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Cantata BWV 118
O Jesu Christ, mein’s Lebens Licht |
Ref.: |
BWV 118 |
German Title |
O Jesu Christ, mein’s Lebens Licht |
English Title |
O Jesus Christ, light of my life (most of the translations) |
Event |
Cantata (or motet) for the a funeral |
Composed |
Leipzig, 1736-1737 (according to most of the sources)
1st performance (1st Version): 1736-1737 - Leipzig
2nd performance (2nd Version): 1746-1747 ? - Leipzig |
Text: |
Martin Behm ? |
BWV 118 Text:
German-1
| German-6
| German-7
Translations:
English-1
| English-3I
| English-3P
| English-6
| English-10
Catalan-1
| Chinese-2
| Dutch-0
| Dutch-4
| French-5
| French-6
| Hebrew-1
| Hungarian-2
| Indonesian-1
| Italian-2
| Norwegian-1
| Polish-2
| Portuguese-2
| Russian-1
| Russian-3 [BWV 118b]
| Spanish-2
Chorale Text:
O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht [BWV 118/1]
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Scoring |
4-part Chorus;
Orchestra 1st version: 2 litui, cornetto, 3 trombones, organ
Orchestra 2nd version: 2 litui, strings, organ continuo; Optional – 3 oboes and a bassoon doubling the vocal parts
Version 1 | Version 2 |
Scores: |
BWV 118 Scores:
Score Vocal & Piano [0.60 MB]
| Score BGA [0.74 MB]
Capella:
Complete
[cap]
MuseScore:
Complete Cantata
| Mvt. 1
[MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis:
Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody:
Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht II [BWV 118/1]
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References: |
BWV 118=BWV118:1, 231 References:
BGA: XXIV | NBA: III/1 | BC: B 23 | Zwang: -
| First Published: BG, 1876
| Autograph score (facsimile): Princeton University Library, loan (New York, 1985)
| BWV 118 Figures
| Bach Digital (version 1)
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Commentaries: |
BWV 118 Commentaries:
English:
BCW
| Emmanuel Music
| NBV-AOB
EvH [Dutch]
| HT [Dutch]
| Role [French]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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Music |
Music Examples |
Discussions |
Week of April 1, 2001; Week of November 16, 2008; Week of May 26, 2013 |
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Choral Masterpieces of the Baroque (Domenico Scarlatti, Henry Purcell, J.S. Bach) [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [4:56] |
Johannes Somary |
Amor Artis Chorale |
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Decca DL-710114
MCA Westminster |
Apr 22, 1965 |
LP / TT: 45:00 |
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J.S. Bach: Kantaten · Cantatas Nr. 27, Nr. 118, Nr. 158, Nr. 59 [L-2]
Bach 2000 Volume 7: The Motets, Chorales & Songs [C-3]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 18, 59, 89, 90, 106, 118, 152, 161 & 182 [C-5] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [3:44 / 3:45] |
Jürgen Jürgens |
Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg |
Gustav Leonhardt (Organ) |
Telefunken SAWT-9489
Teldec
Teldec 69599 |
1966-1967 |
LP / TT: 42:47
7-CD / TT:
2-CD / TT: 148:33 |
Recorded at Hervormde Kerk, Bennebroek, Holland.
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J.S. Bach: Motets [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [] (with instrumental ensemble) |
Sebastian Forbes |
Aeolian Singers / Instrumental Group |
Catherine Smith, James Hunt (Oboes); Roy Gillard, Richard Deakin (Violins); Eileen Engelbrecht (Viola); Christopher Van Kampen (Cello); Martin Neary (Organ) |
Decca Eclipse 76066/67 |
May 1967 |
2-LP / TT: |
Recorded at Church of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, England. |
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North Carolina All-State High School Chorus |
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Cantata BWV 118 [] |
J. Frederick Mueller |
North Carolina All-State High School Chorus |
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Century Records |
Late 1960’s ? |
LP / TT: |
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Bach Chorales [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 118, sung to English text paraphrasing Martin Behm's hymn [5:20] |
Mark Brown |
Westminster Bach Choir / (No Orchestra) |
Richard Townend (Organ) |
EMI Music For Pleasure MFP-6049 |
1972 |
LP / TT: |
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Program, 1974-1975, No. 725 |
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Cantata BWV 118, arranged for brass ensemble [] |
William Adam |
Indiana University Brass Choir |
- |
Indiana University: School of Music |
Apr 29, 1975 |
2 audiotape reels / TT: |
Recorded live at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 38292890) |
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Program, 1976-1977, No. 775 |
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Cantata BWV 118 [] |
Bruce Chamberlain |
Indiana University Chorus |
- |
Indiana University School of Music |
Apr 19, 1977 |
Reel-to-reel tape / TT: |
Recorded at live Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 2918837) |
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Baldwin-Wallace Festival Chorus |
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Cantata BWV 118 [] |
Stuart Raleigh |
Baldwin-Wallace Festival Chorus |
- |
Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music |
May 4, 1977 |
MC / TT: |
Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 174052977) |
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Program, 1977-1978, No. 240 |
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Cantata BWV 118, arranged for brass ensemble [] |
David L. Bach |
Indiana University Brass Choir |
- |
Indiana University School of Music |
Nov 4, 1977 |
Reel-to-reel tape / TT: |
Recorded at Indiana University. School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 3416922) |
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J.S. Bach: Motets BWV 225-231; Cantatas BWV 50 & 118 [E-1] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [10:02] |
John Eliot Gardiner |
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists |
EBS: Violins: Nona Liddell, Simon Standage, Michaela Comberti, Roy Goodman, Elizabeth Wilcock, Desmond Heath, Julie Miller; Violas: Trevor Jones, Katharine Hart, Annette Isserlis; Violoncellos: Mark Caudle, Timothy Mason; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Oboes: Sophia McKenna, David Reichenberg; Taille/Oboe da caccia: Ku Ebbinge; Bassoons: Jeremy Ward, Alastair Mitchell; Organ: Stephen Cleobury |
Erato STU-71337 (Fr)
Erato ZL-30763 (Ge)
Erato MCE-71337
Erato ECD-88117
Erato 2292-45979-2 |
Mar 2-5 & Apr 9-10, 1980 |
2-LP / TT:
2-LP / TT:
2-MC / TT:
2-CD / TT: 115:57
2-CD / TT: 115:57 |
Recorded at All Saints Church, Tooting, London, England.
Sound Engineer: Yolanta Skura.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 118 by J.E. Gardiner.
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A Touch Of Brass performs music by Bach, Byrd, Gesualdo, & Monteverdi |
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Cantata BWV 118, arrangedfor brass ensemble by Geoffrey Leader [] |
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A Touch of Brass |
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Touch of Brass: 4185AR |
1982 (?) [printed 1985] |
LP / TT: |
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Program, 1984-1985, No. 584 [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [8:29] |
Xiomara Di Maio [as Xiomara Di Maio Alfaro] |
Indiana University Masters Conductors' Chorus |
Vocal soloists: unknown |
Indiana University: School of Music |
Feb 22, 1985 |
2 Reel-to-reel tape / TT: 39 min |
Recorded live at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 12036359) |
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Bach: Motet / Cantate BWV 118 O Jesu Christ, mein's Lebens Licht; Bach (?): Furcht und Zittern; Kuhnau/Bach: Der Gerechte kommt um - De Nieuwe Stad Amsterdam 1985 [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [5:56] |
Jan Stulp |
Koor en Orkest De Nieuwe Stad |
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YouTube |
Nov 30, 1985 |
Video / TT: |
Recorded & filmed live at De Nieuwe Stad, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Watch on YouTube: Cantata (Motet) BWV 118: Complete Cantata [5:56] |
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Palestrina/Bach: Missa sine nomine, Kuhnau, Pezel, Reiche [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [4:12] |
Bruce Dickey (Cornett & Direction) |
Small Choir / Concerto Palatino |
Sopranos: Barbara Borden, Suzie LeBlanc, Emily Van Evera; Counter-tenor: David Cordier, Tenors: Rogers Covey-Crump, Harry Geraerts, Douglas Nasrawi, John Potter, Mark Howard, Ian Honeyman; Basses: Geert Smits, Kees Jan de Koning, Harry van der Kamp |
EMI Classics 567-754 455-2 |
Jun 1992 |
CD / TT: |
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In memoriam Carolyn Owens Mann [ES-1] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [9:02] |
William Weinert (Director); Alfred Mann (Conductor) |
Eastman Chorale |
Barbara Butler, Eric Lopez (Trumpets); Oleh Krysa, Annabelle Gardiner, Margaret Leenhouts, Kristin Stiles (Violins); John Graham (Viola); Pamela Frame, Kurt Fowler (Cellos); Igor Pecevski (Double bass); Philip West (Oboe); Rosey Yiameos, Richard Basehore (English Horns); Jennifer Rhodes, (Bassoon) |
Eastman School of Music |
Sep 22, 1995 |
1 sound tape reel / TT: 78:29 |
Recorded live at Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York, USA.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 118 by W. Weinert.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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Reflections of Love [ES-2] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [8:15] |
William Weinert |
Eastman Chorale |
Eric Lopez (Trumpet); Karine Stone, Andrea Dawson, Amy Glick, Yan-Yao Hung (Violins); Jason Totzke (Viola); Alison Bazala (Cello); Chu-Ping Lin (Double bass) |
Eastman School of Music. |
Nov 19, 1995 |
Sound tape reel / TT: 44:44 |
Recorded live at Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York, USA.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 118 by W. Weinert.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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De Johann - A Johann Sebastian Bach: Motets [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [5:21] |
Françoise Lasserre |
Akademia - Ensemble Vocal Regional de Champagne-Ardenne / La Fenice |
Sopranos: Sylvie Bonnet, Nathalie Marec, Marie-Clotilde Mœs, Edwige Parat, Brigitte Pelote, Marie-Thérèse Klaus-Winter; Altos: Patrick Van Goethem, Christophe Laporte; Tenors: Jean-Luc Baudin, Erik Gruchet, Hugues Primard; Basses: Philippe Roche, Eric Guillermin, Paul Willenbrock |
Pierre Verany 797111 |
Jul 7-11, 1997 |
CD / TT: 60:57 |
Recorded at Temple Saint-Jean, Paris, France.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 118 by F. Lasserre.
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Bach for All Seasons - Selections from the Choral Works of J.S. Bach [C-1] |
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O Jesus Christ, My Life, My Light (Cantata BWV 118), sung in English [8:40] |
Cantor Rick Erickson (Director & Organist) |
The Holy Trinity Bach Choir (Phyllis Curran, Elizabeth Farnum, Julia Fischer, Megan Friar, Jolle Greenleaf, Paul Houghtaling, Marc Molomot, Scott Murphree, Michael Ruff, Daniel Clark Smith, Benjamin Sosland, Emm-Jane Stokely, Jon Szabo) / The Bach Players (Cynthia Roberts, violin; Allen Whear, cello; Lucas Harris, lute; Julie Brye, oboe; Lee Soper, trumpet; Joe Tompkins, timpani) |
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Augsburg Fortress |
Mar 1999 |
CD / TT: 55:46 |
Recorded at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, New York, New York, USA.
Compiled and edited by Rick Erickson and Mark Bighley. The focus of this collection is to provide churches and choirs a practical resource for use in worship.
Buy this album at: Augsburg Fortress |
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Program, 1998-1999, No. 985 [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [4:22] |
Roger Henry |
Indiana University Masters Conductors' Chorus |
Various student soloists |
Indiana University: School of Music |
Apr 20, 1999 |
MC / TT: 63:31 |
Recorded live at Recital Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 42634164) |
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Baldwin-Wallace Brass Choir |
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Cantata BWV 118, arranged for ten-part brass choir (4 cornets, 2 horns, 3 trombones, baritones, & tuba) by Robert D. King [] |
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Baldwin-Wallace Brass Choir |
- |
Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music |
Apr (?) 2001 |
CD / TT: |
Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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J.S. Bach: Singet! [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [] |
Laurence Cummings |
RAM Baroque Orchestra & Chamber Choir |
- |
Cantoris CRCD-6065 |
Jun 2002 [released] |
CD / TT: 74:30 |
Recorded at… |
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Kairos and Repertory Singers: In an Afternoon of Sacred Choral Music [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [8:00] |
Brian T. Russell |
Eastman Repertory Singers / Kairos Ensemble |
- |
Eastman School of Music |
Apr 13, 2003 |
2-CD / TT: 44:53 |
Recorded live at Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 21 |
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Cantata BWV 118 [4:11] |
Ton Koopman |
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch) |
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jonathan Manson (Violoncello); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon)
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Mariette Bastiaansen, Henriette 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: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Lisa Landgraf, 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; Michel Henry; Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren; Horns (Lituus): Andrew Clark, Joe Walters; Cornett: Bruce Dickey; Trombones: Charles Toet, Harry Ries, David Joseph Yacus
Continuo: Matthew Halls, Ton Koopman |
Antoine Marchand CC-72221
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Oct 13-19, 2003 |
3-CD / TT: 197:59
MP3 / TT: 197:23 |
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen.
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Monarch Brass |
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Cantata BWV 118, arranged for ten-part brass choir (4 cornets, 2 horns, 3 trombones, baritones, & tuba) by Robert D. King [] |
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Monarch Brass Ensemble; Monarch Brass Quintet |
Susan Slaught (Trumpet); Stacy Simpson (Trumpet) |
International Women's Brass Conference |
2003 |
CD / TT: |
Recorded at the International Women's Brass Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. |
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Program, 2004-2005, No. 394 [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [5:16] |
Sarah Childress |
Indiana University Motet Choir / various instrumentalists |
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Indiana University: School of Music |
Dec 7, 2004 |
CD / TT: 40:09 |
Recorded live at Recital Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 62470835) |
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Bach [T-20] |
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Cantata BWV 118, arranged for brass ensemble [5:13 / 5:18] |
Robert Moody |
Canadian Brass |
Eugene Watts (Trombone); Joe Burgstaller (Trumpet); Bernhard Scully (French Horn); Brandon Ridenour (Trumpet); Charles Daellenbach (Tuba); Shachar Israel (Trombone); Larry Larson (Trumpet); Ryan Anthony (Trumpet); Jeff Nelsen (French Horn); Christopher Lee (Tuba) |
Opening Day OD-7346 |
2006-2007 |
CD / TT: 44:35 |
Recorded at Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Toronto, Canada.
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J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 12, 78, 150 & Motette BWV 118 [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [4:49] |
Françoise Lasserre |
Akadêmia Ensemble |
Soprano: Veronika Winter; Counter-tenor: Damien Guillon, Tenor: Marcel Beekman; Baritone: Benoît Arnould
Choir: Sopranos: Juliette Perret, Mathilde Servin; Altos: Laurence Renson, Marc Pontus; Tenors: Philippe Froeliger, François Roche; Basses: Nicolas Rouault, Emmanuel Vistorky
Orchestra: 1st Violin: Flavio Losco; Violins: Isabelle Lucas, Cosimo Stawiarski, Bénédicte Pernet, Judith Depoutot, Virginie Descharmes; Violas: Benoit Douchy, Géraldine Roux; Violoncello Solo: Hervé Douchy; Violoncello: Angélique Charbonnel; Double-bass: Jean-Paul Talvard; Oboes: Vincent Robin, Elisabeth Passot; Taille: Jean-Marc Philippe; Bassoon: Nicolas André; Baroque Trumpets: Gilles Rapin, Olivier Picon; Organ: Laurent Stewart |
Zig-Zag Territories ZZT-090502
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Dec 3-5, 2008; Jan 5-7, 2009 |
CD / TT: 64:25
MP3 / TT: |
Recorded at L'Eglise Evangélique Allemande Paris 9e, France.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 118 by F. Lasserre.
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Concierto Bach en Ovidia (Cantatas BWV 118, 56, and 82) [C-3] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [10:21] |
Andoni Sierra |
Capilla de Música de Santa María del Coro / Instrumental ensemble (Concert-master: Catalin Bucataru) |
Baritone: Jesús García Aréjula
Hervé Michaud (Oboe); Pascale Michaud (Cello) |
Capilla de Música de SMC |
c2008 |
Audio / TT: 53:23 |
Recorded live in Ordizia, a little village in the Basque Country, North of Spain, close to the French border. |
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The Sacred Flame: European Sacred Music of the Renaissance and Baroque Era (Choral Concert: Cambridge Singers) [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [4:50] |
John Rutter |
Cambridge Singers / La Nuova Musica (Artistic Director: David Bates) |
CS: Sopranos: Helen Ashby, Kate Ashby, Grace Davidson, Amy Haworth, Rebecca Hickey, Alison Hill, Katy Hill, Louise Kateck, Amy Moore, Amy Wood; Altos: Emma Ashby, Ruth Clegg, Ruth Gibbins, Eleanor Harries, Carris Jones, Melanie Marshall, Martha McLorinan; Tenors: Daniel Auchincloss, Ben Breakwell, Ronan Busfield, Thomas Hobbs, Benedict Hymas, Nicholas Todd; Basses: Richard Bannan, Neil Bellingham, Gabriel Crouch, William Dawes, James Holliday, Oliver Hunt, Matthew O'Donovan, Reuben Thomas
LNM: Hannah Tibell, George Crawford (Violins); Emma Alter, Alexandria Lawrence (Violas); Graham Walker (Cello); Jan Robert Zahourek (Violone); Joel Raymond, Sarah Humphreys (Oboes & Recorders); Mark Williams (Organ); Chamber organ provided and tuned by Keith McGowan |
Collegium Records COLCD-134
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Jan 2009 |
CD / TT: 78:26
MP3 / TT: 78:17 |
Recorded at the Great Hall of University College School, London, England.
Recording Producer & Engineer: Simon Eadon (Abbas Records); Recording Assistant: Hugh Walker.
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J.S. Bach: Messen BWV 233 & 236 (Missae Brevis, Vol. 2) [V-2]
J.S. Bach: Missæ Breves BWV 232-236: Complete Recordings [B-1] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [9:14] |
Raphaël Pichon |
Ensemble Pygmalion |
Choir: Sopranos: Caroline Bardot, Mathilde Bobot, Jeanne Crousaud, Maïlys de Villoutreys, Sabine Devieilhe, Judith Fa, Juliette Perret; Altos: Stéphanie Leclercq, Marie Pouchelon, Lucile Richardot, Mélodie Ruvio, Marie Sarlin; Tenors: Patrick Boileau, Didier Chassaing, Davy Cornillot, Jean-Baptiste de Ereño, Guillaume Gutiérrez; Basses: Virgile Ancely, Thierry Clementz, Jean-Michel Durang, Sydney Fierro, Geoffroy Heurard
Orchestra: Solo Violin: Bojan Cici; Violins 1: Marie Rouquié, Paula Waisman, Mika Akiha, Cyrielle Eberhardt; Violins 2: Gabriel Grosbard, Yuki Koike, Sandrine Dupé, Anne Pekkala; Violas: Kate Goodbehere, Jérôme Van Waerbeke; Alto/Tenor Viol: Myriam Rignol; Viol: Julien Léonard; Violoncellos: Julien Barre, Julien Hainsworth; Double-bass: Elise Christiaens; Bassoon: Evolène Kiener; Oboes: Emmanuel Laporte, Tereza Pavelkova; Horns: Eva Valla Armannsdottir, Olivier Picon; Harpsichord: Arnaud de Pasquale; Organ: Sébastien Daucé [Quentin Blumenroeder] |
Alpha Productions 170
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Alpha 816
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Oct 25-29, 2009 |
CD / TT: 61:00
MP3 / TT: 60:53
3-CD: 179:36
MP3 / TT: 173:26 |
Recorded at l'Église Notre-Dame du Liban, Paris, France.
Artistic Director & Editing: Aline Blondiau; Sound Engineer & Mastering: Hugues Deschaux; Tuning of harpsichord & organ: Jean-François Brun; Executive Producer: Julien Dubois.
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3-CD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
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J.S. Bach: Complete Motets [V-3] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [8:18] |
Julian Wachner |
Trinity Wall Street Choir / Trinity Wall Street Baroque Orchestra |
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Musica Omnia MO-0403 |
May 30-Jun 2, 2011 |
CD / TT: 75 min |
Recorded at Trinity Church, Wall St., New York City, New York, USA.
The album was released in autumn 2011, in time for the 10th anniversary commemoration of September 11, 2001 - this church and its organ were damaged in that attack, being so near the World Trade Center. Peter Watchorn wrote the program notes, and produced the album.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 118: Complete Cantata [4:49]
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Concierto de Ciclo J.S. Bach y sus Cantatas: Junio de 2012 [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [8:47] |
Santiago Lusardi Girelli |
Coro de Cámara de Sevilla / Conjunto Barroco |
Coro de Cámara de Sevilla: Sopranos: Stepanie Steinbauer, Charlotte Gries, María Jesús Pacheco Caballero, Katalin Zsekely, Marta Sarrión; Altos: Maria Jose Arbeloa, Fátima Ortega / Elena Gauna; Tenors: Jeronimo Luna; Basses: Benito Sanchez, Juan Martin Hollos, Julián Lavado Quiles, Ignacio García Fenoll
Conjunto Barroco: Baroque Oboes: Jacobo Díaz, Sergio Hernandez; Violins: Raquel Batalloso, Rocío Máquez; Viola: Pablo Travé; Viola da gamba: Johanna Rose; Bassoon: Francisco Carrasco; Violone: Miguel Hernandez
Positive Organ: Andrés Cea Galán |
YouTube |
Jun 23, 2012 |
Video / TT: 51:02 |
Recorded & filmed live at Iglesia Santa Cruz, Sevilla, Spain, in the frame of Ciclo J.S. Bach y sus Cantatas.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 118: Complete Cantata [8:47] |
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Bach in Context, Vol. 5 - Actus Tragicus [C-5] |
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Motet BWV 118 [] ?? |
Pieter-Jan Belder (General Musical Direction) |
Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam (Artistic Leader: Harry van der Kamp) / Musica Amphion (Artistic Leader: Pieter-Jan Belder) |
Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam: Sopranos: Hana Blažíková, Stephanie Petitlaurent; Altos: Terry Wey, Marnix De Cat; Tenors: Charles Daniels, Harry van Berne; Basses: Harry van der Kamp, Jelle Draijer
Musica Amphion: Violin 1: Rémy Baudet (Concert-master); Violin 2: Sayuri Yamagata; Viola: Staas Swierstra; Cello: Julie Borsodi; Viola da gamba: Ghislaine Wauters, Julie Borsodi; Double-bass, Violone: Margaret Urquhart; Recorder I: Pieter-Jan Belder; Recorder II: Hanna Lindeijer; Transverse Flute: Wilbert Hazelzet; Oboe & d'amore: Frank de Bruine; Horn: Emmanuel Frankenberg; Harpsichord: Pieter-Jan Belder; Reitze Smits (Organ) |
Etcetera KTC-1489 |
Sep 22-23, 2014 |
CD+Book / TT: 71:03 |
Recorded at the Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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J.S. Bach: Actus Tragicus - Musica Amphion en Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam, deel 1 [C-5a] |
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Part 2 [not available]:
Motet BWV 118 [] |
Pieter-Jan Belder (General Musical Direction) |
Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam (Artistic Leader: Harry van der Kamp) / Musica Amphion (Artistic Leader: Pieter-Jan Belder) |
Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam: Sopranos: Hana Blažíková, Stephanie Petitlaurent; Altos: Terry Wey, Marnix De Cat; Tenors: Charles Daniels, Harry van Berne; Basses: Harry van der Kamp, Jelle Draijer
Musica Amphion: Violin 1: Rémy Baudet (Concert-master); Violin 2: Sayuri Yamagata; Viola: Staas Swierstra; Cello: Julie Borsodi; Viola da gamba: Ghislaine Wauters, Julie Borsodi; Double-bass, Violone: Margaret Urquhart; Recorder I: Pieter-Jan Belder; Recorder II: Hanna Lindeijer; Transverse Flute: Wilbert Hazelzet; Oboe & oboe d'amore: Frank de Bruine; Horn: Emmanuel Frankenberg; Harpsichord: Pieter-Jan Belder; Reitze Smits (Organ) |
Arvotros |
Sep 25, 2014 |
Video / TT: 49:07 |
Recorded & filmed live at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Performed also at Martinikerk, Groningen [Sep 20]; Muziek tussen Maas en Sluis, Grote Kerk, Maassluis, the Netherlands [Sep 26].
Altough the programme is almost identical, this is a different rendition from [C-5]
Watch on YouTube: Complete Concert on Sep 25, 2014: Part 1 [49:07] |
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Nystedt - Bach: Meins Lebens Licht [C-1]
Bach: The Motets [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [CD-1: 8:31; CD-2: 4:45] [Pitch: A=440] |
Grete Pedersen |
Det Norske Solistkor / Ensemble Allegria (Leader & Violin Solo: Maria Angelika Carlsen) |
DNSK: Sopranos: Ragnhild Thu Austnaberg, Ditte Marie Bræin, Ingeborg Dalheim, Guro Hjemli, Magnhild Korsvik, Guro Lødemel, Camilla Wiig Revholt, Berit Solset; Altos: Mari Askvik, Daniel Carlsson, Astrid Sandvand Dahlen, Sunniva Eliassen, Jorunn Lovise Husan, Eva Borghild Landro, Live Maartmann, Marit Sehl, Eli Stange Synnes, Silje Vatne Heggem, Ingeborg Aadland; Tenors: Håvard Gravdal, Paul Kirby, Ludvik Kjærnes, Kristian Krokslett, Tim Lawrence, Robert Lind, Øystein Stensheim, Masashi Tsuji; Basss: Erik Arnelöf, Arild Bakke, Edward Grint, Olle Holmgren, Magnus Ingemund Kjelstad, Peder Arnt Kløvrud, Svein Korshamn, Eirik Krokfjord, Halvor Festervoll Melien, Gustav Nattoch Dag
Musicians: Ensemble Allegria: Jan Bertelsen (Oboe); Magdalena Orlowska (Oboe); Alessandro Caprotti (Bassoon), Knut Johannessen (Organ) |
BIS BIS-2184
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BIS BIS-2251 |
Feb 2015 |
SACD / 59:00
MP3 / TT: 58:54
SACD / TT: 67:39 |
Recorded at Ris Kirke, Oslo, Norway.
Producer and Sound Engineer: Jens Braun (Take5 Music Production); Post-production: Editing & Mixing: Jens Braun; Executive Producer: Robert Suff.
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SACD-1 (2015): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes
SACD-2 (2011): Amazon.de |
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30 jaar Zwols Vocaal Ensemble - J.S. Bach: Cantates BWV 190, 140; Motet BWV 118; Magnificat BWV 243 [C-1] |
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8. Motet BWV 118 [8:11] |
Mertien Hovestad |
Zwols Vocaal Ensemble / ZVE Barokorkest |
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Zwols Vocaal Ensemble |
Nov 26, 2016 |
CD/MP3 / TT: 82:08 |
Recorded live at Onze Lieve Vrouwebasiliek, Zwolle, Overijssel, the Netherlands.
Listen on YouTube:
CD/MP3 (2016): Complete Album [Sequence; 27 Tracks; TT: 82:08]
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J.S. Bach: O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht [CV-2] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [9:07] |
Conductor & Coordination: Iara Fricke Matte
Assistants: Weberson Almeida & Giovanna Vlasic* |
Orquestra Sinfônica da Escola de Música da UFMG |
Violins 1: Elias Barros** [Spalla], Thiago Barros, Leonardo Lacerda **, Fellip Matheus, Clayton Silva, Thamires Cunha, Henrique Rocha, Joao Mazoni, Gabriel Magno, Giovanni Santos; Violins 2: Eliseu Barros**, Felipe Nonato*, Vinicius Oliveira*, Amanda Barbalho, Sara Barros, Larissa Barbalho, Hozana Barros, Mariana Furtado; Violas: Moisés Guimarães**, Ludson Salles, Lucas Bernardo, Elaine Stephanie, Aline Ayres, Lorena Fernandes, Lucas Dutra, Joao Pedro Rocha, Raphael Maximiano, Lucas Eduardo Carmo, Giovanna Fonseca*, Marcos Paulo*; Violoncelos: Guilherme Gonçalves, Talitha Marinho, André Freire, Ruth Oliveira de Barros, Nicodemos Gabriel*; Double-basses: Valdir Claudino**, Nikolly Ramos, Filipe Augusto Vieira, Pedro Guedes, Kennedy Guedes; Flutes: Ana Thereza Naback, Jordana da Veiga, Victor Faria; Oboes: Cássio Souza, Hermínio de Almeida**; Clarinetts: Walter Vieira**, Jefferson Assis de Souza; Bassoons: Pedro Parreiras**, Lucas Sodré***; Horns: Gustavo Trindade**, Priscila Viana**, Ana Laurinda, Lucas Filho; Trumpets: Vagner Vieira, João Pedro Morais; Trombones: Paulo Rocha, Jakson Pires Gonçalves, Filipe Sabino***
*PROEX Scholar; ** Technical Musician; *** Guest Musician |
YouTube |
Jul 3, 2019 |
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Recording & filmed live in the auditorium 302 of CAD 3 at UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Production: Viva Música Project; General Co-ordination: Prof. Luciana Monteiro de Castro; Executive Production: Matheus Dias Macedo; Audio Recording & Mixing: Manoel Almeida; Video Recording & Editing: Frederico Rezende; Audio Supervision & Technical Support: Fabio Janhan.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 118: Complete Cantata [9:07] |
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J.S. Bach: Meins Lebens Licht (Cantatas BWV 45-198 & Motet BWV 118) [C-26] |
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Motet BWV 118 [8:04] |
Philippe Herreweghe |
Collegium Vocale Gent |
Choir: Sopranos: Dorothee Mields, Annelies Brants, Chiyuki Okamura, Magdalena Podkościelna; Altos: Alex Potter, Cécile Pilorger, Alexander Schneider, Bart Uvyn; Tenors: Thomas Hobbs, Johannes Gaubitz, Vincent Lesage, Hitoshi Tamada; Basses: Peter Kooy, Philipp Kaven, Robert van der Vinne, Bart Vandewege
Orchestra: Violins 1: Christine Busch [Leader], Meng Han, Maria Roca; Violins 2: Dietlind Mayer, Verena Sommer, Lotta Suvanto; Violas: Deirdre Dowling, Kaat De Cock; Cellos: Ageet Zweistra, Harm-Jan Schwitters; Double-bass: Miriam Shalinsky; Organ: Maude Gratton; Violas da gamba: Romina Lischka, Nicholas Milne; Lutes: Matthias Spaeter, Thomas Boysen; Flute: Patrick Beuckels, Amélie Michel; Oboes: Marcel Ponseele, Taka Kitazato; Bassoon: Julien Debordes |
PHI LPH-035
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Jan 23-25, 2020 |
CD / TT: 58:35
MP3 / TT: 58:23 |
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Recording Producer: Andreas Neubronner, Markus Heiland; Balance Engineer: Christian Starke; Editing & Mastering: Andreas Neubronner, Markus Heiland; Artistic coordination: Jens Van Durme (Collegium Vocale Gent).
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 18 Tracks; TT: 58:41]
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Music Download (2021): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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Bach: Motets [V-3] |
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23. Motet BWV 118 [7:46] |
Valentin Tournet |
La Chapelle Harmonique |
Soloists: Sopranos: Hélène Walter, Anna-Lena Elbert; Counter-tenor: William Shelton; Tenor: Benjamin Glaubitz, Bass-Baritone: Christian Immler
Choir: Sopranos 1: Hélène Walter, Gunhild Alsvik, Alice Ungerer; Sopranos 2: Anna-Lena Elbert, Armelle Morvan, Elisabeth Rapp; Altos 1: William Shelton, Cécile Pilorger; Altos 2: Jonathan De Ceuster, Bart Uvyn; Tenors 1: Benjamin Glaubitz, Dan Martin; Tenors 2: Thomas Köll, Augustin Laudet; Basses 1: Christian Immler, Robert van der Vinne, Julian Millan Martinez; Basses 2: Philipp Kaven, Pablo Acosta
Orchestra: Violins: David Plantier, Sandrine Dupé; Violas: Myriam Bulloz, Raphaël Aubry; Violoncello: Harm-Jan Schwitters*; Double-bass: Thiery Runarvot*; Oboes: Benoît Laurent, Yanina Yacubsohn; Taille: Nele Vertommen; Bassoon: Aljandro Perez Marin; Organ: François Guerrier*
*continuo |
Château de Versailles Spectacles CVS-067
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Jul 2-5, 2021 |
CD / TT: 77:13
MP3 / TT: 67:03 |
Recorded live at La Chapelle Royale, Versailles, France.
Producer, Editing, Mastering: Olivier Rosset, Paul Giroux; Recording: Gaëtan Juge, Olivier Rosset.
Watch on YouTube:
Album: Teaser [5:01]
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CD (2022): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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Passages - German Ritual Music 1600-1800 [C-1] |
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13. Cantata BWV 118 [4:32]
2 S, A, T (TL), B / cornett, 3 trombones, 2 corni da tirarsi, basso continuo (organ) |
Lambert Colson |
InAlto |
Sopranos: Alice Foccroulle & Griet de Geyter; Alto: Bart Uvyn; Tenors: Vojtěch Semerád & Tomáš Lajtkep; Bass: Geoffroy Buffière
Lambert Colson & Darren Moore (Cornetts); Guy Hanssen, Susanna Defendi, Charlotte Van Passen & Bart Vroomen (Trombones); Anneke Scott & Alain de Rudder (Corni da tirarsi); Marc Meisel (Organ) |
Ricercar RIC-443
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Sep 2021 |
CD / TT: 77:32
MP3 / TT: 77:23 |
Recorded at Église Notre-Dame, Gedinne, Belgium.
Executive Producer: Jérôme Lejeune; Recording & Artistic Direction: Aline Blondiau; Editing: Lambert Colson.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Playlist; 17 Tracks; TT: 77:48]
Buy this album at:
CD (2022): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2022): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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Wiener Lehrer-a-capella-Chor & Ensemble Continuum Wien: Werke der Bachfamilie [CV-1] |
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Cantata BWV 118 [8:47] |
Director: Maximilian Opll; Rehearsal: Martin Horváth |
Wiener Lehrer-a-cappella-Chor / Ensemble Continuum Wien |
BWV 118: Roswitha Dokalik, Luis Morais, Aliona Kalechyts-Pietrowskaja (Violins 1); Karol Gostyński, Johanna Kargl, Eunjung Anna Ryu (Violins 2); Ivan Becka, Elzbieta Sajka-Bachler (Violas); Elisabeth Zeisner, Lucia Krommer (Violoncellos); Martin Horváth (Violone); Ana Inés Feola, Laura Hoeven (Oboes); Marcello Conca (Bassoon); Peter Frisée (Harpsichord/Organ) |
YouTube |
May 15, 2022 |
Audio / TT: |
Recorded & filmed live at Winer Konzerthaus - Mozartsaal, Vienna, Austria.
Recording Director: Josef Schütz; Photos: Thomas Lehmann.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 118: Complete Cantata [8:47] |
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Malaysia Bach Festival Singers & Orchestra at the St. Thomas Church (Bachfest Leipzig 2024) [CV-2]
Bachfest Leipzig 2024: Choralkantaten 14 [CV-2] |
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42:50-46:45: Cantata BWV 118 [3:55] |
Harpsichord & Conductor: David Chin |
Malaysia Bach Festival Singers & Orchestra |
Concertists/Solos: Soprano: Chia Yee Yean; Soprano: Rachel Kwok Hin; Counter-tenor: Wee-Kiat Chia (as Chia Wee-Kiat); Counter-tenor: Wei En Chan (as Chan Wei En); Tenor: Pablo Cesar Bustos; Tenor: Okawa Tan; Bass: Caleb Woo; Bass-Baritone: Chi Hoe Mak (as Mak Chi Hoe)
Ripienists: Sopranos: Esther Ting, Charity Goh, Chew Shi Yun; Altos: Mei Yen Lee (as Lee Mei Yen), Sze Ern Hong (as Hong Sze Ern), Sabrina Chai; Tenors: Ang Tze Yu, Soong Hong Wong (as Wong Soong Hong), Scott Woo; Basses: Jason Low, Bryan Sim
Orchestra: Bernice Ooi (Concert-master); Kylie Tan, Kyvie Tan (Violins 1); Mabel Wong, Hai Lin Lee (Violins 2); Violas: Cheryl Choi, Glaris Tan (Violas); U-En Ng (Viola da gamba); Eugene Chong (Cello); Mohd Azizi Bin Azman (Double-bass); Foo Chie Haur (Flute); Howard Ng, Nelson Wong (Oboes); Midori Suzuki (Bassoon); Charis P'ng (Organ); David Chin (Harpsichord); Lucas Pohle (Organ Improvisation) |
YouTube |
Jun 13, 2024 |
Video / TT: 90:01 |
Recorded & filmed live at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany, as part of Bachfest Leipzig 2024.
Video: Imejination Sdn Bhd; Audio: Ong Yuan Shun.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Motet BWV 229, Cantatas BWV 92, 118, 125, Motet BWV 230 [90:01] |
The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2001 - October 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Rudolf Bayer (October 2003); Jacobus van Dijk (August 2021); Charles Francis (August 2004); Manfred Krugmann (June 2012); Bradley Lehman (October 2011); Andrew Oliver (April 2001); Ehud Shiloni (August 2006); Jerome F. Weber (February 2020) |
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