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Cantata BWV 27
Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende?


Ref.

BWV 27; BC A 138

German Title

Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende?

English Title

Who knows how near is my end? (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for the 16th Sunday after Trinity
Reading: Epistle: Ephesians 3: 13-21; Gospel: Luke 7: 11-17
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 16th Sunday after Trinity

Composed

Leipzig, 1726
1st peformance: October 6, 1726 - Leipzig

Text:

Ämilie Juliane von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (Mvt. 1); Johann Georg Albinus (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvt. 2-5)

BWV 27 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | French-1 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Texts: Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende [BWV 27/1] | Welt, ade! ich bin dein müde [BWV 27/6]

Scoring

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

BWV 27 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.56 MB] | Score BGA [2.37 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 105, Faszikel 1 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 105, Faszikel 2 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 105, Faszikel 3 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 164 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melodies: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten [BWV 27/1] | Welt, Ade! ich bin dein mude [BWV 27/6]

References:

BWV 27 References: BGA: V/1 | NBA: I/23 | BC: A 138 | Zwang: K 153 | First Published: BG, 1855 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 27 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of September 15, 2002; Week of December 23, 2007; Week of March 25, 2012; Week of September 11, 2016


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 - Vols. 1&8

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

J.S. Bach: Kantaten · Cantatas Nr. 27, Nr. 118, Nr. 158, Nr. 59 [L-2]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 198, 158 & 27
[C-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 27 [17:07]

Jürgen Jürgens

Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg (Leader: Jürgen Jürgens) / Concerto Amsterdam (Leader: Jaap Schröder)

Soprano: Rotraud Hansmann; Contralto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
Lilian Lagaay, Ad Mater (Oboes); Ad Mater (Oboe da caccia); Hermann Baumann, Adriaan van Woudenberg (Horns); Jaap Schröder (Violin Solo); Anner Bylsma (Violoncello); Gustav Leonhardt (Organ)

Telefunken SAWT-9489
Teldec 93687

Jun 8-14, 1966

LP / TT: 42:47
CD / TT: 66:42

Recorded at Hervormde Kerk, Bennebroek, the Netherlands.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 27: Complete Cantata [17:08]
Buy this album at:
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2

Bach Kantaten, Vol. 1: BWV 190a, BWV 84, BWV 89, BWV 27 [D-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 27 [17:38]

Diethard Hellmann

Bachchor und Bachorchester Mainz

Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Alto: Marie-Luise Gilles; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Hartmut Ochs
Fred Schweinfurter (Oboe); Hans Bogacki (Oboe, English Horn); Günther Schuldt (Bassoon); Werner Taube(Cello); Martha Schuster (Organ)

DdM-Records Mitterteich 980015

Late 1960’s ? (P 1998)

CD / TT: 65:07

Recorded by SWF at Christuskirche, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 27: Complete Cantata [17:46]
Buy this album at:
CD: Musik aus Mitterteich - Hubertus Krämer


3

J.S. Bach: DKantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 7 (BWV 24-27)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 2 (BWV 20-36)
Bach-2000
Vol. 1: Sacred Cantatas 1 (BWV 1-14, 16-47)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 9 (BWV 26-29)

 
 

Cantata BWV 27 [15:29 / 15:36]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Soprano: Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben (No Name); Altos: Paul Esswood & Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben (No Name); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern
CMW: Natural Horn: Hermann Baumann; Cornett: Ralph Bryant; Oboes: Jürg Schaeftlein, Paul Hailperin, Karl Gruber; Oboe da caccia: Jürg Schaeftlein; Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Walter Pfeiffer, Peter Schoberwalter, Wilhelm Mergl, Josef de Sordi; Viola: Kurt Theiner; Bassoon: Milan Turkovič; Violoncello: Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi

Telefunken 6.35033
Teldec 8.35033 ZL
Teldec 4509-91756-2
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Teldec 3984-25706-2
Teldec 8573-81207-2
Warner Classics 8573-81207-5
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Jun, Oct & Nov 1972; Feb & Apr 1973

2-LP / TT: 65 min
2-CD / TT: 64:51
6-CD / TT: 385:33
MP3 / TT: 384:25
15-CD / TT: 999:37
CD / TT: 72:03
CD / TT: 72:03
MP3 / TT: 71:51

Recorded Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (?).
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 27: Complete Cantata [15:41] | Complete Cantata [15:29] | Complete Cantata [15:31]
Cantata BWV 27: Mvt. 1: Chorale & Recitative [S, A, T] [4:58]
CD: Cantatas BWV 26, BWV 27, BWV 28, BWV 29 [72:02]
Buy this album at:

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Music Download 6-CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes
15-CD (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes

 

4

Bach Cantatas Vol. 4 - Sundays after Trinity I

 

Cantata BWV 27 [17:19]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Manfred Clement, Robert Eliscú (Oboes I/II); , Edgar Schann (English Horn); Hermann Baumann (Horn); Elmar Schloter (Organ)
Continuo: Fritz Kiskalt (Violoncello); Herbert Duft (Double-bass); Karl Kolbinger (Bassoon); Elfriede Singheiser, Elmar Schloter

Archiv Produktion 439387-2
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Mar, Oct 1976; Jun 1977

6-CD / TT: 359:25
MP3 / TT: 357:46

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Production: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch / Helen Kuzaj; Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 27: Complete Cantata [17:19] | Complete Cantata [17:20]
Buy this album at:
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5

Evening of Bach Cantatas (Program, 1980-1981, No. 181) [IU-8]

 

Cantata BWV 27 []

Jan Harrington

Indiana University Singers

Vocal soloists: unknown

Indiana University School of Music

Oct 12, 1980

3 sound tape reels / TT:

Recorded live at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 6923073)


6

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 51 (Cantatas BWV 99, 8, 27, 48)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 9 (Cantatas BWV 27-29)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 27 [17:05]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Edith Wiens; Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenor: Lutz-Michael Harder; Bass: Walter Heldwein
Bernhard Schmid (Horn); Günther Passin, Hedda Rothweiler (Oboes); Maire-Lise Schüpbach (Oboe da caccia); Kurt Etzold (Bassoon); Walter Forchert (Concert-master); Jakoba Hanke (Continuo Cello); Harro Bertz (Double-bass); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Organ, Positive Organ); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord)

Hänssler 98.813
Hänssler 92.009
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Feb, Oct 1982

CD / TT: 65:52
CD / TT: 55:13 / 55:14
MP3 / TT: 55:27

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 27, BWV 28, BWV 29 [55:14] | Cantatas BWV 27, BWV 28, BWV 29 [55:13]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1992): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2003): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
CD-2 (2003): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Nos. 27, 34 & 41 [L-7]

 

Cantata BWV 27 [17:16]

Gustav Leonhardt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Baroque Orchestra

Soprano: Johannes Pohl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Jonas Will (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Harry van der Kamp
Orchestra: Violins 1: Marie Leonhardt, Mimi Mitchell, Antoinette Lohmann, Peter van Boxelaer; Violins 2: Lucy van Dael, Sayuri Yamagate, Marinette Troost; Violas: Staas Swierstra, Wim van Have; Violoncellos: Richte van de Meer; Wouter Möller; Double-bass: Robert Franenberg; Organ: Siebe Henstra; Oboes - Oboe da caccia: Ku Ebbinge, Alfredo Bernardini

Sony Classical SK-68265

Jun 20-23, 1995

CD / TT: 64:42

Recorded at Doopsgezendekerk Haarlem, the Netherlands.
Producer/Recording Supervision: Wolf Earichson; Recording Engineer/Editing: Andreas Neubronner (Tritonus)
Buy this album at:
CD (1996): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic


8

Händel: Dixit Dominus • Bach: Kantaten [C-1]

Cantata BWV 27 [15:32]

Harald Nickoll

Kammerchor Carmina Mundi e.V. Aachen / Coll’arco

Soprano: Maria Regina Heyne; Alto: Ruth Sandhoff; Tenor: Kim Schrader; Bass: Daniel Böhm

Kammerchor Carmina Mundi e.V. Aachen

Mar 22, 1998

CD / TT: 71:27

Recorded live at St. Nikolaus, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Buy this album at:
CD: Carmina Mundi


9

Bach Edition Vol. 11 - Cantatas Vol. 5
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas, Vol. 2 (BWV 21-40)

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 27 [15:10]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; 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, Peter van de Kolk, Nicky Westerink; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Edwin Smit, Jan Willem Prins, Arjen Nap; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Marijn Takken, Cor van Twillert, Frank Tros, Peter Bloemendaal, Frans Benschop; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Willem van der Hoorn, Huib van Hinsbergen, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Piet Schuyn
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer [Concert-master], Laura Johnson, Antoinette Lohmann, Eva Scheytt, Elin Eriksson, Mimi Mitchel, Fanny Pestalozzi, Josef Tan, David Rabinowitz; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Maarten Boeken; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp, Thomas Pitt; Double-basses: Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Ties Marang, Joshua Cheatam; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg [BWV 27/1,3], Kristin Linde [BWV 27/1]; Bassoon: Trudy va der Wulp; Organ: Rien Voskuilen [BWV 27/3], Vaughan Schlepp

Brilliant Classics 99370
Brilliant Classics

Nov-Dec 1999

5-CD / TT: 270:58
MP3 / TT: 351:23

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 27: Complete Cantata [15:15]
CD-3: Cantatas BWV 178, BWV 156, BWV 27 [79:34] | Cantatas BWV 178, BWV 156, BWV 27 [79:33]
Buy this album at:
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10

Bach Cantatas Vol. 8: Bremen / Santiago
For the 15th Sunday after Trinity (BWV 138, 99, 51, 100)
For the 16th Sunday after Trinity (BWV 161, 27, 8, 95)

 
 
1. 
2.

Cantata BWV 27 [14:21]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Thomas Guthrie
MC: Sopranos: Donna Deam, Katharine Fuge, Elin Manahan Thomas, Belinda Yates, Suzanne Flowers, Emma Preston-Dunlop; Altos: Richard Wyn Roberts, Charles Humphries, Robin Tyson, Carol Hall; Tenors: Nicolas Robertson, Andrew Busher, Paul Tindall; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Thomas Guthrie, Michael McCarthy, Geoffrey Davidson
EBS: Violins 1: Maya Homburger, Nicolette Moonen, Anne Schumann, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Roy Mowatt; Violins 2: Peter Lissauer, Hetty Wayne, Alison Townley, Hildburg Williams; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Rosemary Nalden, Colin Kitching; Cellos: Rainer Zipperling, Catherine Rimer; Double-bass: Cecelia Bruggemeyer; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, James Eastaway; Bassoon: Nathaniel Harrison; Harpsichord: Silas Standage; Organ: Ian Watson

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-104
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Oct 7, 2000

2-CD / TT: 145:04
MP3 / TT: 144:37

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at SaDomingo de Bonaval, Santiago de Compostela.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Everett Porter; Recording Engineers: Thijs Hoekstra, Mario Nozza (Eurosound); Tape Editor: Sebastian Stein; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 27: Mvt. 1: Chorale & Recitative [S, A, T] [4:46] | Mvt. 1: Chorale & Recitative [S, A, T] [4:54] + Mvt. 1: Chorale & Recitative [S, A, T] [4:54]
Buy this album at:
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11

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 16

 
 

Cantata BWV 27 [15:32]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Johannette Zomer; Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Mariëtte Bastiaansen, Pauline Graham, Vera Lansink, Dorothee Wohlgemuth; Altos: Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens, Carla Schaap; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Sebastian Brouwer, Henk Gunneman, Tilmann Kögel, Geraint Roberts; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Lisa Domnisch, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Ruth Slater; Violas: Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers; Violoncellos: Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Margaret Urquhart; Oboes: Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry; Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren; Horn: Andrew Clark; Lute: Mike Fentross; Continuo: Ton Koopman, Matthew Halls

Antoine Marchand CC-72216
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Feb 2003

3-CD / TT: 193:10
MP3 / TT: 192:32

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantatas BWV 27, BWV 28, BWV 29, BWV 30, BWV 31 [135:06]
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3-CD (2006): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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12

J.S. Bach: Christus, Der Ist Mein Leben (Cantatas BWV 27, 84, 95, 161) [C-18]

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 27 [13:32]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Alto: Matthew White; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Thomas E. Bauer
Choir: Sopranos: Dorothee Mields, Hana Blažíková, Dominique Verkinderen; Altos: Matthew White, Alexander Schneider, Cécile Pilorger; Tenors: Hans Jörg Mammel, Bernd Fröhlich, Dan Martin; Basses: Peter Kooy, Matthias Jahrmärker, Bart Vandewege
Orchestra: Violin: Mira Glodeanu [Concertmistress]; Violins 1: Corrado Masoni, Michiyo Kondo; Violins 2: Adrian Chamorro, Virginie Descharmes, Caroline Bayet; Violas: Paul De Clerck, Hiltrud Hampe; Cellos: Ageet Zweistra, HarJan Schwitters; Double-bass: Miriam Shalinsky; Organ: Herman Stinders; Oboes: Timothée Oudinot, Taka Kitazato; Bassoon: Philippe Miqueu; Cornett: Bruce Dickey

Harmonia Mundi France HMC-901969
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Nov 2006; Feb 2007

CD / TT: 62:38
MP3 / TT: 62:26

Recorded at De Singel, Blauwe Zaal, Anvers, Belgium.
Recording Supervisor, Engineer: Markus Heiland; Music Consultant: Jens Van Durme; Producer [Artistic Director]: Andreas Neubronner.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 27: Complete Cantata [13:35]
Cantata BWV 27: Mvt. 1: Chorale & Recitative [S, A, T] [4:04] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] [0:58] + Mvt. 3: Aria [A] [3:47] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [S] [0:48] + Mvt. 5: Aria [B] [3:04] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:04]
Cantata BWV 27: Mvt. 1: Chorale & Recitative [S, A, T] [4:04]
CD: Cantatas BWV 27, BWV 84, BWV 85, BWV 161 [62:20]
Buy this album at:
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13

Cantates Bach: 30ème Festival d'Ambronay (Cantatas BWV 138, 27, 47, 96) [CV-1]

 

Cantata BWV 27 [15:27]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soloists: Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Jens Weber; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Violins 1: Sigiswald Kuijken, Katharina Wulf; Violins 2: Makoto Akatsu, Ann Cnop; Viola: Marleen Thiers; Bass Violin: Marian Minnen;  Oboes: Patrick Beaugiraud, Vinciane Baudhuin; Horn: Olivier Picon; Organ: Ewald Demeyere

Mezzo Channel
Centre culturel de rencontre d'Ambronay

Sep 19, 2009

Video / TT:
DVD / TT: 75 min

Recorded & filmed live at the Abbaye d'Ambronay, France, during 30th Festival d'Ambronay. A Mezzo Production. Broadcast by Mezzo Channel. CLC Productions.
Realization: François Goetghebeur; Director of Photography: Julien Jaunet.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 27 by S. Kuijken.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 27 [15:27]: Mvt. 1: Chorale & Recitative [S, A, T] [4:26] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] [0:58] + Mvt. 3: Aria [A] [4:39] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [S] [0:42] + Mvt. 5: Aria [B] [3:18] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:24] | Sequence | Sequence
Concert: Part 1 [11:07] + Part 2 [11:00] + Part 3 [8:51] + Part 4 [12:56]


14

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year, Vol. 12: "Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz" (Cantatas BWV 138, 27, 47, 96)

 

Cantata BWV 27 [14:50]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

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

Accent ACC-25312
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Sep 20-21, 2009

SACD / TT: 70:22
MP3 / TT: 69:52

Recorded at Sint-Truiden, Belgium.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 27 by S. Kuijken.
Buy this album at:
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15

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 47 - Leipzig 1726 (BWV 36, 47, 27)

 
 

Cantata BWV 27 [14:34]
Appendix: Alternative Aria for Alto Willkommen! Will ich sagen (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 27 [3:53]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Satoshi Mizukoshi; Bass: Peter Kooy
Instrumental soloists: Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin)
Chorus: Sopranos: Hana Blažíková, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yusuke Fujii, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Daisuke Fujii, Chiyuki Urano
Orchestra: Horn: Takeshi Hidaka; Oboe I/Oboe da caccia: Masamitsu San'nomiya; Oboe II : Yukari Maehashi; Violins 1: Natsumi Wakamatsu leader, Paul Herrera, Yuko Takeshima; Violins 2: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Kaori Toda; Violas: Hiroshi Narita, Amiko Watabe
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Violone: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Yukiko Murakami; Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki; Organ: Naoko Imai

BIS SACD-1861
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Feb 2010

CD / TT: 68:27
MP3 / TT: 58:17

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Tuner: Akimi Hayashi; Producer: Rita Hermeyer; Sound Engineer: Andreas Ruge; Post-production: Editing: Rita Hermeyer; Mixing: Andreas Ruge; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr.
Buy this album at:
SACD (2010): Anazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


16

J.S. Bach: Cantatas [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 27 [14:40]

György Vashegyi

Purcell Choir / Orfeo Orchestra

Soprano: Mária Zádori; Alto: Melinda Heiter; Tenor: Dávid Szigetvári; Bass: Domonkos Blazsó

Bartók Radio FM

Feb 18, 2012

MP3 / TT: 91:52

Recorded live at Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest, Hungary.
Source: Bartók Radio FM - wav - mp3 (320 kbps)
Download this recording from: Mediafire


17

Bach · Telemann · Hoffmann: Cantatas - Schlage doch gewünschte Stunde [C-6]

 

Cantata BWV 27 [14:18]

Marcel Ponseele

(OVPP - No Choir) / Il Gardellino

Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Damien Guillon; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Dominik Wörner

Passacaille PAS-989

Nov 1-4, 2012

CD / TT: 63:41

Recorded in Anvers, Belgium.
Production: Jan De Winne, Musurgia BVBA; Recording & Asrtistic Direction: Olaf Mielke.
Buy this album at:
CD (2014): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


18

Bach at One - April 29, 2015 (Cantatas BWV 8, 26, 27) [BO-38]

 

Cantata BWV 27 []

Julian Wachner

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

Soloists: unknown

Trinity Wall Street

Apr 29, 2015

Video / TT: 72:46

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 [72:46]


19

Kantaten zum 16. Sonntag nach Trinitatis (BWV 161, 95, 27, 8) - Konzert [C15-6]

 

Cantata BWV 27 [17:17]

Kay Johannsen

Solistenensemble Stimmkunst / Stiftsbarock Stuttgart (Konzertmeisterin: Christine Busch)

BWV 27 Soloists: Sopranos: Agnes Knoop [1], Rahel Maas [4]; Altos: Wiebke Wighardt [1], Lena Sutor-Wernich [3]; Tenors: Stephan Scherpe [1], Hans Jörg Mammel [2]; Bass: Jens Hamann [5]
Solistenensemble Stimmkunst: Sopranos: Fanie Antonelou, Franziska Bobe, Agnes Knoop, Rahel Maas; Altos: Anne Greiling, Hanna Roos, Lena Sutor-Wernich, Wiebke Wighardt; Tenors: Michael Berner, Hans Jörg Mammel, Stephan Scherpe, Andreas Weller; Basses: Ekkehard Abele, Jens Hamann, Matthias Horn, Thomas Scharr

YouTube

Sep 25, 2015

Video / TT: 77:22

Recorded & filmed live at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germa, in the frame of the Cantata Cycle Bach:vokal.
Watch on YouTube:
BWV 27 [17:17]: Mvt. 1: Chorus & Recitative [S, A, T] [4:23] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [T]+ Mvt. 3: Aria [A] [6:20] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [S] + Mvt. 5: Aria [B] [5:00] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:34]


20

Bach en sept paroles II - De passage (Cantatas BWV 146, 27, 8, 48) [CP-2]

 

Cantata BWV 27 [14:31]

Raphaël Pichon

Ensemble Pygmalion

Soloists: Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: Tim Mead; Tenor: Nicholas Pritchard; Bass: Christian Immler
Choir: Sopranos: Caroline Arnaud, Armelle Cardot-Froeliger, Perrine Devillers, Nadia Lavoyer; Altos: Floriane Hasler, Yann Rolland, Alexander Schneider; Tenors: Constantin Goubet, Guillaume Gutiérrez, Randol Rodriguez; Basses: Geoffroy Heurard, Matthias Lutze, Pierre Virly, Emmanuel Vistorky
Orchestra: Violois 1: Cecilia Bernardini, Louis Creac’h, Yoko Kawakubo, Béatrice Linon; Violins 2: Gabriel Grosbard, Cyrielle Eberhardt, Simon Pierre; Violas: Fanny Paccoud, Josèphe Cottet; Violoncellos: Antoine Touche*, Viola da gamba: Julien Léonard*; Double-bass: Thomas de Pierrefeu*; Oboes: Jasu Moisio, Lidewei de Sterck; Flute: Georgia Browne; Bassoon: Evolène Kiener; Trumpet & Horn: Emmanuel Mure; Organ: Matthieu Boutineau*; Harpsichord: Pierre Gallon*
* Continuo.

Culturebox / Mezzo

Nov 21, 2017

Video / TT: 115:55

Recorded & filmed live at the Philharmonie de Paris, France.
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert [115:55]
Watch on Philharmonie de Paris:
Complete Concert [93:26]
Watch on Culturebox:
Complete Concert [93:26]


21

Cantatedienst ZONDAG 27 september 2020 - 17e zondag na Pinksteren - 27-9-2020 [C20-9]

 
 

Cantata BWV 27

Jos Vermunt

Members of Residentie Kamerkoor / Residentie Bachorkest

Soprano: Klaartje van Veldhoven; Alto: Florieke Beelen; Tenor: William Knight; Bass: Patrick Pranger

YouTube

Sep 27, 2020

Video / TT: 81:35

Recorded & filmed live at Kloosterkerk, Den Haag, the Netherlands.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Service, including Cantata BWV 27 [81:35]
Cantata BWV 27: Mvt. 1: Chorus & Recitative [S, A, T] [5:44] | Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:28]


22

J.S. Bach: Kantate Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende, BWV 027 // For the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity [D15-7]
Bach-Kantaten N°41 (BWV 27, 165, 122)

 
 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 27 [CD: 16:25; YT: 19:09]

Musical Director & Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Workshop Participants: Rudolf Lutz, Pfr. Niklaus Peter
Reflective Lecture Speaker: Ina Schmidt

Chor & Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung

Soloists: Soprano: Lia Andres; Alto: Margot Oitzinger; Tenor: Sören Richter; Bass: Markus Volpert
Choir: Sopranos: Lia Andres, Maria Deger, Jessica Jans, Simone Schwark, Noëmi Sohn-Nad, Alexa Vogel; Altos: Laura Binggeli, Antonia Frey, Lea Pfister-Scherer, Isabelle Stettler, Jan Thomer; Tenors: Zacharie Fogal, Joël Morand, Sören Richter, Walter Siegel; Basses: Jean-Christophe Groffe, Valentin Parli, Daniel Pérez, Retus Pfister, Philippe Rayot
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann, Monika Baer, Andrea Brunner, Elisabeth Kohler, Rahel Wittling, Salome Zimmermann; Violas: Susanna Hefti, Claire Foltzer, Stella Mahrenholz; Violoncellos: Martin Zeller, Hristo Kouzmanov; Violone: Markus Bernhard; Horn: Thomas Friedländer; Oboes: Katharina Arfken, Laura Alvarado; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Organ: Nicola Cumer; Harpsichord: Rudolf Lutz

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen C111

Aug 20, 2021

Video / TT:
CD / TT: 47:43

Recorded & filmed live at Olma-Halle 2.0, St. Gallen, Kanton St. Gallen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
Recording & Editing: Sound Engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Executive Producer: Johannes Widmer; Production: Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; Producer: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Source: Bachipedia
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 27: Complete Cantata [19:09] | WS: Workshop [46:32] | Reflection Lecture [15:38] | Bach Factory [22:23] | Mvt. 3: Aria [A] [4:53]
Buy this album at:
CD (2022): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop

 


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Concierto en vivo | Bach Santiago 30 (BWV 27, 109, 62) [BS-30]

 
 

14:20-30:50: Cantata BWV 27 [16:30]

Gerard Ramos Pardo

Coro de Cámara UC, Santiago / Bach Santiago

Vocal Soloists: Soprano: Florencia Novoa; Alto: Javiera Lara; Tenor: Gonzalo Quinchahual; Baritone: Ismael Correa
Orchestra: Pascal Montenegro (Oboe & English Horn); Juan Fundas (Oboe); Mitzi Ojeda (Bassoon); Eugenio Cáceres (Horn); Gonzalo Beltrán, Valeria Sitja, Tomás Ruz (Violins 1); Felipe Muñoz, Alejandro Domínguez, Carla San Martín (Violins 2); Pablo Salinas, Gonzalo Hernández (Violas); Paulina Mühle-Wiehoff (Cello); Carlos Arenas (Double-bass); Verónica Sier(Organ & Harpsichord)

YouTube

Oct 23, 2022

Video / TT: 82:44

Recorded & filmed live at Parroquia La Anunciación, Santiago, Chile.
Organization: Instituto de Música de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Extension team: Karina Fischer (Director); Gerardo Salazar (Deputy Director of Extension); Felipe Ramos (Extension & Production Coordinator); Lady Guajardo (Management Coordinator); Romina de la Sotta (Journalist); Matías Reimer, (Extension Assistant); Mary Paz Albornoz (Designer); Ariana Cuevas (Cover Design); Carlos Arriagada (Production Assistant); Carmen Sánchez (Resident Ensembles Assistant).
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 27, 109, 62 [82:44]


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Eastman Bach Cantata Series: Cantatas BWV 27 & 72; Magnificat BWV 243 [C22-1]

Cantata BWV 27

BWV 27: Soong Hong Wong

(OVPP - No Choir) / Instrumental ensemble

BWV 27 Soloists: Soprano: Nichole Waligora; Alto: Liz Jackson; Tenor: Andrew Miller; Bass: Peter Schoellkopff

Facebook

Oct 23, 2022

Video / TT: 45:17

Recorded & filmed live at Glory House International, Rochester, New York, USA, in the frame of Eastman School of Music: Bach Cantata Series.
Watch on Facebook:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 27, 72; Magnificat BWV 243 [45:17; poor sound]


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Cantates de J.S. Bach: BWV 27 - BWV 155 et BWV 194 [CV-3]

 
 

Cantata BWV 27 [14:06]

Eric J. Milnes

L'Harmonie des saisons

Soloists: Soprano: Ariadne Lih; Alto: Nicholas Burns; Tenor: Philippe Gagné; Baritone: Sumner Thompson
Soprano ripieno1: Ellen Torrie
L'harmonie des saisons: Violins 1: Julia Wedman [Violon solo / Concert-master], Jessy Dubé, Jimin Shin, Guillaume Villeneuve; Violins 2: Scott Metcalfe, Marie Nadeau-Tremblay, Karin Cuellar; Viola: Hélène Plouffe; Cello: Mélisande Corriveau; Double-bass: Pierre Cartier; Oboes: Matthew Jennejohn, Karim Nasr, Joel Verkaik; Bassoon: Dominic Teresi; Organ2: Eric J. Milnes
1. BWV 27 only
2. Positive organ (Op. 58) belonging to Denis Juget, built by Juget-Sinclair (Montreal, 1996). 4 stops, 1 keyboard.

YouTube

Feb 26, 2023

Video / TT: 59:50

Recorded & filmed live at Salle Bourgie du Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, Québec, Canada. The performance in concert of the complete cycle of J.S. Bach's cantatas, from Septemeber 13, 2014 to March 26, 2023: 8 years, 77 concerts, and more than 200 cantatas.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 27: Complete Cantata [14:06]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2002 - April 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (July 2012); Rainer Harald (March-July 2019); Fritz V. Herbold (February 2012, April 2012); Riccardo Nughes (February 2008)

Cantata BWV 27: Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende? for 16th Sunday after Trinity (1726)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Main Page | Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion
Discussions of General Topics: Cantatas & Other Vocal Works | Performance Practice | Radio, Concerts, Festivals, Recordings




 

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