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Cantata BWV 2
Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein


Ref.:

BWV 2

German Title

Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein

English Title

Ah God, look down from Heaven (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Choral Cantata for the 2nd Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 John 3: 13-18; Gospel: Luke 14: 16-24
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 2nd Sunday after Trinity

Composed

Leipzig, 1724
1st performance: June 18, 1724 - Leipzig

Authors:

Martin Luther (Mvts. 1, 6 - after Psalm 12); Anon (Mvts. 2-5)

Text:

BWV 2 Text: German-1 | German-2 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-14
Arabic-1 | Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-1 | Dutch-2 | French-1 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein [BWV 2/1-6]

Scoring:

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 4 trombones, 2 violins, 2 oboes, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 3: Aria [A] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 5: Aria [T] | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Scores:

BWV 2 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.46 MB] | Score BGA [1.73 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B N. Mus. ms. 681 | D-LEb Thomana 2 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein [BWV 2/1,6]

References:

BWV 2 References: BGA: I | NBA: I/16 | BC: A 98 | Zwang: K 75 | First Published: BG, 1851 | Autograph score (facsimile): Private collection, London | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 2 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Bachipedia
PepG [Catalan] | Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] | PepG [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of June 9, 2002; Week of June 4, 2006; Week of May 22, 2011; Week of May 25, 2014


Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 4 (4th round)

Complete Cantatas Vol. 10 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 29 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

Bach: Kantate BWV 2 Ach Gott vom Himmel sieh darein, Günter Ramin 1948 [CR-2]

Cantata BWV 2 [20:43]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Alto: Annemarie Klaus-Schöbel; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Friedrich Härtel

YouTube

1948

Audio / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Tape recording from the radio of DDR.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 2: Complete Cantata [20:43]


2

Radio Recording - Archiv-Nr: U0-07963 [R-61]

Cantata BWV 2 [21:00]

Max Thurn

Members of NDR-Chor; Chor des Eppendorfer Gymnasiums (1) (Rehearsal: Zabel, Heinz (1)) / Members of Hamburger Rundfunkorchester

Alto: Ursula Zollenkopf; Tenor: Ferdinand Koch; Bass: Klaus Ocker
August Schneider (Violin); Detlef Hagge (Trombone); Walfried Kohlert (Trombone); Hartwig Fischer (Trombone); Fritz Brodersen (Trombone)
Basso continuo: Gerhard Gregor (Organ); Wolfram Hentschel (Violoncello); Gerhard Ullrich (Double-bass)

Norddeutsche Rundfunk in Hamburg

Jun 1960 (?)

Tape / TT:

Recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 2: Complete Cantata [21:04]


3

Bach: Kantate BWV 2 Ach Gott vom Himmel sie darein, W Ehmann 1965 [CR-2]

Cantata BWV 2 [21:51[

Wilhelm Ehmann

Westfälische Kantorei

Alto: Maureen Lehane; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Wilhelm Pommerien

YouTube

1965

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 2: Complete Cantata [21:51]


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 2 [18:40 / 19:02]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
CMW: Alice Harnoncourt, Walter Pfeiffer, Peter Schoberwalter, Wilhelm Mergl, Josef de Sordi (Violins); Kurt Theiner, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Alice Harnoncourt, Josef de Sordi (Violas); Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Herman Höbarth (Violoncellos); Eduard Hruza (Violone); Jürg Schaeftlein, Karl Gruber, Paul Hailperin (Oboes); Otto Fleischmann (Bassoon); Hans Pöttler, Ernst Hofmann, Andreas Wenth (Trombones); Herbert Tachezi, Johann Sonnleitner (Organ)

Telefunken 6.35027
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
6-CD / TT: 386:45
15-CD / TT: 999:37
CD / TT: 68:27
CD / TT: 68:27

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 2: Complete Cantata [19:14] | Complete Cantata [19:00] | Complete Cantata [18:55] | Complete Cantata [18:58] | Complete Cantata [18:55] | Complete Cantata [19:08] | Complete Cantata [18:56] | Complete Cantata [18:56]
Vol. 1, CD-1: Cantatas BWV 1, 2, 3 [68:26]
Buy this album at:

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Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de



 

5

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 39 (Cantatas BWV 176, 20, 2)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 1 (Cantatas BWV 1-3)

 
 

Cantata BWV 2 [18:08]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Walter Heldwein
Hans Wolf (Trumpet); Gerhard Cichos (Alto Trombone); Jan Swails (Tenor Trombone); Hermann Josef Kahlenbach (Bass Trombone); Fumiaki Miyamoto (Oboe); Kurt Etzold (Bassoon); Wilhelm Melcher (Violin); Johannes Fink (Continuo Cello); Thomas Lom (Double-bass); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Harpsichord, Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.801
Hänssler 92.001
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CD-1: Feb 1979
CD-2: Feb 1987

CD / TT: 64:15
CD / TT: 65:56
MP3 / TT: 65:53

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 2: Complete Cantata [18:17] | Complete Cantata [18:15] | Complete Cantata [18:09] | Complete Cantata [18:09] Complete Cantata [18:01] || Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:10] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] [1:25] + Mvt. 3: Aria [A] [3:42] + Mvt. 4: Recitaitive [B] [1:50] + Mvt. 5: Aria [T] [6:20] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:06]
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 1, 2, 3 [HD: 65:57] | Cantatas BWV 1, 2, 3 [65:56]
Buy this album at:
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CD-2 (2003): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2003): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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6

J.S. Bach: Kóralkantáták I [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 2 []

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.
Download this recording from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]


7

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 10

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 2 [17:27]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Chorus Master: Ulrike Grösch)

Alto: Michael Chance; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Els Bongers, Loes Groot Antink, Francine van der Heijden, Vera Lansink; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Marleene Goldstein, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Andreas Gisler, Henk Gunneman, Joost van der Linden, Geraint Roberts, John Wright; Basses: Kees van Hees, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jonathan Manson (Cello); Patrick Beaugireaud (Oboe)
ABO: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Catherine Martin, Fanny Pestalozzi, Alida Schat, Sylvia Schweinberger, Sebastiaan van Vucht (Violins); Martin Kelly, Jane Rogers (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones (Cello); Nicholas Pap (Double-bass); Patrick Beaugireaud, Michel Henry, Stefaan Verdegem (Oboes); Harry Ries, Simen van Mechelen, Bernard Fourtet (Trombones); Arno Paduch (Cornett); Marc Vallon (Bassoon); Ton Koopman (Organ, Harpsichord) [recitatives & arias]; Matthew Halls (Organ) [choir]; Mike Fentross (Lute)

Erato 8573-80220-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72210

Oct 1998

3-CD / TT: 224:01

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound engineer & editing: Adriaan Verstijnen.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 10 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Listen on YouTube:
Cantatas BWV 2, 3, 4, 5 [76:45]
Vol. 10, CD: 2: Cantatas BWV 20, 2, 101 [72:52]
Buy this album at:
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8

Bach Edition Vol. 12 - Cantatas Vol. 6

 
 

Cantata BWV 2 [17:58]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Herjan Pullen, Hans van Roset, Aalt jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Tanny Roomen, Gerrit van der Hoorn, Erik Guldenaar, Peter van de Kolk, Nicky Westerink; Counter-tenors: Arjan Doktor, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Edwin Smit, Jan Willem Prins, Arjen Nap; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Marijn Takken, Cor van Twillert, Frank Tros, Peter Bloemendaal, Frans Benschop; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Willem van der Hoorn, Huib van Hinsbergen, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Piet Schuyn
NBC: John Wilson Meyer (Concert-master), Laura Johnson, Antoinette Lohmann, Eva Scheytt, Elin Eriksson, Mimi Mitchel, Fanny Pestalozzi, Josef Tan, David Rabinowitz (Violins); Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Maarten Boeken (Violas); Frank Wakelkamp, Thomas Pitt (Violoncellos); Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Ties Marang, Joshua Cheatam (Double-bass); Peter Frankenberg, Ofer Frenkel, Christin Linde, Vincent van Ballegooin, Eduard Wesley, Fernando Souza, Nico de Gier (Oboes); Trudy va der Wulp (Bassoons); Rien Voskuilen, Vaughan Schlepp (Organ)

Brilliant Classics 99371

Nov-Dec 1999

5-CD / TT: 286:53

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands. Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Recording: Clavigram, Leerdam; Producer/editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance & Recording Engineer, Editing: Louis van Emmerk.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 2: Complete Cantata [18:06] || Mvt. 1: Chorus [7:26] | Recitative [T] [1:57] | Mvt. 3: Aria [A] [6:15] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [B] [3:04] + Mvt. 5: Aria [T] [9:44] Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:30]
Vol. 6, CD-1: Cantatas BWV 103, 185, 2 [49:54]
Buy this album at:
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9

Bach Cantatas Vol. 2: Paris/Zürich
For the 2nd Sunday after Trinity (BWV 2, 10, 76)
For the 3rd Sunday after Trinity (BWV 21, 135)

 
 

Cantata BWV 2 [16:17]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
MC: Sopranos: Donna Deam, Katharine Fuge, Nicola Jenkin, Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Elin Manahan Thomas, Belinda Yates; Altos: Charles Humphries, Robin Tyson, Frances Bourne, William Missin; Tenors: Vernon Kirk, Nicholas Robertson, Gerald O'Beirne, Rory O'Connor; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Robert Macdonald, Jonathan Brown, Alexander Ashworth
EBS: Alison Bury, Penelope Spencer, Nicolette Moonen, Debbie Diamond, Jane Gillie (Violin I); Roy Mowatt, Andrew Roberts, Catherine Ford, Desmond Heath (Violin II); Jane Rogers, Emma Alter, Stephanie Heichelheim (Violas); Sarah Cunningham (Viola da gamba); Richte van der Meer, Catherine Rimer (Cellos); Valerie Botwright (Double-bass); Susanne Regel, James Eastaway (Oboes); Philip Turbett (Bassoon); Michel Harrison (Cornett); Adam Woolf (Alto Sackbutt); Abigal Newman (Tenor Sackbutt); Adrian France (Bass Sackbutt); Silas John Standage (Harpsichord); Ian Watson (Organ)

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-165
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Jul 2-3, 2000

2-CD / TT: 146:54
MP3 / TT: 146:05

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Jean-Maarie Geijsen (Polyhymnia International BV); Recording Engineer: Matthijs Ruijster (Polyhymnia), Rob Aarden (Eurosound); Tape Editor: Roger de Schot.
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10

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the First and Second Sundays After Trinity [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 2 [19:27]

Craig Smith

Orchestra and Chorus of Emmanuel Music (Chorus Master: Michael Beattie)

Alto: Susan Trout; Tenor: William Hite; Bass: Paul Guttry
Choir: Sopranos: Gail Abbey, Roberta Anderson, Kendra Colton, Margaret Johnson, Pamela Murray, Jaylyn Olivo, Jayne West; Altos: Pamela Dellal, Gloria Raymond, Amy Schneider, Kamala Soparkar, Susan Trout; Tenors: Gerald Gray, William Hite, Frank Kelley, Randy McGee, Ryan Turner; Basses: Paul Guttry, Herman Hildebrand, David Kravitz, Mark McSweeney, Donald Wilkinson
Orchestra: Danielle Maddon, Sarah Roth, Jodi Hagan, Hilary Fostyer (Violin I); Dianne Pettipaw, Jennifer Elowitch, Karma Tomm (Violin II); Betty Hauck, Mary Ruth Ray (Violas); Shannon Snapp (Cello); Gregory Koeller (Double-bass); Suzanne Cleverdon (Organ); Peggy Pearson, Barbara LaFitte Janes Harrison (Oboes); Thomas Stephenson (Bassoon); Don Davies, Hans Bohn, Mark Bohr (Trombones); Laura Jeppesen (Viola da gamba)

Koch International Classics 3-7535-2H1

Sep 5-15, 2001

2-CD / TT: 146:15

Recorded at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Producer: Susan Napodano delGiorno; Engineer: Silas Brown; Editor: Tom Stephenson; Enginner: David Merrill.
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11

J.S. Bach: “O Ewigkeit du Donnerwort” - Cantatas BWV 2, 20 & 176 [C-14]

Cantata BWV 2 [16:25]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Peter Kooy
Choir: Sopranos: Edwige Cardoen, Cécile Kempenaers, Lut Van de Velde, Dominique Verkinderen; Altos: Yvonne Fuchs, Cécile Pilorger, Alex Potter, Mieke Wouters; Tenors: Malcolm Bennett, Friedemann Büttner, Gerhard Hölzle, Markus Schuck, Basses: Pieter Coene, Robert van der Vinne, Bart Vandewege, Frits Vanhulle
Orchestra: Mira Clodeann (Concert-master); Michiyo Kondo, Andreas Preuss, Kathrin Tröger (Violin I); Adrian Chamorro, Corrado Masoni, Sebastian van Vucht (Violin II); Hiltrud Hampe, Brigitte Clement, Peter Van Boxedaere (Violas); Claire Giardelli, Herman Jan Schwitters (Violoncellos); Myiriam Shalinsky (Double-bass); Herman Stinders (Organ); Marcel Ponseele, Taka Kitazato, Rafaël Palacios (Oboes); Philippe Miquen (Bassoon); Bruce Dickey (Cornett); Harry Ries, Stimen van Mechelen, Charles Toet (Trombones)

Harmonia Mundi France HMC-901791
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May 2002

CD / TT: 53:20
MP3 / TT: 53:10

Recorded at Stolberger Saal, Köln, Germany. Artistic Director: Andreas Neubronner / Tritonous; Recording Engineer: Ulrich Schneider.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 2: Complete Cantata [16:37] | Complete Cantata [16:37] | Complete Cantata [16:37]
CD: Cantatas BWV 2, 20, 176 [53:19] Cantatas BWV 2, 20, 176 [Sequence; 23 Tracks; TT: 53:30]
Buy this album at:
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12

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 29 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 (BWV 2, 3, 38, 135)

  

Cantata BWV 2 [17:04]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan & Concerto Palatino Brass Ensemble

Counter-tenor: Pascal Bertin; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
Instrumental Soloists: Masamitsu San'nomiya & Atsuko Ozaki (Oboe); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin); Hidemi Suzuki (Cello); Naoko Imai (Organ); Masaaki Suzuki (Harpsichord)
Chorus: Sopranos: Dorothee Mields, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida; Altos: Alto: Pascal Bertin, Tamaki Suzuki, Sumihito Uesugi; Tenors: Gerd Türk, Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Chiyuki Urano, Yusuke Watanabe
Orchestra: Oboe I: Masmitsu San'nomiya; Oboe ll: Atsuko Ozaki; Violin l: Natsumi Wakmatsu (Leader), Paul Henera, Yuko Takeshima; Violin II: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Yukie Yamaguchi; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Amiko Watabe
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Double-bass: Takashi Konno; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dosaka; Harpsichord: Masaaki Suzuki; Organ: Naoko Imai
Concerto Palatino: Cornett: Bruce Dickey; Alto Trombone:Ole-Kristian Andersen; Tenor Trombone: Charles Toet; Bass Trombone: Wim Becu

BIS SACD-1461
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Jun 25-29, 2004

SACD / TT: 71:39
MP3 / TT: 71:30

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Recording producer & digital editing: Uli Schneider; Sound Engineer: Andreas Ruge; SACD authoring: Bastiaan Kuijt; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr.
See: Cantatas Vol. 29 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 2: Complete Cantata [17:08] | Complete Cantata [17:11]
SACD: Cantatas BWV 2, 3, 38, 105 [71:11] | Cantatas BWV 2, 3, 38, 135 [Sequence; 24 Tracks; TT: 71:52]
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13

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year, Vol. 7: "O Ewigkeit du Donnerwort" (Cantatas BWV 20, 2, 10)

 

Cantata BWV 2 [18:20]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Siri Thornhill; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Marcus Ullmann; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent ACC-25307
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Jul 2007

SACD / TT: 64:38
MP3 / TT: 64:38

Recorded at Predikherenkerk, Leuven, Belgium.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 2: Complete Cantata [18:21]
SACD: Cantatas BWV 20, 2, 10 [Sequence; 24 Tracks; TT: 70:51]
Buy this album at:
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14

Bach: Luther-Kantaten [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 2 [14:52]

Roland Wilson

La Capella Ducale / Musica Fiata

Alto: Alex Potter; Tenor: Markus Brutscher; Bass: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich
Anette Sichelschmidt, Anne Schumann, Johannes Frisch, Marie Verweyen (Violins); Christiane Volke (Viola); Barbara Kernig (Violoncello); Christian Zincke (Violone); Peter Westermann (Oboe); Annette Spehr (Oboe d'amore); Roland Wilson, Peter Zentel, Detlef Reimers, Ercole Nisini (Trombones); Christoph Anselm Noll (Organ); Ludger Rémy (Harpsichord)

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 88725468032
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Aug 9-11, 2012

CD / TT: 69:25
MP3 / TT: 68:05

Recorded at Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Kirche, Arnstadt, Thuringia, Germany.
Listen on YouTube: Trailer [3:39]
Buy this album at:
CD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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15

»Aller Dinge Grund und Ende ist sein eingeborner Sohn« - Kantaten zum 2. Sonntag nach Trinitatis 1723 & 1724 (BWV 2, 76) [C13-6]

 

Cantata BWV 2: Mvts. 1 & 4-6 [14:17] (from complete peformance)

Kay Johannsen

Stuttgarter Kantorei / Stiftsbarock Stuttgart (Konzertmeisterin: Christine Busch)
Nikola Stolz (Oboe); Franziska Finckh (Viola da Gamba)

Alto: Sophie Harmsen; Tenor: Andreas Weller; Bass: Benjamin Appl

YouTube

Jun 20, 2013

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of the Canata Cycle Bach:vokal.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 2 [14:17]: Mvt. 1: Chorus [5:31] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [B] & Mvt. 5: Aria [T] [7:20] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:26]


16

Bach at One - March 18, 2015 (Cantatas BWV 2, 38) [BO-32]

 

Cantata BWV 2 []

Julian Wachner

Choir of Trinity Wall Street / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street

Soloists: unknown

Trinity Wall Street

Mar 18, 2015

Video / TT: 53:48

Recorded & filmed live at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series.
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Complete Concert [53:48]


17

J.S. Bach: Lutherkantaten (BWV 62, 36, 91; 121, 125, 14; 126, 4, 2, 7; 38, 80, 61) [C-4]
J.S. Bach: Lutherkantaten, Vol. 3 (BWV 126, 4, 2, 7) [C-4/3]

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 2 [16:21]

Christoph Spering

Chorus Musicus Köln / Das Neue Orchester

Soloists: Soprano: Sarah Wegener; Alto: Benno Schachtner; Tenor: Sebastian Kohlhepp; Bass: Thomas E. Bauer
CMK: Sopranos: Sarah Wegener, Sabine Laubach, Elisa Rabanus, Ingeborg Schilling; Altos: Benno Schachtner, Natalie Hüskens, Nils Stefan, Angelika Wied; Tenors: Sebastian Kohlhepp, Bruno Michalke, Daniel Tilch, Niek van den Dool; Basses: Thomas E. Bauer, Andrey Akhmetov, Karsten Lehl, Christian Walter
DNO: Solos: Chouchane Siranossian (Violin I); Rüdiger Lotter (Violin II)
Violins 1: Chouchane Siranossian [Concert-master], Christof Boerner, Katja Grüttner; Violins 2: Almut Frenzel-Riehl, Christian Friedrich, Frauke Heiwolt; Viola: Christian Goosses; Violoncello: Davit Melkonyan; Double-bass: Timo Hoppe; Flute: Annie La Flamme; Oboes: Michael Niesemann & Marie-Therese Reith; Bassoon: Alexander Golde; Horn: Olivier Picon; Cornett: Anna Schall; Trombones: Alexander Brungert, Michael Scheuermann, Uwe Haase; Organ: Andreas Gilger

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 88985320832
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi G0100036048089
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Feb 2-6, 2016

4-CD / TT: 264:38
CD / TT: 72:23
MP3 / TT: 71:44

Recorded at Melanchtonkirche, Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Executive Producer: Dr. Matthias Sträßner / Christoph Schmitz (Deutschlandfunk); Recording Producer, Digital Editing, Mastering: Jens Schünemann; Recording Engineer: Wolfgang Rixius [BWV 2]; Recording Assistants: Hendrik Manuk [BWV 2].
Buy this album at:
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Music Download CD (2016): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


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J. S. Bach: "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein" BWV 2"; Halt in Gedächtnis Jesum Christ" BWV 67 [C-3]

 

Cantata BWV 2 [17:46]

Conductor: Hiroaki Yamada

Naruto Academy Chor

Soloists: Alto: Akiko Ogawa; Tenor: Masaaki Ichioka; Bass: Morikawa Morikawa
Piano: Rika Hiraga

YouTube

Mar 20, 2017

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Awashino Hall, Tokushima City, Japan.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 2: Complete Cantata [17:46]


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Bach + One - October 22, 2018 (Cantata BWV 2 + Graupner) [B1-2]

 

46:50-65:36: Cantata BWV 2 [18:46]

Julian Wachner
Avi Stein, chorusmaster and continuo; Robert Mealy, concertmaster

Choir of Trinity Wall Street / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street

Soloists: Soprano: Molly Netter; Tenor: Brian Giebler; Bass: Jonathan Woody; Alana Youssefian (Violin)

Trinity Wall Street

Oct 22, 2018

Video / TT: 67:30

Recorded & filmed live at St. Paul's Chapel of Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach + One Cantata Series.
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Full Concert, including Cantata BWV 2 [67:30]


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J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 2 "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein" [D13-6]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt XIII - Das Bach-Jahr 2019 [DB-13]

 
 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 2 [YT: 22:37]

Musical director & conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Workshop: Rudolf Lutz, Pfr. Niklaus Peter
Reflection lecture: Rainer Hank

Chor & Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung

Soloists: Alto: Alex Potter; Tenor: Georg Poplutz; Bass: Markus Volpert
Choir: Sopranos: Olivia Fündeling, Susanne Seitter, Noëmi Sohn-Nad, Alexa Vogel, Maria Weber, Mirjam Wernli; Altos: Antonia Frey, Katharina Jud, Dina König, Francisca Näf, Alexandra Rawohl; Tenors: Manuel Gerber, Tiago Oliveira, Christian Rathgeber, Walter Siegel; Basses: Fabrice Hayoz, Grégoire May, Daniel Pérez, Philippe Rayot, William Wood
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann, Monika Baer, ClaiFoltzer, Elisabeth Kohler, Marita Seeger, Salome Zimmermann; Violas: Susanna Hefti, Olivia Schenkel; Violoncellos: Martin Zeller, Hristo Kouzmanov; Violone: Shuko Sugama; Oboes: Kerstin Kramp, Philipp Wagner; Cornett: Frithjof Smith; Trombones: Simen van Mechelen, Henning Wiegräbe, Joost Swinkels; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Organ: Nicola Cumer; Harpsichord: Rudolf Lutz

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen

Jun 28, 2019

DVD / TT:
11-DVD / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Evangelische Kirche, Speicher, Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
Recording & editing: Sound Engineers: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Nikolaus Matthes; Director: Meinrad Keel; Production Manager: Johannes Widmer; Production: Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; Producer: J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 2: Complete Cantata [22:37] | Workshop [45:47] | Reflective Lecture [18:31] | Mvt. 5: Aria [T] [5:09]
Buy this album at:
11-DVD (2020): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop


21

Streaming | Bach Santiago 15 (Cantatas BWV 33, 2, 108) [BS-15]

28:33-47:47: Cantata BWV 2 [19:14]

Felipe Ramos Taky

Bach Santiago

Soloists: Alto: María José Uribarri; Tenor: Gonzalo Quinchahual; Baritone: Patricio Sabaté
Choir: Sopranos: Pilar Garrido, Micaela Morales; Altos: Javiera Lara, Víctor Muñoz; Tenors: Martín Aurra, Emilio Espinoza; Basses: Pablo Castillo, Christian Castro
Orchestra: Roberto Morales, Pascal Montenegro (Oboes); Mitzi Ojeda (Bassoon); Gonzalo Beltrán, Dustin Cassonette (Violins); Samuel Poblete (Viola); Sebastián Mercado (Violoncello); Carlos Arenas (Double-bass); Verónica Sierralta (Organ)

YouTube

Dec 13, 2020

Video / TT: 64:38

Recorded, filmed & streamd from Templo Mayor de Campus Oriente, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 33, 2, 138 [64:38]


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2. Bach-Tage St. Jacobi: Kantate "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein" BWV 2; Kantate "Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe" BWV 185 [BT2-2]



Cantata BWV 2 [18:25]

Conductor & Organ: Stefan Kordes

Göttinger Barockorchester (on original instruments)

BWV 2: Soprano: Anna Nesyba; Alto: Nicole Pieper; Tenor: Clemens Löschmann; Bass: Thomas Laske
GBO: Henning Vater (Violin 1); Julia Krikkay (Violin 2); Magdalena Schenk-Bader (Viola); Sibylle Huntgeburth (Violoncello); Johannes Ragg (Violone); Annette Berryman (Oboe/Oboe d'amore)

YouTube

Jun 12, 2021

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at St. Jacobi, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany, in the frame of 2. Bach-Tage St. Jacobi Göttingen.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 2: Compete Cantata [18:25]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2002 - January 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Rainer Harald (March 2019 - January 2024); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Claude Role (November 2016)

Cantata BWV 2: Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein for 2nd Sunday after Trinity (1724)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


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