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Cantata BWV 156
Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe!


Ref.:

BWV 156

German Title

Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe!

English Title

I stand with one foot in the grave (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Solo Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany
Readings: Epistle: Romans 12: 17-21; Gospel: Matthew 8: 1-13
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Epiphany Time

Composed

Leipzig, 1729
1st performance: January 23, 1729 ? - Leipzig

Text:

Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) (Mvts. 3-5); Johann Hermann Schein (Mvt. 2); Kaspar Bienemann (Mvt. 6)

BWV 156 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Texts: Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt [BWV 156/2] | Herr, wie du willst, so schick's mit mir [BWV 156/6]

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: oboe, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Sinfonia | Mvt. 2: Aria [T] w/ Chorale [S] | Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 4: Aria [A] | Mvt. 5: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Scores:

BWV 156 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.15 MB] | Score BGA [1.34 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D LEb (o. Sign.) BWV 156 [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]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melodies: Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt [BWV 156/2] | Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (II) [BWV 156/6]

References:

BWV 156 References: BGA: XXXII | NBA: I/6 | BC: A 38 | Zwang: K 175 | First Published: BG, 1886 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Provenance | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 156 Commentaries: English:Crouch | All Music | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | B!52, Odcinek 62 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of January 17, 2000; Week of June 1, 2008; Week of January 31, 2010


Contents 

Discography

Discussions

Part 1: Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements:
Part 11: Individual Movements 1900-1949 (6)
Part 12: Individual Movements 1950-1959 (5)
Part 13: Individual Movements 1960-1969 (4)
Part 14: Individual Movements 1970-1979 (4)
Part 15: Individual Movements 1980-1989 (13)
Part 16: Individual Movements 1990-1999 (30)
Part 17: Individual Movements 2000-2009 (13)
Part 18: Individual Movements 2010-2019 (17)
Part 19: Individual Movements 2020-2029 (2) = 94

General Discussions: 
Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2
Discussions - Part 3
Discussions of Individual Recordings:
Cantatas BWV 72, 73, 111, 156 - conducted by J.E. Gardiner
Bach Arias - conducted by A. Marcon w/ A. Kirchschlager

 

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 24 (Cantatas BWV 72, 156, 83)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 48 (Cantatas BWV 156-159)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 156 [17:10]

Helmuth Rilling

Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Choir; Alto: Hildegard Laurich; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Günther Passin, Otto Weber (Oboes); Kurt Etzold (Bassoon); Werner Keltsch (Violin); Jürgen Wolff (Continuo Cello); Manfred Gräser (Double-bass); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord, Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.875
Hänssler 92.048
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Mar-Apr 1973

CD / TT: 54:10
CD / TT: 62:45 / 62:42
MP3 / TT: 62:53

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Sonopress Tontechnik, Gütersloh; Producer: Richard Hauck, Wolfram Wehnert.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 156, BWV 157, BWV 158, BWV 159 [62:43] | Cantatas BWV 156, BWV 157, BWV 158, BWV 159 [62:44]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1996): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


2

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 37 (BWV 152-156)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 8 (BWV 138-140, 143-159, 161-162)
Bach-2000
Vol. 4: Sacred Cantatas 4 (BWV 150-159, 161-188, 192, 194-199)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 47 (BWV 154-157)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 156 [16:22]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Boy Soprano: Christoph Wegmann (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor) + Choir (in the Aria with Chorale); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Thomas Hampson
CMW: Oboes: Jürg Schaeftlein, David Reichenberg [BWV 156/4]; Bassoon: Milan Turkovič; Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Anita Mitterer, Erich Höbarth, Andrea Bischof, Peter Schoberwalter, Walter Pfeiffer, Karl Höffinger, Helmut Mitter; Viola: Josef de Sordi; Violoncello: Rudolf Leopold; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi

Telefunken 6.35656
Teldec 8.35656 ZL
Teldec 4509-91762-2
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Teldec 3984-25709-2
Teldec 8573-81163-2
Warner Classics 8573-81163-5
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P 1985

2-LP / TT: 80 min
2-CD / TT: 81:00
6-CD / TT: 403:41
MP3 / TT: 400:45
15-CD / TT: 861:24
CD / TT: 66:33
CD / TT: 66:33
MP3 / T: 65:48

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (?).
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Cantatas BWV 154, BWV 155, BWV 156, BWV 157 [66:33]
Buy this album at:
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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 | Amazon.de | iTunes



3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Volume II - Trauerode (BWV 198, 156, 8) [C-2]

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 156 [17:56]

Jeffrey Thomas

American Bach Soloists

Soprano: Choir; Counter-tenor: Steven Rickards; Tenor: Jeffrey Thomas; Bass: James Weaver
ABS Choir: Sopranos: Julianne Baird, Claire Kelm; Altos: Alexandra Ivanoff, Linda Liebschutz, Steven Rickards; Tenors: Neal Rogers, John Rouse; Basses: Charles Fidlar, Thomas Hart, James Weaver; Choral Preparation: Jonathan Dimmock
ABS Orchestra: Violins 1: Elizabeth Blumenstock [Leader], Jörg-Michael Schwarz [Solo], Jolianne von Einem; Violins 2: Anthony Martin, Michael Sand, Lisa Weiss; Violas: Katherine Kyme, George Thomson; Violoncello: Elisabeth LeGuin; Violone: Steven Lehning; Oboe: John Abberger; Organ: Jonathan Dimmock; Harpsichord: Phebe Craig; Archlute: Michael Eagan

Koch International Classics 3-7163-2H1
American Bach Soloists
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Jan 10-11 & Mar 1-2, 1992

CD / TT: 67:51
CD / TT: 67:51
MP3: TT: 68:14

Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, California, USA.
Producer: Joseph Spenser; Recording & Engineer: Peter Nothnagle; Digital Editing: Peter Nothnagle
Buy this album at:
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4

Bach Edition Vol. 11 - Cantatas Vol. 5
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas Vol. 8 (BWV 141-160)

 
 

Cantata BWV 156 [16:06]

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 Koomen, 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; Oboe: Peter Frankenberg; Bassoon: Trudy va der Wulp; Organ: Rien Voskuilen, Vaughan Schlepp

Brilliant Classics 99370
Brilliant Classics

Nov-Dec 1999

5-CD / TT: 270:58
MP3 / TT: 293:34

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.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Cantatas BWV 178, BWV 156, BWV 27 [79:34] | Cantatas BWV 178, BWV 156, BWV 27 [79:34]
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5

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the 3rd Sunday of Epiphany (BWV 72, 73, 111, 156) [C-8]

 

Cantata BWV 156 [14: 45]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists (on authentic instruments) [Pitch: a' = 415 Hz]

Soprano: Choir; Contralto: Sara Mingardo; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Stephen Varcoe

Archiv Produktion 463582
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Jan 22-24, 2000

CD / TT: 57:18
MP3 / TT: 57:08

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Chisea di San Marco, Milan, Italy.
Executive Producers: Isabella de Sabata, Sid McLauchlan; Recording Producer: Nicholas Parker; Balance Engineer: Erdo Groot; Recording Engineer: Carl Schuurbiers; Editing: Carl Schuurbiers; Publishers/Sources: Breikopf & Härtel,revised by Reinbhold Kubik.
See: Cantatas BWV 72, 73, 111, 156 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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6

»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 18

Cantata BWV 156, sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura [17:49] -

Emiko Ohmura

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Choir; Alto: Mariko Sasaki; Tenor: Masatoshi Sasaki; Bass: Akira Watanabe; Organ: Miyako Kusama

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 18

May 14, 2000

CD / TT: 65:02

Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD


7

Welcome Concert: J.S. Bach Cantata Series and Sundays at Auer [C-6]

 

Cantata BWV 156 [13:50]

Stanley Ritchie

Instrumental ensemble

Mezzo-soprano: Mary Ann Hart; Tenor: Alan Bennett
Stanley Ritchie (Violin); Theodore Baskin (Oboe); Ik-Hwan Bae (Violin), Paul Biss (Viola); various student musicians

Indiana University: School of Music

Sep 3, 2000

CD / TT: 64:55

Recorded live at Recital Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 45906901)


8

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 20

 
 

Cantata BWV 156 [13:40]

Ton Koopman

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

Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin) [BWV 156/4]; Katharina Spreckelsen (Oboe/Oboe d'amore) [BWV 156/1,4]
ABC: BWV 156/2: Sopranos: Mariette Bastiaansen, Henriette Feith, Melanie Greve, Loes Groot Antink, Francine van der Heijden, Orlanda Velez Isidro
ABC: BWV 156/6: 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: BWV 156/1,3,4,5: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Lisa Domnisch, Lisa Ferguson, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Silvia Schweinberger; Violas: Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers; Violoncellos: Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Margaret Urquhart; Oboe: Katharina Spreckelsen; Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren; Lute: Mike Fentross; Continuo: Ton Koopman
ABO: BWV 156/2: 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; Lute: Mike Fentross; Continuo: Ton Koopman
ABO: BWV 156/6: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Lisa Domnisch, Foskien Kooistra, Cathcrine 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; Oboes: Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker; Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren; Continuo: Matthew Halls, Ton Koopman

Antoine Marchand CC-72220
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Dec 3, 2001 [Mvt. 2]
May 9-14, 2002 [Mvts. 3-5]
Sep 25-Oct 3, 2002 [Mvt. 1]
Oct 13-19, 2003 [Mvt. 6]

3-CD / TT: 200:22
MP3 / TT: 199:49

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
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9

Sacred Bach Cantatas (BWV 156, 166, 56, 33, 32) [C-15]

 

Cantata BWV 156 [15:13]

Dale Higbee (Music Director); James Bates (conductor)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Carolina Baroque

Soprano: Teresa Radomski; Contralto: Lee Morgan; Tenor: Richard Cook; Bass-Baritone: Doug Crawley
John Pruett (Baroque Violin); Susan Perkins (Baroque Violin); Mureen Michels (Baroque Viola); Holly Maurer (Viola da gamba); Susan Bates (Harpsichord & Organ); Dale Higbee (Recorder)

Carolina Baroque CB-130

Oct 16, 2009

2-CD / TT: 91:04

Recorded live at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Salisbury, North Carolina, USA.
Buy this album at:
2-CD: Dale Higbee [via e-mail]


10

J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 156 "Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe!" [D-32]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt IV - Das Bach-Jahr 2010
Bachkantaten N°24 (BWV 127, 156, 97)

 
 

Cantata BWV 156 [16:31]

Conductor & Organ: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Gottfried Schatz

(OVPP - No Choir) / Schola Seconda Pratica

Soloists: Soprano: Leonie Gloor; Counter-tenor: Terry Wey; Tenor: Bernhard Berchthold; Bass: Markus Volpert
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann, Plamena Nikitassova; Viola: Susanna Hefti; Violoncello: Martin Zeller; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Oboe: Stefanie Haegele

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A754
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen B666
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Jan 22, 2010

DVD / TT:
11-DVD / TT:
CD / TT: 61:11
MP3 / TT:

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, introductory workshop, 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 156: CN: Complete Cantata [20:04] | Workshop [46:50] | Reflection Lecture [16:31] | Mvt. 4: Aria [A] [4:39]
Buy this album at:
DVD (2011): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
11-DVD (2011): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
CD (2018): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

 

11

Musica Sacra zur Passion (BWV 55, 156) [C-4]

 

Cantata BWV 156 []

Rudolf Scholz
Meditation: Kirchenrektor Dr. Christian Spalek

Camerata Viennensis

Soprano: Tanja Watzinger; Alto: Katrin Auzinger; Tenor: Sebastian Köchig; Bass: Gerhard Radatz

Peterskirche Wien

Mar 31, 2010

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Peterskirche, Vienna, Austria.
Buy this album at:
CD: Peterskirche Wien: Tonträger


12

Bach: Cantates Pour L'épiphanie - Intégrale des cantates sacrées, Vol. 5 (BWV 72, 81, 156, 155)

 
 

Cantata BWV 156 [15:35]

Susie Napper (Artistic Director); Eric J. Milnes (Conductor)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque

Soprano: Monika Mauch; Alto: Franziska Gottwald; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Harry van der Kamp
Violin 1: Olivier Brault, Tanya LaPerrière, Scott Metcalfe; Violin 2: Jacques-André Houle, Ellie Nimeroski, Hélène Plouffe; Viola: Nicolas Fortin, Margaret Little; Cello: Mélisande Corriveau, Susie Napper; Double-bass: Pierre Cartier; Oboes: Marco Cera, Matthew Jennejohn; Bassoon: Anna Marsh; Harpsichord: Erin Helyard; Organ: Eric J. Milnes

ATMA Classique SACD2-2404
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Jun 2010

SACD / TT: 57:39
MP3 / TT: 57:39

Recorded at Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel, Québec, Canada.
Produced & Edited by: Johanne Goyette; Sound Engineer: Carlos Prieto.
Buy this album at:
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13

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 49 - Ich habe meine Zuversicht - Cantatas from Leipzig 1727-29 (BWV 188, 156, 159, 171)

 
 

Cantata BWV 156 [16:41]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Rachel Nicholls; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
Chorus: Sopranos: Rachel Nicholls, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida [in BWV 156/2 the soprano parts are sung by the entire section]; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Gerd Türk, Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Daisuke Fujii, Chiyuki Urano
Orchestra: Oboe I: Masamitsu San'nomiya; Violins 1: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader], Yukie Yamaguchi, Ayaka Yamauchi; Violins 2: Azumi Takada, Mika Akiha, Yuko Araki; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Hiroshi Narita
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Violone: Takashi Konno; Bassoon: Yukiko Murakami; Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki; Organ: Naoko Imai

BIS SACD-1891
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Sep 2010

SACD / TT: 72:07
MP3 / TT: 72:01

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Tuner: Akimi Hayashi [positive organ & harpsichord]; Producer: Thore Brinkmann; Sound Engineer: Andreas Ruge; Post-production: Editing: Bastian Schick; Mixing: Thore Brinkmann; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr.
Buy this album at:
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14

Bach: Kantate BWV 156 Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe, Rainer Oster [CR-156]

Cantata BWV 156 [16:40]

Rainer Oster

Vokalconsort Parlando / Bach Collegium Saarbrücken

Soprano: Maria Theresia Meier; Alto: Judith Braun; Tenor: Georg Poplutz; Bass: Ekkehard Abele

YouTube

After 2010 ?

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 156: Complete Cantata [16:40


15

»Lass deine Güte größer sein als die Gerechtigkeit« - Kantaten zum 3. und 4. Sonntag nach Epiphanias 1729?, 1724 & 1735 (BWV 156, 81, 14) [C13-1]

 

Cantata BWV 156: Mvts. 1, 3-6 [11:36] (from a complete performance)

Kay Johannsen

Solistenensemble Stimmkunst / Stiftsbarock Stuttgart

Soloists: Alto: Nohad Becker; Bass: Thomas Scharr; Bass: Jens Hamann
Solistenensemble Stimmkunst: Sopranos: Fanie Antonelou, Franziska Bobe, Anaïs Sarkissian, Julla von Landsberg; Altos: Nohad Becker, Sybille Philippin, Lena Sutor-Wernich, Lidia Vinyes Curtis; Tenors: Nils Giebelhausen, Henning Jensen, Daniel Schreiber, Andreas Weller; Basses: Ekkehard Abele, Jens Hamann, Matthias Horn, Thomas Scharr
Stiftsbarock Stuttgart: Recorders: Daniel Koschitzki, Andrea Ritter; Oboes: Saskia Fikentscher, Claire Sirjacobs; Bassoon: Barbara Meditz; Konzertmeisterin: Isabelle Farr; Violin 1: Isabelle Farr, Eduard Zondereger, Angela Pastor; Violin 2: Miriam Risch-Graulich, Christina Eychmüller; Viola: Katharina Friederich, Chen-Ying Lu-Riebutsch; Violoncello: Melanie Beck, Verena Orlamünder-Volk; Double-bass: Albert Locher; Organ: Andreas Gräsle

YouTube

Jan 24, 2013

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of the Canata Cycle Bach:vokal.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 156 [HD]: Mvt. 1: Sinfonia [2:41] + Nvt. 3: Recitative [B] + Mvt. 4: Aria [A] [6:01] + Mvt. 5: Recitative [B] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [2:54]


16

J.S. Bach: Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe, BWV 156 [C14-1]

 

Cantata BWV 156 [15:26]

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Orchestra

Soloists: Alto: Kornélia Bakos; Tenor: Zoltán Megyesi; Bass: Holló Csaba

Lutherania

Jan 19, 2014

MP3 / TT: 15:26

Recorded live at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest, Hungary. Recording: Holló Csaba
Download from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]
Listen on BCW:
Cantata BWV 156 [15:26]: Mvt. 1: Sinfonia [2:39] + Mvt. 2: Aria [T] w/ Chorale [S] [4:57] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] [1:31] + Mvt. 4: Aria [A] [4:10] + Mvt. 5: Recitative [B] [1:00] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:09]


17

Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe Cantata, BWV 156 [AB-156]

 

Cantata BWV 156 [13:05]

Conductor & Harpsichord: Lars Ulrik Mortensen

Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Soprano: Lauren Armishaw; Alto: Maarten Engeltjes; Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Thomas Bauer
Oboe: Martin Stadler; Violins 1: Shunske Sato, Sayuri Yamagata, Anneke van Haaften; Violins 2: Pieter Affourtit, Paulien Kostense, Annelies van der Vegt; Violas: Staas Swierstra, Femke Huizinga; Cellos: Lucia Swarts, Richte van der Meer; Double-bass: Robert Franenberg; Positive Organ: Siebe Henstra

Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach

Feb 1, 2014

Video / TT: 13:05

Recorded & filmed live at Geertekerk, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Concert Production: Marco Meijdam, Imke Deters; Producer: Frank van der Weij; Film Director: Lucas van Woerkum; Director Of Photography: Sal Kroonenberg; Cameras: Sal Kroonenberg, Jorrit Garretsen, Robert Berger, Benjamin Sparschuh; Film Editors: Lucas van Woerkum, Frank van der Weij; Music Recording Producer: Leo de Klerk; Gaffer: Roel Ypma; Best Boy: Chris Uitenwijk; Production Assistent: Zoë de Wilde; Score Reader: Jan Van den Bossche; Make Up: Marloes Bovenlander, Jamila el Bouch; Trainees Camera: Izak de Dreu, Indy Hamid; Music Producer's Assistant: Mieneke van der Velden; Music Recording Assistants: Jaap van Stenis, Gilius Kreiken, Jaap van Firet; Data Handler: Joep Bannenberg; Music Edit & Mix: Leo de Klerk, Frank van der Weij; Music Edit & Mix Asssistant: Martijn Snoeren; Colorist: Jef Grosfeld; Acknowledgements: Rob van Stek.
Watch & listen on All of Bach:
Cantata BWV 156: Complete Cantata [13:05]


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Bach at One - Wednesday, March 24, 2014, 1pm (Cantatas BWV 156, 155) [BO-7]

 

Cantata BWV 156 []

Julian Wachner

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

Soloists: unknown

Trinity Wall Street

Mar 24, 2014

Video / TT: 45:22

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 [45:22]


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J.S. Bach: "La llum de les Cantates" (BWV 166, 156, 131) [CV-1]

 
 

16:16: Cantata BWV 156 [14:26]

Carles Ponseti Verdaguer

Studium Aureum

Soloists: Soprano: Raquel Ribas; Counter-tenor: David Sagastume; Tenor: Antonio Aragón; Bass: Elías Arranz (as Elías Benito); Jacobo Díaz (Oboe)
Instrumentists: Ramon Andreu (Violin); Margalida Gual (Violin / Viola); M José Gómez de la Vega (Viola); Miquel Àngel Aguiló (Violoncello); Jacobo Díaz (Oboe); Pere Casselles (Bassoon); Bartomeu Mut (Organ)
Choir: Sopranos: M José Campaner, Bàrbara Femeníes, Mireia Martínez, Maria Mulet, Maria Rosselló Pérez, Maria Rosselló, Raquel Ribas, Francesca M Salas; Altos: Gemma Clarissó, Amelia Forteza, Joana M Furió, Petra Genestra, Rose-Marie Iglesias, Montserrat Sobrevias; Tenors: Jordi Homs, Guillem Nicolau, Detlef Reshoft, Joan Serra; Basses: Joan J. Fiol, Jaume Llull, Pere Mateu, Llorenç Melià, José Gabriel Serrano, Joan Carles Simó

YouTube

Jan 17, 2020

Video / TT: 53:45

Recorded & filmed live at Conservatori Superior de Música de Les Illes Balears (Balearic Islands), Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 166, 156, 131 [53:45]


20

Kantaten im Januar - Kantaten BWV 72, 92 & 156 [L-20]

 

13-21. Cantata BWV 156 [29:46]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Anna Gschwend; Alto: Lucia Napoli; Tenor: Stephan Scherpe; Bass: Thomas Bauer
LPB: Sigiswald Kuijken (Violin) [concert-master]; Barbara Konrad, Ann Cnop, Xun Kim (Violins); Marleen Thiers (Viola); Edouard Catalàn (Basse de violon); Vinciane Baudhuin, Ofer Frenkel (Oboe, Oboe d'amore); Mario Sarrechia (Organ)

Accent ACC-25320
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Feb 2-5, 2020

CD / TT: 62:08
MP3 / TT: 61:58

Recorded at Konzerthaus Blaibach, Bavaria, Germany.
Recording Producer: Olaf Mielke, MBM Musikproduktion Darmstadt (Germany); Executive Producer: Michael Sawall (not 1 music).
Buy this album at:
CD (2021): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


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2021 서울바흐축제 - 독창 칸타타 (Bachfest Seoul 2021 - Solokantaten; J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 170, 156, 211) [F21-2]

 
 

24:03: Cantata BWV 156 [16:07]

(Sun-ah Kim (김선아))

Collegium Musicum Seoul (악장 백승록)

Cast: Soprano: Sojung Lim (임소정); Counter-tenor: Min-ho Jeong (정민호); Tenor : Minsub Hong (홍민섭); Bass: Kyung-sik Woo (우경식)

YouTube

Dec 18, 2021

Video / TT: 67:15

Recorded & filmed live at Concert Hall, JCC Art Center, Seoul, South Korea, in the frame of Bachfest Seoul 2021.
Credits: Audio Recorded by AudioGuy; Video Recorded & Edited by LyArt; Design by Brantist; Executive Producer 김준영 ; Artistic Director 김선아; Organized by: Collegium Vocale Seoul.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 170, 156, 211 [67:15]


22

J.S. Bach: "Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe" BWV 156 - Bloomington Bach Cantata Project (Season 13, Program 77) [C-77]

 
 
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0:00:00 Welcome
0:01:46 Performance: Cantata BWV 156 [15:19]
0:17:05: Lecture
0:36:44: Performance: Cantata BWV 156 [16:12]

Music Director: Jonathan Oddie
Lecturer: Daniel R. Melamed

(OVPP - No Choir ) / Bloomington Bach Cantata Project (Indiana University Baroque Orchestra)

Soprano: Howell Petty; Alto: Kathryn Davidson; Tenor: Eric Meincke; Bass: Aaron Cain
Geoffrey Burgess (Oboe); Ingrid Matthews, Parastoo Heidarinejad, Havuka Lund, Miranda Zirnbauer (Violins); Patrick Hayes (Viola); Joanna Blendulf (Cello); Edmund Song (Violone); Jonathan Oddie (Organ)

YouTube

Nov 6, 2022

Video / TT: 52:56

Recorded & filmed live at St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Indiana, USA, in the frame of Bloomington Bach Cantata Project (Director: Daniel R. Melamed; Concert Manager: Anastasia Chin; Operations Manager: Margaret Eronimous).
Video recording by Steve Sobiech/Bloomington Gramophone.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 156: Complete Programme [52:56]


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Bach Cantata Vespers - Ich steh mit einem Fuβ im Grabe, BWV 156 [C52-4]

 
 

65:57-94:08: Cantata BWV 156 [28:11]

Cantor/Director: The Rev. Michael D. Costello
The Rev. David R. Lyle (Leader); The Rev. Dr. David John Hailey (Homilist)

Grace Parish Choir (Director: Michael D. Costello) / Bach Cantata Vespers Orchestra

Timothy Spelbring (Organ)
Soloists: Soprano: Nathalie Colas; Counter-tenor: Thomas Aláan; Tenor: Ryan Townsend Strand; Baritone: Douglas Anderson
GPC: Sopranos: Ann Anderson, Katrina Beck, Nathalie Colas, Janel Dennen, Gwen Gotsch, Sarah Gruendler-Ladner, Katrina Jurica, Val Poulos, Ellen Pullin, Liz Rudy, Elyssa Salinas-Lazarski; Altos: Thomas Aláan, Leanne Cribbs, Eunice Eifert, Lois Guebert, Cynthia Hill, Johanna Johnson, Christa Krout, Jennifer Luebbe, Marilyn Moehlenkamp, Karen Rohde, Irmgard Swanson, Liz Thompson; Tenors: Paul Aanonsen, John Beed, Daniel Krout, Justin Martin, John Rudy, Ryan Townsend Strand, Blaine Willhoft; Basses: Douglas Anderson, John Bouman, Mark Bouman, Jeff Cribbs, Jake Just, David Kluge, Craig Mindrum, Bill Pullin, Greg Rohlfing
Orchestra: Christine Janzow Phillips (Oboe); Kontras Quartet: Eleanor Bartsch (Violin 1); François Henkins (Violin 2); Ben Weber (Viola); Jean Hatmaker (Cello); Becky Coffman (Viola); Michael Hovnanian (Double-bass); Timothy Spelbring (Continuo)

YouTube

Jan 22, 2023

Video / TT: 94:30

Recorded & filmed live at Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest, Illinois, USA, in the frame of Grace Lutheran Church: Bach Cantata Vespers.
Audio Engineer: Bill Rohlfing; Ushers: Gerlinde VanDriesen & Susan Weber.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 156: Full Service, including Complete Cantata [94:30]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2000 - September 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Rainer Harald (January 2022); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Paul Mytton (January 2014)

Cantata BWV 156: Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe! for 3rd Sunday after Epiphany (1729?)
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