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Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion

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 Feast of Annunciation of Mary
Readings: Epistle: Isaiah 7: 10-16; Gospel: Luke 1: 26-38
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Feast of Annunciation of Mary

Composed

Leipzig, 1725
1st performance: March 25, 1725 - Leipzig

Text

Philipp Nicolai (Mvts. 1, 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5)

German Text | German-2 | Translations: Arabic-1 | Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-2 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-1 | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Spanish-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7
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

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]
Finale: PDF Score | Mus Format [Explantion]
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 (facsimile): ?

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Ellis | 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 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3
Discussions - Part 4 (3rd round)

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: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern Kantate BWV 1
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 1, BWV 19
[C-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 1 & BWV 4 [D-5]
J.S. Bach: Magnificat - Cantata BWV 1

 

Cantata BWV 1 [25:09]

Fritz Lehmann

Berliner Motettenchor / Berliner Philharmoniker

Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Hermann Schey

Archiv Produktion 2437
Decca
Archiv Produktion
DGG Resonance

Jun 10, 1952

78 rpm
LP / TT:
LP / TT: 50:32
CD / TT:

Recorded in Berlin, Germany.
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2

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 1
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 1, Cantata No. 10
[L-1]
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 1

 

Cantata BWV 1 [25:49]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Maria Friesenhausen; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Barry McDaniel

Erato STE-50284
Musical Heritage Society MHS-772
Erato 2584-61401-2

1965

LP / TT: 48:26
LP / TT: 48:26
10-CD / TT: 741:36

Recorded at Concert Hall, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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3

Bach Cantatas Vol. 2 - Easter

Cantata BWV 1 [23:15]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Jul 1968

5-CD / TT:

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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4

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 1 - BWV 1-4
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 1 - BWV 1-14, 16-19
Bach-2000
Vol. 1: Sacred Cantatas 1 - BWV 1-14, 16-47
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 1 - BWV 1-3

 

Cantata BWV 1 [25:12 / 25:32]

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

Telefunken 6.35027
Teldec 8.35027 ZL
Teldec 4509-91755-2
Teldec 3984-25706-2
Teldec 8573-81012-2
Warner Classics 8573-81012-5

Dec 1970; Mar-Apr 1971

2-LP / TT: 85 min
2-CD / TT: 88:32
6-CD / TT: 386:45
15-CD / TT: 999:37
CD / TT: 68:27
CD / TT: 68:27

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
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5

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 16
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 1

Cantata BWV 1 [22:55]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Inga Nielsen; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Hänssler 98.867
Hänssler

Feb, Apr 1980

CD / TT: 58:10
CD / TT: 65:56

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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6

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas II
Bach: Kantaten BWV 140, BWV 1 [L-12]

Cantata BWV 1 [21:33]

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Siegfried Lorenz

Eterna 827675
Leipzig Classics

Feb 10, 1981

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 59:58

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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7

Bachkantaten nach fer “Unnaer Liedern” von Philipp Nicolai [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 1 []

Martin Weimann

Philipp-Nicolai-Kantorei Unna / Märkisches Kammerorchester

Soprano: Isabel Lippitz; Tenor: Thomas Schulze, Bass: Gerhard Faulstich

Philipp-Nicolai-Kantorei Unna

Jun 28, 1981

LP / TT

Recorded live at Evangelische Stadtkirche Unna, near Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

8

Brattleboro Music center presents: Marlboro Music Festival rehearsal, 1993-07-22 [F-1993]

 

Cantata BWV 1 []

Blanche Honegger Moyse

Blanche Moyse Chorale / New England Bach Festival Orchestra

Soprano: Martha Elliott; Tenor: Patrick Romano; Baritone: André Solomon-Glover
Eric Olson (English Horn); Zon Eastes (Violoncello); Joseph Carver (Double bass); Suzanne Cleverdon (Harpsichord)

Brattleboro Music Center

Jul 23, 1993

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Marlboro Music Festival, Vermont, USA. There are also MC’s of the rehearsal from July 22, 1993.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

9

J.S. Bach: Kóralkantáták I [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 1 []

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Chamber orchestra (Lutheránia énekkar és kamarazenekar)

Soprano: Mária Zádori; Alto: Judit Németh; Tenor: Péter Marosvári; Bass: Joszéf Moldvay

Lutherania

Jun 8, 1997

MP3 / TT

Recorded live during 8th Budapest Bach Weeks, at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest, Hungary.
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10

Bach Cantatas Vol. 21: Cambridge/Walpole St Peter
For Quinquagesima Sunday (Estomihi)
For Annunciation / Palm Sunday / Oculi

 
 

Cantata BWV 1 [21:25]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Malin Hartelius; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria 118

Mar 26, 2000

2-CD / TT: 135:04

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Walpole St Peter, Norfolk, England.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 21
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11

Bach Edition Vol. 18 - Cantatas Vol. 9

 
 

Cantata BWV 1 [23:08]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics 99377

Spring 2000

5-CD / TT: 307:14

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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12

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 13
J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Marian Feasts (Single Volume Cantatas Vol. 2)

 
 

Cantata BWV 1 [22:06]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Deborah York; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand CC-72213
Antoine Marchand CC-72281

Nov 25-Dec 2, 2000

3-CD / TT: 184:24
CD / TT: 65:56

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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13

J.S. Bach Cantata Series [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 1 [22:19]

Vance George

Indiana University Singers / Indiana University Symphony Orchestra

?

Indiana University School of Music

2000

MC / TT:

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

14

»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 1

Cantata BWV 1 [24:44] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura

Emiko Ohmura

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Tenor: Eiichi Taira; Bass: Akira Watanabe; Organ: Miyako Kusama

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 01

May 10, 2003

CD / TT: 66:00

Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD

15

J.S. Bach: Drei Kantaten zu Marienfesten [C-1]

Cantata BWV 1 [23:41]

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

CD / TT: 77:37

Recorded live.

16

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 34 (Cantatas from Leipzig 1725) - BWV 1, 126, 127

 
 

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.
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17

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 SACD2-2402

Jun 18-21, 2006

SACD / TT: 70:59

Recorded at Montreal Baroque Festival, Église Saint-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, Canada.
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18

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 Choir) / 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.
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19

J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 1 „Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern“[C-34]
Bachkantaten N°3 (BWV 132, 35, 1)

 
 

Cantata BWV 1 []

Rudolf Lutz

Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica

Soprano: Eva Oltiványi; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Manuel Walser

Gallus Media
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
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Mar 26, 2010

DVD / TT:
CD / TT:
MP3 / TT: 64:52

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland.
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20

Bach: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern - Cantata BWV 1, 48, 78 & 140 [C-5]

 
 

Cantata BWV 1 [21:17]

Karl-Friedrich Beringer

Windsbacher Knabenchor / Deutsche Kammer-Virtuosen Berlin

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Sony Music 87254-09732

Oct 5-7, 2011

CD / TT: 79:41

Recorded at Hans-Thamm-Saal, Windsbach, Bavaria, Germany.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2001 - March 2013)
Thanks to contributors: Rainer Baruth (February-March, 2012), Peter Bright (February 2007), Dan Dews (February 2013), Rolf Günther (June 2012), Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Frits V. Herbold (March 2012), Christian Moll (May 2010), Nagamiya Tutomu (December 2005)

Cantata BWV 1: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

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