Cantata 136 (Gardiner / Koopman / Leusink / Suzuki)


Unknown author from Jerome Nadal, Evangelicae Historiae Imagines, Warning of false prophets, 1593

Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz
Search me, God, and know my heart
Cantata 136
BWV 136

Event: Cantata for the 8th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Romans 8: 12-17; Gospel: Matthew 7: 15-23
Text: Psalm 139: 23 (Mvt. 1); Johann Heermann (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5) [W. Murray Young suggests Christian Weiss, Sr.]
Chorale Text: Wo soll ich fliehen hin
1st performance: July 18, 1723 - Leipzig

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[We 7]  (info) Performance by Counter tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Brindley Sherratt; Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner conducting. Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Christkirche, Rendsburg, Germany.

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Performance by Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Klaus Mertens; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir; Ton Koopman conducting.  Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.

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Performance by Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar; Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium; Pieter Jan Leusink conducting.  Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.

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Performance by Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy; Bach Collegium Japan; Masaaki Suzuki conducting.  Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.

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