Motets BWV 225-231
Discography - Part 5

Complete Recordings 1980-1989

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1

J.S. Bach: Motets BWV 225-231; Cantatas BWV 50 & 118 [E-1]

Motets BWV 225-231 [19:27, 7:57, 22:10, 9:27, 9:35, 6:37, 4:19]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

No vocal soloists, except BWV 227
Sopranos: Elisabeth Priday, Gillian Fisher; Counter-tenor: Ashley Stafford; Tenor: Neil McKenzie; Baritone: Richard Savage
EBS: Violins: Nona Liddell, Simon Standage, Michaela Comberti, Roy Goodman, Elizabeth Wilcock, Desmond Heath, Julie Miller; Violas: Trevor Jones, Katharine Hart, Annette Isserlis; Violoncellos: Mark Caudle, Timothy Mason; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Oboes: Sophia McKenna, David Reichenberg; Taille/Oboe da caccia: Ku Ebbinge; Bassoons: Jeremy Ward, Alastair Mitchell; Organ: Stephen Cleobury

Erato STU-71337 (Fr)
Erato ZL-30763 (Ge)
Erato MCE-71337
Erato ECD-88117
Erato 2292-45979-2

Mar 2-5 & Apr 9-10, 1980

2-LP / TT:
2-LP / TT:
2-MC / TT:
2-CD / TT: 115:57
2-CD / TT: 115:57

Recorded at All Saints Church, Tooting, London, England.
Sound Engineer: Yolanta Skura.
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2

Bach Festival 48^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Second Concert [F48-1]

Motet Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden, BWV 230

Stuart Raleigh

Baldwin-Wallace Choir / Baldwin-Wallace Symphony Orchestra

-

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music

Apr (?) 1980

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

3

J.S. Bach: Motetten BWV 225-230 [V-1]

Motets BWV 225-230 [14:17, 21:03, 17:55 (227+228), 16:23 (229+230)]

Heinz Hennig

Knabenchor Hannover / Collegium Aureum

-

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1C-157-99901/02
EMI Deutsche Harmonia Mundi CDM7-69277-2

1980

2-LP / TT: 69:38
CD / TT:

Recorded in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany. Co-production with WDR.

4

J.S. Bach: Four Motets [V-1]

Motets BWV 225 [9:32], BWV 226 [10:10], BWV 228 [10:12], BWV 229 [15:17]

Ferenc Sapszon

Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus

Gábor Lehotka (Organ)

Hungaroton SLPX-12104

1980 [P]

LP / TT:

5

J.S. Bach: Motette BWV 229 Komm, Jesu, komm, Dietrich Knothe [CR-229]

Motet Komm, Jesu, Komm!, BWV 229 [7:41]

Dietrich Knothe

Rundfunkchor Berlin

-

YouTube

Early 1980's (?)

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Berlin, Germany. Tape recording from the radio of the DDR, without date.
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Motet BWV 229: Complete Cantata [7:41]

6

Program, 1980-1981, No. 694 [IU-9]

Motet Komm, Jesu, Komm!, BWV 229 []

Jan Harrington

Indiana University Singers

-

Indiana University School of Music

Mar 15, 1981.

2 sound tape reels / TT:

Recorded live at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

7

J.S. Bach: Die Motetten BWV 225-230

Motets BWV 225-230

Karl-Friedrich Beringer

Windsbacher Knabenchor

-

Rondeau Produktion

Jun 1981

CD / TT: 70:14

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8

Bach Festival 49^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: First Concert [F49-1]

Motet Jesu, meine freude, BWV 230

Stuart Raleigh (?)

Baldwin-Wallace Concert Choir / Festival Chamber Orchestra

-

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music

Apr (?) 1981

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

9

Doppelchörige Motetten [V-1]

Motet BWV 229 [7:34]

Gerald Kegelmann

Heidelberger Madrigalchor

-

FSM 63 402
Canterino: CNT-1044

1981

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 41:44

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10

Bach Festival 50^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Third Concert [F50-3]

Motet Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225

Dwight Oltman

Baldwin-Wallace College Choir; Ohio Boys Choir / Festival Chamber Orchestra.

Tenor: Karl Markus [Evangelist; Bass-baritone [Jesus]: John Ostendorf; Soprano: Arleen Augér; Mezzo-soprano: Jan DeGaetani; Tenor: Seth McCoy; Bass: Bruce Abel

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music

Apr (?) 1982

3-MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
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11

Bach: Motets Nos. I; III; IV & VI [V-1]

Motets BWV 225, 227, 228, 230 [19:19, 23:16, 9:43, 6:55]

Francis Grier

Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford

Jane Coe (Cello); Sarah Cunningham (Violone); Harry Bicket (Organ)
Soloists: Alto (Counter-tenor): Timothy Chapman; Tenor: Neill Archer; Bass: Bruce Russell

ASV 56722
ASV-Gaudeamus GAU-118
Musical Heritage Society

Dec 1982

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 59:21
CD / TT:

Recorded at Christ Church Cathedral Oxford, England.
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12

Motetten [V-1]

Motet Lobet den Herren, BWV 230 []

Heinke Soltau

Kantorei Quickborn

Bass: Ulrich Jehmlich

Condor RP-10238

1982

LP / TT:

Recorded at Marienkirche, Quickborn, Germany.
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13

Bach: Motette BWV 227 Jesu meine Freude, Uwe Gronostay LP [V-3]

Motet Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 [21:16]

Uwe Gronostay

Berliner Philharmonischer Chor (as: Philharmonische Chor Berlin)

-

Unknown label

After 1982

LP / TT:

Recorded in Berlin, Germany.
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Motet BWV 227: Complete Motet [21:16]

14

Bach: Die Motetten BWV 225-230 · Chorälsatze [V-1]
J.S. Bach: Motetten [V-2]

Motets BWV 225-230 [13:30, 8:00, 21:00, 10:15, 8:40, 6:10]

Hartwig Eschenburg

Rostocker Motettenchor (Chorus Master: Hartwig Eschenburg) / Instrumental soloists from Capella Fidicinia Leipzig (Direction: Hans Grüss)

-

Eterna / Capriccio

1982-1983

2-LP / CD

Recorded at Studio Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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15

Baroque Vocal Masterpieces (Monteverdi, Legrenzi, Carissimi, Graziani, Clarke, Purcell, J.S. Bach) [V-1]

Motet Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden, BWV 230 [6:39]

Richard Stangroom

St Albans Chamber Choir

Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Alto: Richard Cunningham; Tenor: Martin Pickering; Bass: David Beaven
Robert Jones (Organ)

Griffin GCCD-4081
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Feb 26, 1983

CD / TT: 67:23
MP3 / TT: 67:23

Recorded at St John's Smith Square, London, England.
Producer, Recording: Lance Andrews; Project Consultant: Robin Vaughan.
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16

Archive recordings: Season of 1983 [V-1]

Motet Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 [22:24]

Marietta Cheng, David Janower, conductors

Aspen Chamber Choir

Soprano: Frieda Holland; Mezzo-soprano: Peggy Stephenson; Alto: Donna Tozer
Wayne Smith (Cello); Althea Waters (Harpsichord); Bruce Norris (Organ)

Aspen Music Festival

Jul 31, 1983

CD / TT: 67:32

Recorded at the Aspen Community Church, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 708089367)

17

Polychoral Motets of Bach & Schütz (Program, 1983-1984, No. 504) [IU-13]

Motet Fürchte dich nicht, BWV 228 [10:48]
Motet Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226 [9:14]

Jan Harrington

Indiana University Singers / Instrumental ensemble

-

Indiana University School of Music

Feb 19, 1984

2 sound tape reels / TT: 49 min

Recorded live at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

18

J.S. Bach: Motetten · Motets [V-1]
Bach · Schütz: Motets / Psalms 119, 100 [V-1]

Motets BWV 225-230 [13:53, 8:07, 22:01, 8:44, 8:30, 6:33]

Paul Hillier

Hilliard Ensemble / Knabenchor Hannover / London Baroque

Hilliard Ensemble: Altos: David James, Charles Brett; Tenors: Rogers Covey-Crump, John Potter; Basses: Gordon Jones, Michael George
Soloists from the Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig):
Soprano: Roger Cericius; Altos: Detlef Bratschke; Christhard Liebert
London Baroque: Charles Medlam (Cello); William Hunt (Violone); John Toll (Positive Organ); Stephen Stubbs (Baroque Lute)

Angel DFO-38241
His Master's Voice: 27-0238-1
EMI Reflexe CDC7-49204-2
Virgin Veritas 7243-4-82100-29

Jul 3-9, 1984

LP / TT: 68:28
LP / TT: 68:28
CD / TT: 68:28
2-CD / TT: 156:08

Recorded at Church of St Osdag, Mandelsoh, Hannover, Germany.
1^st recording of Motets BWV 225-230 by Hilliard Ensemble.
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19

The New England Conservatory Chorus and Chamber Singers: December 12, 1984, 8:00 p.m. [MO-1]

Motet Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225 []

Lorna Cooke deVaron

NEC Chorus; NEC Chamber Singers

-

New England Conservatory of Music

Dec 12, 1984

MC / TT:

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

20

J.S. Bach: Motets · Chorales II

Motets BWV 225-227 [13:56, 9:28, 21:56]

Victor Ikonnik

Kiev Chamber Choir

-

Melodiya 22919

1984

LP / TT: 45:26

21

J.S. Bach: The Coffee Cantata [C-3]
Bach: Motets & Cantatas: "The Sacred & the Coffeine" [C-4]

Motet Der Geist hilft unserer Schwachheit auf, BWV 226 [8:02 / 8:05]
Motet Fürchte dich nicht, BWV 228 [8:32 / 8:34]

Johannes Somary

Amor Artis Chorale / Baroque Orchestra

Soprano: Ann Monoyios; Tenor: Stephen Oosting; Bass-baritone: John Ostendorf

Lyrichord LEMS-8039
Vox MCD-10046
Vox 9039
Lyrichord
MMG/Essex Entertainment

1984

CD / TT: 54:06
CD / TT: 60:04

Recorded at Markin Concert Hall & St. Baptiste Church, New York City, NY, USA.
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22

Bach: Motets [V-1]

Motets BWV 225, BWV 229 []

Peter Seymour

Yorkshire Bach Choir

-

Ears & Eyes

1984 ?

LP / TT:

23

Cantatas; Motet, Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, S. 230; Triple Concerto in A minor, S. 1044 [C-2]

Motet Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230 [8:00]

Stanley Ritchie

Indiana University Early Music Institute: Indiana University Pro Arte Singers (Thomas Binkley, director) / Indiana University Baroque Orchestra (Stanley Ritchie, director)

Soloists: unknown

Indiana University: School of Music

Feb 3, 1985

4 sound tape reels / TT: 70 min

Recorded live at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 11909747)

24

Houston Symphony Concert, Mar. 23, 1985: Works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Part 2 [C-1]

Motet Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden, BWV 230 []

Sergiu Luca, Virginia Babikian (Conductors)

Houston Symphony Chorale / Texas Chamber Orchestra

-

Houston Symphony File No. txu-hs-0695.

Mar 23, 1985

2-CD / TT: 75 min

Recorded live at Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, Texas, USA, as part of the Houston Festival; presented by the Houston Symphony and Texas Chamber Orchestra. Preservation copy; reproduced from archival tapes, 2012.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

25

Bach Festival 53^rd Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Second Concert [F53-2]

Motet Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226

Stuart Raleigh

Baldwin-Wallace Motet Choir / Festival Chamber Orchestra.

?

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music

Apr (?) 1985

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

26

60th Anniversary Concert: a celebration of Heinrich Schütz and Johann Sebastian Bach [V-1]

1. Motet Fürchte dich nicht, BWV 228 [9:19]
11. Motet Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225 [4:33]

Amy Kaiser

Dessoff Choirs (Amy Kaiser, choral conductor) [1-11] / Levin Baroque Ensemble (Philip Levin, ensemble director)

Eric Milnes (Harpsichord [1, 11]

Dessoff Choirs collection LDCO-37680

May 23, 1985

CD / TT:

Recorded at Town Hall, New York, New York, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 461003854)

27

J.S. Bach: Motets

Motets BWV 225-230 [13:00, 8:19, 21:30, 8:31, 8:52, 6:28]

Philippe Herreweghe

La Chapelle Royale Chorus & Orchestra

Soprano: Agnès Mellon, Greta de Reyghere; Alto: Vincent Darras; Tenor: Howard Crook; Bass: Peter Kooy

Harmonia Mundi France

Nov 1985

CD / TT: 66:46

Recorded in Gent, Belgium.
1^st recording of Motets BWV 225-230 by P. Herreweghe.
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28

A commemoration concert : 1985 concert tour [V-4]

Motet Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226 []

David Nott

Illinois Wesleyan University Collegiate Choir

-

Illinois Wesleyan University

1985

LP / TT:

Source: WorldCat Libraries

29

Peter Schwarz dirigiert die Berliner Cappella [V-1]

Motet Fürchte dich nicht, BWV 228 [8:05]

Peter Schwarz

Berliner Cappella

-

Marus 308539-D

1985

LP / TT: 54:01

Recorded at Kaiser-Friedrich-Gedächtnis-Kirche, Berlin-Tiergarten, Germany.

30

Bach Festival 54^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: First Concert [F54-1]

Motet Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden, BWV 230

Stuart Raleigh

Baldwin-Wallace Motet Choir / Baldwin-Wallace Festival Chamber Orchestra; Baldwin-Wallace Festival Orchestra

-

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music

Apr (?) 1986

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

31

J.S. Bach: Motets BWV 225-230

Motets BWV 225-230 [12:53, 7:19, 19:17, 8:08, 8:34, 6:02]

Ton Koopman

Nederlands Kamerkoor

-

Philips

Nov 1986; Mar 1987

CD / TT: 62:43

Recorded at Concertgebouw, Haarlem, Holland.
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32

Meisterworke zum Kennenlernen [V-1]

Motets BWV 225, 226, 227, 229 [13:27, 7:47, 19:57, 8:33]

Wolfgang Helbich

Alsfelder Vokalensemble

-

Intercord

1986

CD / TT: 50:36

Other Bach’s vocal works: conducted by H. Rilling & H. Winschermann.
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33

J.S. Bach: Die doppelchörigen Motetten [V-1]

Motets BWV 225-226, BWV 228-229 []

Christian Kabitz

Würzburger Bach-Chor / Bachorchester

-

Dabringhaus und Grimm / EMI-Electrola MD+G G-1257

1986

LP / TT:

Recorded at Johanniskirche, Würzburg, Germany.

34

J.S. Bach: Motets BWV 225-230 [V-1]

Motets BWV 225-230 [12:43, 6:53, 18:17, 7:57, 7:29, 6:30]

Reinhard Kammler

Kammerchor der Augsburger Domsingknaben

-

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 77436 / 77031

1987

CD / TT: 60:18

See: Motets BWV 225-230 - conducted by Reinhard Kammler
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35

J.S. Bach: Motetten [V-1]

Motets BWV 225-230 []

Erwin Ortner

Arnold Schoenberg Chor

-

ICAK 68.24284

1987

CD / TT:

1^st recording of Motets BWV 225-230 by E. Ortner.

36

J.S. Bach: The Six Motets [V-1]

Motets BWV 225-230 [13:34, 7:24, 20:34, 8:23, 9:17, 6:13]

Richard Marlow

Trinity College Choir of Cambridge (Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge)

-

Conifer Classics CDCF-158 / 24321-15350-2
Alto ALC-1271

Jan 7-10, 1988

CD / TT: 65:38
CD / TT: 65:36

Recorded at Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
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37

Bach Cantata and Motet [IU-22]

Motet Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 [].

Jan Harrington

Indiana University Singers

-

Indiana University School of Music

Apr 17, 1988

3 sound tape reels / TT:

Recorded live at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

38

Bach Festival 56^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Second Concert [F56-2]

Motet Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227

Stuart Raleigh

Baldwin-Wallace Motet Choir / Festival Chamber Orchestra

-

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music

Apr (?) 1988

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

39

The UCSC Chamber Singers, the UCSC Concert Choir, the UCSC Percussion Ensemble, faculty and guest artists [V-1]

Motet Singet dem Heein neues Lied, BWV 225 []

Paul Vorwerk

UCSC. Chamber Singers; UCSC Concert Choir / UCSC Percussion Ensemble.

-

University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)

Jun 3 & 4, 1988

2-MC / TT:

Recorded at the Performing Arts Concert Hall, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

40

Bach: The Six Motets [V-1]

Motets BWV 225-230 [13:59, 7:47, 21:46, 8:24, 9:05, 6:35]

Harry Christophers

The Sixteen

BWV 227: SSA Trio: Patricia Forbes, Tessa Bonner, Christopher Royall
BWV 227: ATB Trio: Christopher Royall, Mark Padmore, Simon Birchall
The Sixteen: Sopranos: Tessa Bonner, Ruth Dean, Sally Dunkley, Patricia Forbes, Nicola Jenkin, Mary Seers
Altos: Ruth Gleave, Philip Newton, Christopher Royall, Penny Vickers
Tenors: Peter Burrows, Philip Daggett, Mark Padmore, Nicolas Robertson
Basses: Simon Birchall, Christopher Hodges, Timothy Jones, Christopher Purves
Continuo: Jane Coe (Cello); Amanda MacNamara (Violone); Robin Jeffrey (Therbo); Paul Nicholson (Organ)

Hyperion CDA-66369

Apr 24-26, 1989

CD / TT: 68:10

Recorded in England. Recording Engineer: Antony Howell; Recording Producer: Mark Brown. Executive Producers: Cecile Kelly, Edward Perry.
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41

J.S. Bach: The Motets [V-1]

Motets BWV 225-231 [13:28, 8:18, 21:20, 8:55, 8:28, 6:48, 5:09]

J. Reilly Lewis

Washington Bach Consort

Pro Organo 7020

May 22-May 24, 1989

CD / TT: 77:04

Recorded at Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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42

J.S. Bach: Motetten BWV 225-229 [V-1]

Motets BWV 225-229 [17:25, 7:31, 19:34, 8:40, 8:18]

Frieder Bernius

Kammerchor Stuttgart / Barockorchester Stuttgart

Sopranos: Andrea Egeler & Inga Fischer; Alto: Martin van der Zeyst; Tenor: Markus Brutscher; Bass: Thomas Herberich

Sony Classical SK-45859

Oct 1989

CD / TT: 61:09

Recorded at Evangelische Kirche, Grönningen, Germany.
1^st recording of Motets BWV 225-229 by F. Bernius.
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43

J. S. Bach: Motetten [V-1]

Motets BWV 225-230 []

Bernhard Römer

Kammerchor Hildesheim an St. Andreas

Organ: Hannelore Höft; Contrabass: Christoph Papakostidis

St. Andreas Kantorei Hildsheim

? (between 1988-1996)

CD / TT:

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