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Cantata BWV 69 Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele [I]

Ref.: BWV 69
German Title Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele [I]
English Title Praise the Lord, my soul (by Francis Browne)
Event Cantata for the Town Council Inauguration
Composed Leipzig, 1748 ?1st performance: August 26, 1748 - Leipzig
Text: Psalm 103: 2 (Mvt. 1); Martin Luther (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5) [W. Murray Young suggests Christian Weiss, Sr.]
BWV 69 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-3 French-1 French-4 French-5 French-6 Hebrew-1 Indonesian-1 Norwegian-1 Polish-1 Russian-1 Russian-3 Spanish-2 Spanish-3 Spanish-7 Spanish/English-8 Chorale Text:Es woll uns Gott genädig sein [BWV 69/6]
Scoring Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part ChorusOrchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 3 oboes, oboe d'amore, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative [S] Mvt. 3: Aria [T] Mvt. 4: Recitative [T] Mvt. 5: Aria [B] Mvt. 6: Chorale
BWV 69 Scores:Score Vocal & Piano [1.85 MB] | Score BGA [3.51 MB]Autograph Score (Facsimile):D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 68 [Bach Digital]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 Melody:Es woll uns Gott genädig sein [BWV 69/6]
References: BWV 69-BWV 69.2 References: BGA: XVI | NBA: I/32.2 BC: B 10 Zwang: K 202 First Published: BG, 1868 Autograph score (facsimile): ? Provenance65" target="_blank">Bach Digital
Commentaries: BWV 69 Commentaries: English:BCW | Crouch All Music Bethlehem Mincham NBV-AOB Nielsen [Danish] EvH [Dutch] Role [French] Reyes [Spanish]
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Discussions Week of August 18, 2002; Week of Sepember 11, 2005; Week of November 27, 2011
1 Die Bach Kantate Vol. 67 (Cantatas BWV 193, 120, 69)Edition Bachakademie Vol. 22 (Cantatas BWV 68-70)
Cantatas BWV 69 [CD-1: 20:50; CD-2: 22:14]
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Helen Donath; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang SchöneBernhard Schmidt, Siegfried Götthel [CD-1], Roland Burckhardt (Trumpets); Norbert Schmitt (Timpani); Günther Passin (Oboe, Oboe d'amore); Hedda Rothweiler, Dietmar Keller (Oboes); Günther Pfitzenmaier (Bassoon); Walter Forchert (Violin); Martin Ostertag, Jürgen Wolf (Continuo Cello); Manfred Gräser (Double-bass); Martha Schuster, Hans-Joachim Erhard [Mvts. 1&3] (Harpsichord, Positive Organ)
Hänssler 98.829Hänssler 92.022= Mar 1973 [Mvts. 2, 4-6], Apr 1982 [Mvts. 1&3] CD / TT: 63:55CD / TT: 64:15MP3 / TT: 64:05
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg [Mvts. 1&3]; Sonopress Tontechnik, Gütersloh [Mvts. 2, 4-6]; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.On Bacakademie Edition the dates are: Mar-May 1983; Feb 1982 [Mvt. 1]; Jul 1983 [Mvt. 3].1st recording of Cantata BWV 69 by H. Rilling. Listen on YouTube: CD-2: Cantatas BWV 68, 69, 70 [HD: 64:13] | Cantatas BWV 68, 69, 70 [HD: 64:14] Cantatas BWV 68, 69, 70 [64:14] Buy this album at: CD-1 (1996): Amazon.com Amazo.co.uk Amazon.deCD-2 (1999): Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de ArkivMusicCD-2 (2010): Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.deMusic Download: Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de ClassicsOnline iTunes
2 J.S. Bach: Cantatas 69 & 120 [C-1]
Cantata BWV 69 []
Melvin Dickinson
Louisville Bach Society
Soprano: Margaret Kelley-Evans; Mezzo-soprano: Antoinette Hardin; Tenor: David Brown; Bass: Arnold Epley
Rivergate LP-1002 (Louisville Bach Society) 1972 LP / TT:CD / TT:
Alain Fantapié reported in Diapason magazine, No. 195, March 1975: "An interpretation of BWV 146, conducted by F. Prohaska, has disappeared from American catalogue, which exists only coupled on Riverside album with Cantatas BWV 69 and 120 performed by the Louisville Bach Society and American singers. This record has never been available in France."This recording is available to all Louisville Bach Society members.See: Louisville Bach Society
3 Bach: Kantate BWV 69 Lobe den Herrn meine Seele, H J Rotzsch [CR-69]
Cantata BWV 69 [22:36]
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Regina Werner; Alto: Rosemarie Lang; Tenor: Christian Vogel; Bass: Gothart Stier (as: Gotthard Stier)
YouTube Mid 1970's? Audio / TT:
Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Tape recording from the radio of DDR. Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 69: Complete Cantata [22:36]
4 J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk � Complete Cantatas � Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 18 (BWV 69-72)J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 4 (BWV 61-78)Bach-2000 Vol. 2: Sacred Cantatas 2 (BWV 48-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-99)Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 21 (BWV 67-69 & 69a)
Cantata BWV 69 [10:59]
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz CMW: Natural Trumpets in D: Josef Spindler, Hermann Schober, Richard Rudolf; Timpani: Kurt Hammer; Oboes: Jürg Schaeftlein, David Reichenberg, Paul Hailperin; Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Walter Pfeiffer, Peter Schoberwalter, Wilhelm Mergl, Veronika Schmidt, Anita Mitterer [BWV 69/6]; Violas: Kurt Theiner, Josef de Sordi; Bassoon: Milan Turkovič; Violoncello: Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi
Telefunken 6.35340Teldec 8.35340 ZL & 242 572-2Teldec 4509-91758-2Teldec 3984-25707-2Teldec 8573-81194-2Warner Classics 8573-81194-5 Jan 14 & May +Oct 20+24, 1976 2-LP / TT: 88 min2-CD / TT: 88:316-CD / TT: / 389:1615-CD / TT: 963:00CD / TT: 61:03CD / TT: 61:03
Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.Buy this album at: 6-CD (1994): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk Amazon.deMusic Download 6-CD: Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de15-CD (1999): Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.deTeldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk Amazon.deWarner CD (2008): Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.deMusic Download CD: Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de
5 J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 6 J.S. Bach: Town Council Election Cantatas (Single Volume Cantatas Vol. 8)
CanBWV 69 [20:21]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Ruth Ziesak; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jaap ter Linden (Cello); Marcel Ponseele (Oboe/Oboe d'amore); Stephen Keavy (Trumpet) ABC: Sopranos: Els Bongers, Anne Grimm, Vera Lansink, Caroline Stam, María-Luz Álvarez; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Henk Gunneman, Geraint Roberts, Jeremy Ovenden, Kevin McLean-Mair, Geert Berghs; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, Mitchell Sandler, René Steur ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless [Leader/Viola d'amore], Marshall Marcus, Foskien Kooistra, Sebastiaan van Vucht, Lisa Ferguson, Carlo Marona, Marc Cooper, Nicolo Cleminson; Violas: Martin Kelly, Jane Rogers; Cellos/Violas da gamba: Jaap ter Linden, Jonathan Manson; Double-bass/Violone: Nicholas Pap; Oboes/Oboes d'amore: Marcel Ponseele, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker; Trumpets: Stephen Keavy, Jonathan Impen, James Ghigi; Timpani: Luuk Nagtegaal; Bassoon: Marc Vallon; Organ: Ton Koopman [recitatives & arias], Jon Kleinbussink [choirs]; Lute: Mike Fentross
Erato 3984-21629-2Antoine Marchand CC-72206=Antoine Marchand CC-72287 Apr & Sep 1997 3-CD / TT: 196:003-CD / TT: 196:00MP3 / TT: 195:22CD / TT: 62:34
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editor: Adriaan Verstijnen.See: Complete Cantatas Volume 6 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Erato 3-CD (1998): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk Amazon.deAntoine Marchand 3-CD (2005): Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.deMusic Download 3-CD: Amazon.com ClassicsOnlineSingle Volume CD (2009): Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.deMusic Download CD: Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de ClassicsOnline
6 Bach Edition Vol. 9 - Cantatas Vol. 4
Cantata BWV 69 [11:03]
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel
Brilliant Classics 99368 Oct-Nov 1999 5-CD / TT: 276:16
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: 5-CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de Amazon.de
7 1st Subccription Concert 2000/01 (BWV 69, 225) [L-12]
Cantata BWV 69 [21:25]
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Wiener Philharmoniker
Soprano: Juliane Banse; Mezzo-soprano: Katalin Hamari; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Jonas Kaufmann; Bass: Christian Gerhaher; Organ: Boris Kleiner
CS-PCM Classic7 / Private CD Sep 2000 2-CD / TT: 114:49
Recorded live by Austrian Radio (ORF) at Großer Musikvereinssaal,Vienna, Austria.2nd recording of Cantata BWV 69 by H. Rilling.
8 J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 55 - Freue dich, erlöste Schar - Cantatas from Leipzig 1730s-40s / IV (BWV 30, 69, 191) 1 2
Cantata BWV 69 [19:05]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter KooyMasamitsu San�nomiya (Oboe d�amore); Ryo Terakado (Violin)Chorus: Sopranos 1: Hana Blažíková, Yoshie Hida, Naho Kashiwabara; Sopranos 2: Minae Fujisaki, Aki Matsui, Eri Sawae; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Naoko Fuse, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Gerd Türk, Yusuke Fujii, Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Daisuke Fujii, Chiyuki Urano, Yusuke WatanabeOrchestra: Trumpet I: Jean-Francois Madeuf; Trumpet II: Jean-Charles Denis; Trumpet III: Hidenori Saito; Timpani: Thomas Holzinger; Oboe I/Oboe d�amore: Masamitsu San�nomiya; Oboe II: Yukari Maehashi; Oboe III: Atsuko Ozaki; Violins 1: Ryo Terakado [Leader], Azumi Takada, Yukie Yamaguchi; Violins 2: Natsumi Wakamatsu, Yuko Araki, Yuko Takeshima; Violas: Hiroshi Narita, Mika AkihaContinuo : Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Violone: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Yukiko Murakami; Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki; Organ: Naoko Imai
BIS SACD-2031= Feb 2013 SACD / TT: 68:40MP3 / 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.deMusic Download: Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de ClassicsOnline
9 Bach at One - Wednesday, April 20, 1pm (Cantatas BWV 71, 69, 50, 108) [BO-57]
Cantata BWV 69 []
Julian Wachner
Trinity Wall Street Choir / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street
Soloists: Soprano: Melanie Russell [BWV 69]; Alto: Timothy Parsons [BWV 69]; Tenor: Owen McIntosh [BWV 69]; Bass: Jonathan Woody [BWV 69]
Trinity Wall Street Apr 20, 2016 Video / TT: 79:34
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 [79:34]
10 Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele - Cantata, BWV 69 [AB-69]
Cantata BWV 69 [20:20]
Peter Dijkstra
Nederlandse Bachvereniging
Soprano: Miriam Feuersinger; Alto: Alex Potter; Tenor: Thomas Hobbs; Bass: Peter Kooy (Kooij)Ripieno Sopranos: Lauren Armishaw, Marjon Strijk; Ripieno Altos: Marine Fribourg, Barnabás Hegyi; Ripieno Tenors: Yves van Handenhove, João Moreira; Ripieno Basses: Michiel Meijer, Pierre-Guy Le Gall WhiteViolins 1: Sayuri Yamagata, Annelies van der Vegt, Annabelle Ferdinand; Violins 2: Pieter Affourtit, Paulien Kostense, Lucia Giraudo; Violas: Staas Swierstra, Jan Willem Vis; Cellos: Lucia Swarts, Richte van der Meer; Double-bass: Robert Franenberg; Oboes: Martin Stadler, Peter Frankenberg, Sarah Aßman; Bassoon: Benny Aghassi; Trumpets: Robert Vanryne, Fruzsina Hara, Mark Geelen, Dave Hendry; Timpani: Koen Plaetink; Organ: Leo van Doeselaar; Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra
Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach Feb 18, 2017 Video / TT: 20:20
Recorded & filmed live at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Director & Editor: Bas Wielenga; Music Recording: Guido Tichelman, Bastiaan Kuijt, Pim van der Lee; Music Edit & Mix: Guido Tichelman; Camera: Jochem Timmerman, Thijs Struick, Merijn Vrieling, Charlotte Storm, Jildert Hof; Lights: Zen Bloot, Henry Rodgers, Patrick Galvin; Assistant Director: Ferenc Soeteman; Video Engineer: Vincent Nugteren, Jildert Hof; Set Technique: Justin Mutsaers; Data Handling: Jesper Blok; Project Manager Nep: Peter Ribbens; Interview: Onno van Ameijde; Producer Concert: Imke Deters; Producer Film: Jessie Verbrugh. Watch on All of Bach: Cantata BWV 69: Complete Cantata [20:20]
11 Bachcantates: J.S. Bach: Cantate Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele (BWV 69); G.P. Telemann: Concerto in e mineur (TWV 52:e3); J.S. Bach: Cantate Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten (BWV 74) [C23-2]
Cantata BWV 69: Fragments [13:06]
Rienk Bakker
Solisten, koor en orkest Stichting Bachcantates Tiburg
Soloists: Soprano: Janneke Stoute; Alto: Janneke Spronk-Vis; Tenor: Maarten van der Hoven; Bass: Andreas Goetze
YouTube Feb 26, 2023 Video / TT:
Recorded & filmed live at Broekhovense Kerk, Tilburg, North Brabant, the Netherlands, in the frame of Stichting Bachcantates Tilburg. Watch on YouTube: Cantata BWV 69: Fragments [13:06]
12 Eastman Bach Cantata Series: Cantatas BWV 89 & 69 [C25-1]
Cantata BWV 69 [22:52]
BWV 69: Conductor: Nathaniel Peets
(OVPP - No Choir) / Eastman Bach Cantata Orchestra
BWV 69: Soprano: Marlena St. Jean; Mezzo-soprano: Emily Skilling; Tenor: Zachary Thompson; Bass: Peter SchoellkopffZi-hua Ma (Violin 1); Sedona Kmen (Violin 2); Anna Denfeld (Viola); Audrey Cherwinski (Cello); Samuel Suchta (Oboe 1/Oboe d'amore); Gus Smith (Oboe 2); Torie Ramey (Oboe 3); Diego Turner (Trumpet 1); Derek Gong (Trumpet 2); Layne Sullivan (Trumpet 3); Ben Landon (Timpani); James Jeffery (Harpsichord)
Eastman School of Music Jan 26, 2025 Video / TT:
Recorded & filmed live at Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music Rochester, New York, USA, as part of Eastman School of Music: Bach Cantata Series. Watch on YouTube: Cantata BWV 69: Complete Cantata [22:52]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2002 - February 2025) Thanks to contributors: Rainer Harald (July 2022); Frits V. Herbold (February 2012); Steven Plank (June 2018); Claude Role (December 2017)