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Cantata BWV 143
Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele [II]


Ref.:

BWV 143

German Title

Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele [II]

English Title

Praise the Lord, O my soul (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for New Year's Day [Circumcision of Christ, Holy Name]
Readings: Epistle: Galatians 3: 23-29; Gospel: Luke 2: 21
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Turning Time

Composed

Mühlhausen or Weimar, 1708-14 (Doubtful) | 1st performance: 1708-1714 ? - Mühlhausen

Text:

Psalm 146: 1 (Mvt. 1); Psalm 146: 5 (Mvt. 3); Psalm 146: 10 (Mvt. 5); Jakob Ebert (Mvts. 2, 7); Anon [both Christian Weiss, Sr., and Bach have been suggested] (Mvts. 4, 6)

BWV 143 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-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ [BWV 143/2,7]

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 corni da caccia (hunting-horns), timpani, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Chorale | Mvt. 3: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 4: Aria [T] | Mvt. 5: Aria [B] | Mvt. 6: Aria w/ Insrumental Chorale [T] | Mvt. 7: Chorus (Chorale)

Scores:

BWV 143 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.11 MB] | Score BGA [2.09 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): [Bach Digital]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 [MuseScore]
Chorale Melody: Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ [BWV 143/2,6,7]

References:

BWV 143 References: BGA: XXX | NBA: I/4 | BC: | Zwang: K 7 | First Published: ? | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 143 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music
Nielsen [Danish] | AL [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | Kantate [Japanese] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of January 5, 2003; Week of January 7, 2007; Week of July 26, 2009


Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round)

Cantatas Vol. 5 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

Radio Recording - Archiv-Nr: U0-02840 [R-33]

Cantata BWV 143 [15:45]

Max Thurn

NDR-Chor, Mitglieder / NDR Sinfonieorchester

Soprano: Annelie Atzorn; Tenor: Ferdinand Koch; Bass: Horst Sellentin
Meier, Guenter (Fagott); Adolf Scherbaum (Bach Trumpet); Rudolf Haubold (Bach Trumpet); Reinecke, Conrad (Bach Trumpet)
Basso continuo: Gerhard Gregor (Organ); Wolfram Hentschel (Violoncello); Gerhard Ullrich (Double-bass)

Norddeutsche Rundfunk in Hamburg

Dec 12/13, 1957

Tape / TT:

Recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 143: Complete Cantata [15:49]


2

Bach: Kantate BWV 143 Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele II, H Schroeder [CR-143]

Cantata Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele II, BWV 143 [15:46]

Hermann Schröder

Madrigalchor der Musikhochschule Köln

Sopran: Benita Valente; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Roland Hermann

YouTube

Before 1964

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Broadcast in the early days of Stereophonic Radio. Unfortunately not free from noise everywhere.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 143: Complete Cantata [15:46]


3

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 19 (Cantatas BWV 143, 190, 41)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 44 (Cantatas BWV 140, 143-145)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 143 [CD-1: 13:02; CD-2: 13:03]

Helmuth Rilling

Frankfurter Kantorei / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Eva Csapó; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Hermann Sauter, Eugen Mayer, Heiner Schatz (Horns); Hans Joachim Schmukalla (Timpani); Hermann Herder (Bassoon); Walter Forchert (Violin); Jürgen Wolf (Continuo Cello); Manfred Graser, (Double-bass); Martha Schuster, (Harpsichord); Joachim Eichhorn (Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.870
Hänssler 92.045
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Jan, Apr 1975

CD / TT: 60:33
CD / TT: 60:45
MP3 / TT: 61:00

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Südwest-Tonstudio, Stuttgart; Recording Supervision: Heinz Jansen.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 140, 143, 144, 145 [61:31] | Cantatas BWV 140, 143, 144, 145 [60:44]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1996): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download [61:00]: Amazon.com
CD-2 (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download [61:04]: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


4

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 35 - BWV 140, 143-146
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. 44 - BWV 143-146

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 143 [13:14 / 13:09]

Gustav Leonhardt

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

Boy Soprano: Roger Cericius (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond

Telefunken 6.35653
Teldec 242 630-2 ZL
Teldec 4509-91762-2
Teldec 3984-25708-2
Teldec 8573-81166-2
Warner Classics 8573-81166-5

Jan 5-9, 1984

2-LP / TT: 103 min
2-CD / TT: 103:01
6-CD / TT: 403:41
15-CD / TT: 949:30
CD / TT: 74:34
CD / TT: 74:34

Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands (?).
Buy this album at:
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Music Download 6-CD: 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



5

Bach: Kantaten BWV 14, BWV 51, BWV 143 [L-15]
J.S. Bach: Kantaten mit Corno da caccia · Cantatas with / Cantates avec Corno da caccia (Leipzig Bach Edition)
[C-15]



 

Cantata BWV 143 [13:49 / 13:58]

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Soprano: Choir; Tenor: Eberhard Büchner; Bass: Andreas Scheibner; Corno da caccia: Ludwig Güttler
Ludwig Güttler (Corno da caccia I); Kurt Sandau (Corno da caccia II); Heinz Heinisch (Corno da caccia III); Gunar Kaltofen (Violin I); Eberhard Palm (Violin II); Lutz Klepel (Bassoon); Karl Mehlig (Timpani)
Continuo: Siegfried Hunger (Violoncello); Rainer Hucke (Double-bass); Lutz Klepel (Bassoon); Walter-Heinz Bernstein (Organ)

Eterna 827887
Capriccio 10027

Apr-May 1984

LP / TT: 49:03
CD / TT: 49:42

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany. Recording Supervision: Bernd Runge; Recording Engineer: Eberhard Richter.
Buy this album at:
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6

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 5 - BWV 18, 143, 152, 155, 161

 
 

Cantata BWV 143 [12:53]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Ingrid Schmithüsen; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada, Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 841

Feb, Jun, Jul 1997

CD / TT: 78:17

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 5 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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7

Bach Cantatas Vol. 17: Berlin
For for New Year’s Day (BWV 143, 41, 16, 171)
For the Sunday after New Year (BWV 153, 58)

 
 

Cantata BWV 143 [12:32]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
MC: Sopranos: Suzanne Flowers, Katharine Fuge, Nicola Jenkin, Ruby Hughes, Gillian Keith, Emma Preston-Dunlop; Altos: Lucy Ballard, Angus Davidson, Charles Humphries, William Missin; Tenors: Vernon Kirk, Rory O'Connor, Iain Rhodes, Nicolas Robertson; Basses: Alexander Ashworth, Christopher Foster, Michael McCarthy, Charles Pott
EBS: Violins 1: Kati Debretzeni, Nicolette Moonen, Penelope Spencer, Peter Lissauer, Matthew Truscott, Violins 2: Anne Schumann, Rodolfo Richter, Ulli Engel, Daphna Ravid; Violas: Jane Rogers, Mari Giske, Emma Alter; Cellos: Alison McGillivray, Catherine Rimer; Double Bass: Valerie Botwright; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Horns: Michael Thompson, Robin Cane, Gabriele Cassone, Luca Marzana; Timpani: Stephan Gawlick; Organ: Malcolm Proud; Harpsichord: Silas J. Standage

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-150
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Jan 1, 2000

2-CD / TT: 95:54
MP3 / TT: 95:23

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Gethsemanekirche in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineers: Everett Porter, Erdo Groot (Polyhymnia International BV); Recording Engineers: Matthijs Ruijter (Polyhymnia), Tiemen Boelens (Eurosound); Tape Editor: Ientje Mooij; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 16 by J.E. Gardiner.
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8

Bach Edition Vol. 19 - Cantatas Vol. 10
J.S. Bach: The Famous Cantatas
[B-2]

 
 

Cantata BWV 143 [14:02]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics 99378
United Classics T2CD-2012125

Spring 2000

5-CD / TT: 356:48
5-CD / TT: 271:39

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
Buy this album at:
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5-CD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


9

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 21

 
 

Cantata BWV 143 [11:36]

Ton Koopman

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

Soloists: Sopranos: Sandrine Piau; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jonathan Manson (Violoncello); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon)
ABC: Sopranos: Mariette Bastiaansen, Henriette Feith, Melanie Greve, Loes Groot Antink, Francine van der Heijden, Orlanda Velez Isidro; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Sebastian Brouwer, Andreas Gisler, Henk Gunneman, Geraint Roberts; Basses: Matthijs Mesdag, Mitchell Sandler, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: BWV 143/1,2,5,7: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Foskien Kooistra, Marshall Marcus, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Silvia Schweinberger; Violas: Katherine McGillivray, Nicky Akeroyd; Violoncellos: Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Nicholas Pap; Marion Moonen; Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren; Horns: Andrew Clark, Jorge Renteria, François Merand; Timpani: Luuk Nagtegaal; Lute: Mike Fentross
Continuo: Matthew Halls, Ton Koopman
ABO: BWV 143/3,4,6: Violins: Margaret Faultless, LisaLandgraf, 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; Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren; Horns (Lituus): Andrew Clark, Joe Walters; Comett: Bruce Dickey; Trombones: Charles Toet, Harry Ries, David Joseph Yacus
Continuo: Matthew Halls, Ton Koopman

Antoine Marchand CC-72221
=

Nov 26-Dec 3, 2001 [Mvts. 1, 2, 5, 7]
Oct 13-19, 2003 [Mvts. 3-4, 6]

3-CD / TT: 197:59
MP3 / TT: 197:23

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen.
Listen on YouTube:
Vol. 21, CD-2: Cantatas BWV 140, 34, 143, 158 [61:10]
Buy this album at:

3-CD (2006): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


10

J.S. Bach: BWV 143 Lobe den Herren バッハ:カンタータ第143番 主を讃えよ、我が魂よ; Jesu, meine Freude バッハ:モテット第3番「イエス、我が喜び」 [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 143 [12:54]

Conductor: Hiroaki Yamada

Naruto Academy Chor

Soloists: Soprano: Michiko Hiraoka; Tenor: Masaaki Ichioka; Bass: Hiroaki Yamada
Piano: Rie Hiraga; Organ: Rie Yoshinaga

YouTube

Mar 16, 2016

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Tokushima Arts Foundation for Culture, Tokushima, Japan (徳島郷土文化会館あわぎんホール).
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 143: Complete Cantata [12:54]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - February 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (Augu2006, June 2013); Rainer Harald (March 2019 - February 2023); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Ehud Shiloni (August 2006)


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