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Cantata BWV 132
Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn!


Ref.

BWV 132 / BC A 6

German Title

Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn!

English Title

Prepare the way, prepare the course (by Alec Robertson)

Event

Solo Cantata for the 4th Sunday in Advent
Readings: Epistle: Philippians 4: 4-7; Gospel: John 1: 19-28
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Sundays in Advent

Composed

Weimar, 1715
1st performance: December 22, 1715 - Weimar

Text:

Authors: Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-5); Elisabeth Kreuziger (Mvt. 6)

BWV 132 Text: German-1 | German-2 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-4 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Kobayashi | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn [BWV 132/6]

Scoring:

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: oboe, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria [S] | Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 3: Aria [B] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] | Mvt. 5: Aria [A] | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Scores:

BWV 132 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.30 MB] | Score BGA [10. 09 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 60 | D B Mus. ms. Bach St 5 [Bach Digital]
Finale: PDF Score [1.95 MB]
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: Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn [BWV 132/6]

References:

BWV 132 References: BGA: XXVIII | NBA: I/1 | BC: A 6 | Zwang: K 24 | First Published: BG, 1881 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 132 / BC A 6 Commentaries: English: | Ellis | Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | IOPN Library Illinois | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia | Wikipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | Kobayashi | B!52, Odcinek 55 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of December 17, 2000; Week of May 22, 2005; Week of February 1, 2009; July 2, 2025


Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 4 (4th round)

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13
Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Christmas Cantatas - conducted by Kevin Mallon

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

Bach: Kantate BWV 132 Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn, Kurt Thomas [CR-132]

Cantata BWV 132 [21:09]

Kurt Thomas

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Philine Fischer; Alto (Mezzo-soprano): Roswitha Trexler; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Theo Adam

YouTube

Probably before 1960

Audio / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.Tape recording from the Radio of the DDR.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [21:09]


2

Bach: Kantate BWV 132 Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn, Gerhard Schmidt Gaden 1964 [CR-132]

Cantata BWV 132 [20:48]

Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden

Tölzer Knabenchor / Collegium Musicum des WDR

Soprano: Elly Ameling; Alto: Helen Raab; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Barry McDaniel

YouTube

1964

Audio / TT:

Recorded at... Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [20:48]


3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 61 & BWV 132 [C-3]

 

Cantatas BWV 132 [21:46]

Helmut Kahlhöfer

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Hildegard Rütgers; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Eduard Wollitz
Helmut Winschermann (Oboe); Saschko Gawriloff (Violin); Horst Beckerdorf (Cello); Rudolf Schlegel (Double-bass); Gisbert Schneider (Chamber Organ)

Cantate 651221
Oryx BACH-1117

May 1966

LP / TT: 39:50
LP / TT: 39:50

Recorded at Immanuelskirche, Wuppertal-Barmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [21:46]



4

Bach: Kantate BWV Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn, Hermann Müller [CR-132]

Cantata BWV 132 [20:08]

Hermann Müller

Berner Kammerchor / Berner Kammerorchester

Soprano: Elisabeth Speiser; Alto: Katharina Marti; Tenor: Ernst Hauser; Bass: Arthur Loosli

YouTube

Dec 10, 1967 (?)

Audio / TT:

Recorded live in Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [20:08]


5

Musik in der Epiphanienkirche, Berlin-Charlottenburg [C-2]
Weihnachtskonzert in der Epiphanienkirche, Berlin-Charlottenburg [C-3]

Cantata BWV 132 []

Gottfried Matthaei

Epiphanien Kantorei und -Orchester

Soprano: Brigitte Ganady; Tenor: Bernd Lange; Bass: Lothar Schadow; Mar. v. Hänisch (Violin); Tr. Eberhard (Oboe)

Mixtur-Schallplatten 327
Mixtur-Schallplatten 209

Dec 20, 1969

CD / TT:
CD / TT: 30:23

Recorded live at Epiphanienkirche, Berlin-Charlottenburg, Gerrmany.
Buy this album at: 
CD: Die Musenhöhle


6

Bach Cantatas Vol. 1: Avent und Weihnachten · Advent and Christmas · Advent et Nöel
Bach: Advent and Christmas Cantatas
[C-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [21:26]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam
Otto Büchner (Violin); Manfred Clement (Oboe)
Continuo: Fritz Kiskalt, Johannes Fink (Violoncellos); Herbert Duft (Double-bass); Karl Kolbinger, Detlef Kühl (Bassoon); Hedwig Bilgram, Elmar Schloter (Organ)

Archiv Produktion 439369-2
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Archiv Produktion 001933602
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Mar-Apr 1972

4-CD / TT: 278:16
MP3 / TT: 277:06
4-CD / TT: 278:16
MP3 / TT: 276:12

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Recording Producers: Rainer Brock, Hansjoachim Reiser, Dr. Manfred Richter; Balance Engineers: Harald Baudis, Klaus Scheibe, Hans-Peter Schweigmann.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [21:29] | Complete Cantata [21:24] | Complete Cantata [21:39] | Complete Cantata [21:32] | Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [3:43]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


7

Bach: Kantate BWV 132 Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn, Rudolf Pohl [CR-132]

Cantata BWV 132 [19:21]

Rudolf Pohl

Aachener Domchor / Collegium Musicum des WDR

Soprano: Klesie Kelly; Alto: Hanna Schwarz; Tenor: Martin Finke; Bass: Ruud van der Meer

YouTube

1974-1975 (?)

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at Aachener Dom, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [19:21]


8

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 60 (Cantatas BWV 62, 132, 91)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 41 (Cantatas BWV 130-132)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [21:01]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Ingo Goritzki (Oboe); Günther Pfitzenmaier (Bassoon); Walter Forchert (Violin); Jürgen Wolf (Continuo Cello); Manfred Gräser (Double-bass); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord); Montserrat Torrent (Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.821
Hänssler 92.041
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Sep 1976; Jan, Apr 1977

CD / TT: 59:25
CD / TT: 60:43
MP3 / TT: 60:43

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg Germany.
Recording: Südwest-Tonstudio, Stuttgart; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck; Sound Engineer: Henno Quasthoff.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 130, 131, 132 [60:45] | Cantatas BWV 130, 131, 132 [60:46]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1996): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
CD-2 (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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9

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 33 (BWV 132-135)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 7 (BWV 119-137)
Bach-2000
Vol. 3: Sacred Cantatas 3 (BWV 100-117, 119-140, 143-149)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 41 (BWV 131-133)

 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [18:54]

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Boy Soprano: Sebastian Hennig (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Marius van Altena; Bass: Max van Egmond

Telefunken 6.35607
Teldec 242 618-2 ZL
Teldec 4509-91761-2
Teldec 3984-25708-2
Teldec 8573-81169-2
Warner Classics 8573-81169-5

Mar 22-26, 1983

2-LP / TT: 81 min
2-CD / TT: 81:03
6-CD / TT: 371:34
15-CD / TT: 949:30
CD / TT: 65:22
CD / TT: 65:22

Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [19:00]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
15-CD (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de



10

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 2

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [15:58]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Marcel Ponseele (Oboe); Margaret Faultless (Violin); Martin Kelly (Viola); Jaap ter Linden (Cello); Ton Koopman (Harpsichord, Organ)
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Els Bongers, Vera Lansink, Nadia Ragni, Caroline Stam; Altos: Betty van den Berghe, Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Joost van der Linden, Huw Rhys-Evans, Geraint Roberts; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, Harjo Pasveer, Hans Wijers
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless [Leader]; Nicola Cleminson, Marc Cooper, Iona Davies, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Marshall Marcus; Violas: Martin Kelly, Nicky Akeroyd, Foskien Kooistra, Nicola Cleminson; Cellos: Jaap ter Linden, Richte van der Meer; Violone & Double­bass: Nicholas Pap; Oboe: Marcel Ponseele; Bassoon: Marc Vallon; Organ Continuo: Jan Kleinbussink; Organ & Harpsichord: Ton Koopman [Instruments: Chair organ 1: Garnier; Chair Organ 2: Klop]

Erato 0630-12598-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72202
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May 1995

3-CD / TT: 182:29
3-CD / TT: 182:29
MP3 / TT: 179:44

ecorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
Listen on YouTube:
Vol. 2, 3-CD: Complete Album [Sequnce; 61 Tracks; TT: 183:03]
Vol. 2, CD-2: Cantata BWV 172, 132, 182 [65:39]
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [16:14]
Buy this album at:
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Antoine Marchand 3-CD (2003): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Classics Online | iTunes


11

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 7 - Cantatas from Weimar (BWV 61, 63, 132, 172)

 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [18:00]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soloists: Soprano: Ingrid Schmithüsen; Counter-tenor: Yoshikazu Mera; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
Choir: Sopranos: Yoshie Hida, Tamiko Hoshi, Midori Suzuki, Aki Yanagisawa; Altos: Yuko Anazawa, Tomoko Koike, Hiromi Shimomura, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Makoto Sakurada, Takanori Ohnishi, Akira Takizawa, Tadashi Miroku; Basses: Peter Kooy, Yoshitaka Ogasawara, Tetsuya Odagawa, Jun Hagiwara
Orchestra: Violins: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader], Makoto Itoh, Luna Oda. Azumi Takada, Yuko Takeshima, Amiko Watabe; Violas: Makoto Akatsu, Ryoko Moro-oka; Cellos: Hidemi Suzuki, Norizumi Moro-oka; Violone: Shigeru Sakurai; Oboes: Koji Ezaki, Masamitsu San'nomiya, Tomofumi Shohji; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dohsaka; Organ: Masaaki Suzuki, Itsuko Noto

BIS CD-881
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Jul 1997

CD / TT: 77:31
MP3 / TT: 75:23

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Recording Producer: Marion Schwebel; Sound Engineer: Hans Kipfer; Digital Editing: Oliver Curdt, Marion Schwebel.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Cantatas BWV 63, 61, 132, 172 [77:05] | Cantatas BWV 63, 61, 132, 172 [77:04]
Buy this album at:
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12

Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas Vol. 7 (BWV 121-140)

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [17:16]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soloists: Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Hans van Roset, Aalt jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Herjan Pullen, Gerrit van der Hoorn, Even Baarsen, Evert Jan Engeltjes; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Arjen Nap, Edwin Smit, Fre Dirk van Roest, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Zwerver; Tenors: Frans Benschop, Martinus Leusink, Cor van Twillert, Peter Bloemendaal, Marijn Takken; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Jim Groenevald, Richard Guldenaar, Willem van der Hoorn, Sebastian Holz, Toon van Wezep
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer [Concert-master], Laura Johnson, Alida Schat, Ammelies van der Vegt, Mimi Mitchel, Elin Eriksson, Judith Steenbrink, Rachael Beesley, Wander Visser; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam; Violoncello: Frank Wakelkamp; Doubles-bass: Robert Franenberg, Maggie Urquhart, Jan Hollestelle; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg, Ofer Frenkel, Eduard Wesley, Nico de Gier; Bassoons: Trudy va der Wulp, Henriëtte Bakker; Organ: Rien Voskuilen, Vaughan Schlepp, Bert Mooiman; Church Organ: Maartin Mans

Brilliant Classics 99363
Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

5-CD / TT: 292:15
MP3 / TT: 379:37

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands.
Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Artistic Director: Pieter Jan Leusink; Recording: Clavigram Leerdam; Producer/editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance Enginner & Recording Engineer: Louis van Emmerk.
See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Listen on YouTube:
Vol. 1, CD-3: Cantatas BWV 97, BWV 72, BWV 132 [62:15]
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [17:18]
Buy this album at:
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13

J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas (BWV 36, 132, 61) [C-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [18:25]

Kevin Mallon

Aradia Ensemble (original instruments) [Pitch a' = 415]

Soprano: Teri Dunn; Alto: Matthew White; Tenor: John Tessier; Basses: Steven Pitkanen & Thomas Goerz
AE: Sopranos: Teri Dunn (solos), Christina Jahn, Katerine Hill; Altos: Matthew White (solos), Peter Mahon, Nina Scott-Stoddart; Tenors: John Tessier (solos), Charles Fowler, Larry Beckwith; Basses: Steven Pitkanen (solos), Thomas Goerz (solo) [BWV 132/3], Alec Tebbut
Kevin Mallon (Violin); Genevive Gilardeau (Violin) [solo]; Anthony Rapoport (Viola); Allen Whear (Cello); J. Tracy Mortimore (Double-bass); Christopher Dawes (Organ); Wash McClain (Oboe)

Naxos 8.554825
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Jan 7-11, 2000

CD / TT: 62:17
MP3 / TT: 62:15

Recorded at the Church of Mary Magdalene, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Producers: Bonnie Silver, Norbert Kraft; Engineer: Norbert Kraft; Digital Editing: Bonnie Silver; Performing editions & arrangements: Kevin Mallon (socan).
See: Christmas Cantatas - conducted by Kevin Mallon
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Cantatas BWV 36, 132, 61 [Sequence; 18 Tracks; TT: 62:22]
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14

Bach Cantatas Vol. 13: Köln/Lüneburg
For the 1st Sunday in Advent (BWV 61, 62, 36)
For the 4th Sunday in Advent (BWV 70, 132, 147)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [17:40]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Brigitte Geller; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Dietrich Henschel
MC: Sopranos: Suzanne Flowers, Nicola Jenkin, Gillian Keith, Charlotte Mobbs, Emma Preston-Dunlop, Belinda Yates; Altos: Frances Bourne, James Burton, William Towers, Richard Wyn Roberts; Tenors: Vernon Kirk, Gerald O'Beirne, Nicolas Robertson, Christopher Watson; Basses: Malcolm Arthur, Stephen Charlesworth, Charles Pott, Richard Savage
EBS: Violins 1: Maya Homburger, Nicolette Moonen, Anne Schumann, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Roy Mowatt; Violins 2: Peter Lissauer, Jane Gillie, Catherine Martin, Hildburg Williams; Violas: Emma Alter, Judith Busbridge, Lisa Cochrane, Mari Giske; Cellos: Richte Van der Meer, Lynden Cranham; Double Bass: Valerie Botwright; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, Eduard Wesly; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Trumpet: Gabriele Cassone; Harpsichord: Rob Howarth; Organ: Silas John Standage

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-162
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Dec 10, 2000

2-CD / TT: 134:22
MP3 / TT: 133:23

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Michaeliskirche, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen (Polyhymnia International BV); Roger de Schot, Carl Schuurbiers (Polyhymnia), Jan de Groot (Eurosound); Tape Editors: Roger de Schot, Ientje Mooij (Polyhymnia); Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13
Listen on YouTube:
Vol. 13, CD-2: Cantatas BWV 70, 132, 147 [68:59]
Buy this album at:
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15

J.S. Bach: Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn, BWV 132 (MDR Figaro-Reihe: Kantate) [R-17]

 

Cantata BWV 132 [21 min]

Georg Christoph Biller

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Members of Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Yeree Suh; Alto: Julia Kirchner; Tenor: Albrecht Sack; Bass: Gun-Wook Lee

MDR Figaro

Dec 3, 2005

CD / TT: 21 min

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Broadcast by MDR Figaro on Dec 21, 2008.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-SCD-C 19870.
Source: SLUB Dresden


16

J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 132 "Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn!" [D-3] [D1-3]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen Bach erlebt I - Das Bach-Jahr 2007
Bachkantaten N°3 (BWV 132, 35, 1)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [CD: 18:26; YT: 21:18]

Conductor & Organ: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Klara Obermüller

(OVPP - No Choir) / Schola Seconda Pratica

Soloists: Soprano: Eva Oltiványi; Counter-tenor: Markus Forster; Tenor: Julius Pfeifer; Bass: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann [Leader], Martin Korrodi; Viola: Susanna Hefti; Violoncello: Maya Amrein; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Oboe: Esther Fluor-Baumberger; Bassoon: Susann Landert

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A338
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A911
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Dec 22, 2006

DVD / TT:
9-DVD / TT:
CD / TT: 64:46
MP3 / TT: 64:38

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
The DVD (in German, no subtitles) includes a film recording of the complete cantata, the reflection lecture of the speaker and a film portrait of the J.S. Bach Foundation.
Recording & Production: Sound Engineers: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; DVD format: PAL.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [21:18] | Workshop [49:48] | Workshop [49:48] | Reflection Lecture [30:50] | Mvt. 3: Aria [B] [3:05]
Buy this album at:
DVD (2008): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
9-DVD (2008): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
CD (2012): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download (2012): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes



17

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 9: "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" - Cantatas BWV 61 · 36 · 62 · 132

 

Cantata BWV 132 [16:13]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent 25309

Dec 11-12, 2008

SACD / TT: 76:39

Recorded at Predikherenkerk, Leuven, Belgium.
Buy this album at:
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18

Bachsolisten Seoul: Bach Cantata Series I (BWV 61, 132, 131) [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 132: Mvts. 2-6 [13:34]; Encore: BWV 132: Chorale [1:25]

Sun-Ah Kim (김선아)

Coro: Bachsolisten Seoul (바흐 솔리스텐 서울) / Orchestra: Bachsolisten Seoul (바흐솔리스텐 서울)

Alto: Min-ho Jeong (정민호); Tenor: Seung-Hee Park (박승희); Bass Seung-Hyuk Park (박승혁)
Baroque Violin: Heesun Choi (최희선); Baroque Cello: Jacques Lee Wood

You Tube

Dec 20, 2011

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Seoul Arts Center IBK Chamber Hall, Seoul, South Korea.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132 [13:34]: Mvt. 1: Aria [S] [Missing] + Mvt. 2 Recitative [T] [2:12] + Mvt. 3 Aria [B] [2:58] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] & Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [5:28] / Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] & Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [5:28 / Mvt. 4: Recitaive [A] & Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [5:49] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:31] | Encore: Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:25]


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Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn - Cantata, BWV 132 [AB-132]

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [18:26]

Conductor & Oboe: Alfredo Bernardini

Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Soprano: Julia Doyle; Alto: Tim Mead; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Dominik Wörner
Violin 1: Shunske Sato; Violin 2: Cecilia Bernardini; Viola: Staas Swierstra; Cello: Lucia Swarts; Double-bass: Robert Franenberg; Bassoon: Benny Aghassi; Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra; Church Organ: Leo van Doeselaar

Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach

Jun 7, 2014

Video / TT: 18:26

Recorded & filmed live at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Concert Production: Marco Meijdam, Imke Deters; Producers: Zoë de Wilde, Frank van der Weij; Film Directors: MaNOj Kamps, Onno van Ameijde, Jasper Verkaart; Director of Photography: Sal Kroonenberg; Cameras: Jorrit Garretsen, Joris Kerbosch, Sal Kroonenberg; Film Editors: Jasper Verkaart, MaNOj Kamps, Frank van der Weij; Music Recording Producer: Leo de Klerk; Gaffer: Harm Bredero, Alban Riphagen; Music Recording Assistants: Jaap Firet, Pim van der Lee, Jaap van Stenis, Bobby Verbakel; Make Up: Marloes Bovenlander, Jamila el Bouch; Camera Assistant: Izak de Dreu; Music Edit & Mix: Leo de Klerk, Frank van der Weij; Music Edit & Mix Asssistant: Martijn Snoeren; Colorist: Marlieke Kasten; Acknowledgements: Nienke Meuleman.
Watch & listen on All of Bach:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [HD: 18:26]
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [18:18] | Doyle on Bach Cantata BWV 132 [2:53] | Bernardini on Bach Cantata BWV 132 [5:29] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] & Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [5:51]


20

J.S. Bach: Karácsonyi kantáták (Christmas Cantatas: BWV 140 & 132) [C15-6]

Excepts from a complete performance: Cantata BWV 132

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Orchestra (Lutheránia Ének- és Zenekara)

Soprano: Éva Bodrogi; Alto: Judit Németh; Tenor: Márton Komáromi; Bass: László Jekl

YouTube

Dec 5, 2015

Video / TT:

Recorded live at Kelenföldi református templom, Budapest, Hungary.
Source: Budapest-Kelenföldi Református Egyházközség
Watch on YouTube:
Cantatas BWV 132 & 140: Excerpts [12:48]


21

Silvesterkonzert: "Festliche Kantaten von J.S. Bach" (BWV 36, 132, 235, 248/5) [CV-1]


Cantata BWV 132:
Aria for Soprano Bereitet die Wege (Mvt. 1) [6:12] (from a complete performance)

Joachim Neugart

Vocalensemble Cantus Neuss (OVPP) / Barockensemble Sonare Neuss

Cantus Neuss: Soprano: Katarzyna Kaswen-Wilk; Alto: Ute Weitkämper; Tenor: Leonhard Reso; Bass: Sebastian Klein
Sonare Neuss: Iva Brockmann, Hanna Gärtner, Simon Spillner (Violins); Martin Börner (Viola); Anna Stuart (Violoncello); Johannes Neugart (Double-bass); Stefanie Sassenrath (Oboe); Felix Neugart (Oboe); Joachim Neugart (Harpsichord & Organ)

YouTube

Dec 31, 2015

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Quirinusmünster, Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Source: Silvesterkonzert mit Werken von Bach (NGZ Online) [German]
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Mvt. 1: Aria [S] [6:12]


22

Festliche Barockmusik - Vivaldi: Gloria RV 589; Albinoni: Magnificat; J.S. Bach: Konzert für 2 violinen BWV 1043 · Kantate BWV 132; Coelli: Concerto Grosso Op. 6 Nr. 8 [CV-1]

 

Cantata BWV 132 [17:49]

Willi Derungs

Canto Classico Konzertchor Bern / Orchestra Classica Bern (Concert Master: Romain Hürzeler)

Soprano: Laurence Guillod; Alto: Judith Lüpold; Tenor: Jan-Martin Mächler; Baritone: Wolf Latzel
Marc Bonastre Riu (Oboe)

YouTube

Dec 11, 2016

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at Französische Kirche Bern, Caanton of Bern, Switzerland.
Live-Recording: Regiophon, Gerald Hahnefeld.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [17:49] || Mvt. 1: Aria [S] [5:41] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] [2:25] + Mvt. 3: Aria [B] [2:39] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] [2:01] + Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [3:59] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:06]



23

Bach: Kantater / Cantatas, Vol. 4 (BWV 152, 132, 106)
Mød den unge Bach

 
 

7-12. Cantata BWV 132 [17:24]

Christian Dehn Bang (Director & Organ)

Enghave Barok

Soprano: Klaudia Kidon; Alto: Kristin Mulders; Tenor: Leif Aruhn-Solén; Bass: Jakob Bloch Jespersen
Aleš Ambrosi (Oboe); Jesenka Balic Žunic (BWV 132: Violin ;); Jens Solgaard (Violin II); Rastko Roknic (Viola); Kjeld Steffensen (Cello); Anja Lars Baunkilde (Violone); Christian Dehn Bang (Positive Organ)

Enghave Barok
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Sep 9, 2017

CD / TT: 55:15
MP3 / TT: 55:15

Recorded live at Apostelkirken, Copenhagen, Denmark, in the frame of Enghave Barok: Bach Cantata Series.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Cantatas BWV 152, 132, 106 [Sequence; 17 Tracks; TT: 55:24]
Listen on Spotify:
CD: Cantatas BWV 152, 132, 106 [55:15]
Buy this album at:
CD (2018): Enghave Barok
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


24

Bach: Mottetti e Cantate (BWV 230, 227, 132, 70) [CV-1]

Cantata BWV 132 [19:42]

Jan-Philip Dolci

Coro e Orchestra dell' Ensemble Soli Deo Gloria

BWV 132: Soprano: Barbara Zanichelli; Contralto: Emma Urriani; Tenor: Nuno Santos; Baritone: Giovanni Baraglia

YouTube

Nov 30, 2017

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, Lugano, Canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
Video: Marco Dolci; Audio: Michael Rast.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [19:42]


25

Adventkonzert / Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (BKO 06)

Cantata BWV 132: Extract (from a complete performance)

Francesco Saverio Pedrini

La Pedrina

Vocal Ensemble: Sopranos: Jenny Högström (solo), Jessica Jans, Anastasia Terranova; Altos: Jan Börner (solo), Gabriel Jublin, Dina König; Tenors: Akinobu Ôno (solo) Matthias Deger, Paolo Borgonovo; Basses: Lisandro Abadie (solo), Raitis Grigalis, Breno Quinderé
Instrumental Ensemble: Violins: Johannes Frisch, Ildikó Sajgó; Violas: Sarah Rebekka Giger, Michèle Party; Cello: Mara Miribung; Violone: Marco Lo Cicero; Oboe: Priska Comploi; Bassoon: Giulia Genini; Positive Organ: Andrea Buccarella
Organ Solo: Christoph Mauerhofer, Hansruedi vov Arx

Facebook

Nov 18, 2018

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed at Kirche St. Mauritius Trimbach, Switzerland, in the frame of BACH Konzerte OLTEN.
Watch on Facebook:
Concert: Trailer [1:07]


26

Schwingt freudig euch empor: Bach-Kantaten zun 1. Advent (BWV 36 & BWV 132) [C-1]

Cantata BWV 132

Saskia Salembier

Ensemble Opalescences

Soprano: Anastasia Terranova; Alto: Florencia Menconi; Tenor: Akinobu Ôno; Bass: Raitis Grigalis
Priska Comploi (Oboe); Saskia Salembier (Violin); Karoline Echeverri (Violin); Clara Mühlethaler (Viola); Muriel Pruvot (Violoncello); Marc Meisel (Organ)

YouTube

Dec 2, 2018

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche, Reinach, Switzerland, in the frame of Mischeli-Konzerte.
Not yet released.


27

Все кантаты Баха. Сезон второй «Веймарские кантаты», Концерт третий (BWV 132, 63) [S2-3]

Cantata BWV 132

Artistic Director & Conductor: Oleg Romanenko

Collegium Musicum Ensemble, Moscow

Soprano: Ekaterina Liberova; Alto: Anastasia Bondareva; Tenor: Mikhail Nor; Bass: Evgeniy Skurat
Igor Goldenberg (Organ)

Все кантаты Баха

Dec 23, 2018

No video

Recorded & filmed live at Evangelical-Lutheran St. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia, as part of Все кантаты Баха.
NO VIDEO.


28

Bachcantates Utrecht - livestream van 6 december 2020 [BCU20-12]

 

23:47-42:28: Cantata BWV 132 [18:41]

Speaker: Emanuel Overbeeke
Conductor: Gerrit Maas

Koor en orkest Bachcantatediensten

Soloists: Soprano: Anna-Julia David; Alto: Merel van Schie; Tenor: André Cruz; Bass: Janko Fraanje
Orchestra: Violins 1: Lothar Blom, Evelien van Geffen, Janine Batterink, Agnes Scholten; Violins 2: Frans Boendermaker, Salina Munneke, Marijke Leenhouts, Jan Prins; Violas: Gwendolyn van Sijl, Peter Klusener, Astrid Eigner; Cello: Marte Otter; Double-bass: Joke Winkel; Bassoon: Janneke Bolt; Oboe d'amore: Harm Meier; Organ: Jan Paul de Leeuw

YouTube

Dec 6, 2020

Video / TT: 44:21

Recorded, filmed & streamed live from Geertekerk, Utrecht, the Netherlands, in the frame of Bachcantates Utrecht.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Full Service, including Complete Cantata [44:21]


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Cantata Service 13 December 2020, Pilgrim Uniting Church, Adelaide, South Australia [CV-1]

15:38-34:30: Cantata BWV 132 [18:52]

Musical Director: Kim Worley

Choir of Pilgrim Uniting Church / Adelaide Cantata Band

Vocal Soloists: Soprano: Suzanne Wilson; Mezzo-soprano: Cheryl Pickering; Tenor: Kim Worley; Bass: Pelham Andrews
Violin I: Ben Dollman; Violin II: Tom Helps; Oboe: Celia Craig; Bassoon: Jackie Newcomb; Organ: Andrew Georg

YouTube

Dec 13, 2020

Video / TT: 64:31

Recorded & filmed live at Pilgrim Uniting Church, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Full Service, including Cantata BWV 132 [64:31]


30

Adventskantaten von J.S. Bach (BWV 61, 132) [CV-1]

24:48-46:00: Cantata BWV 132 [21:12]

Lisa May-Appenzeller

Ensemble Sonare

Soprano: Larissa Bretscher; Alto: Gianna Lunardi; Tenor: Rodrigo Carreto; Bass: Grégoire May
Violin 1: Aliza Vicente; Violin 2: Claudio Rado; Viola 1: Emilie Mory; Viola 2: Bettina Ruchti; Cello: Magdalena Reisser; Violone: Teodoro Baù; Continuo: Martin Rabensteiner; Cornett: Josquin Piguet

YouTube

Dec 17, 2020

Video / TT: 46:39

Recorded & filmed live at Reformierte Kirche Adliswil, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
Livestream: Ruppen Prod.; Audio Engineer: Steffen Peters.
Watch on Ensemble Sonare Website:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 61, 132 [46:39]
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] [2:42]


31

Cantatedienst Laurenscantorij 20 december 2020 (BWV 132) [C20-12]

 

41:06-60:06: Cantata BWV 132 [19:00]

Preacher: Bernard van Verschuer
Conductor: Wiecher Mandemaker
Organist: Hayo Boerema

Laurensorkest (part of Laurens Vocaal)

Soprano: Nienke Oostenrijk; Counter-tenor: Tim Braithwaite; Tenor: André Cruz; Bass: Johan Vermeer

Laurenscantorij Cantatediensten

Dec 20, 2020

Video / TT: 65:40

Recorded & filmed live at Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk, Rotterdam, South Holland, the Netherlands, as part of Laurenscantorij Cantatediensten.
Source: Laurens Vocaal Agenda
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Full Service, including Complete Cantata [65:40]


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Bach Cantatedienst in De Burgwal Kampen - Zondag 11 december 2022: Cantate BWV 132 "Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn" [C22-12]

 

31:58-51:46: Cantata BWV 132 [19:48]

Preacher: Ds. Riemer Roukema
Conductor: Sander van den Houten
Organist: Ab Weegenaar

Bachkoor en -orkest Kampen

Solisten: Soprano: Nanette Mans; Alto: Marjo van Someren; Tenor: Joppe van Hulzen; Bass: Coert van den Berg
BOK: Violin 1: Talitha Klooster; Violin 2: Anneke van der Wurff ; Viola: Martin Winter; Cello: Nelleke Hoekstra; Double-bass: André de Graeff; Oboe: Evelyn Heuvelmans; Organ: Ab Weegenaar

YouTube

Dec 11, 2022

Video / TT: 60:04

Recorded & filmed live at De Burgwal, Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Full Service, including Complete Cantata [60:04]


33

Christmas Concert 2023 (J.S. Bach: Advent Cantatas: BWV 132, 18a, 140) [CV-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [21:28]

Nozomi Sato

ICU Christmas Concert 2023 Project Choir / Orchestra

Soloists: Soprano: Kozue Shimizu; Counter-tenor: Toshiharu Nakajima; Tenor: Hiroki Kouno; Bass: Ikutaro Nakagawa
ICU Project Choir: Sopranos: Erica Johnson, Nia Kaneta, Itsuki Shikata, Kana Takechi, Sayaka Takigawa, Ami Yoshida; Altos: Ami Kato, Miko Kuze, Mika Murotani, Nahoko Okamoto, Michiru Sasaoka, Erina Yachi, Nanaka Yasuda; Tenors: Mirai Kiya, Renato Komukai, Kaito Nakamura, Yoshiki Takai, Rei Takahashi, Miu Yamada, Zhou Huanlai, Shion Nishiyama; Basses: Tensei Hashimoto, Haseru Ida, Jo Andrew Inoue, Lee Kyungsoo, Yutaka Leonhardt Krawehl, Benjamin Orth, Hayata Amano, Kenta Esaka
Orchestra: Akira Harada (Violin concert-master); Maki Horiuchi (Violin); Rieko Ikeda (Violin); Karito Ohmitsu (Violin); Go Tomono (Viola); Toru Yamamoto (Violoncello); Saki Ishihara (Violoncello); Seiji Nishizawa (Double-bass); Ayaka Mori (Oboe); Ayako Onodera (Oboe); Minori Saji (Oboe, Oboe da caccia); Yuki Kofu (Bassoon); Ryo Tamiya (Organ)

YouTube

Dec 9, 2023

Video / TT: 72:05

Recorded & filmed live at ICU Chapel, International Christian University, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [21:28]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - January 2025)
Thanks to contributors: Dan Dews (February 2013); Rainer Harald (December 2019 - December 2022); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Thomas Shpeherd (June 2002, April 2005); Peter Schmidt (May 2005); Josif Spartak (December 2022); Teri Noel Towe (December 2001, February 2005)

Cantata BWV 132: Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn! for 4th Sunday in Advent (1715)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


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