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Cantata BWV 147
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben
Discography - Part 14

Recordings of Individual Movements: 1970-1979

< Part 13: Individual Movements 1960-1969

Part 15: Individual Movements 1980-1989 >


M-1

The Biggs Bach Book [C-4]

 

24. Chorale Jesu Bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring) (CM: Werde munter, mein Gemüthe) (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 147 [ 3:23]

E. Power Biggs (Organ) [Flentrop Organ: 1-14; Silbermann Organ: 15-24]

CBS Masterworks MK-30539

15-24: 1970
Released: Apr 22, 1971

CD / TT:

All other selections [15-24] were recorded at the Dom zu Arlesheim, Canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland.
Engineers: Bud Graham, Ed Michalski, Raymond Moore; Remix for CD: Raymond Moore & Andrew Kazdin; Producer: Hellmuth Kolbe; Producer: Andrew Kazdin.
Buy this album at:
CD: Amazon.com

 

M-2

Melodies by Moonlight [T-1]

 

14. Chorale Jesu Bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring) (CM: Werde munter, mein Gemüthe) (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 147 [3:58]
Arranged for strings & piano by Jack Byfield

Cathedral String

Jack Byfield (Piano)

Chandos Records
Flyback FBCD-2009
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1970

CD / TT: 75:33
CD / TT: 75:33
MP3 / TT: 75min

Recorded at Chandos Records, Colchester, Essex, England.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Playlist; 20 Tracks; TT: 75:33]
Buy this album at:
CD (1998): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


M-3

Bach Is Beautiful [T-5]

Chorale Jesu Bleibet meine Freude (CM: Werde munter, mein Gemüthe) (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 147, arranged by Laurindo Almeida [LP: 3:35; CD: 3:31]

Soprano: Deltra Eamon; Guitar: Laurindo Almeida

Orion Master Recordings 7817-2

1970 / 1972

CD / TT

Recorded at Malibu [1972] & Sherman Oaks [1970], California, USA.
Recording Producer & Engineer: Giveon Cornfield.
Buy this album at:
CD: Amazon.com


M-4

Organ Classics

2. Chorale Jesu Bleibet meine Freude (CM: Werde munter, mein Gemüthe) (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 147 [2:51]

Michael Austin (Organ)

Aspects ASP-5022
Chandos CHAN-6518

1972

CD / TT: 67:22

Recorded at Birmingham Town Hall & St. Augustine's Church, Kilburn, England.
Recording Producer: Brian Culverhouse; Sound Engineer: Brian Couzens
Mastering: DADC Austria; Digital Remastering: Peter Reynolds.


M-5

Bach Chorales [C-1]

A4. Chorale Jesu Bleibet meine Freude (Jesu Joy of mans`desiring) (CM: Werde munter, mein Gemüthe) (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 147, sung in English []

Mark Brown

Westminster Bach Choir / (No Orchestra)

Richard Townend (Organ)

EMI Music For Pleasure MFP-6049

1972

LP / TT:

Recorded in England
Producer: Geoffrey Evans.


M-6

Bach For Brass [T-1]

 

Side-1:
2. Chorale Jesu Bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 147, arranged for brass ensemble by Sydney King [MP3: 3:21]

Eric Jennings

The Liverpool Brass Ensemble

Horns: Gerald Baker, Ian Lowes, James Dowling, Michael Ogonovsky; Trombones: Eric Jennings, Stephen Wortley, Tom Wrigley; Trumpets: Alan Stringer, Robert Nicholas, Stuart Hastain; Tuba: George Smith

Music For Your Home MHM-8022

1973

LP / TT: 43 min

Recorded in Liverpool, England.
Recording Engineer: Brian Pidgeon.
Listen on YouTube:
LP: Complete Album [Sequence; 7 Tracks; TT: 43 min]


M-7

Bach: Kantatenvorspiele für Orgel & Orchester [L-16]
Bach: Sinfonias & Orchestral Movements from Cantatas [CD] [C-13] [C-5]

 

12. Chorale Wohl mir, daß ich Jesum habe (CM: Werde munter, mein Gemüthe) (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147 [3:32]

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

E. Power Biggs (Organ) [Schuke-Orgelpositiv]

Eterna 826877
Sony Classical SBK-62829

Jun 1-5, 1975

LP / TT: 42:40
CD / TT: 74:43

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Original Producers: Reimar Blute & Hellmuth Kolbe.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 31: Mvt. 1: Sonata [2:53]
Cantata BWV 146: Mvt. 1: Sinfonia [9:22]
Buy this album at:
CD (1997): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD (1997): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

 

M-8

Music Trumpet & Organ

Chorale Jesu Bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 10) (CM: Werde munter, mein Gemüthe) from Cantata BWV 147, arranged for trumpet & organ []

Trumpet: Maurice André (Trumpet); Alfred Mitterhofer (Organ)

His Master's Voice ASD-3318

Jun 21-22, 1976

LP / TT:

Recorded at Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit d'Uzès, France.


M-9

Bach - Albinoni - Marcello - Cimarosa - Vivaldi [LP] [T-2]
Baroque Favorites [CD]
[T-2]

 

A1/1. Chorale Jesu Bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring) (CM: Werde munter, mein Gemüthe) (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 147, arranged for guitar & orchestra by Liona Boyd [LP: 2:57; CD: 2:53]

Andrew Davis

English Chamber Orchestra

Liona Boyd (Guitar)

Columbia Masterworks CBS M-35853
Moston Records 8015

1979

LP / TT:
CD: 55:37

Recorded in Canada
Coordinator [English Studio]: Roy Emerson; Coordinator [Pre-production]: Vivienne Taylor; Engineer: Gary Gray, Mike Ross-Trevor; Mastering: Philip Joiner; Producer: Eric Robertson. Digitally remastered by Sony Music, New York, 1997.
Buy this album at:
CD (1997): Amazon.com


< Part 13: Individual Movements 1960-1969

Part 15: Individual Movements 1980-1989 >

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2001 - July 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Walter Roth (February 2022)

Cantatas BWV 147: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben for Feast of Visitation of Mary (1723)
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