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Cantata BWV 142
Uns ist ein Kind Geoboren


Ref.:

BWV 142 / Anh. II 023

German Title

Uns ist ein Kind Geoboren

English Title

Unto us a child is born

Event

Cantata for Christmas Day
Readings: Epistle: Titus 2: 11-14 / Isaiah 9: 2-7; Gospel: Luke 2: 1-14
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Christmas

Composed

Leipzig, 1720 ?, probably by Johann Kuhnau

Text:

Erdmann Neumeister

BWV 142: Text: German-5 | German-6 | German-7
Translations: English-3I | English-3P | English-10
Chinese-2 | French-5 | French-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus [SATB]
Orchestra: 2 recorders, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo

Scores:

BWV 142 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.27 MB] | Score BGA [1.87 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-LEu N.I.54 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 1042 [Bach Digital]
Capella: Mvt. 2 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 [MuseScore]

References:

BWV 142 References: BGA: XXX | NBA: I/41 | BC: - | Zwang: - | First Published: ? | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 142 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music
EvH [Dutch]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of October 26, 1999; Week of March 28, 2009


Contents:

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions (3rd round)
Discussions of Non-Bach Cantatas: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

Radio Recording - Archiv-Nr: U0-09378 [R-79]

Cantata BWV 142 [17:50]

Max Thurn

NDR-Knabenchor (1); NDR-Chor, Mitglieder (2)

Alto: Ursula Zollenkopf; Tenor: Bernhard Michaelis; Bass: Horst Günter
Stehli-Isenbart, Marlene (Recorder); Lehmann-Isenbart, Gudula (Recorder); Wilhelm Schaper (Oboe); Johannes Schlömer (Oboe)
Basso continuo: Gerhard Gregor (Organ); Wolfram Hentschel (Violoncello); Gerhard Ullrich (Double-bass)

Norddeutsche Rundfunk in Hamburg

Nov 22-24, 1962

Tape / TT:

Recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 142: Complete Cantata [17:50]


2

J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D Major & Cantata BWV 142 [C-4]

Cantata BWV 142 []

Kurt Redel

Choir and Orchestra "Pro Arte" Munich

Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Heinz Rehfuss

Philips / Universo / Electrecord

Mar 1, 1964

LP / TT:

 

3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 62 & BWV 142 [L-5]
J.S. Bach: Cantata 142, 65 & Magnificat
[C-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 142 [17:45]

Heinz Markus Göttsche

Mannheim Bach Choir / Heidelberger Kammerorchester

Soprano: Petrina Kruse; Alto: Sabine Kirchner; Tenor: Friedrich Melzer; Bass: Edmund Illerhaus

Da Camera SM-94015
Oryx BACH-1112
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1693
Baroque Music Club BACH-721

Oct 15-16, 1966

LP / TT: 39:19
LP / TT: 39:19
LP / TT: 39:19
CD / TT: 77:43

Recorded at Christuskirche Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 142: Complete Cantata [17:42]
Buy this album at:
CD: Baroque Music Club


4

J.S. Bach a Notre Dame - Les grandes canatates des féte [C-2]

Cantata BWV 142 []

R.P. Émile Martin

Les Chanteurs De Saint-Eustache / Orchestre Des Concerts Colonne

Alto: Jocelyne Taillon; Tenor: Manuel Cid-Jimenez; Bass: Roger Soyer

Les Chantiers Du Carnaval CDC-5

Jun 17, 1971

LP / TT:

Recorded live at Notre-Dame de Paris, France.


5

Uns ist ein Kind geboren: Baroque Christmas Cantatas [C-1]

Cantata BWV 142 [14:22]

Patrick Peire

Capella Brugensis / Collegium Instrumentale Brugense

Counter-tenor: Artur Stefanowicz; Tenor: Rodrigo Orrego; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Eufoda

1998

CD / TT: 50:41

Buy this album at: Amazon.com


6

The Apocryphal Bach Cantatas II (Apokryphal Works 3) [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 142 [13:34]

Wolfgang Helbich

Alsfelder Vokalensemble / I Febiarmionici

Counter-tenor: Henning Voss; Tenor: Henning Kaiser; Bass: Ralf Grobe

CPO 999985

Feb 22-25 & Jun 6-7, 2001

CD / TT: 58:48

Recorded at Radio Bremen Sendesaal, Germany.
Buy this album at:
CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


7

Concerto di Natale – Weihnachtskonzert 2016 (Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1; Handel: Il cucù e l'usignolo; Cantata BWV 142) [CV-1]

Cantata BWV 142 [15:57]

Davide Pozzi

Mailänder Kantorei / Ensemble Strumentale della Mailänder Kantorei

Mezzo-soprano: Elena Biscuola; Tenor: Baltazar Zúñiga; Bass: Christian Senn

YouTube

Dec 18, 2016

Video / TT:

Recoded & filmed live at Chiesa Cristiana Protestante, Milan, Italy.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 142: Complete Cantata [15:57] | Complete Cantata [15:57]


8

J.S. Bach: Uns ist ein Kind geboren BWV 142 [CV-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 142 [16:18]

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MGREnsemble

Anne Havunen (Soprano, Harpsichord); Nina Kronlund (Alto, Timpani); Juho Punkeri (Tenor, violin); Juhana Kotilainen (Bass, Triangle); Markus Malmgren (Organ)

YouTube

Dec 3, 2020

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed at Espoo Cathedral, Finland.
Audio, video, editing: Mika Koivusalo.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 142: Complete Cantata [16:18]


9

Gloria! 26.11.2021 Oulun konservatorio: Barokin ajan joulumusiikkia (Baroque Christmas music) [CV-1]

 

26:50: Cantata BWV 142 [17:40]

BWV 142: Christian Ahlskog
Other teachers who directed the concert: Regina Hamarikivi, Virve Karén, Maarit Karppelin, Johanna Leponiemi, Laura Rontynen

BWV 142: Oulun Konservatorion Kirkkomusiikkopiskelijoiden Kuoro (Oulu Conservatory's Choir of Church Music Students)

BWV 142: Soprano: Johanna Korhonen; Bass: Matias Sekiguchi; Tenor: Olli Yrjänä
Matilda Paakinaho, Oula Luukkonen (Flutes); Helmi Liinamaa, Sonja Lapinoja (Oboes); Henna Väisänen, Fanni Linnanmäki (Violins); Hilla Eskelinen (Viola); Aliisa Mäntylä (Cello); Jemina Niemelä (Organ); Riika Heikkilä (Harpsichord)
OKKK: Sopranos: Henna Hyry, Sofie Juola, Edit Rautio, Soila Syrjälä, Emma Ylitalo; Altos: Sallamari Keinänen, Elena Rontti, Ella Säkkinen; Tenor: Noa Vänttinen; Basses: Vili-Ilari Kaisto, Matias Sekiguchi

YouTube

Nov 26, 2021

Video / TT: 48:00

Recorded & filmed live at Tulindbergin sali, Oulun Musiikkikeskus (Tulindberg hall, Oulu Music Center), Finland.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Full Concert, including BWV 92/8, BWV 243: 2 Excerpts, BWV 142, BWV 147/10 [48:00]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 1999 - December 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (May 2004); Rainer Harald (December 2019 - January 2020); Teddy Kaufman (February 2007); Peter Schmidt (May 2005); Filip Adam Zieliński (May 2021, December 2023)

Cantata BWV 142: Uns ist ein Kind Geoboren for Christmas Day (1720?)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discography: Discussions

Johann Kuhnau: Short Biography
Discussions: Johann Kuhnau & Bach
Works: Cantata BWV 142 | Motet Tristis est anima mea / Der Gerechte kömmt um | Passions-Pasticcio BWV 1088 | Music

Non-Bach Cantatas: Details & Discographies: BWV 15 | BWV 53 | BWV 141 | BWV 142 | BWV 160 | BWV 189 | BWV 200 | BWV 217 | BWV 218 | BWV 219 | BWV 220 | BWV 221 | BWV 222
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Main Page | 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
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