Cantata BWV 112 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 112
Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt

Ref.	BWV 112
German Title	Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt
English Title	The Lord id my faithful shepherd (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Chorale Cantata for Misericordas Domini [2^nd Sunday after Easter] Readings: Epistle: 1 Peter 2: 21-25; Gospel: John 10: 12-16
Composed	Leipzig, 1729 or 1731 \| 1^st performance: April 8, 1731 - Leipzig
Text	Wolfgang Meuslin, after Psalm 23
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch-5 \| Dutch-6 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Text: Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 horns, 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Ariso & Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Duet \| Mvt. 5: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.69 MB] \| Score BGA [1.78 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 5 Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap] Chorale Melody: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr
References	BGA: XXIV \| NBA: I/11.1 \| BC: A 67 \| Zwang: K 182 \| First Published: BG, 1876 \| Autograph score (fascimile): New York, Pierpont Morgan Library (New York, 1985) \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| Emmanuel Music \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of April 14, 2002; Week of August 3, 2008; Week of September 12, 2010

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 23
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 112 & BWV 185 [A-4]
Hans Grischkat
Schwäbischer Singkreis Stuttgart / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart
Soprano: Claire Fassbender-Luz; Contralto: Hetty Plümacher; Tenor: Klaus Stemann; Bass: Hermann Werdermann
Renaissance / Baroque / Joker		July 1951	LP / TT: 15:45

2	East German Revolution [C-12]
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Regina Werner; Alto: Gerda Schriever; Tenor: Peter Menzel; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster
PILZ		Mid 1970’s ?	TT: 15:15

3	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 9 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 36
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Inga Nielsen; Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Walter Heldwein
Hänssler		Dec 1980; Feb 1981	TT: 14:00
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

4	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 6
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Soprano: Markus Huber (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer
Teldec		1981	TT: 13:48
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5	Bach Cantatas Vol. 23: Arnstadt/Echternach For the 1^st Sunday after Easter (Quasimodogeniti) For the 2^nd Sunday after Easter (Misericordas Domini)
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Norbert Meyn; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Soli Deo Gloria		May 2000	TT: 11:37
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Basilique St. Willibrord, Echternach, Luxembourg. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 23 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	Bach Edition Vol. 21 - Cantatas Vol. 12
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jun-Jul 2000	TT: 13:46
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

7	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 20
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)
Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		May 2002 (Mvt. 2); Sep-Oct 2002 (Mvts. 3, 4); Feb 2003 (Mvts. 1, 5)	TT: 11:21
Recordeat Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2002 - April 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Rudolf Bayer (October 2003), John Grayovski (October 2006), Walter Roth (June 2004), Thomas Shepherd (April 2007)

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