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Cantata BWV 191
Gloria in excelsis Deo


Ref.:

BWV 191

Latin Title

Gloria in excelsis Deo

English Title

Glory to God in the Highest (W. Murray Young, Richrad Stokes)

Event

Missa Cantata (Latin Music) for Christmas Day
Readings: Epistle: Titus 2: 11-14 / Isaiah 9: 2-7; Gospel: Luke 2: 1-14
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Christmas

Composed

Leipzig, 1733 (Stokes) or 1743-1746
1st performance: 1743-1746 - Leipzig

Text:

Luke 2: 14 (Mvt. 1); 4th century Trinitarian (Mvts. 2, 3)

BWV 191 Text: Latin-1 | Latin-2 | Latin-6 | Latin-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-2 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-6 | Spanish/English-8

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Tenor; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, strings, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Aria - Duet [S, T] | Mvt. 3: Chorus

Scores:

BWV 191 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [3.10 MB] | Score BGA [5.14 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 1145 [früher: Mus. ms. Bach P 870] [Bach Digital]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 [MuseScore]

References:

BWV 191 References: BGA: XLI | NBA: I/2 | BC: E 16 | Zwang: K 201 | First Published: BG, 1894 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 191 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Baroque Choral Guild | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of December 23, 2001; Week of December 21, 2008; Week of March 8, 2009


Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2
Discussions - Part 3

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

Choral Society of the Triple Cities and Community Symphony Society: Annual Christmas Concert (Reel 52/53) [BS-52]

 

23-25. Cantata BWV 191 [18:44]

Fritz Wallenberg

Choral Society of the Triple Cities & Community Symphony Society (Binghamton Symphony and Choral Society)

Soloists: Soprano: Jean Halliday [BWV 191]; Tenor: Henry Nason [BWV 191]

Binghamton Symphony BS-52/53

Dec 15, 1963

Audio / TT: 91:35

Recorded live at West Junior High School, Binghamton, New York, USA.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 46 & 191: Full Concert, including Complete Cantatas [Playlist; 25 Tracks; TT: 91:35]


2

Bach Kantaten, Vol. 2: BWV 26, BWV 62, BWV 191 [D-2]

 
 

Cantata BWV 191 [15:53]

Diethard Hellmann

Bachchor und Bachorchester Mainz

Soprano: Herrat Eicker; Tenor: Dieter Ellenbeck
Heinz Zickler (Trumpet); Hernert Thal (Trumpet); Klaus Gehring (Trumpet); Werner Richter (Flute); Annegret Lucke (Flute); Fred Schweinfurter (Oboe); Hans Bogacki (Oboe); Gernot Klein (Bassoon); Almut Moster (Cello); Klaus Jänicke (Double-bass); Willibald Bibo (Harpsichord); Hildegard Rahe (Organ)

DdM-Records Mitterteich 980016

1968

CD / TT: 55:01

Recorded by SWF at Christuskirche, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 191: Complete Cantata [15:57]
Buy this album at:
CD: Musik aus Mitterteich - Hubertus Krämer


3

Pre Tour Concert: February 25, 1970 at 8:30 p.m. [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 191 []

Lorna Cooke deVaron

NEC Concert Choir (Conductor: Lorna Cooke deVaron); NEC Symphony Orchestra (Director: Leon Barzin); NEC Collegium Musicum (Director: Daniel Pinkham)

Vocal soloists: unknown

New England Conservatory of Music

Feb 26, 1970

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries


4

Gloria in excelsis Deo: Geisliche Musik zur Weihnachtszeit [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 191 [15:55]

Matthias Büchel

Der Chor das Städtischen Musikverein Gütersloh / Das Siegerland-Orchester

Sopran: Elisabeth Speiser, Tenor: Theo Altmeyer

Bertelsmann 61010

1970

2-LP / TT:

Recorded in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 191: Complete Cantata [15:55]


5

Bach: 13 Sacred Cantatas & 13 Sinfonias [C-3]
J.S. Bach: 10 Festkantaten [C-7]

 

Cantata BWV 191 [14:53]

Helmut Winschermann

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke (Chorus Master: Helmut Kahlhöfer) / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Ileana Cotrubas; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz

Philips 454346
Philips 6542806-810

Feb 1971

5-CD / TT: 352:39
10-LP / TT:

 

6

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 16 (Cantatas BWV 61, 191, 1)
Edition Bachakademie
Vol. 57 Cantatas BWV 188, 190-192)

 

Cantata BWV 191 [16:35]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Nobuko Gamo-Yamamoto; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus

Hänssler 98.867
Hänssler 92.057
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Feb, May 1971

CD / TT: 58:10
CD / TT: 73:19 / 73:13
MP3 / TT: 73:23

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 188, BWV 190, BWV 191, BWV 192 [73:17] | Cantatas BWV 188, BWV 190, BWV 191, BWV 192 [73:18]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1997): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
CD-2 (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon/.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes

7

J.S. Bach: Vokal- und Istrumentalmuzik im Ratzeburger Dom [C-1]

Cantata BWV 191 []

Neithard Bethke

Ratzeburger Domchor / Camerata Cathedralis Raceburgensis

Soprano: Shoko Sugimoto; Tenor: Thomas Dewald

RDM 08/09 12 81

1981

LP / TT:

 

8

Live in Israel: Brigham Young University A Cappella Choir, with the Israel Chamber Orchestra [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 191 []

Uri Segal

Brigham Young University A Cappella Choir (Conductor: Ralph Woodward) / Israel Chamber Orchestra (Musical Director: Uri Segal)

Sopranos: Rebecca Wilcox, Marin Matich, Deborah Stoval; Tenor: Marcus Denton (all are members of BYU A Cappella Choir)

Brigham Young University

1983

LP / TT:

Recorded live in Israel.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Nu: 877823217)


9

The Conservatory Chorus: December 12, 1985, 8:00 p.m. [C-3]

 

Cantata BWV 191 []

Lorna Cooke deVaron

NEC Chorus / Unidentified orchestra

Vocal soloists: unknown

New England Conservatory of Music

Dec 12, 1985

MC/ TT:

Recorded live at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries


10

Program, 1987-1988, No. 365 [IU-19]

 

Cantata BWV 191 [15:56]

Jan Harrington

Indiana University Singers

Vocal soloists: unknown

Indiana University School of Music

Dec 8, 1987

3 sound tape reels / TT: 55 min

Recorded live at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries


11

Baroque Fest [C-2]

Michel Corboz

Ensemble vocal de Lausanne

Soprano: Naoko Okada; Tenor: Richard Margison

CBC Records

1987

TT: 13:56 / 14:08

Buy this album at: Amazon.com


12

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium [V-2]

Ludwig Güttler

Concentus Vocalis Wien (Chorus Master: Herbert Böck) / Virtuosi Saxoniae

Soprano: Christiane Oelze; Tenor: Hans Peter Blochwitz

Dresden Classics

Jan 1995

TT: 16:51

Recorded at Lukaskirche, Dresden, Germany.
Buy this album at: Amazon.com


13

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 21
J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas [B-2]
Bach-2000 Vol. 5 - Secular Cantatas [B-0]

 
 

Cantata BWV 191 [14:48 / 14:44]

Ton Koopman

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

Soprano: Caroline Stam; Tenor: Paul Agnew
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jonathan Manson (Violoncello); Wilbert Hazelzet (Transverse Flute)
ABC: BWV 191: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Els Bongers, Henriette Feith, Melanie Greve, Loes Groot Antink, Francine van der Heijden, Margareth Iping, Vera Lansink, Anita Veerling; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Marleene Goldstein, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Andreas Gisler, Henk Gunneman, Geraint Roberts, John Wright; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Kees van Hees, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: BWV 191: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Catherine Martin, Fanny Pestalozzi, Alida Schat, Silvia Schweinberger, Sebastiaan van Vucht (Violins); Martin Kelly,Jane Rogers (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones (Violoncellos); Nicholas Pap (Double-bass); Wilbert Hazelzet, Marion Moonen (Transverse Flute); Patrick Beaugiraud, Michel Henry (Oboes); Marc Vallon (Bassoon); Stephen Keavy, Jonathan Impett, Michael Harrison (Trumpets); Luuk Nagtegaal (Timpani); Mike Fentross (Lute); Matthew Halls, Ton Koopman (Continuo)

Antoine Marchand CC-72221
Antoine Marchand CC-72230
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Teldec

Mar 9-17, 1999

3-CD / TT: 197:59
MP3 / TT: 197:23
3-CD / TT: 214:53
11-CD / TT

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen.
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
Christmas Cantatas 3-CD (2004): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline
Teldec 11-CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


14

Bach Cantatas Vol. 18: Weimar/Leipzig/Hamburg
For Christmas Day & for Epiphany (BWV 63, 191, 65, 123)
For the 1st Sunday after Epiphany (BWV 154, 124, 32)

 
 

Cantata BWV 191 [13:42]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Claron McFadden; Tenor: Christoph Genz
MC: Sopranos: Donna Deam, Suzanne Flowers, Katharine Fuge, Nicola Jenkin, Elin Manahan Thomas, Belinda Yates; Altos: Elinor Carter, David Clegg, Charles Humphries, Richard Wyn Roberts; Tenors: John Bowley, Simon Davies, Vernon Kirk, Nicolas Robertson; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Thomas Guthrie, Daniel Jordan, Michael McCarthy
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury, Lucy Howard, Penelope Spencer, Debbie Diamond, Rebecca Livermore; Violins 2: Kati Debretzeni, Peter Lissauer, Catherine Ford, Stephen Jones; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Lisa Cochrane Rosemary Nalden; Double-Bass: Valerie Botwright; Flutes: Rachel Beckett, Chrisdtine Garratt; Oboes: Marcel Ponseele, James Eastaway, Catherine Latham, Mark Radcliffe; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Trumpets: Nijlas Eklund, Marc Ulrich, Frode Jakobsen, Ulrik Oglund; Timpani: John Chimes; Organ: Howard Moody; Harpsichord: Silas John Standage

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-174
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Dec 25, 1999

2-CD / TT: 131:09
MP3 / TT: 130:49

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Herderkirche, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Erdo Groot (Polyhymnia International BV); Recording Engineers: Carl Schuurbiers (Polyhymnia), Taco van der Werf (Eurosound); Tape Editor: Ientje Mooij; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


15

Gloria in Excelsis Deo: Bach / Mondonville / Vivaldi [C-3]

Cantata BWV 191, edited by Neil Crory [14:18]

Ivars Taurins (Conductor, Choir Director); Jeanne Lamon (Music Director)

Tafelmusik Chamber Choir & Baroque Orchestra

Soprano: Ann Monoyios; Tenor: Colin Ainsworth

CBC

Oct 15-16, 2006

CD / TT: 66:59

Recorded at George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Center for the Arts, Toronto, Canada.
Buy this album at: Amazon.com


16

Bach: Magnificat, Cantata BWV 191; Vivaldi: Gloria [C-6]

 

Cantata BWV 191 [14:59]

Greg Funfgeld

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / The Bach Festival Orchestra

Soprano: Julia Doyle; Tenor: Benjamin Butterfield

Analekta 9873

Mar 5-7, 2009

CD / TT: 70:05

Recorded at the First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, PA, USA.


17

J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 191 "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" [D-31] [D3-11]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt III - Das Bach-Jahr 2009
Bachkantaten N°5 (BWV 180, 42, 191)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 191 [CD: 14:50]

Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Abbot Primate Notker Wolf

Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica

Soloists: Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Tenor: Johannes Kaleschke
Choir: Sopranos: Mirjam Berli, Susanne Frei, Léonie Gloor, Guro Hjemli, Mami Irisawa, Damaris Nussbaumer, Jennifer Rudin, Noëmi Tran-Rediger; Altos: Alexandra Rawohl, Antonia Frey, Olivia Heiniger, Lea Scherer; Tenors: Marcel Fässler, Nicolas Savoy, Walter Siegel; Bass: Fabrice Hayoz, Philippe Rayot, William Wood
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann [Leader], Anaïs Chen, Sylvia Gmür, Sabine Hochstrasser, Martin Korrodi, Livia Wiersich; Violas: Susanna Hefti, Martina Bischof; Violoncello: Claire Pottinger; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Flutes: Claire Genewein, Maria Mittermayr; Oboes: Luise Baumgartl, Thomas Meraner; Trumpets: Patrick Henrichs, Peter Hasel, Klaus Pfeiffer; Timpani: Martin Homann; Organ: Norbert Zeilberger

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A634
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A913
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Dec 18, 2009

DVD / TT:
11-CD / TT:
CD / TT: 64:30
MP3 / TT: 64:21

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 191: Mvt. 1: Chorus [6:27] Bach Factory [19:10]
Buy this album at:
DVD (2010): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
11-DVD (2010): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
CD (2012) J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de || Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de || ArkivMusic
Music Download (2012): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes

 

18

Bach Church Cantatas: Highlights of the complete series: St Ann's Church, Dublin 2001-2010 - Disc Six: Bach Cantatas 2010

Cantata BWV 191 [16:06]

Blánaid Murphy

Dublin Bach Singers / Orchestra of St Cecilia (Artistic Director: Lindsay Armstrong)

Soprano: Lynda Lee; Tenor: Robin Tritschler
Continuo: Niall O'Loughlin (Cello); Malachy Robinson (Double-bass); John Hearne (Bassoon); Gillian Smith (Organ)
Obbligato: Madeleine Staunton (Flute)

Orchestra of St Cecilia

Mar 7, 2010

DVD / TT: 126:34

Recorded live at St. Anne's Church, Dawson St., Dublin, Ireland, in the frame of Orchestra of St Cecilia: Bach Cantata Project (the final concert).


19

MIT Concert Choir: Nov. 20, 2010 [C-10]

 

Cantata BWV 191 []

William Cutter

MIT Concert Choir and MIT Chamber Chorus

Vocal soloists: unknown

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Nov 20, 2010

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries.


20

J.S. Bach: Cantatas 71, 8 & 191 [SC-1]

Cantata BWV 191 [14:13]

Christian Dehn Bang (Director & Organ)

Enghave Barok

Soprano: Klaudia Kidon; Counter-tenor: Daniel Carlsson; Tenor: Mathias Hedegaard; Bass: Jakob Bloch Jespersen

SoundCloud

Oct 9, 2011

Audio / TT: 50:49

Recorded live at Enghave Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark , in the frame of Enghave Barok: Bach Cantata Series.
Listen on SoundCloud:
Cantata BWV 191: Complete Cantata


21

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 55 - Freue dich, erlöste Schar, Cantatas · 30 · 69 · 191 (Cantatas from Leipzig 1730s-40s (IV))

 
 
1
2

Cantata BWV 191 [14:19]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Hana Blažíková]; Tenor: Gerd Türk
Kiyomi Suga (Flauto Traverso); Masamitsu San’nomiya (Oboe d’amore); Ryo Terakado (Violin)

BIS 2031
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Feb 2013

SACD / TT: 68:40
MP3 / TT: 68:29

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Producer: Thore Brinkmann; Sound Engineer: Jens Braun; Tuner: Akimi Hayash.
Buy this album at:
CD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline


22

J.S. Bach: BWV 191 Gloria in excelsis deo [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 191: Mvt. 3: Chorus Sicut erat in principio [5:40] (from a complete performance)

Andreas Mitschke

Marienkantorei Minden / Bachorchester Minden (Projektorchester)

Soprano: Anna Kellnhofer; Soprano: Gesine Keydel; Alto: Schirin Partowi; Tenor: Sebastian Franz; Bass: Dirk Schmidt

YouTube

Nov 30, 2013

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at St. Marienkirche, Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 191: Mvt. 3: Chorus [5:40]


23

Spring 2013: May 24-May 27, Tour to New York City (Music by Bach, Dychko, Felciano, Lennon & McCartney, Weston) [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 191 [15:33]

Marika Kuzma

Chamber Chorus of the University of California

Soloists: unknown

YouTube

May 27, 2013

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at St. Paul's Chapel in New York City, New York, USA.
Watch on You Tube:
Cantata BWV 191: Complete Cantata [15:33]


24

Bach: Kantate BWV 191 Gloria in exelsis Deo, Matthias Janz 2013 [CR-1]

Cantata BWV 191 [14:30]

Matthias Janz

Flensburger Bach-Chor / Flensburger Bach Ensemble

Soprano: Hanna Zumsande; Tenor: Andreas Post

YouTube

Dec 8, 2013

Audio / TT:

Recorded live by NDR at St. Marien Kirche, Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Tape recording from Radio (NDR).
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 191: Complete Cantata [14:30]


25

Gloria in Excelsis Deo - Cantata, BWV 191 [AB-191]

Cantata BWV 191 [14:39]

Jos van Veldhoven

Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Soprano I: Maria Keohane Soprano II: Michaela Riener; Alto: Alex Potter; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Matthias Winckhler
Ripieno Sopranos I: Lucie Chartin, Marijke van der Harst; Ripieno Sopranos: II: Marie Heeschen; Ripieno Alto: Elsbeth Gerritsen; Ripieno Tenors: Yves van Handenhove, Immo Schröder; Ripieno Basses: Michiel Meijer, Jelle Draijer
Violins 1: Shunske Sato, Annelies van der Vegt, Anneke van Haaften, Lidewij van der Voort; Violins 2: Sayuri Yamagata, Anneke van Haaften, Paulien Kostense; Violas: Staas Swierstra, Jan Willem Vis; Cello: Lucia Swarts, Richte van der Meer; Violone: Robert Franenberg; Transverse Flute 1: Frank Theuns; Transverse Flute 2: Doretthe Janssens; Oboe 1: Martin Stadler; Oboe 2: Peter Frankenberg; Trumpet 1: Robert Vanryne; Trumpet 2: Stephen Keavy; Trumpet 3: Mark Geelen; Timpani: Luuk Nagtegaal; Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra; Organ: Pieter-Jan Belder

Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach

Dec 17, 2015

Video / TT: 14:39

Recorded & filmed live at Grote Kerk, Naarden, the Netherlands.
Director: Joost Honselaar; Assistant Director: Ferenc Soetman; Music Recording: Guido Tichelman, Bastiaan Kuijt, Micha de Kanter; Music Edit & Mix: Guido Tichelman; Camera: Jochem Timmerman, Rene Holbrugge, Martin Struif, Chris Reichgelt; Lights: Zen Bloot; Lighting Assistant: Patrick Galvin; Video Engineer: Justin Mutsaers; Set Technique: Glenn van den Eerden; Data Handling: Charlotte Storm; Project Manager Nep: Peter Ribbens; Producers: Marco Meijdam, Imke Deters.
Watch & listen on All of Bach:
Cantata BWV 191: Complete Recording [14:39]


26

Bach, the Genious (BWV 234, BWV 191) [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 191 [22:59]:
35:24 Coro: Gloria
42:04 Duetto: Gloria Patri
46:37 Coro: Sicut erat
53:10 Dona Nobis Pacem

Daniël Reuss

Cappella Amsterdam / Orchestra of the 18th Century

Soprano: Lucie Chartin; Alto: Daniël Elgersma; Tenor: Jon Etxabe-Arzuaga; Bass: Pierre-Guy Le Gall White
Cappella Amsterdam: 1st sopranos: Elisabeth Blom, Martha Bosch, Lucie Chartin, Marijke van der Harst; 2nd sopranos: Maria Köpcke, Inga Schneider, Marjo van Someren, Suzanne Verburg; Altos: Sabine van der Heyden, Mieke van Laren, Daniel Elgersma, Desirée Verlaan; Tenors: Dolf Drabbels, Jon Etxabe-Arzuaga, Johannes Klügling, Diederik Rooker, Endrik Üksvärav; Basses: Christoph Drescher, Pierre-Guy Le Gall White, Kees Jan de Koning, Bart Oenema, Drew Santini
Orchestra of the 18th Century: Violins 1: Rémy Baudet [Concertmaster], Kees Koelmans, Guya Martinini, Franc Polman, Irmgard Schaller; Violins 2: Marc Oestrubé, Hans Christian Euler, Marinette Troost, Dirk Vermeulen, Richard Walz, Gustavo Zarba; Violas: Emilio Moreno, Marten Boeken, Else Krieg, Yosh iko Morita; Cellos: Rainer Zipperling, Albert Brüggen, Lidewij Scheifes; Double-basses: Margaret Urquhart, Robert Franenberg; Flutes: Michael Schmidt-Casdorff, Ricardo Kanji; Oboes: Frank de Bruine, Alayne Leslie; Bassoon: Danny Bond; Trumpets: David Staff, Jonathan Impett, Graham Nicholson; Timpani: Maarten van der Valk; Harpsichord & Organ: Menno van Delft

YouTube

Mar 22, 2016

Audio / TT: 66:00

Recorded & filmed live at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ (Wolffinarium), Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Broadcasted by MAX, NPO (broadcasting company from the Netherlands) in the program Avondconcert live on March 22, 2016; Presented by Wouter Pleijsier.
Listen on YouTube:
Complete Concert: BWV 234, BWV 191 [66:00]


27

Bach en sept paroles I – Lumières (Cantatas BWV 31, 34, 51 & 191) [CP-1]

 

Cantata BWV 191 [14:39]

Raphaël Pichon

Ensemble Pygmalion

Soloists: Soprano: Sabine Devieilhe; Alto: Alex Potter; Tenor: Julian Prégardien; Bass: Christian Immler
Choir: Sopranos: Caroline Arnaud, Ulrike Barth, Perrine Devillers, Marie-Frédérique Girod, Nadia Lavoyer, Marie Planinsek; Altos: Philippe Barth, Coline Dutilleul, Marie Pouchelon, William Shelton; Tenors: Constantin Goubet, Guillaume Gutiérrez, Olivier Rault, Randol Rodriguez; Basses: Virgile Ancely, Geoffroy Buffière, Jean-Michel Durang, Georg Finger, Matthias Lutze
Orchestra: Violins 1: Sophie Gent, Louis, Varoujan Doneyan, Béatrice Linon, Coline Ormond; Violins 2: Gabriel Grosbard, Paul-Marie Beauny, Sandrine Dupé, Cyrielle Eberhardt; Violas: Jérôme Van Waerbeke, Josèphe Cottet, Katya Polin; Violoncellos: Julien Barre*, Mathurin Matharel; Viola da gamba: Julien Léonard*; Double-bass: Thomas de Pierrefeu*; Oboes: Jasu Moisio, Lidewei De Sterck, Christopher Palameta; Flutes: Georgia Browne, Anne Thivierge; Bassoon: Evolène Kiener; Trumpets: Hannes Rux, Astrid Brachtendorf, Karel Mnuk; Timpani: Stefan Gawlick; Harpsichord: Ronan Khalil*; Organ: Matthieu Boutineau*; Theorbo: Romain Falik*
* Continuo

Culturebox / Mezzo

Oct 11, 2017

Video / TT: 100:21

Recorded & filmed live at the Philharmonie de Paris, France.
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert [100:21]
Watch on Philharmonie de Paris:
Complete Concert [98:39]
Watch on Culturebox:
Complete Concert [103:20]


28

Blessings & Benediction: Four Bach Cantatas | Virtual 113th Bethlehem Bach Festival (BWV 120, 171, 12, 80/2, 191) [CV-1]

 
 
 
 
 
 

81:55-97:55: Cantata BWV 191 [16:00]

Greg Funfgeld (Artistic Director & Conductor)

Bach Choir of Bethlehem [Greg Funfgeld, Artistic Director & Conductor; Thomas Goeman, Assistant Conductor & Accompanist; Rosa Lamoreaux, Vocal Coach; Janie Kolb Florenz, Choir Manager] / Bach Festival Orchestra [Greg Funfgeld, Artistic Director & Conductor; Charlotte Mattax Moersch, Personnel Manager]

Vocal Soloists: Soprano: Sherezade Panthaki; Tenor: Lawrence Jones
Instrumental Soloists: Robin Kani & Linda Ganus (Flutes)
BCB: Sopranos I: Kayla Alderfer, Shannon Aloise, Rebecca Erhardt, Roberta George, Emily A. Gross, Nancy Hooke, Deborah Ihling, Erynn R. Mann, Carrie Krug Nedick, Lucy Perusse, Martha Cox Popichak, Amy Ruhf, Roberta Wagner, Bridget White [Choral Scholar]; Sopranos II: Patty Alercia, Beverly Bailey, Wendy E. Borst, Stacy Gabel, Jesse Gehman, Katherine Kaiser, Roberta Kasmiroski, Tina M. Lebrecht, Michel Lloyd, Lynn German Long, Meg McKenna, Marie Miller, Kelly Seims, Nikki Seng, Grace Adele Spruiell, Victoria Spruiell; Altos I: Lynn Whitehouse Birney, Laura Carlson, Christina Lamonica, Linda Lipkis, Johanna Pearson, Molly Porter, Kate Racculia, Jean Anne Shafferman, Martha Sipe, Genevieve Wilde Terpstra, Annette Thiel, Jean Donegan Vrabel; Altos II: Lynne Beck, Dorothy Z. Cockrell, Jennifer Hay, Mary Zsido Paini, Beverly Rumble, Patti Sakdiponephong, Debbie Turton; Tenors I: Kurt C. Anchorstar, Kevin Cone, Luke DiGiacinto, Brendan D. James, Charles Lutte, Lane Conklin McCord, Kelly Miller, Guy Rauscher, Andrew Roberts; Tenors II: Jesus Castillo, Alan GaNun, Dustin Hartman, Mark Helms, Jamie Henry, Bryan K. Holten, Dave Mentzer, Michael Miller, Anthony R. Villani, Christopher T. Wagner; Basses I: Tony Austin, Jason Dietrich, Joseph Fink, Dodd Lamberton, John Nedick, Steven Rivera, David Ruhf, Brian C. Snyder, John L. Sullivan, David R. Umla, Benjamin Watson, Peter Young; Basses II: Todd Fennell, Bryan K. Gerhab, Brian Hay, James W. Rowland, Phil Turton
BFO: Violins: Elizabeth Field [Concert-master], Claire Bright [Principal - Second Violin], Stephani Bell, Rebecca Brown, Nina Falk, Linda Kistler, Mary Ogletree; Violas: Paul Miller [Principal], Uri Wassertzug, Akhmed Mamedov; Cellos: Loretta O’Sullivan [Principal], Noelle Casella Grand; Double-basses: Stephen Groat [Principal], Dan McDougall; Flutes: Robin Kani [Principal], Linda Ganus; Oboes: Mary Watt [Principal], Nobuo Kitagawa [Assistant Principal]; Bassoon: Charles Holdeman [Principal]; Trumpets: Robert Skoniczin [Principal], Lawrence Wright, Steven Heitzer; Percussion: Christopher Hanning [Principal]; Portativ Organ: Charlotte Mattax Moersch; Organ: Stephen Williams; Harpsichord: Charlotte Mattax Moersch

YouTube

May 15, 2021

Video / TT: 100:11

Recorded & filmed live at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.
Live Streaming & Video Production: WFMZ-TV/MBC-Teleproductions; Audio Engineers: John Baker & Sam Ward; Additional Video Production – Zoellner Arts Center.
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert [100:11]


29

Music@Home Holiday Concert [CV-1]

 
 

48:22-63:58: Cantata BWV 191 [15:36]

James Allbritten

UNCSA Cantata Singers / Chamber Orchestra

BWV 191 Soloists: Soprano: Angelina Bassi; Tenor: Jackson Ray
UNCSA Cantata Singers: Sopranos I: Elleyna Alderman, Reagan Almond, Angelina Bassi, Alicia Bivona, Andi Creech, Bentley Dorics, Ashae McCarroll, Gabi Meinke, Ruby Moore, Claire Schuyler, Darmody Tausche, Sophie Young; Tenors: Caleb Homer, Tommy Johnston, Jackson Ray, Jack Patrick, Sargeant Carson, Weddle Onyx Velez; Sopranos II: Evie Afflerbach, Hailey Brett, Ahmara Dorsett, Ivey Dunham, Anne Marie Everhart, Abigail Fox, Jillian Griffey, Karen Mason, Laney Murdock, Hannah Richman, Emma Shobe; Basses: Barrett Bailey, William Brickhouse, Matthew Cates, Marcel Pietrus, Evan Smith, Adam Waldo, Ethan Wood, Christian Wray; Altos: Lani Basich, Adeline Beavers, Sofia Darnall, Spencer DesChenes, Riley Dyson, Opal Garrett, Olivia Grocott, Atlas Lippard, Sarah McDowell, Aliyah Wendelbo Melody Wheeler; Accompanist: Mary Ann Bills; Manager Carson Weddle
Chamber Orchestra: Violins 1: Monika Wilmot, Fabrice Dharamraj, Charles Shafer, Brian Ford; Violins 2: Gregorio Midero, Ewa Dharamraj, Alex Dashkevych; Violas: Louise Campbell, Matthew Troy, Julian Smart, Cathy Dudley; Cellos: Jennifer Alexandra Johnston, Eli Kaynor; Double-bass: Paul Sharpe; Flutes: Debra Pivett, Lissie Shanahan; Oboes: Robin Driscoll, Amanda LaBrecque; Bassoon: Carol Bernstorf; Trumpets: Judith Saxton, Tony Sanders, Robert Krause; Timpani: Peter Zlotnick; Organ: Susan Orgain; Manager: Ken Wilmot

YouTube

Dec 12, 2021

Video / TT: 1:57:01

Recorded & filmed at Home Moravian Church, Winston-Salem, North Carolina., USA, in the frames of Music@Home Concert Series.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 191: Full Concert, including Complete Cantata [1:57:01]


30

Все кантаты Баха. Сезон V: "Кантаты и хоралы", Концерт третий (BWV 243a, 191) [S5-3]

 
 

24:37-40:15: Cantata BWV 191 [15:38]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Oleg Romanenko
Comments on the program: Roman Nasonov

Collegium Musicum Ensemble, Moscow

Soprano: Lyudmila Fraenove; Soprano: Ekaterina Liberova; Alto: Mikhail Shirochenko; Tenor: Mikhail Nor; Bass: Vladimir Krasov
Daniel Salvador (Organ) [Madrid, Spain]

Все кантаты Баха

Dec 26, 2021

Video / TT: 94:35

Recorded & filmed live at Evangelical-Lutheran St. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia, as part of Все кантаты Баха.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantata BWV 191, Magnificat BWV 243a [94:35]


31

A Bach Christmas: Choir of St. Luke in the Fields [CV-1]

 
 
 

39:15-55:24: Cantata BWV 191 [16:09]

Director of Music: David Shuler
Pre-Concert Lecture: Dr. David Schulenberg

Choir of St. Luke in the Fields / Baroque in the Fields (period instrument ensemble)

CSLF: Sopranos: Danielle Buonaiuto, Amber Evans, Melissa Fogarty, Ava Pine; Altos: Catherine Hedberg, Elizabeth Merrill; Tenors: David Root, Christopher Preston Thompson; Basses: Phillip Cheah, Zachary Fletcher
BF: Violins: Leah Gale Nelson [concert-master], Peter Kupfer, Mark Rike, Theresa Salomon, Nelva Lagerwey TeBrake, Mark Zaki; Violas: Dan McCarthy*, Margrét Hjaltested; Cellos: David Bakamjian*, Arnie Tanimoto; Basses: Patricia Ann Neely; Flutes: Sandra Miller*, Mei Stone; Oboes: Sarah Davol*, Pablo O’Connell; Bassoon: Andrew Schwartz; Horns: R.J. Kelley*, Alexandra Cook; Trumpet: John Thiessen*, Brandon Bergeron, Mario Correa; Timpani: Rex Benincasa; Organ: Dongsok Shin
* principal

YouTube

Dec 8, 2022

Video / TT: 57:23

Recorded & filmed live at St. Luke in the Fields Episcopal Church, Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantata BWV 62, 40, 191 [57:23]


32

Bach at One (BWV 101, 191) [BO22-6]

 

33:44-48:43: Cantata BWV 191 [14:59]

Avi Stein

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

BWV 191 Soloists: Soprano: Meg Dudley; Tenor: Matthew Hensrud

Trinity Wall Street

Apr 19, 2023

Video / TT: 50:17

Recorded filmed & streamed live at St. Paul's Chapel of Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series.
Watch on Trinity Church Wall Street Website:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 101, 191 [50:17]


33

ARTEK: Handel, Messiah, part I; Bach, Cantata 191, Gloria in excelsis Deo [CV-3]

 

59:41-74:56: J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 191 [15:15]

Director: Gwendolyn Toth

ARTEK

BWV 191 Soloists: Soprano: Clara Rottsolk; Tenor: Andrew Fuchs
ARTEK choir: Sopranos: Sarah Chalfy, Christina Kay, Clara Rottsolk; Altos: Kim Leeds [m-s], Clifton Massey [c-t]; Tenors: Andrew Fuchs, Jacob Perry Jr; Basses: Peter Becker, Steven Hrycelak
ARTEK orchestra: Cynthia Freivogel (Concert-master); Jeremy Rhizor (Principal Violin 2); Dongmyung Ahn (Violin); Alyssa Campbell (Violin); Rafa Prendergast (Violin); Peter Kupfer (Violin); Francis Liu (Violin); Chiara Fasani Stauffer (Violin); Dan McCarthy (Principal Viola); Andrea Andros (Viola); Bennett Mahler (Viola); Loretta O'Sullivan (Principal Cello); Arnie Tanimoto (Cello); Nathan Whittaker (Cello); Jessica Powell Eig (Dobule-bass); David Ross (Flute 1); Nuria Canales Rubio (Flute 2); David Dickey (Oboe 1); Emily Ostrom (Oboe 2 & Mezzo-soprano); Joseph Jones (Bassoon); John Thiessen (Trumpet 1); Steven Marquardt (Trumpet 2); Perry Sutton (Trumpet 3); Danny Mallon (Timpani); Dongsok Shin (Organ); Gwendolyn Toth (Harpsichord)

YouTube

Dec 31, 2023

Video / TT: 81:56

Recorded & filmed live at Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, New York City, New York, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: G.F. Handel: Messiah: Part 1 + J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 191 [81:56]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2001 - August 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Dan Dews (February 2013); Matthias Hansen (June 2008); Rainer Harald (March 2019 - December 2023); Frits V. Herbold (April 2012); Christian Moll (November 2009); Ehud Shiloni (August 2006)

Cantata BWV 191: Gloria in excelsis Deo for Christmas Day (1743-1746)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Main Page | Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion
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