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Cantatas


C-1

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

 

Cantatas BWV 49 [23:53], BWV 51 [17:48], BWV 82 [22:13]

Martin Haselböck

Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra

Soprano: Dominique Labelle [BWV 49, BWV 51]; Baritone: Florian Boesch [BWV 49, BWV 82]
Jeremy Joseph (Organ) [BWV 49]; Gonzalo Ruiz (Oboe - BWV 82, Oboe d’amore - BWV 49 & 82); William Skeen (Violoncello Piccolo) [BWV 49]; Martin Patscheider (Trumpet) [BWV 51]

New Classical Adventure NCA-60199
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United Classics T2CD-2013011

Dec 2007; Feb 2008

CD / TT: 64:01
MP3 / TT: 63:54
CD / TT: 64:01

Recorded at Mary Chapel, Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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NCA CD (Korea, 2009): Amazon.com
NCA Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline
United Classics CD (2013): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


C-2

Knabenchor Hannover: Christmas With Johann Sebastian Bach [C-2]

 

Cantatas BWV 61 [], BWV 63 []
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1 []

Jörg Breiding

Knabenchor Hannover / Barockorchester L'Arco

Soprano: Antonia Bourvé; Alto: Claudia Erdmann; Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Michael Jäckel

Rondeau Production ROP-5003-DVD
Rondeau Production ROP-5003-BD

Dec 13-15, 2012

DVD / TT: 89 min
Blue-ray Disc / TT: 89 min

Recorded & filmed live at Marktkirche Hannover, Germany. Production managemant: Gunnar Ossenkop; Editing: Veit Bölsen, Yannick Spohr; Sound: Tobias Hoff.
Watch on YouTube: Christmas with Johann Sebastian Bach [6:08] | Making Of: Christmas with Johann Sebastian Bach [7:28]
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C-3

Thomanerchor Leipzig - Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach, Vol. 6: Himmelfahrt · The Ascension - Kantaten · Cantatas BWV 37, 43, 128

 

Cantatas BWV 37 [16:53], BWV 43 [20:46], BWV 128 [18:06]
3 Chorales [1:08, 1:57, 1:06]

Georg Christoph Biller

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Boy Soprano: Johannes Hildebrandt (Soloist of the Thomanerchor Leipzig); Alto: Stefan Kahle (Soloist of the Thomanerchor Leipzig); Boy Alto: Jakob Wetzig (Soloist of the Thomanerchor Leipzig); Tenor: Christoph Genz; Tenor: Martin Petzold; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz, Bass: Matthias Weichert

Rondeau Production ROP-4041
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CD / TT: 59:56
MP3 / TT:

Recorded during the weekly cantata services at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
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C-4

Thomanerchor Leipzig - Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach, Vol. 8: Trinitatis · Trinity - Kantaten · Cantatas BWV 75, 194

Cantatas BWV 75 [], BWV 194 []

Georg Christoph Biller

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Boy Soprano: ??? (Soloist of the Thomanerchor Leipzig); Boy Alto: ??? (Soloist of the Thomanerchor Leipzig); Tenor: Christoph Genz; Tenor: Martin Petzold; Baritone: Georg Streuber, Bass: Matthias Weichert

Rondeau Production ROP-4036
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CD / TT: 78:47
MP3 / TT: 78:47

Recorded during the weekly cantata services at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
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C-5

J.S. Bach: Solo Cantatas for Bass BWV 82 · 158 · 56 · 203 [C-1]

 

Cantatas BWV 56 [18:13], BWV 82 [22:23], BWV 158 [10:50], BWV 203 [13:24]
Bouns track: Alternate version with violin of the Aria & Chorale for Bass & Soprano Welt, ade, ich bin dein müde (Mvt. 2) from Cantata BWV 158 [6:06]

Ryo Terakado

Il Gardellino

Bass: Dominik Wörner

Passacaille PAS-997
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Jan 19-20, 2013 (?)

SACD / TT: 71:03
MP3 / TT: 70:59

Recorded at Protestantische Kirche, Sausenheim, Grünstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Production: Jan De Wilme, Musurgia bvba; Recording Engineer: Uwe Walter.
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C-6

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 55 - Freue dich, erlöste Schar, Cantatas · 30 · 69 · 191 (Cantatas from Leipzig 1730s-40s (IV))

Cantatas BWV 30 [], BWV 69 [], BWV 191 []

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Hana Blažíková [All]; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze [BWV 30, 69]; Tenor: Gerd Türk [All]; Bass: Peter Kooy [BWV 30, 69]

Masamitsu San’nomiya (Oboe, Oboe d’amore); Kiyomi Suga (Flauto traverso); Akira Terakado (Concertmaster)

BIS 2031

Feb 2013

SACD / TT:

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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CD (2013): Amazon.de


C-7

Edition Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Vol. 3 - Die Bachkantaten-Sendungen des Mitteldeutschen Rundfunks 1931–1939 [C-2]

 

CD 1:
Cantata Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 [32:48]
Excerpts from the cantatas:
Cantata Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 177 []
Cantata In allen meinen Taten, BWV 97 []
Cantata Erhöhtes Fleisch und Blut, BWV 173 []
Cantata Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104 []
CD-2:
Cantata Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV 30 [42:38]
Cantata O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe, BWV 34 [23:12]
Bonus tracks: Karl Straube in an interview with the Mitteldeutschen Rundfunks from Jun 1, 1948 on the occasion of his 75th Birthday
Chorale So sei nun, Seele, deine (Mvt. 7) from Cantata Sie werden euch in den Bann tun, BWV 44 []

Karl Straube

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

BWV 11: Soprano: Anni Quistorp; Alto: Frieda Dierolf; Tenor: Hans Schubert-Meister; Baritone: Karl August Neumann
Flutes: Carl Bartuzat, Albert Hein; Oboe: Karl Biebl; Trumpet: Heinrich Teubig; Organ: Günther Ramin; Harpsichord: Friedbert Sammler
BWV 177: Soprano: Margarethe Burckhard-Rohr; Alto: Marta Adam; Tenor: Martin Kremer
Horn: Fritz Rein; Fagott: Carl Schaefer; Violin: Karl Münch; Organ: Günther Ramin; Harpsichord: Friedbert Sammler
BWV 97: Soprano: Ilse Kögel; Alto: Emmy Neiendorff; Tenor: Max Meili; Baritone: Karl August Neumann
Organ: Max Fest; Harpsichord: Friedbert Sammler; Violin: Karl Münch; Oboe: Rudi Kempe; Oboe: Walter Heinze; Fagott: Günther Weigelt
173: Unknown
BWV 104: Tenor: Hanns Fleischer
Organ: Max Fest; Harpsichord: Friedbert Sammler
BWV 30: Soprano: Helene Fahrni; Alto: Henriette Lehne; Tenor: Paul Reinecke; Bass: Johannes Oettel
Violin: Edgar Wollgandt; Oboes: Willy Gerlach, Hans Brückner; Flute: Erwin Milzkott; Trumpet: Heinrich Teubig; Harpsichord: Friedbert Sammler; Organ: Günther Ramin; Oboe d'amore: Helmut Schlövogt
BWV 34: Alto: Charlotte Wolf-Matthäus; Tenor: Paul Reinecke; Bass: Richard Franz Schmidt
Harpsichord: Friedbert Sammler; Organ: Heinrich Fleischer

Querstand VKJK-1111

CD-1: 1931-1932
CD-2: Apr 18, 1937-Oct 22, 1939

2-CD / TT: 158:15

CD-1: Recordings of radio live broadcasts of the radio programme "Die Bach-Kantate" the years 1931/1932, live broadcast of the Mitteldeutschen Rundfunk-AG from the Conference Hall of the Grassi Museum, Leipzig and from mid-November 1931 from the Concert Hall of the First New Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
CD-2: Recordings of live broadcasts of the the radio programme "Die Bach-Kantate " from Apr 18, 1937 and Oct 22, 1939 from the Great Concert Hall of the First New Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
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Other Vocal Works


V-1

J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor [V-2]

 

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Václav Luks

Collegium Vocale 1704 / Collegium 1704

Soloists: Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Mezzo-soprano: Sophie Harmsen, Alto: Terry Wey; Tenor: Erik Stoklossa; Bass: Tomáš Král; Bass: Marián Krejčík
CV1704: Sopranos I: Hana Blažíková [solo CD-1: 1, 5, 12], Alena Hellerová, Kamila Zbořilová, Stanislava Mihalcová; Sopranos II: Barbora Sojková [solo CD-1: 1, 5, 12], Dora Pavlíková, Marta Fadljevičová; Altos: Kamila Mazalová [solo CD-1: 1, 5], Marta Fadljevičová, Daniela Čermáková, Jan Mikušek [solo CD-1: 12], Sylva Čmugrová; Tenors: Václav Čížek [solo CD-1: 1, 5, 12], Čeněk Svoboda, Sébastian Monti, József Gál; Basses: Tomáš Král [solo CD-1: 5, 12], Marián Krejčík [solo CD-1: 1; CD-2: 6], Jaromír Nosek, Martin Vacula, Martin Schicketanz
C1704: Concert-mistress: Helena Zemanová; Violins 1: Petra Ščevková, Markéta Knittlová, Jan Hádek, Martina Kuncl Štillerová; Violins 2: Jana Chytilová, Simona Tydlitátová, Martin Kalista, Daniel Deuter, Luca Giardini; Violas: Lýdie Cillerová, Eleonora Machová, Magdalena Malá, František Kuncl; Violoncellos: Libor Mašek, Hana Fleková; Double-bass: Luděk Braný; Positive Organ: Pablo Kornfeld; Flutes: Julie Braná, Lucie Dušková; Oboes: Xenia Löffler, Luise Haugk, Petra Ambrosi; Bassoons: Györgyi Farkas, Adrian Rovatkay; French Horn: Erwin Wieringa; Trumpets: Hans-MartRux, Almut Rux, Jaroslav Rouček; Timpani: Daniel Schäbe

Accent ACC-24283
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Jan 6-10, 2013

2-CD / TT: 101:26
MP3 / TT: 101:11

Recorded at Studio Domovina, Prague, Czech Republic.
Editing, Mastering, Producer: Andreas Neubronner; Balance Engineer: Christian Starke; Executive Producers: Veronika Hyksová, Michael Sawall.
1st recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by V. Luks.
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V-2

J.S. Bach: The Great Choral Masterworks [Box Set] [B-3]

 
 

CD-1-3: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6 [150:57]
CD-4-5: Johannes-Passion BWV 245, including 3 arias from the 1725 version of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 A, B, C [125:42]
CD-6-8: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 [176:52]
CD-9: Magnificat in D major BWV 243 [25:37]; Mass in A major BWV 234 [29:48]
CD-10: Mass in F major BWV 233 [24:59]; Mass in G minor BWV 235 [25:30]; Mass in G major BWV 236 [25:46]
CD-11-12: Mass in B minor BWV 232 [105:49]

Peter Schreier

BWV 248: Rundfunkchor Leipzig (Chorus Master: Jörg-Peter Weigle) / Staatskapelle Dresden
BWV 245: Rundfunkchor Leipzig (Chorus Master: Gothart Stier) / Staatskapelle Dresden
BWV 244: Dresdner Kapellknaben (Chorus Master: Konrad Wagner) & Rundfunkchor Leipzig (Chorus Master: Jörg-Peter Weigle) / Staatskapelle Dresden
BWV 233-236+243: RIAS-Kammerchor (Chorus Master Marcus Creed) / Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
BWV 232: Rundfunkchor Leipzig (Chorus Master: Gert Frischmuth) / Staatskapelle Dresden

BWV 248: Soprano [Arias, Angel]: Helen Donath, Soprano [Echo]: Andrea Ihle, Contralto: Marjana Lipovšek, Tenor [Evangelist]: Peter Schreier, Tenor [Arias]: Eberhard Büchner, Bass [Arias, Herodes]: Robert Holl
BWV 245: Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Peter Schreier; Bass [Jesus]: Robert Holl; Baritone [Petrus]: Egbert Junghanns; Baritone [Pilatus]: Andreas Scheibner; Tenor [Servant]: Ekkehard Wagner; Soprano [Maid]: Andrea Ihle; Soprano [Arias]: Roberta Alexander; Contralto [Arias]: Marjana Lipovšek; Baritone [Arias]: Olaf Bär
BWV 244: Tenor [Evangelist]: Peter Schreier, Bass [Jesus]: Theo Adam, Soprano [Arias & Recitatives]: Lucia Popp, Contralto [Arias & Recitatives]: Marjana Lipovšek; Tenor [Arias & Recitatives]: Eberhard Büchner; Bass [Arias & Recitatives]: Robert Holl; Baritone [Petrus]: Andreas Scheibner; Bass [Judas]: Ekkehard Wlaschiha; Bass [Pilatus]: Hermann Christian Polster; Baritone [Pontifex]: Olaf Bär, Contralto [Testis 1]: Johanna Schneiderheinze, Tenor [Testis 2]: Ekkehard Wagner, Soprano [Ancilla 1]: Andrea Ihle, Contralto [Ancilla 2]: Elisabeth Wilke; Soprano [Pilatus' Wife]: Helga Termer, Bass [Pontifex 1]: Hans-Joachim Ribbe, Bass [Pontifex 2]: Klaus Henkel
BWV 233-236+243: Soprano: Barbara Bonney; Contralto: Birgit Remmert; Tenor: Rainer Trost; Bass: Olaf Bär
BWV 232: Soprano: Arleen Augér, Mezzo-soprano: Ann Murray, Contralto: Marjana Lipovšek, Tenor: Peter Schreier, Bass: Anton Scharinger

Philips 454108-2
Decca Classics 4785564

BWV 248: Jan 1987
BWV 245: Feb 1988
BWV 244: Sep 1984
BWV 233-236+243: Jan 1991
BWV 232: Jan 1991

12-CD
12-CD / TT:
MP3 / TT: 11:27:55

Recorded at:
BWV 248: Lujaskirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
1st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by P. Schreier.
See: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 - conducted by Peter Schreier
BWV 245: Germany.
1st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by P. Schreier.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Peter Schreier
BWV 244: Germany.
BWV 233-236+243: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany.
232: Lukaskirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
2nd recording of Mass in B minor by P. Schreier.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Peter Schreier
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V-3

J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben BWV 147 [V-19]

 

Mass in B minor BWV 232 [123:00]
Cantata BWV 147 [33:02]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

BWV 232: Soprano: Maria Stader; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass [No. 10]: Kieth Engen; Bass [No. 18]: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
BWV 147: Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Alto: Hertha Töpper;, Tenor: John van Kesteren; Bass: Kieth Engen

Hänssler Profil PH1-3034
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BWV 232: 1961
BWV 147: 1961

3-LP / TT: 156:02
MP3 / TT: 155:46

Recorded at …
Might be identical with the recordings of the same works previously issued by Archiv Produktion. Not yet confirmed.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Karl Richter
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V-4

J.S. Bach: Lutheran Masses, Vol. 1 [V-7]

Cantata BWV 102 []
Mass in F major, BWV 233 []
Mass in G minor, BWV 235 []

Harry Christophers

(8 singers singing two to a part) / The Sixteen Orchestra

Sopranos: Grace Davidson & Julia Doyle; Alto: ?; Tenors: ?; Basses: Ben Davies & ?

Coro COR-16115

May 16, 2013

CD / TT:

Recorded at…
Watch on YouTube: Sacred Music: Bach and the Lutheran Legacy | Harry Christophers (Presented by Simon Russell © Broascast by BBC) [58:54]
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V-5

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio · Weihnachts-Oratorium · Oratorio de Noël [V-16]

 

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Sopranos: Dorothee Mields; Counter-tenor: Damien Guillon; Tenor: Thomas Hobbs; Bass: Peter Kooy

EuroArts 2059508
EuroArts 2059504

Dec 20, 2012

DVD / TT: 153 min
Blue-ray Disc / TT: 153 min

Recorded & filmed live at Salle Henry Le Boeuf, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium. Subtitles: English, German, French, Japanese.
2nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium by P. Herreweghe.
See: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 - conducted by Philippe Herreweghe
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Blue-ray Disc (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


Works of Other Composers performed by J.S. Bach


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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (May 2013 - October 2013)


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