Cantata BWV 134 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 134
Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß

Ref.	BWV 134
German Title	Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß
English Title	A heart that knows its Jesus to be living (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Cantata for the 3^rd day of Easter (Easter Tuesday) Readings: Epistle: Acts 13: 26-33; Gospel: Luke 24: 36-47
Composed	Leipzig, 1724 \| 1^st performance: April 11, 1724 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: March 27, 1731 - Leipzig; 3^rd performance: April 12, 1735 ? - Leipzig
Text	Anon
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Chinese-1 \| Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-3
Scoring	Soloists: Alto, Tenor; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Recitative \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Aria (Duet) \| Mvt. 5: Recitative \| Mvt. 6: Chorus
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.36 MB] \| Score BGA [3.50 MB] \| Score BGA Anh [0.87 MB]
References	BGA: XXVIII \| NBA: I/10 \| BC: A 59 \| Zwang: K 65 \| First Published: BG, 1881 \| Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| EvH [Dutch] \| Role [French] \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of March 17, 2002; Week of March 26, 2006; Week of August 2, 2009

Contents
Complete Recordings - BWV 134 Complete Recordings - BWV 134a Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 134	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22 Complete Cantatas Vol. 10 - conducted by Ton Koopman Cantatas Vol. 18 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	Bach: 13 Sacred Cantatas & 13 Sinfonias [C-3]
Helmut Winschermann
Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke (Chorus Master: Helmut Kahlhöfer) / Deutsche Bachsolisten
Altos: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz
Philips		Feb 1971	TT: 28:55

2	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 30 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 42
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus
Hänssler		Sep 1976; Jan 1977	TT: 31:05
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

3	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 7
Gustav Leonhardt
Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master - Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master - Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort
Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Marius van Altena
Teldec		1983	TT: 26:30
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

4	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas III Bach: Kantaten BWV 4, BWV 134 [L-9]
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum
Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Tenor: Peter Schreier
Eterna / Leipzig Classics		Apr-May 1984	TT: 31:09
Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

5	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 10
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Michael Chance; Tenor: Paul Agnew
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Oct 1998	TT: 25:16
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 10 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

6	Bach Cantatas Vol. 22: Eisenach For Easter Sunday / For Easter Monday For Easter Monday / For Easter Tuesday
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: James Gilchrist
Soli Deo Gloria		Apr 2000	TT: 23:57
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Georgenkirche, Eisenach, Germany. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch
Brilliant Classics		Jun-Jul 2000	TT: 27:36
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

8	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 18 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724
Cantata BWV 134 [26:35]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada
BIS 1251		May 18-23, 2001	CD / TT: 69:43
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 18 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2002 - April 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Thomas Shepherd (April 2007)

Cantatas BWV 134 & BWV 134a: Complete Recordings of BWV 134 | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 134 | Recordings of BWV 134a | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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