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Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113
Created 20 August 1724, Leipzig period. Occasion: Trinitatis XI.
BWV2 (1990 catalogue): BWV 113.
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Gustav Leonhardt
Published 13 September 2019Bach - Cantate BWV 113 - Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut
Helmut Rilling
Published 13 August 2021Bach Kantate BWV 113 Herr Jesu Christ du höchstes Gut BWV 113, Helmut Rilling, LP CLV 71919
John Eliot Gardiner
Published 17 February 2014Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 113 - Magdalena Kožená, John Eliot Gardiner (Full HD 1080p)
Julian Wachner
Published 19 May 2019Bach Kantate BWV 113 Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, Julian Wachner
Masaaki Suzuki
Published 29 October 2021J. S. Bach - Cantatas BWV 8, 33, 113 - M.Suzuki - CD 24/55
Ton Koopman
Published 12 August 2013J. S. Bach: Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut (BWV 113) (Koopman)