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J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 136 & BWV 138 [L-4]

Cantata BWV 136 [20:14]

Diethard Hellmann

Mainz Christuskirche Chor & Mainz Bach Orchester

Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Gerhard Faulstich

Cantate

1960

LP / TT:

Recorded at Christuskirche, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 136: Complete Cantata [20:14]

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Bach: Kantate BWV 136, Erforsche mich Gott, E Mauersberger 1962 ? [CR-136]

Cantata BWV 136 [18:24]

Erhard Mauersberger

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Alto: Gerda Schriever; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster

YouTube

1962 (?)

Audio / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, old tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 136: Complete Cantata [18:24]

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Die Bach Kantate Vol. 44 (Cantatas BWV 187, 136, 178)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 43 (Cantatas BWV 136-139)

Cantata BWV 136 [19:04]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Niklaus Tüller
Johannes Ritzkowski (Horn); Allan Vogel, Hedda Rothweiler (Oboes); Günther Passin (Oboe d'amore); Günther Pfitzenmaier (Bassoon); Wilhelm Melcher (Violin); Jürgen Wolf (Continuo Cello); Thomas Lom (Double-bass); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Harpsichord, Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.806
Hänssler 92.042
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Sep, Dec 1977; Jan 1978

CD / TT: 63:19
CD / TT: 69:19
MP3 / TT: 69:20

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Südwest-Tonstudio, Stuttgart; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck; Sound Engineer: Henno Quasthoff.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 136, BWV 137, BWV 138, BWV 139 [HD: 69:18] | Cantatas BWV 136, BWV 137, BWV 138, BWV 139 [69:18]
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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. 7 (BWV 119-137)
Bach-2000 Vol. 3: Sacred Cantatas 3 (BWV 100-117, 119-140, 143-149)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 42 (BWV 134-137)

Cantata BWV 136 [16:43 / 16:51]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Walter Heldwein
CMW: Natural Horn: Friedemann Immler; Oboes: Jürg Schaeftlein, David Reichenberg, Marie Wolf; Oboes d'amore: Jürg Schaeftlein, Marie Wolf [BWV 136/1,6]; Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Andrea Bischoff, Erich Höbarth, Peter Schoberwalter [BWV 136/1,6], Karl Höffinger [BWV 136/1,6], Walter Pfeiffer [BWV 136/1,6], Helmut Mitter [BWV 136/1,6], Anita Mitterer [BWV 136/5]; Violas: Kurt Theiner, Josef de Sordi; Violoncellos: Nikolaus Harnoncourt [BWV 136/2,4,5], Christophe Coin [BWV 136/1,6]; Bassoon: Milan Turkovič; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi

Telefunken 6.35608
Teldec 242 619-2 ZK
Teldec 4509-91761-2
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Teldec 3984-25708-2
Teldec 8573-81168-2
Warner Classics 8573-81168-5
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Oct 21-22+26, Nov 6, 1981; May 21-22, 1982

2-LP / TT: 68 min
CD / TT: 68:11
6-CD / TT: 371:34
MP3 / TT: 370:47
15-CD / TT: 949:30
CD / TT: 72:13
CD / TT: 72:13
MP3 / TT: 72:02

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 136: Complete Cantata [16:49] | Mvts. 1-4 [11:22]
CD-6: Cantatas BWV 134, BWV 135, BWV 136, BWV 137 [72:13]
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 7

Cantata BWV 136 [14:51]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Chorus Master: Simon Schouten)

Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jaap ter Linden (Cello); Marcel Ponseele (Oboe/Oboe d'amore)
ABC: Sopranos: Els Bongers, Caroline Stam, María-Luz Álvarez, Francine van der Heijden, Henriette Feith; Alto: Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Mieke Wouters, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Henk Gunneman, Joost van der Linden, Geraint Roberts, Jeremy Ovenden; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Mitchell Sandler, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless [Leader], Nicolo Cleminson, Marc Cooper, lona Davies, Foskien Kooistra, Carlo Marotto, Marshall Marcus, Sebasliaan van Vucht, Fanny Pestalozzi; Violas: Marlin Kelly, Morino Ascherson; Cellos: Jaap ter Linden, Jonathan Manson; Double-bass/Violone: Nicholas Pap; Oboes/Oboe d'amore: Marcel Ponseele, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker; Bassoon: Marc Vallon; Horn: Andrew Clark; Lute: Mike Fentross;Organ/Harpsichord: Ton Koopman [recitatives & arias]; Organ: Jon Kleinbussink [choir]

Erato 3984-23141-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72207
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Sep & Oct 1997

3-CD / TT: 213:55
3-CD / TT: 213:55
MP3 / TT: 213:47

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editor: Adriaan Verstijnen.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 136: Complete Cantata [14:49] | Complete Cantata: Part 1: Mvts. 1-2 [5:08] + Part 2: Mvts. 3-4 [5:02] + Part 3: Mvts. 5-6 [4:34]
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 11 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723 / IV (BWV 136, 138, 95, 46)

Cantata BWV 136 [14:50]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
Choir: Sopranos: Midori Suzuki, Haruhi Fukaya, Yoshie Hida, Tamiko Hoshi; Altos: Tomoko Koike, Yumiko Kono, Tamaki Suzuki, Masako Yui; Tenors: Makoto Sakurada, Hiroyuki Harada, Tadashi Miroku, Takanori Ohnishi, Yasuo Uzuka; Basses: Peter Kooy, Masumitsu Miyamomo, Tetsuya Odagawa, Chiyuki Urano, Seiji Yoshikawa
Orchestra: Horn: Toshio Shimada; Oboes: Marcel Ponseele, Masamitsu San'nomiya; Violins: Ryo Terakado [Leader], Yuko Araki, Yuko Takeshima, Keiko Watanabe, Makoto Akatsu, Mika Akiha, Mari Ono; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Ryoko Moro-oka; Violoncelloos: Hidemi Suzuki [Principal], Norizumi Moro-oka; Violone: Yoshiaki Maeda; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dohsaka; Organ: Masaaki Suzuki, Naoko Imai; Harpsichord: Masaaki Suzuki

BIS CD-991
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Sep 1998

CD / TT: 67:59
MP3 / TT: 67:47

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Balance Engineer: Dirk Lüdemann; Producer: Jens Braun; Digital Editing: Jens Braun.
See: Cantatas Vol. 11 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Cantatas BWV 136, 138, 95, 46 [67:40]
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Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas Vol. 7 (BWV 121-140)

Cantata BWV 136 [15:53]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

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 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, 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, Mimi Mitchel; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp, Bas van Hengel, Albert Brüggen, Thomas Pitt; Double-basses: Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Joshua Cheatam; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg [BWV 136/1,6], Eduard Wesley [BWV 136/3], Kristin Linde [BWV 136/1,6]; Bassoons: Trudy van der Wulp, Norbert Kunst; Natural Horn: Teunis van der Zwart; Organ: Rien Voskuilen, Vaughan Schlepp, Stephen Taylor, Bert Mooiman

Brilliant Classics 99374
Brilliant Classics

Jan-Feb 2000

5-CD / TT: 307:16
MP3 / TT: 379:37

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.
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 5: Rendsburg/Braunschweig
For the 8^th Sunday after Trinity (BWV 178, 136, 45)
For the 10^th Sunday after Trinity (BWV 46, 101, 102)

Cantata BWV 136 [15:45]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Counter tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Brindley Sherratt
MC: Sopranos: Lucinda Houghton, Angela Kazimierczuk, Gillian Keith, Gillian Ross, Emma Preston-Dunlop, Elin Manahan Thomas; Altos: David Clegg, Richard Wyn Roberts, Carol Hall, Robin Tyson; Tenors: John Bowley, Robert Murray, Andrew Carwood, Andrew MacKenzie-Wicks; Basses: Simon Oberst, Robert Macdonald, Geoffrey Davidson, John Smyth
EBS: Violins 1: Kati Debretzeni, Penelope Spencer, Rebecca Livermore, Peter Lissauer, Nicolette Moonen; Violins 2: Anne Schumann, Steven Jones, Daphne David, Rodolfo Richter; Violas: Jane Rogers, Mari Giske, Emma Alter; Cellos: Alison McGillivary, Christopher Poffley; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Flutes: Rachel Beckett, Christine Garrett; Oboes: Susanne Regel, James Eastaway; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Horn: Gabriele Cassone; Organ: Silas John Standage; Harpsichord: Matthew Halls

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-147
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Aug 13, 2000

2-CD / TT: 118:46
MP3 / TT: 118:05

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Christkirche, Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineers: Everet Porter, Erdo Groot (Polyhymnia International BV); Recording Engineers: Thijs Hoeksra (Polyhymnia), Rob Aarden (Eurosound); Tape Editor: Lentje Mooij; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 136: Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:19]
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Washington Bach Consort, 2002-2003 Season / Noontime Cantata Concert Series, Series 14, Concert 5. 2003-03-04 [N14-5]

Cantata BWV 136 []

J. Reilly Lewis

Washington Bach Consort chamber chorus and orchestra

Alto: Marjorie Bunday; Tenor: Robert Petillo; Bass: Bobb Robinson

Washington Bach Consort

Mar 4, 2003

CD / TT: 32:26

Recorded live at Church of the Epiphany, Washington, DC, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 420746027)

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J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 136 "Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz" [C-49]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt V - Das Bach-Jahr 2011
Bachkantaten N°27 (BWV 136, 59, 51)

Cantata BWV 136 [14:52]

Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Rabbi Bea Wyler

Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica

Soloists: Alto: Markus Forster; Tenor: Johannes Kaleschke, Bass: Ekkehard Abele
Choir: Soprano: Susanne Frei, Leonie Gloor, Guro Hjemli, Noëmi Sohn, Noëmi Tran-Rediger; Alto: Jan Börner, Antonia Frey, Olivia Heiniger, Damaris Nussbaumer, Alexandra Rawohl; Tenor: Clemens Flämig, Manuel Gerber, Nicolas Savoy, Walter Siegel; Bass: Fabrice Hayoz, Chasper Mani, Valentin Parli, Philippe Rayot
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann, Plamena Nikitassova, Christine Baumann, Sylvia Gmuer, Martin Korrodi, Olivia Schenkel; Violsa: Susanna Hefti, Martina Bischoff; Violoncello: Maya Amrein, Martin Zeller; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Horn: Olivier Picon; Oboes: Katharina Arfken, Dominik Melicharek; Organ: Norbert Zeilberger; Harpsichord: Thomas Leininger

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A867
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen B669

Aug 12, 2011

DVD / TT:
11-CD / TT:
CD / TT: 43:15

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 136: Mvt. 5: Aria - Duet [T, B] [HD: 3:44]
Buy this album at:
DVD (2012): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
11-DVD (2012): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
CD (2019): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

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Bach at One - Wednesday, March 16, 1pm (Cantatas BWV 136, 175, 183) [BO-52]

Cantata BWV 136 []

Julian Wachner

Trinity Wall Street Choir / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street

Soloists: Alto: Timothy Parsons [BWV 136]; Tenor: Timothy Hodges [BWV 136]; Bass: Edmund Milly [BWV 136]

Trinity Wall Street

Mar 16, 2016

Video / TT: 72:38

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 [72:38]

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

Cantata BWV 136 [16:42]

Kay Johannsen

Stuttgarter Kantorei / Stiftsbarock Stuttgart (Konzertmeisterin: Christine Busch)

BWV 136 Soloists: Alto: Henriette Gödde [3]; Tenor: Henning Jendritza [2, 5]; Bass: Christian Wagner [4-5]

YouTube

Sep 25, 2020

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of the Cantata Cycle Bach:vokal. Planned originally for Sep 25, 2020.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 136: Complete Cantata [16:42]

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Bach Santiago 26 (BWV 116, 124, 60, 136) [BS-26]

64:48-82:21: Cantata BWV 136 [17:33]

David Núñez

Bach Santiago

Soloists: Mezzo-soprano: Javiera Lara; Tenor: Gonzalo Quinchahual; Bass: Ismael Correa
Vocal Ensemble: Soprano: Micaela Morales; Alto: Catalina Menares; Tenor: Martín Aurra; Bass: Cristián Moya
Instrumental Ensemble: Marcelo Perez, Lucia Ocaranza, José Manuel Hernández (Violins 1); Christopher Osorio, Tomas Ruz, Erika Prado (Violins 2); Mariel Godoy (Viola); Francisca Reyes (Violoncello); Elías Gomez (Double-bass); José Luis Urquieta, Leonardo Cuevas (Oboes); Hermes Quintanilla (Trumpet); Verónica Sierralta (Organ)

YouTube

May 15, 2022

Video / TT: 85:11

Recorded & filmed at Iglesia Luterana El Redentor, Santiago, Chile.
Organization: Instituto de Música de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Extension Team: Karina Fischer (Director); Gerardo Salazar (Deputy Director of Extension); Felipe Ramos (Extension & Production Coordinator); Lady Guajardo (Management Coordinator); Romina de la Sotta (Journalist); Francisca Meza (Extension Assistant); Mary Paz Albornoz (Designer); Ariana Cuevas (Cover Design); Carlos Arriagada (Production Assistant); Carmen Sánchez (Resident Ensembles Assistant).
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 116, 124, 60, 136 [85:11]

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J.S. Bach: The First Cantata Year, Vol. 2 (BWV 167, 147, 186, 136) [VB-2]

CD-2 [43:54]:
Cantata BWV 136 [15:43]

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Gaechinger Cantorey

Soloists: Counter-tenor: Alex Potter; Tenor: Julian Habermann [BWV 136]; Bass: Peter Harvey [BWV 136]
BWV 136 Choir: Sopranos: Elisabeth Breuer, Anja Scherg, Natasha Schnur; Altos: Alex Potter, Jennifer Gleinig, Anne Hartmann; Tenors: Julian Habermann, Laurin Oppermann, Christopher Renz; Basses: Peter Harvey, Tobias Ay, Florian Schmitt-Bohn
Orchestra: Oboes (d'amore): Andreas Helm, Elisabeth Beckert, Ana Inés Feola (da caccia); Bassoon: Joseph Casadella; Horn: Gustav Borggrefe; Violins: Jonas Zschenderlein, Emanuele Breda, Regine Freitag, Kaori Kobayshi, Ha-Na Lee, Justyna Skatulnik, Lotta Suvanto; Violas: Sonoko Asabuki, Yoko Tanaka-Zschenderlein; Violoncello: Guido Larisch; Double-bass: Christine Sticher; Harpsichord: Michaela Hasselt; Organ: Boris Kleiner

Hänssler Classic HC-23026
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BWV 136: Jul 8, 2023

2-CD / TT:
MP3 / TT: 87:56

Recorded live in the frame of Vision-Bach Series, at Gaisburger Kirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Concert 3).
Listen on YouTube:
Complete Album: Cantatas BWV 167, 147, 186, 136 [87:56]
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2000 - February 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Rainer Harald (March 2019); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Claude Role (November 2006, December 2017, February 2024)

Cantata BWV 136: Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz for 8^th Sunday after Trinity (1723)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4