 117: Complete Cantata [23:19]


5

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 29 (BWV 115-117, 119)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 6 (BWV 100-117)
Bach-2000
Vol. 3: Sacred Cantatas 3 (BWV 100-117, 119-140, 143-149)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 36 (BWV 115-117)

 
 

Cantata BWV 117 [19:20]

Gustav Leonhardt

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

Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
LC: Transverse Flutes Robert Claire, Ricardo Kanji; Oboes: Ku Ebbinge, Bruce Haynes; Oboes d'amore: Ku Ebbinge, Bruce Haynes; Violins: Marie Leonhardt, François Fernandez, Alda Stuurop, Antoinette van der Hombergh, Nicolette Moonen; Violas: Staas Swierstra, Ruth Hesseling; Violoncellos: Wouter Möller, Lidewij Schijfes; Violone: Nicholas Paap; Organ: Gustav Leonhardt [BWV 117/2,3,6,8], Bob van Asperen [BWV 117/1,4,5,7]

Telefunken 6.35577
Teldec 242 608-2 ZL
Teldec 4509-91760-2
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Teldec 3984-25708-2
Teldec 8573-81174-2
Warner Classics 8573-81174-5
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Nov 2-5, 1980

2-LP / TT: 82 min
2-CD / TT: 81:37
6-CD / TT: 368:50
MP3 / TT: 367:55
15-CD / TT: 949:30
CD / TT: 56:20
CD / TT: 56:20
MP3 / TT: 56:11

Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands (?).
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 117: Complete Cantata [19:25] Complete Cantata [19:26]
Cantatas BWV 115, BWV 116, BWV 117 [56:20]
Buy this album at:
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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 (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de



6

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 5 (Cantatas BWV 117, 145, 174)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 37 (Cantatas BWV 115-117)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 117 [21:45]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Alto: Mechthild Georg; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Andreas Schmidt
Sibylle Keller-Sanwald, Wiltrud Böckheler (Flutes); Fabian Menzel, Hedda Rothweiler (Oboes), Günther Passin, Hedda Rothweiler (Oboes d'amore); Christoph Carl, Klaus Thunemann (Bassoons); Georg Egger (Violin); StefaTrauer (Violoncello); Claus Zimmermann (Double-bass); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Harpsichord, Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.855
Hänssler 92.037
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Feb 1984

CD / TT: 53:53
CD / TT: 61:06
MP3 / TT: 61:00

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg; Producer: Richard Hauck.
Listen on YouTube: Cantatas BWV 115, BWV 116, BWV 117 [HD: 61:05] | Cantatas BWV 115, BWV 116, BWV 117 [61:05]
Buy this album at:
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CD-1 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amaszon.de
CD-2 (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline


7

J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 117 Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut; Olivier Messiaen: La resurrection du Christ; Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger: Messe in f-moll op. 159 [RC-3]

 

Cantata BWV 117 []

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Kammerchor der Singakademie Dresden

Alto: Elisabeth Wilke; Tenor: Jens Winkelmann; Bass: Egbert Junghanns; Michael-Christfried Winkler (Organ)

Dresden

Apr 13, 1996

MC / TT: 60 min

Recorded live at Kreuzkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany (Vesper). Released 1998.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-TKD-C 978.
Source: SLUB Dresden


8

Bach Edition Vol. 8 - Cantatas Vol. 3

 
 

Cantata BWV 117 [19:43]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Hans van Roset, Aalt Jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Herjan Pullen, Gerrit van der Hoorn, Evert Baarssen, Evert van Engeltijs; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Arjen Nap, Edwin Smit, Fre Dirk van Roest, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Zwerver; Tenors: Frans Benschop, Martinus Leusink, Cor van Twillert, Peter Bloemendaal, Marijn Takken; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Jim Groenevald, Richard Guldenaar, Sebastian Holz, Toon van Wezep
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer (Concert-master), Laura Johnson, Alida Schat, Annelies van der Vegt, Mimi Mitchel, Elin Eriksson, Judith Steenbrick, Rachel Beesley, Wanda Visser; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam; Violoncello: Frank Wakelkamp; Double-basses: Robert Franenberg, Maggie Urquhart, Jan Hollestelle; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg, Ofer Frenkel, Eduard Wesley, Nico de Gier; Bassoons: Trudy va der Wulp, Henriëtte Bakker; Transverse Flutes: Kate Clark, Marion Moonen; Organ: Rien Voskuilen, Vaughan Schlepp, Bert Mooiman; Church Organ: Martin Mans

Brilliant Classics 99367

Oct-Nov 1999

5-CD / TT: 291:42

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: Louis van Emmerk.
See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Listen on YouTube: Cantatas: BWV 117, 153, 168 [48:02]
Buy this album at:
5-CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | Amazon.de


9

Bach Cantatas Vol. 24: Altenburg/Warwick
For the 3rd Sunday after Easter (Jubilate) (BWV 12, 103, 146)
For for the 4th Sunday after Easter (Cantate) (BWV 166, 108, 117)

 
 
1.  
2.

Cantata BWV 117 [20:35]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
MC: Sopranos: Katharine Fuge, Nicola Jenkin, Elin Manahan Thomas, Lucinda Houghton, Donna Deam, Rachel Wheatley; Altos: David Clegg, Charles Humphries, Robin Tyson, Frances Jellard; Tenors: Vernon Kirk, Nicolas Robertson, Simon Davies, Rory O'Connor; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Thomas Guthrie, Alexander Ashworth, Christopher Foster
EBS: Violins 1: Kati Debretzeni, Penny Spencer, Rebecca Livermore, Deirdre Ward, Andrea Morris; Violins 2: Anne Schumann, Roy Mowatt, Alison Townley, Hildburg Williams; Violas: Judith Busbridge, Colin Kitching, Mari Giske; Cellos: Melanie Beck, Ruth Alford; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Flutes: Rachel Beckett, Katie Bircher; Oboes: Katherina Arfken, Mark Radcliffe; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Harpsichord: Silas John Standage; Organ: Howard Moody

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-107
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May 21, 2000

2-CD / TT: 128:41
MP3 / TT: 127:57

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St Mary's Collegiate Church, Warwick, England.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen (Polyhymnia); Recording Engineers: Carl Schuurbiers (Polyhymnia), Tiemen Boelens (Eurosound); Tape Editor: Sebastian Stein; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 24
Buy this album at:
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10

Musikwochen Weserbergland 2001 [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 117 [24:59]

Hans-Christoph Becker-Foss

Hamelner Kammerchor St. Nikolai; Members of Göttinger Vokalensemble / Barockorchester der Musikwochen Weserbergland

Alto: Manuela Mach; Tenor: Achim Kleinlein; Bass: Hans Christian Hinz

Musikwochen Weserbergland PJC-0103

May 6, 2001

2-CD / TT: 123:30

Recorded live at St.-Marien-Kirche, Aerzen, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Buy this album at:
2-CD: Hamelner Kantorei | Götteniger Vokalensemble


11

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 19

 
 

Cantata BWV 117 [19:26]

Ton Koopman

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

Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Mariëtte Bastiaansen, Henriëtte Feith, Cécile Kempenaers, Vera Lansink, Caroline Stam; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Malcolm Bennett, Otto Bouwknegt, Henk Gunneman, Joost van der Linden, Geraint Roberts; Basses: Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO [BWV 117/1,2,4,9]: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Lisa Domnisch, Foskien Kooistra, Catherine Manson, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Judith Steenbrink, Sebastiaan van Vucht; Violas: Katherine McGillivray, Alfonso Leal del Ojo; Violoncellos: Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Michele Zeoli; Transverse Flutes: Wilbert Hazelzet, Marion Moonen; Oboes & Oboes d'amore: Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker; Trumpets: Stephen Keavy, Jonathan Impett, James Ghigi; Timpani: Luuk Nagtegaal; Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren; Continuo: Matthew Halls
ABO [BWV 117/3,5-8]: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Lisa Domnisch, Lisa Ferguson, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Silvia Schweinberger; Violas: Katherine McGillivray, JanRogers; Violoncellos: Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Margaret Urquhart; Transverse Flutes: Wilbert Hazelzet, Marion Moonen; Oboe & Oboe d'amore: Katherina Spreckelsen, Alexandra Bellamy; Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren; Lute: Mike Fentros

Antoine Marchand CC-72219
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May 9-13, 2002 [Mvts. 2, 3, 6, 8]
Sep 26-Oct 2, 2002 [Mvts. 5, 7]
Oct 15-18, 2003 [Mvts. 1, 4, 9]

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 117: Part 1 [8:59] + Part 2 [10:29]
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12

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 48 (BWV 34, 98, 117, 120)

 
 

Cantata BWV 117 [21:19]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Satoshi Mizukoshi; Bass: Peter Kooy
Chorus: Sopranos: Hana Blažíková, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida, Aki Matsui; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Tamaki Suzuki, Sumihito Uesugi; Tenors: Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yusuke Fujii, Hiroto Ishikawa, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Daisuke Fujii, Chiyuki Urano, Yusuke Watanabe
Orchestra: Transverse Flute I: Liliko Maeda; Transverse Flute II: Kanae Kikuchi; Oboe I/Oboe d’amore I: Masamitsu San'nomiya; Oboe II: Atsuko Ozaki; Violins 1: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader], Yuko Takeshima, Yukie Yamaguchi; Violins 2: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Shiho Hiromi; Violas: Mika Akiha, Mina Fukazawa
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Violone: Takashi Konno; Bassoon: Yukiko Murakami; Harpsichord: Masaaki Suzuki, Mizuho Doi; Organ: Naoko Imai

BIS SACD-1881
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Jun 2010

SACD / TT: 72:13
MP3 / TT: 72:01

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Tuner: Akimi Hayashi; Producer: Thore Brinkmann; Sound Engineer: Matthias Spitzbarth; Post-production: Editing: Elisabeth Kemper; Mixing: Thore Brinkmann, Matthias Spitzbarth; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr.
Buy this album at:
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13

J.S. Bach: Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut (BWV 117) [C12-5]

 

Cantata BWV 117 [23:41]

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Orchestra

Alto: Atala Schöck; Tenor: László Kálmán; Bass: László Jekl

YouTube

Oct 28, 2012

Video / TT: 24:00

Recorded & filmed live at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest, Hungary. Recorded by Veress Dávid.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 117 by S. Kamp.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 117 [23:41]: Part 1 [4:07] | Part 2 [1:34] | Part 3 [3:04] | Part 4 [0:57] | Part 5 [1:51] | Part 6 [4:04] | Part 7 [3:15] | Part 8 [0:51] | Part 9 [4:17]


14

J.S. Bach: Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut, BWV 117; Ich freue mich in dir, BWV 133 [C12-7]

 

Cantata BWV 117 [21:37]

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Orchestra

Soloists: Alto: Atala Schöck; Tenor: Zoltán Megyesi; Bass: László Jekl

Lutherania

Dec 8, 2012

MP3 / TT: 42:14

Recorded live at Kelenföldi református templom (Kelenföldi Reformed Church), Budapest, Hungary. Recording: Judit Morva.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 117 by S. Kamp.
Download from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]
Listen on BCW:
Cantata BWV 117: Complete Cantata [21:37]


15

Bach Cantata [CV-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 117 [21:34]

Christopher Larsen

University of Texas Chamber Singers

Soloists: unknown

YouTube

Feb 26, 2013

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed at Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA, in the frame of Butler School of Music: Bach Cantata Project.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 117: Complete Cantata [21:34]


16

J.S. Bach: Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 116; Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut, BWV 117 [C13-3]

 

Cantata BWV 117 [22:25]

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir / Weiner-Szász Chamber Symphony (Weiner-Szász Kamaraszimfónikusok)

Soloists: Soprano: Mária Zádori; Alto: Atala Schöck; Tenor: István Horváth; Bass: Péter Cser

Lutherania

Jun 9, 2013

MP3 / TT: 40:24

Recorded live at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest, Hungary, in the frame of 24th Budapest Bach Weeks. Recording: Péter Remete.
3rd recording of Cantata BWV 117 by S. Kamp.
Download from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]
Listen on BCW:
Cantata BWV 117: Complete Cantata [22:25]


17

Eastman School of Music: Cantata ! A Bach Cantata Series - J.S. Bach: BWV 17: Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich; BWV 164: Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet; BWV 117 Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut [C-2]

Cantata BWV 117 [22:05]

David Chin (Conductor); Alexander Lee (Concert Master)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Instrumental Ensemble

Soprano: Michaela Anthony; Mezzo-soprano: Ashley Hill-Hibbard; Tenor: Pablo Bustos; Baritone: Benjamin Curtis
Vilma Perkiömäki (Violin); Alexander Trygstad (Viola); Benjamin Fried (Cello); Michael Franz (Double-bass); Emlyn Johnson (Flute); Carly Gordon (Oboe); Erin Lensing (Oboe); Wendy Yuen (Organ)

YouTube

Sep 21, 2013

Video / TT: 55:50

Recorded & filmed live at Reformation Lutheran Church, Rochester, New York, USA, in the frame of Eastman School of Music: Cantata! A Bach Cantata Series.
Recording by Carl Pultz.
Watch on YouTube: 
Cantata BWV 117: Complete Cantata [22:05]


18

Bach at One - April 9, 2018 (Cantatas BWV 79, 117) [BO-83]

 

Cantata BWV 117 []

(Julian Wachner) Guest Gonductor: Eric J. Milnes

Choir of Trinity Wall Street / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street

Soloists: Soprano: Megan Chartrand; Soprano: Elizabeth Bates; Alto: Luthien Brackett; Alto: Pamela Terry, Tenor: Scott Mello; Tenor: Timothy Hodges; Bass: Edmund Milly; Bass: Steven Hrycelak; Bass: Thomas McCargar

Trinity Wall Street

Apr 9, 2018

Video / TT: 63:23

Recorded & filmed live 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 [63:23]


19

Kantaten zum 8. und 23. Sonntag nach Trinitatis (BWV 136, 45, 163, 117) [C20-3]

 

Cantata BWV 117: Mvts. 1, 4-9 (from a complete performance)

Kay Johannsen

Stuttgarter Kantorei / Stiftsbarock Stuttgart (Konzertmeisterin: Christine Busch)

BWV 117 Soloists: Alto: Henriette Gödde [5, 7]; Tenor: Henning Jendritza [3, 8]; Bass: Christian Wagner [2, 6]

YouTube

Sep 25, 2020

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of the Cantata Cycle Bach:vokal.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 117: Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:29] + Mvt. 4: Chorale [1:20] + Mvt. 5: Recitative [A] [1:53] + Mvt. 6: Aria [B] [4:03] + Mvt. 7: Aria [A] [4:34] + Mvt. 8: Recitative [T] + Mvt. 9: Chorus [5:15]


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Bach: Cantata Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut BWV 117 [AB-117]

Cantata BWV 117 [22:33]

Conductor & Violin: Shunske Sato

Nederlandse Bachvereniging (Choir & Orchestra)

Soloists: Alto: Franz Vitzthum; Tenor: Thomas Hobbs; Bass: Wolf Matthias Friedrich
Ripieno Sopranos: Isabel Schicketanz, Lauren Armishaw, Marta Paklar; Ripieno Altos: Sofia Gvirts, Bernadett Nagy; Ripieno Tenors: Adriaan De Koster; Ripieno Basses: Matthew Baker, Pierre-Guy Le Gall White, Jaap van der Wel
Orchestra: Violins 1: Sayuri Yamagata, Femke Huizinga, Kano Imada; Violins 2: Lucia Giraudo, Annelies van der Vegt, Pieter Affourtit; Violas: Deirdre Dowling, Staas Swierstra; Cellos: Lucia Swarts, Barbara Kernig; Double-bass: Robert Franenberg; Transverse Flutes: Marten Root, Doretthe Janssens; Oboes: Ivan Podyomov, Rodrigo Lopez Paz; Bassoon: Benny Aghassi; Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra; Organ: Leo van Doeselaar

Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach

Jun 21, 2022

Video / TT: 22:33

Recorded & filmed live at the Philharmonie Haarlem, the Netherlands, for the project Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach.
Director & Editor: Bas Wielenga; Music Recording: Guido Tichelman, Pim van der Lee, Lilita Dunska; Music Edit & Mix: Guido Tichelman; Cameras: Martijn Struijf, Jesper Blok, Rob van der Gragt, Matthijs Notten, Lisa Xiu Kok; Lights: Zen Bloot, Dirk Zijlstra, Nick Fadieiev; Grip: Rinco Ederveen, Ferenc Soeteman; Set Technique: Justin Mutsaers; Data Handling: Jesper Blok; Assistant Music Recording: Marloes Biermans; Producer Concert: Marco Meijdam; Producer Film: Marieke de Blaay.
Watch on All of Bach:
Cantata BWV 117: Complete Cantata [22:33]
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 117: Complete Cantata [22:33]


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BWV 117, "Sei Lob und Ehr dem Höchsten Gott", Res Bachkoor olv Jos Vermunt, uit dienst 28-8-22 [C22-8]

 

Cantata BWV 117 [24:40]

Jos Vermunt

Residentie Bachkoor / Residentie Bachorkest

Counter-tenor: Oscar Verhaar; Tenor: Jan-Willem Schaafsma; Bass: Mattijs van de Woerd
Organist: Geerten van de Wetering

YouTube

Aug 28, 2022

Video / TT: 105:30

Recorded & filmed live at Kloosterkerk, Den Haag, the Netherlands.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Service, including Cantata BWV 117 [105:30]
Cantata BWV 117: Complete Cantata [24:40]


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Hin und weg! mit Hans-Christoph Rademann | Kantate BWV 117 »Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut« [BA22-2]

 
 

01:03: Introduction of the Chorale Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut
02:02: Presentation of J.S. Bach's Cantata BWV 117. A journey through the musical score with live sound samples aswell as singing together with the audience.
35:19 J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 117 [24:17]

Hans-Christoph Rademann (Moderation & Artistic Direction)

Gaechinger Cantorey

Alto: Alex Potter; Tenor: Benedikt Kristjánsson; Bass: Tobias Berndt

YouTube

Sep 29, 2022

Video / TT: 59:36

Recorded & filmed live at Johanneskirche am Feuersee, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Production: BildManufaktur GmbH; Sound: Tritonus Musikproduktion GmbH; © Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart.
Watch on You Tube:
Cantata BWV 117: Full Programme, including Complete Cantata [59:36]


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J.S. Bach: Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut, BWV 117 // Unspecified occasion [D16-12]

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 117 [YT: 27:10]

Musical Director & Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Workshop Participants: Rudolf Lutz, Pfr. Niklaus Peter
Reflective Lecture Speaker: Caroline Schröder Field

Chor & Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung

Soloists: Alto: Annekathrin Laabs; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Markus Volpert
Choir: Sopranos: Jessica Jans, Jennifer Ribeiro-Rudin, Simone Schwark, Noëmi Sohn-Nad, Baiba Urka, Mirjam Wernli-Berli; Altos: Antonia Frey-Sutter, Francisca Näf, Alexandra Rawohl, Jan Thomer, Sarah Widmer; Tenors: Clemens Flämig, Achim Glatz, Tobias Mäthger, Nicolas Savoy; Basses: Jean-Christophe Groffe, Johannes Hill, Grégoire May, Daniel Pérez, William Wood
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann, Monika Baer, Patricia Do, Claire Foltzer, Elisabeth Kohler, Salome Zimmermann; Violas: Susanna Hefti, Matthias Jäggi, Stella Mahrenholz; Violoncellos: Martin Zeller, Hristo Kouzmanov; Violone: Markus Bernhard; Transverse Flutes: Tomoko Mukoyama, Rebekka Brunner; Oboe/Oboe d’amore: Clara Espinosa, Amy Power; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Harpsichord: Thomas Leininger; Organ: Nicola Cumer

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen

Oct 21, 2022

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
Recording & Editing: Sound Engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Executive Producer: Johannes Widmer; Production: Gallus Media AG, Schweiz; Producer: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen, Schweiz.
Source: Bachipedia
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 117: Complete Cantata [27:10] | Workshop [45:15] | Reflection Lecture [15:05]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2002 - February 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (March 2006, June 2009); Rainer Harald (March 2019 - December 2022); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Harald Kurama (November 2010); Ed Myskowski (May 2008); John Pike (May 2005)

Cantata BWV 117: Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut for the birthday of Christian von Weißenfels (1731)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


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