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Radio Recording - Archiv-Nr: U0-06655 [R-55]

Cantata BWV 18 [15:45]

Max Thurn

Chor des Eppendorfer Gymnasiums / NDR Sinfonieorchester

Soprano: Margot Guilleaume; Tenor: Helmut Kretschmar; Bass: Bert Hildebrand
Marlene Stehli-Isenbart (Recorder); Gudula Lehmann-Isebart (Recorder); Artur Grenz (Viola); Friedrich Weinhoever (Viola); Wolfgnag Frick (Viola); Meyer, Alfred (Viola)
Basso continuo: Günter Jeroschewitz (Organ); Günther Meyer (Bassoon); Hans Bekendorf (Violoncello); Gerhard Ullrich (Double-bass)

Norddeutsche Rundfunk in Hamburg

Feb 5, 1960

Tape / TT:

Recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 18: Complete Cantata [15:46]

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J.S. Bach: Kantaten 18 · 152 [L-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 18, 59, 89, 90, 106, 118, 152, 161 & 182 [C-5]

Cantata BWV 18 [14:27]

Jürgen Jürgens

Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg / Leonhardt-Consort

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Tenor: Bert van t'Hoff; Bass: Jacques Villisech
LC: Frans Brüggen, Jeanette van Wingerden (Recorders); Jaap Schröder, Wim ten Have, Lodevijk de Boer, Frans Jansen (Violas); F.J.M Buurmann (Bassoon); Anner Bylsma (Violoncello); Gustav Leonhardt (Organ)

Telefunken SAWT-9442
Teldec Das Alte Werk 69599
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Feb 10-11, 1964

LP / TT: 31:52
2-CD / TT: 148:33
MP3 / TT: 145:09

Recorded at Breukenen, Hans Queekhoven, the Netherlands.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 18: Mvt. 1: Sinfonia [3:13] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] [1:08]+ Mvt. 3: Recitative [T, B] & Chorale (Litany) [5:53] + Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [4:07] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [1:20]
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J.S. Bach: Kantaten Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt BWV 18; Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 62 [L-2]
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 3 - Cantatas I (BWV 18, 62, 78)
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 3 - Sacred Cantatas, St Matthew Passion [B-1]

Cantata BWV 18 [16:33]

Erhard Mauersberger

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Adele Stolte; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam
Thekla Waldbauer (Recorder I); Eva Kästner (Recorder II); Dietmar Hallmann (Viola I); Hans-Christian Bartel (Viola II); Günther Donath (Viola III); Wolfgang Espig (Viola IV); Horst Fuchs (Bassoon); Basso continuo: Lothar Max (Violoncello); Konrad Siebach (Double-bass); Hannes Kästner (Harpsichord, Organ)

Eterna 825989
Archiv Produktion 198441
Leipzig Classics 001820-2BC
Leipzig Classics 001819-2BC

Nov 1967

LP / TT: 39:59
LP / TT: 39:59
CD / TT: 64:24
5-CD / TT: 323:17

Recorded at Haus Auensee, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Recording Producer: Reiner Bluth; Balance Engineer: Jürgen Regler/Gerd Hertel; Editing: Annelene Dziengel; Newly digitally remastered by Artephon Musikproduktion GmbH Berlin.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 18: Mvt. 1: Sinfonia [3:53] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] [1:31]+ Mvt. 3: Recitative [T, B] & Chorale (Litany) [6:38] + Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [3:18] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [1:20]
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Bach: Kantate BWV 18 Gleich wie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt, Cordt-Wilhelm Hegerfeld 1968 [CR-18]

Cantata BWV 18 [16:28]

Cordt-Wilhelm Hegerfeldt

Bach-Chor Bremerhaven / Bremer Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Dorothea Förster-Dürlich; Tenor: Johannes Hoefflin; Bass: Wolfgang Büssenschütt

YouTube

1967

Audio / TT:

Recorded live in Bremen, Germany, probably from the church sevice. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 18: Complete Cantata [16:28]

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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk ·Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 5 (BWV 17-20)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1 (BWV 1-14, 16-19)
Bach-2000 Vol. 1: Sacred Cantatas 1 (BWV 1-14, 16-47)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 6 (BWV 17-19)

Cantata BWV 18 [14:21]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben (No Name); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
CMW: Violas: Alice Harnoncourt, Kurt Theiner, Josef de Sordi, Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Violoncellos: Herman Höbarth; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Bassoon: Otto Fleischmann; Organ: Herbert Tachezi

Telefunken 6.35031
Teldec 4509-91755-2
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Teldec 3984-25706-2
Teldec 8573-81209-2
Warner Classics 8573-81209-5
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Dec 1971

2-LP / TT: 80 min
6-CD / TT: 386:45
MP3 / TT: 384:39
15-CD / TT: 999:37
CD / TT: 52:06
CD / TT: 52:06
MP3 / TT: 51:56

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (?).
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 18: Complete Cantata [14:36] | Complete Cantata [14:22] | Complete Cantata x 2 [31:43] | Complete Cantata [14:35] ??? | Part 1: Mvts. 1-3 [8:57]
CD: Cantatas BWV 17, BWV 18, BWV 19 [52:05]
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Die Bach Kantate Vol. 26 (Cantatas BWV 92, 84, 18)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 5 (Cantatas BWV 14, 16-18)

Cantata BWV 18 [15:51]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Eva Csapó; Alto: Gabriele Schnaut; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Peter Thalheimer, Hella Karpa (Recorders); Hermann Herder (Bassoon); Christian Hedrich, Michael Meyer, Peter Mederus, Horst Strohfeldt (Violas); Jürgen Wolf (Cello); Thomas Lom (Double-bass); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord); Joachim Eichhorn (Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.877
Hänssler 92.005
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Jan 1975

CD / TT: 61:01
CD / TT: 66:01/ 67:31
MP3 / TT: 65:51

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
BWV 18: Recording: Südwest Tonstudio, Stuttgart; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 14, BWV 16, BWV 17, BWV 18 [66:01] | Cantatas BWV 14, BWV 16, BWV 17, BWV 18 [66:00]
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CD: Amazon.com
CD: Amazon.com
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Volume V - Cantatas from Mühlhausen and Weimar (BWV 12, 18, 61)

Cantata BWV 18 [14:33]

Jeffrey Thomas

(OVPP - No Choir) / American Bach Soloists

Soprano: Julianne Baird, Counter-tenor: Drew Minter, Tenor: Benjamin Butterfield, Bass: James Weaver
Violas: Anthony Marin, Lisa Grodin, Sally Butt, George Thomson; Violoncello: Warren Stewart; Bassoon: Andrew Schwartz; Archlute: Michael Eagan; Organ: John Butt

Koch International Classics 3-7332-2H1
American Bach Soloists
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Mar 3-8, 1994

CD / TT: 52:40
CD / TT: 52:40
MP3 /TT: 52:40

Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, California, USA.
Recording Engineer: Peter Nothnagle & Julie James; Producer: Jeffrey Thomas.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 18: Complete Cantata [14:35]
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 2

Cantata BWV 18 [13:21]
Appendix: Aternate version of Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) [3:25] & Chorale (Mvt. 5) [1:09] from Cantata BWV 18

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Chorus Master: Simon Schouten)

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien, Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Martin Kelly (Viola); Marion Verbruggen (Recorder); Jaap ter Linden (Cello)
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: Violas: Martin Kelly, Nicky Akeroyd, Foskien Kooistra, Nicola Cleminson; Cellos: Jaap ter Linden, Richte van der Meer; Violone: Nicholas Pap; Recorders: Marion Verbruggen, Reine Marie Verhagen; Bassoon: Marc Vallon; Organ Continuo: Jan Kleinbussink

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

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 18: Mvt. 1: Sinfonia [3:27] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] [1:09] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [T, B] & Chorale (Litany) [5:04] + Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [2:49] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [1:15] | Sequence | Sequence || Mvt. 1: Sinfonia [3:32]
Vol. 2, CD-1: Cantatas BWV 12, BWV 18, BWV 61 [55:33]
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 5 - Cantatas from Weimar III (BWV 18, 143, 152, 155, 161)

Cantata BWV 18 [13:58]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Midori Suzuki; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
BWV 18: Choir: Sopranos: Tamiko Hoshi, Sachiko Muratani, Midori Suzuki, Aki Yanagisawa; Altos: Yuko Anazawa, Yoshikazu Mera, Claudia Schmitz, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Tadashi Miroku, Takanori Ohnishi, Makoto Sakurada, Akira Takizawa; Basses: Peter Kooy, Jun Hagiwara, Tetsuya Odagawa, Yoshitaka Ogasawara, Chiyuki Urano
Orchestra: Violas: Ryo Terakado, Azumi Takada, Keiko Watanabe, Yoshiko Morita; Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Violone: Shigeru Sakurai; Bassoon: Sei'ichi Futakuchi; Organ:Naoko Imai

BIS CD-841
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Feb, Jun, Jul 1997

CD / TT: 78:17
MP3 / TT: 76:06

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Recording Producer: Robert von Bahr; Sound Engineers: Hans Kipfer, Jens Braun; Digital Editing: Thore Brinkmann.
See: Cantatas Vol. 5 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 20: Naarden / Southwell
For Septuagesima (BWV 144, 84, 92)
For Sexagesima (BWV 18, 181, 126)

Cantata BWV 18 [13:32]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Gillian Keith; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephan Loges
MC: Sopranos: Donna Deam, Katharine Fuge, Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Gillian Keith, Elin Manahan Thomas, Belinda Yates; Altos: David Clegg, Charles Humphries, Robin Tyson, Lucy Ballard; Tenors: Julian Podger, Vernon Kirk, Nicolas Robertson, Robert Murray; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Thomas Guthrie, Michael McCarthy, Richard Savage
EBS: Violas: Annette Isserlis, Katherine McGillivray, Lisa Cochrane, Colin Kitching; Cellos: David Watkin, Catherine Rimer, Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Recorders: Rachel Beckett, Marion Scott; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Organ: Alastair Ross; Harpsichord: Silas J. Standage

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-153
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Feb 27, 2000

2-CD / TT: 95:25
MP3 / TT: 95:05

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Southwell Minster, England.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineers: Kees de Visser (Polyhymnia International BV); Recording Engineers: Everett Porter (Polyhymnia), Mario Nozza (Eurosound); Tape Editors: Ientje Mooij, Jean-Marie Geijsen (Polyhymnia); Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
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Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1 (BWV 1-20)

Cantata BWV 18 [14:39]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Tenor: Robert Getchell; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Herjan Pullen, Hans van Roset, Aalt Jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Tanny Koomen, Gerrit van der Hoorn, Erik Guldenaar, Nicky Westerink, Peter van der Kolk; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Zwerver, Arjen Nap, Jan Willem Prins; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Cor van Twillert, Marijn Takken, Frank Tros, Peter Bloemendaal; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Edwin Smit, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Willem van der Hoorn, Henk Timmerman, Job Boswinkel
NBC: Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam, John Wilson Meyer; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp; Violone: Maggie Urquhart; Organ: Vaughan Schlepp

Brilliant Classics 99374
Brilliant Classics

Jan-Feb 2000

5-CD / TT: 307:16
MP3 / TT: 370:43

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 & Recording Engineer, Editing: Louis van Emmerk.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 18: Complete Cantata [13:42]
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Bach: Actus Tragicus (Cantatas BWV 18, 106, 150) [C-6]

Cantata BWV 18 [13:58]

Philippe Pierlot

(OVPP - No Choir) / Ricercar Consort

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Carlos Mena; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
François Fernandez (Viola); Luis Otavio Santos (Viola); Philippe Pierlot (Viola da gamba); Kaori Uemura (Viola da gamba); Ageet Zweistra (Violoncello); Kees Boeke (Recorder); Gaëlle Lecoq (Recorder); Josep Borras I Rocca (Bassoon); Michele Zeoll (Double-bass); Francis Jacob (Organ)

Mirare Records MIR-002
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Sep 2004

CD / TT: 49:00
MP3 / TT: 48:45

Recorded at l'Eglise de Saint Loup sur Thouet, France.
Recording Frédéric Briant & Aline Blondeau (Musica Numeris Belgique); Conception & Artistic Director: François René Martin & René Martin.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 18: Complete Cantata [14:05]
Mvt. 1: Sinfonia [2:57] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] [1:12]+ Mvt. 3: Recitative [T, B] & Chorale (Litany) [5:32] + Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [3:09] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [1:10]
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J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas Vol. 2 - Weimar Cantatas (BWV 12, 18, 61, 161)

Cantata BWV 18 [13:50]

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(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet

Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey; Organ: Robert Woolley
Purcell Quartet: Catherine Mackintosh, Catherine Weiss (Volins, Violas); Richard Boothby (Cello), Robert Woolley (Organ)
With: Rachel Beckett (Recorder); Catherine Latham (Recorder); Anthony Robson (Oboe); Andrew Watts (Bassoon); David Blackadder (Trumpet); Katarina Bengtson (Viola); Rachel Byrt (Viola); William Hunt (Violone)
Organ supplied, tuned and maintained by Robin Jennings; Pitch: A = 392 Hz (Tiefkammerton: recorders), A = 415 Hz (Kammerton: oboe), A = 466 Hz (Chorton: other instruments); Temperament: modifi ed sixth comma, based on Bach’s 1722 title page of Das wohltemperirte Clavier (Lehman, published 2005)

Chandos Chaconne CHAN-0742
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Oct 16-18, 2005

CD / TT: 71:21
MP3 /TT: 71:15

Recorded at St. Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England.
Recording Producer Rachel Smith; Sound Engineer Jonathan Cooper; Assistant Engineer Michael Common; Editor: Rachel Smith; A & R Administrator Mary McCarthy.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 18: Complete Cantata [13:50]
Mvt. 1: Sinfonia [3:01] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] [1:05]+ Mvt. 3: Recitative [T, B] & Chorale (Litany) [5:42] + Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [2:51] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [1:08]
CD: Cantatas BWV 12, BWV 18, BWV 61, BWV 161 [70:56]
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 6 (Sexagesima and Estomihi Sundays): "Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern" (Cantatas BWV 18, 23, 1)

Cantata BWV 18 [13:31]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Siri Thornhill; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Marcus Ullmann; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent ACC-25306
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Mar 2007

SACD / TT: 55:50
MP3 / TT: 55:36

Recorded at Auditorium C. Pollini, Padova, Italy.
Executive Producer: Hanno Pfisterer: Recordi: Eckhard Steiger.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 18: Complete Cantata [13:33]
Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [2:33]
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J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 18 "Gleich wie der Regen" [D-22] [D3-2]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt III - Das Bach-Jahr 2009
Bachkantaten N°8 (BWV 7, 18, 107)

Cantata BWV 18 [CD: 13:36; YT: 17:13]

Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Hans Jecklin

Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica

Soloists: Soprano: Núria Rial; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Dominik Wörner
Choir: Sopranos: Susanne Frei, Léonie Gloor, Guro Hjemli, Jennifer Rudin; Altos: Antonia Frey, Olivia Heiniger, Damaris Nussbaumer, Lea Scherer; Tenors: Marcel Fässler, Nicolas Savoy, Walter Siegel; Basses: Fabrice Hayoz, Philippe Rayot, William Wood
Orchestra: Recorders: Armelle Plantier, Gaëlle Volet; Bassoon: Nikolaus Broda; Violas: Susanna Hefti, Renate Steinmann, Martina Bischof, Joanna Bilger; Violoncello: Maya Amrein; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Organ: Norbert Zeilberger

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A621
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen B106
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Feb 13, 2009

DVD / TT:
11-DVD / TT:
CD / TT: 50:18
MP3 / TT: 50:09

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 18: Complete Cantata [17:13] | Workshop [46:03] | Workshop [46:03 | Reflection Lecture [18:32 | Mvt. 3: Recitative [T, B] & Chorale [5:49]
Buy this album at:
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11-DVD (2010): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
CD (2013): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de || Amazon.com || ArkivMusic
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J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 18, Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt (Bloomington Bach Cantata Project) [C-11]

Cantata BWV 18 [15:40]

Michael McCraw

(OVPP - No Choir ) / Bloomington Bach Cantata Project (Indiana University Baroque Orchestra)

Soprano: Christine Buras; Alto: Sérgio Miranda; Tenor: William Hudson; Bass: Joshua Conyers
Mee Jung Ahn & Ellen Jameson (Recorders); Martie Perry, Janelle Davis, Stefon Flego & Vanessa Castillo (Violas); Adam Ayers (Cello); Philip Spray (Violone); Eunji Lee (Organ)

YouTube

Feb 12, 2012

Video / TT:

Recorded live at St Thomas Lutheran Church, Bloomington, Indiana, USA, in the frame of Bloomington Bach Cantata Project.
Watch on YouTube:
CaBWV 18: Complete Cantata [15:40]

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J.S. Bach: Cantates BWV 18, 106, 150 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 18: Sinfonia [3:15] (from a complete performance)

Olivier Spilmont

(OVPP - No Choir) / Ensemble Alia Mens

Soprano: Jenny Högström; Alto: Daniel Cabena; Tenor: Reinoud Van Mechelen; Bass: David Witczak
Julien Martin (Recorder); Evolène Kiener (Recorder & Bassoon); Aira Maria Lehtipuu (Viola); Tuomo Suni (Viola); François Joubert-Caillet (Viola da gamba); Sarah van Oudenhove (Viola da gambe); Jérôme Vidaller (Violoncello); Eulalie Poinsignon (Organ)

YouTube

Sep 15, 2013

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Eglise de Saint Saulve, Nord, France.
Source: Ensemble Alia Mens: Programmes | Facebook
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 18: Mvt. 1: Sinfonia [3:15]

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Bach: Cantus Cölln, Junghanel 18.02.2014 (BWV 12, 230, 18, 4, 227) [C-3]

Cantata BWV 18 []

Konrad Junghänel

(No Choir - OVPP) / Cantus Cölln

Singers: Sopranos: Magdalene Harer, Mechthild Bach; Alto: Elisabeth Popien; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich
Players: Ute Hartwich (Trumpet); Katharina Spreckelsen (Oboe); Adrian Rovatkay (Bassoon); Ulla Bondies, Anetta Sichelschmidt (Violins); Friederike Kremers, Volker Hagendorn (Violas); Albert Brüggen (Violoncello); Matthias Müller (Double-bass); and Carsten Lohff (Organ)

House of Opera CD-1055100
House of Opera MP3-1055100

Feb 18, 2014

CD / TT:
MP3 / TT:

Recorded live at Wigmore Hall, London, England.
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Bach to Nature (Collegium Musicum, 2014, 03/27) [C-3]

Cantata Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel Fällt, BWV 18 []

Matthew Steel (Director)

Collegium Musicum, WMU; Collegium Chorus & Orchestra (D. Giles Simmer, Kevin Taylor)

Various instrumentalists and vocalists

Western Michigan University: School of Music

Mar 27, 2014

CD / TT:

ecorded during a live performance at Dalton Center Recital Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, the 545th concert of the School of Music's 2013-2014 season.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 880440156)

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J.S. Bach: Kantaten über Leben und Tod (BWV 4, 9, 18, 106, 181) [CV-1]

Cantata BWV 18: Excerpts [] (from a complete performance)

Eric J. Milnes (Director & Organ)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque

Soprano: Odéi Bilodeau; Alto: Elaine Lachica; Tenor: Philippe Gagné; Bass: Drew Santini
Mélisande Corriveau, Vincent Lauzer (Recorders); Andrew Burn (Bassoon); Margaret Little, Nicolas Fortin, Olivier Brault, Hélène Plouffe (Violas); Susie Napper, Mélisande Corriveau, Felix Deak (Violoncellos); Pierre Cartier (Double-bass)

YouTube

Jun 9, 2014

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Das Alte Kapelle, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany, during the Tage für Alte Musik Festival,.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantatas BWV 18 & 181: Excerpts [19:54]

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Bachsolisten Seoul: Bach Cantatas Series VI (BWV 18, 163, 1067, 161)

Cantata BWV 18 [14:13]

Sun-Ah Kim (김선아)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Bachsolisten Seoul Baroque Orchestra

Soprano: Seung-Youn Song (송승연); Counter-tenor: Min-ho Jeong (정민호); Tenor: Seung-hee Park (박승희); Bass: Koong-yong Sung (성궁용)
Orchestra: Recorders: Soo-jin Kim & Min-seok Kwon; Harpsichord: Su-jung Lee; Organ: Chung-sik Hong; Baroque Violas: Young-jung Kim, Kyung-min Son Hyun-suk Noh, Mong-youn Jung

You Tube

Nov 26, 2014

Video / TT: 70:18

Recorded & filmed live at Anglican Cathedral, Seoul, South Korea, in the frame of Bachsolisten Seoul: Bach Cantata Series.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 18: Complete Cantata [14:13]

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Bach at One - April 1, 2015 (Cantatas BWV 18, 52, 107) [BO-34]

Cantata BWV 18 []

Julian Wachner

Choir of Trinity Wall Street / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street

Soloists: unknown

Trinity Wall Street

Apr 1, 2015

Video / TT: 70:31

Recorded & filmed live at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series.
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Complete Concert [70:31]

Boston ConservatoryBaroque Ensemble (BWV 18, 131) [C-3]

Cantata BWV 18 []

Andrew Altenbach

Boston Conservatory Baroque Ensemble

Soprano: Isabella Lamadriz; Alto: Michaela Wolz ; Tenor: Eric Ferring; Bass: Simon Dyer

Boston Conservatory

Sep 18, 2015

CD / TT:

Recorded in 132 Ipswich, by The Boston Conservatory, Massachusetts, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries: (OCLC Number: 922080087)

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Kantaten zum Ratswechsel und zu Sexagesimae (BWV 71, 18, 126, 181) [C16-1]

Cantata BWV 18: Mvts. 4-5 (from a complete performance)

Kay Johannsen

Solistenensemble Stimmkunst / Stiftsbarock Stuttgart (Konzertmeisterin: Isabelle Farr)

BWV 18 Soloists: Soprano: Franziska Bobe; Tenor : ?; Bass: ?
Solistenensemble Stimmkunst: Sopranos: Fanie Antonelou, Franziska Bobe, Carmela Konrad, Rahel Maas; Altos: Anne Greiling, Julia Diefenbach; Alexandra Rawohl, Lena Sutor-Wernich; Tenors: Tobias Hunger, Hans Jörg Mammel, Daniel Schreiber, Andreas Weller; Basses: Ekkehard Abele, Jens Hamann, Matthias Horn, Thomas Scharr

YouTube

Jan 29, 2016

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of the Cantata Cycle Bach:vokal.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 18: Mvt. 4: Aria [S] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [4:26]

25

La Cité Céleste - J.S. Bach: Weimar Cantatas (BWV 12, 18, 161) [C-3]

Cantata BWV 18 [14:19]

Olivier Spilmont

(OVPP - No Choir) / Ensemble Alia Mens

Soprano: Eugénie Lefebvre; Alto : Pascal Bertin; Tenor: Thomas Hobbs; Bass: Geoffroy Buffière
Stephanie Paulet (Violin); Jérôme Van Waerbeke (Violin); Laura Duthuillé (Oboe); Julien Martin (Recorder); Marine Sablonnière (Recorder); Julien Léonard (Viola da gamba), Lucile Boulanger (Viola da gamba); Jérôme Vidaller (Violoncello & Violone); Christian Staude (Double-bass); Eulalie Poinsignon (Organ, Harpsichord); Inga Maria Maria Klaucke (Bassoon & Recorder)

Paraty Productions PTY-916157D
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Sep 2016

CD / TT: 55:04
MP3 / TT: 54:52

Recorded at Église de Bry, France.
Sound Eengineer: Aline Blondiau; Recording Director: Bruno Procopio; Distributed by Harmonia Mundi.
Buy this album at:
CD (2017): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

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Все кантаты Баха. Сезон второй «Веймарские кантаты», Концерт четвертый (BWV 18, 182) [S2-4]

00:38-14:11: Cantata BWV 18 [13:33]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Oleg Romanenko

Collegium Musicum Ensemble, Moscow

Soprano: Ekaterina Liberova; Alto: Anastasia Bondareva; Tenor: Mikhail Nor; Bass: Evgeniy Skurat
Daniel Salvador (Organ) [Madris, Spain]

Все кантаты Баха

Feb 24, 2019

Video / TT: 41:13

Recorded & filmed live at Evangelical-Lutheran St. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia, as part of Все кантаты Баха.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 18, 182 [41:13]

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Bach: Cantata Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt, BWV 18 [AB-18]

Cantata BWV 18 [14:19]

Viola & Direction: Shunske Sato

(OVPP - No Choir) / Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Soprano: Griet de Geyter; Alto: Bernadett Nagy; Tenor: Guy Cutting; Bass: Drew Santini
Violas: Pieter Affourtit, Anneke van Haaften, Staas Swierstra; Cello: Lucia Swarts; Double-bass; Robert Franenberg; Bassoon; Benny Aghassi; Organ: Leo van Doeselaar; Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra

Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach

Sep 21, 2019

Video / TT: 14:19

Recorded & filmed live at Groote Kerk, Maassluis, the Netherlands.
Director & Editor: Bas Wielenga; Music Recording: Guido Tichelman, Bastiaan Kuijt, Pim van der Lee; Music Edit & Mix: Guido Tichelman: Camera: Martin Struijf, Gideon Krijnen, Jesper Blok, Menco van Duren; Lights: Zen Bloot, Henry Rodgers, Patrick Galvin, Fiona Verkleij; Assistant Director: Ferenc Soeteman; Set Technique: Justin Mutsaers; Project Manager team eng: Ron Vermeulen; Producer concert: Imke Deters, Marco Meijdam; Producer Film; Jessie Verbrugh; Acknowledgement: Groote Kerk Maassluis & Stichting Muziek tussen Maas en Sluis.
Watch on All of Bach:
Cantata BWV 18: Complete Cantata [14:19]
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 18: Complete Cantata [14:20]

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J.S. Bach: BWV 18 "Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt" [CV-2]

Cantata BWV 18 [19:06]

KMD Michael Gerisch (Musical Direction)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Instrumental ensemble

Soloists: Soprano: Clara-Sophie Rohleder; Alto: Christiana Nobach; Tenor: Florian Brauer; Baritone: Felix Rohleder
Players: Joachim Arndt, Angela Hug (Recorders); Skerza Singer, Rüdiger Spuck, Manuela Jaensch, Gottfried Elsas (Violas); Andreas Ferbert (Violoncello); Anne Ringborg (Bassoon); Philipp Singer (Double-bass); Martin Forciniti (Continuo Organ)

YouTube

Feb 5, 2021

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Kirche Kirchditmold, Kassel, Hesse, Germany.
Rebekka Thiele, Christoph Thiele (Camera); Jakob Thiele (Overall recording, Editing).
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 18: Complete Cantata [19:06]

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J.S. Bach: ouverture et cantates (BWV 1066, 18, 127) [CV-1]

22:45: Cantata BWV 18 [14:50]

Sébastien Wonner (Harpsichord), Marie Rouquié (Violin) & Claire Michon (Recorder)

Vocal & instrumentsl ensemble of Pôle d'Enseignement Supérieur Aliénor de Poitiers

Vocal Soloists: Soprano: Phœbé Mainsant; Tenor: Pierre Eladila; Baritone: Martin Barigault
Singers & instrumentalists: 40 students from the Pôle d'Enseignement and guests

YouTube

Mar 22, 2021

Video / TT: 57:42

Recorded live at l'Abbaye de Fontaine Le Comte, France.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert [57:42]
Cantata BWV 18: Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] [1:13] + Mvt. 3: Recitative & Chorale: Part 1 [1:11] + Mvt. 3: Recitative & Chorale: Part 2 [1:59]

30

Nachtmusik: Bach Cantata Series - II (BWV 61, 18) [CV-11]

23:17-38:35: Cantata BWV 18 [15:18]

BWV 18: Sam Gray

Trinity College Music Society

Vocal Ensemble: Sopranos: Katherine Gregory, Hannnah Dienes-Williams; Altos: Abigail Horton, Helena Paish; Tenors: James Gant, Roshan Patel; Basses: Sam Gray, Benedict Randall Shaw, Luke Warren
Instrumental Ensemble: Matilda Mattich, Samuel Travis, Polly Almond, Leon Sturdee, James Gant, Benedict Randall Shaw (Violas); Faye Zhao, Leon Sturdee (Violins); Sarah Henderson (Cello); Kyoko Canaway (Bassoon); George Herbert (Organ)

TCMS

Jan 25, 2023

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 61 & 18: Full Concert, including both Cantatas [41:52]

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Concierto en vivo | Bach Santiago 32 (Cantatas BWV 127, 18, 182) [BS-32]

31:37-46:42: Cantata BWV 18 [15:05]

Miguel Ángel Muñoz (Concertino Conductor)

Bach Santiago

Soloists: Soprano: Meliasa Gómez; Tenor: Felipe Catalán Baritone: Patricio Sabaté
Choir: Soprano: Claudia Figueroa; Alto: Andrea Manque; Tenor: Gonzalo Quinchahual; Basses: Diego Amengual, Diego Delpiano
Orchestra: Sergio Candia, Karina Díaz (Recorders); Constanza Muñoz (Bassoon); Hermes Quintanilla (Trumpet); Verónica Sierralta (Organ); Rodrigo Pozo (Violin & Viola); Beatriz (Viola); Claudio Gutiérrez (Viola); Cristián Gutiérrez (Violoncello); Ítalo Correa (Double-bass)

YouTube

Mar 12, 2023

Video / TT: 81:03

Recorded, filmed & broadcast live from Iglesia Luterana El Redentor, Santiago, Chile.
Team Bach Santiago: Guido Minoletti, David Núñez, Rodrigo del Pozo, Felipe Ramos, Gerardo Salazar. Team of extension: Karina Fischer (Director); Gerardo Salazar (Subdirector de extension); Felipe Ramos (Coordinador of extension & medias); Erika Korowin (Continuing Education Assistant); Lady Guajardo (Coordinator of guests); Romina de la Sotta (Journalist); Matías Reimer (Assistant of extension); Mary Paz Albornoz (Designer); Ariana Cuevas (Cover design); Carlos Arriagada (Production assistant); Carmen Sánchez (Resident ensembles assistant). Organization: Instituto de Música de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 127, 18, 182 [81:03]

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LSM 2023 Bach Cantata Eucharist (BWV 18) [CV-23]

Cantata BWV 18 [15:39]

Chad Fothergill

LSM Cantata Orchestra & Chorus

Soloists: Soprano: Catherine McCord Larsen; Tenor: Seth Hartwell
Choir: Sopranos: Damaris Benzar, Edra Clements, Danielle Harrington, Lydia Lehmann, Maryanne McNutt, Gabi Myers, Sydney Raley, Holly Simpson; Altos: Jasmine Collins, Lauren Hartman, Ellie Jaffe, Isa Lugo, MaryLynn Mennicke, Charlie Miller, Eden Preston, Brooke Scholtman; Tenors: Logan Albright, Thomas Baker-Trinity, Andrew Clark, James Rich; Basses: Daniel Gibson-Even, Jonah Hackbart-Morlock, Ben Schueler, Hugh Reynolds
Orchestra: Violins: Monte Belknap, Rachel Handlin, Adrienne Williams; Violas: Thomas Bandar, Monte Belknap, Rachel Handlin, Adrienne Williams; Cello: Michael Beert; Fluts: Elise Blatchford; Oboes: Austin Smith, Rachel Gipps; Organ: Ezechiel Daos

YouTube

Jul 16, 2023

Video / TT: 16:41

Recorded & filmed live from LSM (Lutheran Summer Music) 2023 at Chapel of the Resurrection, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 18: Complete Cantata [15:39] | Full Service, includibng Complete Cantaa [126:41]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2002 - May 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Dan Dews (March 2014); Matthias Hansen (February 2012); Rainer Harald (January 2020 - February 2021); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Bradley Lehman (March 2004); Charlie Ervin McCarn (February 2002); Claude Role (June 2017, October 2022); Norbert Zauberman (August 2019)

Cantata BWV 18: Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt for Sexagesima Sunday (1715)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4