Cantata BWV 56
Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen
Discography - Part 3

Complete Recordings 1960-1969

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1

Choral Society of the Triple Cities and Community Symphony Society: Annual Christmas Concert: Works by Bach and Mozart (Reel 32/33) [BS-32]

5-8. Cantata BWV 56 [20:39]

Fritz Wallenberg

Choral Society of the Triple Cities & Community Symphony Society (Binghamton Symphony and Choral Society)

Concert Soloist: Baritone: Kenneth McDavit [BWV 56]

Binghamton Symphony BS-32/33

Dec 10, 1961

Audio / TT

Recorded live at West Junior High School, Binghamton, New York, USA.
Donor: James Wallenberg.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantatas BWV 63/1, 131, 56, 63/7, 50: Full Concert [Playlist; 15 Tracks; TT: 90:40]

2

J.S. Bach: Cantata no. 56 Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen (BWV 56); Cantata no. 82 "Ich habe genug (BWV 82) [LP] [C-2]
J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor BWV 232; Cantata Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 [2-CD]
J.S. Bach: Six Cantatas BWV 170, 82, 159, 56, 211, 212 [B-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [2-CD: 21:43]

Neville Marriner

St. Anthony Singers / Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields

Baritone: John Shirley-Quirk
George Malcolm (Organ); Kenneth Heath (Violoncello); John Roger Lord (Oboe & Cor anglais)

L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL-280
Decca Eloquence 4802338
Decca Eloquence 4829722
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Apr 28-29, 1964

LP / TT:
2-CD / TT:
2-CD / TT: 148:25
MP3 / TT: 147:57

Recorded at St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge, London, England.
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3

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 18
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 82, Cantata No. 56 [L-18]
Bach Cantatas: Volume 2

Cantata BWV 56 [21:03]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Bass: Barry McDaniel; Pieree Pierlot (Oboe)
Jacoba Muckel (Cello); Eva Hölderlin (Organ/Harpsichord)

Erato LDE-3339
Musical Heritage Society MHS-750
Erato 2584-61402-2

Nov 1964

LP / TT: 45:33
LP / TT: 45:33
10-CD / TT: 722:00

Recorded at Concert Hall, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Producer: Michel Garcin; Recording Enginner: Peter Willemoës.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by B. McDaniel.
Listen on YouTube: 
Cantata BWV 56: Mvt. 1 [8:16]
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4

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 56, Cantata BWV 169 [L-10]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 140, BWV 79 & BWV 56 [C-2]
Bach: Cantates BWV 56, 82, 140, 169, 211, 212 [C-4]

Cantata BWV 56 [21:25 / 23:42]

Karl Ristenpart

Yves Rudelle Vocal Ensemble / Chamber Orchestra of the Saar

Bass: Jakob Stämpfli; Erich Bolz (Oboe)

Club Francais du disque 373
Nonesuch H-71142
Accord 149182
Accord 4767951

Sep 2, 1965 or Oct 1, 1965

LP / TT: 51:12
LP / TT: 51:12
CD / TT: 65:54
2-CD / TT: 151:15

Recorded in Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany.
3^rd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by K. Ristenpart.
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5

J.S. Bach: Kreuzstab-Kantate BWV 56 · Stolzel · Purcell · Gibbons [C-1]
J.S. Bach Meisterwerke - Cantatas II - Kantaten BWV 56, 106 & 147 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [21:29]

Rudolf Baumgartner

Kammerchor ad hoc / Festival Strings Lucerne

Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Deutsche Grammophon SLPM-138969
Deutsche Grammophon 4863008-2

1956 [P 1965]

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 77:28

Recorded at…
3^rd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by D. Fischer-Dieskau.
Listen on YouTube: 
Cantata BWV 56: Mvt. 1: Aria [8:53] | Mvt. 1: Aria [8:49] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [2:17] + Mvt. 3: Aria [6:52] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [1:56] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [1:39]

6

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 56 & BWV 82 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 56 [YT: 22:05]

Helmut Kahlhöfer

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke / Collegium Instrumentale Wuppertal

Baritone: Bernard Kruysen
Helmut Winschermann (Oboe), Alfred Lessing (Cello), Johannes Koch (Viola da gamba), Gisbert Schneider (Organ)

Cantate
SDG 610120
Valois MB-774

May 1965

LP / TT:

Recorded at Immanuelskirche, Wuppertal-Barmen, Germany.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV by B. Kruysen.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 56: Complete Cantata [22:05]

7

Bach: KantaBWV 56 Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, Gerhard Wilhelm, Barry McDaniel 1966 [CR-56]

Cantata BWV 56 [21:36]

Gerhard Wilhelm

Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben / Collegium Musicum des WDR

Baritone: Barry McDaniel

YouTube

1966

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Tape recording from the radio; original mono.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by B. McDaniel.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 56: Complete Cantata [21:36]

8

J.S. Bach: Kreuztabkantate / Ich habe genug [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [21:12]

Karl Hochreiter

Bach-Chor an der Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche Berlin / Bach-Collegium Berlin

Bass: Barry McDaniel

Europa

1967

LP / TT: 47:28

3^rd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by B. McDaniel.

9

Bach: Kantate BWV 82 “Ich habe genug”; Kantate BWV 56 “Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen” [C-3]

Cantata BWV 56 [22:46]

Yehudi Menuhin

Ambrosian Singers / Menuhin Orchestra

Baritone: Hermann Prey
Michael Dobson (Oboe); Derek Simpson (Violoncello); Archie Camden (Bassoon); Muriel Taylor (Violoncello); John Gray (Double-bass); Roy Jesson (Organ)

EMI C063-01-995

1967

LP / TT: 58:34

2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by H. Prey.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 56: Complete Cantata [22:46]

10

J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 56 Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen; Kantate Nr. 106 Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit [C-2]

Cantata BWV 56 []

Lajos Rovátkay (Harpsichord, Conductor)

Niedersächsischer Singkreis / Bach-Ensemble Hann

Baritone: Karl Heinz Pinhammer

Camerata CMS-30052

Nov 1968

LP / TT:

Recorded at Markus Kirche, Lehrte, Lower Saxony, Germany.

11

Bach: 13 Sacred Cantatas & 13 Sinfonias [C-3]

Cantata BWV 56 [21:00]

Helmut Winschermann

Berliner Cappella (as: Berliner Capella) / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Bass: Gérard Souzay

Philips 839762 AY
Philips

Dec 10-16, 1968

LP / TT:
5-CD / TT: 352:39

1^st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by H. Winschermann.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by G. Souzay.

12

Works of Johann Sebastian and Johann Christoph Bach CBF126-CBF127 07/18/1969 [F-127]

Cantata BWV 56 [ []

Sandor Salgo

Carmel Bach Festival Chorale / Carmel Bach Festival Orchestra

Bass: Thomas Paul; Raymond Dusté (Oboe)

Carmel Bach Festival CBF-127a

Jul 18, 1969

Tape missing

Recorded live at the Carmel Bach Festival, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, USA.
Source: Online Archive of California

13

Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II
J.S. Bach Compact Edition: Kantaten · Cantatas · Cantates [B-2]

Cantata BWV 56 [21:46]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Manfred Clement (Oboe)
Continuo: Walter Nothas (Violoncello); Franz Ortner (Double-bass); Karl Robingen (Bassoon);

Archiv Produktion 439394-2
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Archiv Produktion 413646-2

Jul 1969

5-CD / TT: 343:25
MP3 / TT: 341:26
3-CD / TT: 178:57

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Production: Dr. Gerd Floebsch / Helen Kuzaj; Recording Producer: Haansjoachim Reiser; Balance Engineer: Harald Baudis; Editing: Reinhild Schmidt..
4^th recording of Cantata BWV 56 by D. Fischer-Dieskau.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by K. Richter.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 56: Complete Cantata [21:48] | Complete Cantata [21:45] | Complete Cantata [22:00] | Complete Cantata [22:45]
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14

J.S. Bach: Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158; Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 []

Lorin Maazel

Hugo-Distler-Chor / Berlin Radio-Symphonie Orchester

Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Lorin Maazel (Violin)

SFB

1969

TV, R

Recorded & filmed in Berlin, Germany.
Source: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in Film und Fernsehen (Monika Wolf) [PDF]

15

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 56 · Easter Oratorio · Christmas Oratorio (Excerpts) [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [22:02]

Jörg Faerber

Jugendkantorei der Marienkirche Reutlingen (Kantor: Gunther Heller) / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Baritone: York Lutz; Heinz Miller (Oboe)

Concerto Royale 206200-360

Late 1960's ?

3-CD / TT: 177:28

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2000 - August 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Anandgyan (January 2010); Rainer Baruth (September 2012); Rudolf Bayer (September 2005); Francis Browne (December 2007); Rolf Günther (October 2012); Matthias Hansen (September 2005, June 2006, June 2008); Rainer Harald (March 2019 - December 2021); Frits V. Herbold (February 2008, February 2012); Manfred Krugmann (June 2012, September 2012); Michael Meacock (Arton) (December 2002); Daniel Michel (September 2004); Antonio Fuentes Miranda (November 2005); Christian Moll (October 2009); Sergey Nikitin (March 2008); Riccardo Nughes (September 2004); John Pike (August 2005); Russ Sackowitz (September 2008); Peter Schmidt (August 2006); Burke Smith (May 2007); Teri Noel Towe (December 2006, May 2008); Nagamiya Tutomu (July 2007); Jeremy Vosburgh (November 2003); Roland Wörner (October 2002)

Cantata BWV 56: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen for 19^th Sunday after Trinity (1726)
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Articles: Program Notes to Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 [S. Burton] | BWV 56 “Ich will den Xstab gerne tragen” - An Attempt to Trace the Symbols and Other Poetic Expressions in the Libretto Back to Their Original Sources [T. Braatz]