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Cantata BWV 139
Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott


Ref.:

BWV 139

German Title

Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott

English Title

Happy is the man, who to his God (by Francis Browne)

Event

Chorale Cantata for the 23rd Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Philippians 3: 17-21; Gospel: Matthew 22: 15-22
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 23rd Sunday after Trinity

Composed

Leipzig, 1724
1st performance: November 12, 1724 - Leipzig
2nd performance: 1732-1735 - Leipzig
3rd performance: 1744-1747 - Leipzig

Authors:

Johann Christoph Rube (Mvts. 1, 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5)

Text:

BWV 139 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-0 | Dutch-6 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott [BWV 139/1,~2-5,6]

Scoring

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

Scores:

BWV 139 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.74 MB] | Score BGA [2.15 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D LEb Thomana 139 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 [MuseScore]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt [BWV 139/1,6]

References:

BWV 139 References: BGA: XXVIII | NBA: I/26 | BC: A 159 | Zwang: K 97 | First Published: BG, 1881 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Provenance | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 139 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of November 3, 2002; Week of October 29, 2006; Week of August 26, 2012; Week of November 9, 2014


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)

Cantatas Vol. 28 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

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.


2

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]


3

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]


4

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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5

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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6

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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7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas (21st & 23rd 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.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 139 by J.E. Gardiner.
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8

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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9

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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10

Bach Cantatas Vol. 12: Tooting/Winchester
For the 22nd Sunday after Trinity
For the 23rd Sunday after Trinity

 
 
1. 
2.

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.
2nd 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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11

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


12

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 [1st], Atsuko Ozaki [2nd]; 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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13

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]

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 of the speaker 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: Workshop [9:06] | Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [5:09]
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14

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


15

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]


16

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]


17

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]


18

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.


19

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.
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3-CD: Complete Album [195:35] | Complete Album [Playlist; 60 Tracks; TT: 196:03]
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - June 2024)
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 23rd Sunday after Trinity (1724)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


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