Cantata Information
Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16
Created 1 January 1726, Leipzig period, Occasion: New Year's Day.
BWV2 (1990 catalogue): BWV 16.
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Videos with this cantata
Masaaki Suzuki
Published 14 January 2022J. S. Bach - Cantatas BWV 72, 32, 13, 16 - M. Suzuki (CD 42/55)
Gustav Leonhardt
Published 6 September 2019Bach - Cantate BWV 16 - Herr Gott, dich loben wir
La Petite Bande
Published 26 July 2019J. S. Bach - The Complete Liturgical Year in 64 Cantatas - S. Kuijken (CD 3/19)
Max Thurn (1956)
Published 12 March 2019Bach Kantate BWV 16 Herr Gott, dich loben wir, Max Thurn 1956,
John Eliot Gardiner
Published 20 January 2018Johann Sebastian Bach “Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16” (John Eliot Gardiner)
Ton Koopman
Published 2 April 2017J. S. Bach – Cantatas: BWV 82, 27,16 - T. Koopman (Vol.16 CD1)
Helmut Rilling
Published 15 August 2013Bach J.S. Cantata BWV 16