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Kantate, BWV 198 "Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl"

Kantate, BWV 198 "Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl" by Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantata, composed 1727. 160 recordings in this catalogue, from 1988 to 2022.

Movements

I. Coro "Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl"
II. Recitativo (Sopran) "Dein Sachsen, dein bestürztes Meißen"
III. Aria (Sopran) "Verstummt, verstummt, ihr holden Saiten"
IV. Recitavo (Alt) "Der Glocken bebendes Getön"
V. Aria (Alt) "Wie starb die Heldin so vergnügt"
VI. Recitavo (Tenor) "Ihr Leben ließ die Kunst zu sterben"
VII. Coro "An dir, du Fürbild großer Frauen"
VIII. Aria (Tenor) "Der Ewigkeit saphirnes Haus"
IX. Recitativo (Bass) "Was Wunder ists? Du bist es wert"
X. Coro "Doch Königin! du stirbest nicht"

Top Performers

Philippe Herreweghe

Conductor · 33 rec

Collegium Vocale Gent

Choir · 24 rec

Gustav Leonhardt

Conductor · 20 rec

Ton Koopman

Conductor · 20 rec

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Orchestra · 20 rec

Leonhardt-Consort

Orchestra · 20 rec

John Elwes

Soloist · 14 rec

Heinz Hennig

Conductor · 13 rec

Recordings (160)

Conductor

Philippe Herreweghe33 Gustav Leonhardt20 Ton Koopman20 Heinz Hennig13 Hans-Joachim Rotzsch12 René Jacobs12 Pieter Jan Leusink11 Andrew Parrott10 Helmuth Rilling10 John Eliot Gardiner10 Jürgen Jürgens10 Masaaki Suzuki10

Orchestra

Collegium Vocale Gent24 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir20 Leonhardt-Consort20 Netherlands Bach Collegium11 American Bach Soloists10 Bach Collegium Japan10 English Baroque Soloists10 La Chapelle Royale10 Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra10 Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne10 Taverner Players10 Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn10

Label

Challenge Classics20 Erato20 Archiv Produktion12 Berlin Classics12 Brilliant Classics11 BIS10 B.M.S., Bohemian Music Service s.r.o.10 Decca Classics10 Deutsche Grammophon10 Hänssler Classic10 harmonia mundi10 Master Music10

Decade

1980s20 1990s43 2000s43 2010s13 2020s20

Credited instrument

Alto12 Harpsichord10 Tenor8 Bass2 Piano1

Performers	Year	Label
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra · view	2008	Berlin Classics	2:34
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra · view	2008	Berlin Classics	4:54
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra · view	2008	Berlin Classics	1:20
Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Klaus Mertens · view	2006	Challenge Classics	2:34
Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir · view	2006	Challenge Classics	6:32
Paul Agnew, Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir · view	2006	Challenge Classics	5:12
Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Elisabeth von Magnus · view	2006	Challenge Classics	0:45
Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Elisabeth von Magnus · view	2006	Challenge Classics	7:42
Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Lisa Larsson · view	2006	Challenge Classics	3:54
Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir · view	2006	Challenge Classics	7:07
Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Lisa Larsson · view	2006	Challenge Classics	1:32
Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir · view	2006	Challenge Classics	1:42
Paul Agnew, Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir · view	2006	Challenge Classics	1:16
Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante, Ian Bostridge · view	2004	Virgin Classics	4:33
Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante, Ian Bostridge · view	2000	Virgin	4:33
Helmuth Rilling, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Gächinger Kantorei · view	2000	Hänssler Classic	5:34
Helmuth Rilling, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Aldo Baldin · view	2000	Hänssler Classic	5:04
Helmuth Rilling, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Philippe Huttenlocher · view	2000	Hänssler Classic	2:27
Helmuth Rilling, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Gächinger Kantorei · view	2000	Hänssler Classic	2:21
Helmuth Rilling, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Aldo Baldin · view	2000	Hänssler Classic	1:22