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Cantata BWV 79
Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild
Discography - Part 9

Complete Recordings 2020-2029

< Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019

Part 11: Individual Movements >


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Bach Cantata Series (BWV 79 & 130) [C19-3]

Cantata BWV 79

BWV 79: Michael Hudlin

(OVPP - No Choir) / Instrumental ensemble

BWV 79 Soloists: Soprano: Samantha Sosa; Mezzo-soprano: Alexis Peart; Tenor: Daniel McInerney; Bass: Peter Schoellkopff

Facebook

Feb 16, 2020

Video / TT: 63:12

Recorded & filmed live at Reformation Lutheran Church, Rochester, New York, USA, in the frame of Eastman School of Music: Bach Cantata Series.
Watch on Facebook:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 79, 130 [63:12]


2

S.C. Bach presents: SC Bach Choir & NC Baroque Orchestra in concert | May 20, 2022 | Greenville, SC [CV-6]

37:24-56:04: Cantata BWV 79 [18:40]

David Rhyne

South Carolina Bach Choir / North Carolina Baroque Orchestra

BWV 79: Soprano: Tish Oney; Alto: Andrew Rader; Bass: Arlen Clarke

YouTube

May 20, 2022

Video / TT: 57:12

Recorded & filmed live at First Baptist Church, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
Video & audio recording, mixing, and editing: Aigner Recording.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert [57:12]


3

Cantate dienst J.S. Bach Bachcantate BWV 79 Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild [CV-2]

39:13-55:03: Cantata BWV 79 [15:50]

Conductor: Gerrit Maas
Pastor: ds. Margreet Klokke

Kamerkoor en Orkest Collegium Musicum Leiden

Soprano: Esther Kouwenhoven; Counter-tenor: Hanno Egger; Bass: Sebastiaan Ammerlaan
Organist: Willeke Smits

YouTube

Oct 29, 2023

Video / TT: 73:31

Live broadcast of the Cantata service at Hooglandse Kerk, Leiden, South Holland, the Netherlands. This vespers is an activity of Bijzonder Kerkenwerk Leiden & Stichting Cantate Domino.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 79: Full Service, including Complete Cantata [73:31]


4

Concierto en vivo | Bach Santiago 38 (BWV 52, 26, 79) [BS-38]

 
 
 

41:16-65:26: Cantata BWV 79 [21:10]

Felipe Ramos Taky

Bach Santiago

Vocal Soloists: Soprano: Andrea Aguilar; Alto: Alto: Javiera Barrios; Tenor: Francisco Espinoza; Baritone: Ramiro Maturana
Vocal Ensemble: Soprano: Florencia Nuvoa; Alto: Camila Aguilera; Tenor: Ricardo Gálvez; Bass: Diego Delpiano
Instrumental Ensemble: Guillermo Lavado (Flute); Jorge Cabrera, Juan Nail, Renato Rojas (Oboes); Lene Skomedal, Eugenio Cáceres (Horns); Constanza Muñoz (Bassoon); Camilo Brandi (Harpsichord); Gerardo Salazar (Timpani); Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Carla San Martín (Violins 1); Lucía Ocaranza, Alejandro Domínguez (Violines 2); Gonzalo Hernández (Viola); Sebastián Mercado (Violoncello); Jimena Rey (Double-bass)

YouTube

Nov 19, 2023

Video / TT: 69:09

Recorded, filmed & streamd from Templo Mayor de Campus Oriente, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Equipo Bach Santiago: Guido Minoletti, David Núñez, Rodrigo del Pozo, Felipe Ramos, Gerardo Salazar. 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); Erika Korowin (Continuing Education Assistant); 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).
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 52, 26, 79 [69:09]


5

The Music of J.S. Bach - 2024 WMC Spring Concert (BWV 79, 236, 230) [C24-5]

 

00:24-15:50: Cantata BWV 79 [15:26]

Artistic Director: Paul Klemme

Willamette Master Chorus / Instrumental ensemble

Soloists: Soprano: Arwen Myers; Alto: Hannah Penn; Tenor: Leslie Green; Bass: Charles Robert Stephens
Orchestra: Organ: Debra Huddleston; Violins 1: Jenny Estrin [Concert-mistress], Alice Blankenship, Jamie Chimchiran, Chris Fotinakis; Violins 2: Steve Scharp [Principal], Bryce Caster, Byron Laing, Emma Simmons; Violas: Vicki Gunn[Principal], Dana Rokosny, Karen Vincent; Cellos: Kristopher Duke[Principal], Noah Seitz; Double-bass: Andrew Harmon; Oboes: Kelly Gronli [Principal], Alan Juza; Falugelhorn: Scott Winks [Principal], Doug Harris; Bassoon: Adam Farmer; Timpani: Kelsey Molinari

Willamette Master Chorus

May 4&5, 2024

Video / TT: 54:30

Recorded & filmed live at Hudson Hall, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert, including: Cantata BWV 79, Mass BWV 236, Motet BWV 230 [54:30]


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Bach: Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79 [C23-17]

 

Cantata BWV 79

Artistic Director: Ryan Turner
Conductor: John Harbison

Emmanuel Music

BWV 79 Vocal Soloists: Soprano: Julie-Michelle Manohar*; Counter-tenor: Samuel Higgins*; Baritone: Grant Jackson*
Instrumental Soloists: Mia Fasanello* (Oboe); ‍Michael Bellofatto & Sarah Sutherland (Horns
*Bach Institute 2024 Fellows

Emmanuel Music

Jan 14, 2024

No video

Recorded & filmed live at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in the frame of Emmanuel Music: Bach Cantata Series.
Source: Emmanuel Music: 2023/2024 Cantata Schedule
No video yet.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata Conversation: BWV 79 with John Harbison
11:30am: Cantata Open Rehearsal: John Harbison conducts BWV 79 (in person only)
1:00 pm: Conversation: John Harbison discusses the cantata (in person and livestream)


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Bach Cantata Vespers - Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79 [C55-02]

 
 

38:48-55:27: Cantata BWV 79 [16:39]

Grace Cantor/Conductor: The Rev. Michael D. Costello
Leader: The Rev. David R. Lyle; Homilist: L. George Detweiler, Norristown, Pennsylvania

Grace Parish Choir / Grace Parish Orchestra

Organist: Timothy Spelbring
Soloists: Soprano: Maura Janton Cock; Mezzo-soprano: Sarah Ponder; Bass: Daniel Eifert
GPC: Sopranos: Katrina Beck, Sadie Beck, Judy Berghaus, Maura Janton Cock, Janel Dennen, Gwen Gotsch, Linda Grisham, Sarah Gruendler-Ladner, Kate Hogenson, Katrina Jurica, Ellen Pullin, Ngaire Whiteside-Bull; Altos: Karen Brunssen, Leanne Cribbs, Eunice Eifert, Catherine Hegarty, Cynthia Hill, Martha Houston, Johanna Johnson, Gaye Klopack, Christa Krout, Jennifer Luebbe, Marilyn Moehlenkamp, Sarah Ponder, Karen Rohde, Irmgard Swanson, Liz Thompson, Helen VanWyck; Tenors: Paul Aanonsen, John Beed, Daniel Krout, Colin Krueger, Blaine Willhoft; Basses: John Bouman, Mark Bouman, Karl Brunssen, Jeff Cribbs, Daniel Eifert, Glenn Johnson, David Kluge, Bill Pullin
GPO: Charles Roberts, Sarah Heimberg, Greg Strauss (Trumpets); Tim Coffman, Brad Payne (Trombones); Sarah Christiansen (Timpani); Jean Bishop, Cynthia Fudala (Flutes); Christine Janzow Phillips, Meg Busse (Oboes); Lynette Pralle (Bassoon); Betty Lewis, Paul Zafer, Caroline Slack, Lou Torick (Violin 1); François Henkins, Becky Coffman, Kjersti Nostbakken (Violins 2); Naomi Hildner, Bridget Andes (Violas); Jean Hatmaker (Cello); Douglas Johnson (Double-bass); Timothy Spelbring (Continuo Organ); Michael D. Costello (Harpsichord)

Grace Lutheran Church: Bach Cantata Vespers

Oct 26, 2025

Video / TT: 69:31

Recorded, filmed & streamed live at Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest, Illinois, USA, as part of Grace Lutheran Church: Bach Cantata Vespers.
Audio Engineer: Bill Rohlfing; Livestream Audio/Video: Tom Swanson & George Hogenson.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Service, including: Cantata BWV 79 [69:31]


< Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019

Part 11: Individual Movements >

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2020 - October 2025)
Thanks to contributors: Rainer Harald (October 2023)

Cantata BWV 79: Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild for Feast of Reformation (1725)
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