Cantata BWV 1 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 1
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern

Ref.	BWV 1
German Title	Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
English Title	How beautifully gleams the morning star (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Choral Cantata for the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Readings: Epistle: Isaiah 7: 10-16; Gospel: Luke 1: 26-38
Composed	Leipzig, 1725 \| 1^st performance: March 25, 1725 - Leipzig
Text	Philipp Nicolai (Mvts. 1, 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5)
Text	German Text \| German-2 \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch-2 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| English-10 \| French-1 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-1 \| Italian-2 \| Portuguese-1 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-1 \| Spanish-2 Chorale Text: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 horns, 2 oboes da caccia, 2 concertante violins, 2 ripieno violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria: \| Mvt. 6: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.01 MB] \| Score BGA [4.49 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 1 \| Mvt. 6 Capella: Mvt. 1 \| Mvt. 2 \| Mvt. 3 \| Mvt. 4 \| Mvt. 5 \| Mvt. 6 \| Mvt. 6 ver 2 \| Mvt. 6 ver 3 [cap] Score Examples: Examples from the Score
References	BGA: I \| NBA: I/28.2 \| BC: A 173 \| Zwang: K 114 \| First Published: BG, 1851 \| Autograph score (fascimile): ?
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Bethlehem \| Emmanuel Music \| EvH [Dutch] \| JPdL [Dutch] \| Role [French] \| Japanese-1 \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of March 25, 2001; Week of March 25, 2007; Week of December 2, 2012

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 21 Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Ton Koopman Bach Arias - by Marek Štryncl & Musica Florea with Magdalena Kožená
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 1, BWV 19 [C-1] J.S. Bach: Magnificat - Cantata BWV 1
Fritz Lehmann
Berliner Motettenchor / Berliner Philharmoniker
Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Hermann Schey
Decca / DGG Resonance		June 1952	TT: 25:09
Recorded in Berlin, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

2	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 1 Bach Cantatas: Volume 1
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Maria Friesenhausen; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Barry McDaniel
Erato / MHS		1965	LP / TT: 25:49
Recorded in Heilbronn, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [Box Set] \| Amazon.co.uk [Box Set]

3	Bach Cantatas Vol. 2 - Easter
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Edith Mathis; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion		July 1968	TT: 23:15
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

4	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Soprano: Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben (No Name); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1971	TT: 25:32
Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

5	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 16 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 1
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Inga Nielsen; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Feb, Apr 1980	TT: 22:55
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas II Bach: Kantaten BWV 140, BWV 1 [L-12]
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Siegfried Lorenz
Eterna / Leipzig Classics		1981-1983	TT: 21:33
Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

7	Bach Cantatas Vol. 21: Cambridge/Walpole St Peter For Quinquagesima Sunday (Estomihi) For Annunciation / Palm Sunday / Oculi
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Malin Hartelius; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria		Mar 2000	TT: 21:25
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Walpole St Peter, Norfolk, England. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 21 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	Bach Edition Vol. 18 - Cantatas Vol. 9
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Spring 2000	TT: 23:08
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

9	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 13
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Deborah York; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Nov-Dec 2000	TT: 22:06
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com

10	J.S. Bach: Drei Kantaten zu Marienfesten [C-1]
Ryuichi Higuchi
Chorus & Orchestra of the Bach Akademie Meiji Gakuin Tokyo
Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Tenor: Jiro Takano; Bass: Takehiko Maiya
Bach Akademie Meiji Gakuin		Oct 2003	TT: 23:41
Recorded live.

11	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 34 (Cantatas from Leipzig 1725)
Cantata BWV 1 [22:23]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Carolyn Sampson; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 1551		Jun 2005	SACD / TT: 59:51
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

12	Bach: Cantates Marie de Nazareth Intégrale des cantates sacrées Vol. 3
Cantata BWV 1 [21:58]
Eric J. Milnes (conductor from the positive organ)
(OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque
Soprano: Monika Mauch; Counter-tenor: Matthew White; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
ATMA Classique 22402		Jun 18-21, 2006	SACD / TT: 70:59
Recorded at Montreal Baroque Festival, Église Saint-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Buy this album at: SACD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline

13	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 6 (Sexagesima and Estomihi Sundays): "Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern" - Cantatas BWV 18 � 23 � 1
Cantata BWV 1 [22:14]
Sigiswald Kuijken
(OVPP - No ) / La Petite Bande
Soprano: Siri Thornhill; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Marcus Ullmann; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Accent 25306		Mar 2007	SACD / TT: 55:50
Recorded at Auditorium C. Pollini, Padova, Italy. Buy this album at: SACD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| ClassicsOnline

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2001 - October 2009)
Thanks to contributors: Peter Bright (February 2007), Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Nagamiya Tutomu (December 2005)

Cantata BWV 1: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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