Cantata BWV 94
Was frag ich nach der Welt
Discography - Part 2

Recordings of Individual Movements

M-1

Bach Aria Group [C-9]

Aria for Alto (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 94 []

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Bach Aria Group

Alto: Carol Smith; Flute: Julius Baker

Decca Gold Label

Mid 1950's ?

LP

M-2

J.S. Bach: Soli Deo Gloria Vol. 6

Chorus (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 94 [3:56]

Hans Pflugbeil

Greifswalde Bach Tage Choir / Bach-Orchester Berlin

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Baroque Music Club

Late 1950's - Late 1960's ?

CD

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M-3

Recital De Muzică Vocală Din Secolele XVII-XVIII [C-1]
Martha Kessler - Mezzosopran, Vol. 2 [C-1]

Aria for Alto Betörte welt (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 94 []

Alto: Martha Kessler
Kurt Mild (Harpsichord); George Larosevici (Viola da gamba); Dumitru Pop (Flute)

Electrecord ECE-067
A.K. 350512

1960’s (?)

LP / TT:
CD / TT:

M-4

Alto Arias by Bach [C-1]

Aria for Alto Betörte welt (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 94 []

Mezzo-soprano: Ressa Koleva
Neva Krusteva (Organ); Georgi Zhelyazov (Oboe); Georgi Spassov (Flute)

Balkanton BKA-10998

Mar 1982

LP / TT:

Recorded in Bulgaria Concert Hall.

M-5

J.S. Bach: Arias from Cantatas for Soprano, Oboe and B.C.

Aria for Soprano (Mvt. 7) from Cantata BWV 94 [3:38]

Soprano: Elly Ameling; Han de Vries (Oboe, Oboe da caccia, Oboe d'amore)
Continuo: Albert de Klerk (Organ) [Batz Organ]; Richte van der Meer (Cello)

EMI Classics 5-55000-2

Jul 1983

CD / TT: 64:13

Recorded at Pieterkerk, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Producers: Gerd Berg & Christfried Bickenbach; Balance Engineer: Hartwig Paulsen.
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M-6

Yolanda Márculescu: De la J.S. Bach La Jean Cras [C-1]

Aria for Soprano Es halt es mit der blinden Welt (Mvt. 7) from Cantata BWV 94 []

Leonard Sorkin

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra; University of Wisconsin String Quartet

Soprano: Yolanda Márculescu
Paul Krämer (Oboe); Leonard Sorkin, Laurence Shapiro (Violins); Katya Phillabaum (Harpsichord); Edward Truettner, Wolfgang Laufer (Cellos); Bernard Zaslav (Viola); Robert Goodberg (Flute)
Soloists: Paul Krämer (Oboe); Edward Truett (Cello); Katya Phillabaum (Harpsichord)

Electrecord ST-ECE-04096

1983-1985 [Released 1991]

LP / TT:

Recorded live at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Mastering: Gh. Grosaru; Producer: Ștefan Bonea; Transferring: Ion Frățilă.

M-7

Fenwick Smith, flute: 18^th annual recital: September 19, 1993, 3:00 p.m. [CO-1]

Arias from the sacred cantatas for alto, flute, and continuo:
Aria for Alto Berthörte Welt (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 94 []

Mezzo-soprano: D'Anna Fortunato
Fenwick Smith (Flute); John Gibbons (Harpsichord); Laura Blustein (Violoncello);

New England Conservatory of Music

Sep 19, 1993

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

M-8

Bach Edition Vol. 17 - Vocal Works Vol. II [C-1]

Chorale (Mvt. 4) from Cantatas BWV 64 / Chorale (Mvt. 8) from Cantata BWV 94 [2:16]

Nicol Matt

Nordic Chamber Choir / Soloists of the Freiburger Barockorchester

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Brilliant Classics / Bayer Records

Jun 1999

8-CD

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M-9

Bach: Arias de las cantatas para soprano, oboe y bajo continuo [C-1]

Aria for Soprano (Mvt. 7) from Cantata BWV 94 [3:39] +

Soprano: Ruth Rosique
Jesús Fuster (Oboe d’amore+)
Continuo: Carlos Apellaniz (Positive Organ); Salavator Sanchiz (Bassoon); Javier sapiña (Double-bass)

Ars Harmonica AH-084
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Oct 10-11, 2000

CD / TT: 51:42
MP3 / TT: 51:34

Recorded at La Iglesia se Sant Feliu de Xativa (S. XIII), Spain.
Sound Engineer & Digital Editing: Llorenç Balsach; Artistic Director: Francisco Perales.
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M-10

Bach Piano Transcriptions - 6: Walter Rummel [T-1]

Bach-Rummel: Chorus (Chorale) Was frag ich nach der Welt (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 94, transcribed for piano [4:56]
Bach-Rummel: Aria for Bass Die Welt ist wie ein Rauch und Schatten (Mvt. 2) from Cantata BWV 94, transcribed for piano [4:37]

Jonathan Plowright (Piano)

Hyperion 67481/1

Jul 7-10, 2005

2-CD / TT: 123:42

Recorded at Potton Hall, Suffolk, England.
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CD: Amazon.com

M-11

Bach Church Cantatas: Highlights of the complete series: St Ann's Church, Dublin 2001-2010 - Disc Five: Further Highlights

Cantata BWV 94: Mvt. 4: Aria [A] Berthörte Welt [6:09]

Peter Barley

Orchestra of St Cecilia (Artistic Director: Lindsay Armstrong)

Contralto: Alison Browner
Continuo: Niall O'Loughlin (Cello); Gillian Smith (Organ)
Obbligato: Madeleine Staunton (Flute)

Orchestra of St Cecilia

Jan 28, 2007

CD / TT: 77:31

Recorded live at St. Anne's Church Dawson St. Dublin, Ireland, in the frame of Orchestra of St Cecilia: Bach Cantata Project.
Listen on BCW: Cantata BWV 94: Mvt. 4: Aria [A] [6:09]

M-12

CCM Student Artist Management presents: Laura Osgood, soprano [C-1]

Aria for Soprano Es halt’ es mit der blinden Wel (Mvt. 7) from Cantata BWV 94 [3:43]

Soprano: Laura Osgood
Rachel Becker (Oboe); Bora Kim (Piano)

YouTube

Apr 23, 2010

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at Robert J. Werner Recital Hall, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 94: Mvt. 7: Aria [S] [3:43]

M-13

J.S. Bach: Aria "Betörte Welt" from cantata BWV 94

Aria for Alto Berthörte Welt (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 94 [5:45]

Gerard van Reenen (Cornet & Organ simultaneously) [organ by the Dutch organ builder Van Oeckelen, 1864]

YouTube

Uploaded: Dec 29, 2010

Audio / TT:

Recorded at Stefanus Church at Noorddijk, the Netherlands.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 94: Mvt. 4: Aria [A] [5:45]

M-14

Bach: Bethorte Welt, aria cantate BWV 94

Aria for Alto Berthörte Welt (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 94 [5:11]

Alto: Matthieu Peyrègne; Maxime Hagenmüller (Flute)

YouTube

Published: Mar 22, 2014

Audio / TT:

Recorded at...
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 94: Mvt. 4: Aria [A] [5:11]

M-15

Oslo Circles (Astrid Kirschner, leader; Barthold Kuijken, traverso; Mari Askvik, mezzosoprano) [CV-3]

Aria for Alto Betörte welt (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 94 [6:03]

Astrid Kirschner

Oslo Circles

BWV 94/4: Mezzo-soprano: Mari Askvik
OC: Barthold Kuijken (Transverse Flute); Mime Brinkmann (Baroque Violoncello); Mariangiola Martello (Harpsichord)

YouTube

Sep 3, 2023

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at at Margaretakyrkan (Swedish church), Oslo, Norway. Video: Lighthouse Productions.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 94: Mvt. 4: Aria [A] [6:03]

M-16

Bach Institute Showcase Concert [BI25-1]
Bach and Society: An Evening of Bach Arias and BWV 10

A Disordered Society:
Aria for Alto Betörte welt (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 94

Conductor: Ryan Turner

Bach Institute 2025 Fellows

BWV 94/4: Mezzo-soprano: Olivia Schurke; Devyn Sowry (Flute); Christopher Hodges (Organ); Ana Ospina (Cello)

Emmanuel Music

Jan 19, 2025

Video / TT: 135:20

Recorded & filmed live at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert [134:20]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2001 - January 2025)
Thanks to contributors: John Carroll (January 2007, February 2008); Manfred Krugmann (June 2012); David Sherr (November 2004)

Cantata BWV 94: Was frag ich nach der Welt for 9^th Sunday after Trinity (1724)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4