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Cantata BWV 30
Freue dich, erlöste Schar


Ref.:

BWV 30.2; BWV 30; BC A 178

German Title:

Freue dich, erlöste Schar

English Title:

Rejoice, O ransomed throng (by Richard Stokes)

Event:

Cantata for the Feast of Nativity of St John the Baptist
Readings: Epistle: Isaah 40: 1-5; Gospel: Luke 1: 57-80
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Feast of John the Baptist

Composed:

Leipzig, 1738 ?
1st performance: c1738 (probably June 24, 1738) or in one of the following years - Leipzig

Text:

Mvts 1-5, 7-12: Poet unknown, probably Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander); Mvt. 6: Johann Olearius [Verse 3 of Tröstet, tröstet meine Lieben, 1671 (Fischer-Tümpel, IV, #42)]
Parody: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12 <--- BWV 30a

BWV 30 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | French-1 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Tröstet, tröstet meine Lieben [BWV 30/6]

Scoring:

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes, oboe d'amore, 2 violins, viola, organ, continuo
Part 1: Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 3: Aria [B] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] | Mvt. 5: Aria [A] | Mvt. 6: Chorale
Part 2: Mvt. 7: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 8: Aria [B] | Mvt. 9: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 10: Aria [S] | Mvt. 11: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 12: Chorus

BWV 30 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [2.52 MB] | Score BGA [6.59 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 44, Faszikel 1 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 31, Faszikel 1 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 31, Faszikel 2 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 31, Faszikel 3 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 31, Faszikel 4 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 6 ver
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 | Mvt. 9 | Mvt. 10 | Mvt. 11 | Mvt. 12 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele [BWV 30/6]

References:

BWV 30=BWV 30.2 References: BGA: V/1 | NBA: I/29 | BC: A 178 | Zwang: K 199 | First Published: BG, 1855 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 30 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music:

Music Examples

Discussions:

Week of December 15, 2002; Week of November 23, 2008; Week of January 27, 2013; Week of June 25, 2017


Contents:

 

Complete Recording of Cantata BWV 30
Complete Recording of Cantata BWV 30a
Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 30
Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 30a

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 =
Discussions - Part 4 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 5 (4th round)

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8
Complete Cantatas Vol. 22 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Bach Arias - by Marek Štryncl & Musica Flore with Magdalena Kožená

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

Edition Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Vol. 3 - Die Bachkantaten-Sendungen des Mitteldeutschen Rundfunks 1931–1939 [C-2]
Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV 30 ( Radio Recording 4)

 

Cantata BWV 30 [42:38]

Karl Straube

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

BWV 30: Soprano: Helene Fahrni; Alto: Henriette Lehne; Tenor: Paul Reinecke; Bass: Johannes Oettel
Violin: Edgar Wollgandt; Oboes: Willy Gerlach, Hans Brückner; Flute: Erwin Milzkott; Trumpet: Heinrich Teubig; Harpsichord: Friedbert Sammler; Organ: Günther Ramin; Oboe d'amore: Helmut Schlövogt

Querstand VKJK-1111
RRG-Aufnahme DRA-B003242152

Apr 18, 1937-Oct 22, 1939

2-CD / TT: 158:15
Audiofile / TT: 42:38

Recordings of live broadcasts of the the radio programme "Die Bach-Kantate " from Apr 18, 1937 and Oct 22, 1939 from the Great Concert Hall of the First New Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Buy this album at:
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2

Karl Richter conducts Bach: Cantatas & Magnificat, live Tokyo April 27th 1969 [CR-1]

30:33: Cantata BWV 30 [39:10]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Alto: Marga Höffgen; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Kieth Engen

YouTube

Apr 27, 1969

Audio / TT: 99:42

Recorded live at NisseiTheatre, Tokyo, Japan.
Listen on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 50, 12, 30; Magnificat BWV 243 [99:42]


3

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 30 [C-1]

 

 

Cantata BWV 30 []

Blanche Honegger Moyse

Brattleboro Bach Festival Chorus & Orchestra

Soprano: Benita Valente; Mezzo-soprano: Mary Burgess; Tenor: Seth McCoy; Bass: Leslie Guinn

Ars Nova / Ars Antigua AA-500

Oct 12, 1969

LP / TT:

Recorded in the Marlboro College Auditorium, following the performance at the first annual Brattleboro Bach Festival, Vermont, USA.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 30: Complete Cantata [42:35]


4

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 26
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 30 [L-26]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 7, 11, 30, 68, 104 [C-5]
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 1

Cantata BWV 30 [41:17]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Emiko Iiyama; Alto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Bruce Abel
Violin: José Antonio Perez; Flute: Hartmut Strebel; Trumpet: Maurice André, Walter Schetsche, Wilhelm Ackermann; Oboe: Friedrich Milde, Hanspeter Weber; Bassoon: Herbert Anton; Violoncello: Peter Lamprecht; Double-bass: Siegfried Uhl; Organ: Hermann Rau

Erato STU-70665
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1678
Erato 0630-12978-2
Erato 2584-61401-2

Oct 1972 [Liner notes] or Apr 24, 1971 [Dismarc]

LP / TT: 41:17
LP / TT: 41:17
2-CD / TT: 140 min
10-CD / TT: 741:36

Recorded in Schwaigern, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Producer: Michel Garcin; Recording Engineer: Peter Willemoës.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 30: Complete Cantata [41:25]
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5

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 8 (BWV 28-30)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 2 (BWV 20-36)
Bach-2000
Vol. 1: Sacred Cantatas 1 (BWV 1-14, 16-47)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 10 (BWV 30-31)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 30 [37:30 / 37:38]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Boy Soprano: Herbert Böck (Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
CMW: Transverse Flutes: Leopold Stastny, Gottfried Hechtl; Oboes: Jürg Schaeftlein, Karl Gruber, Paul Hailperin; Oboes d'amore: Jürg Schaeftlein, Paul Hailperin; Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Walter Pfeiffer, Peter Schoberwalter, Wilhelm Mergl, Josef de Sordi; Viola: Kurt Theiner; Bassoon: Milan Turkovič; Violoncello: Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi; Organ Continuo: Johann Sonnleitner

Telefunken 6.35034
Teldec 8.35034 ZL
Teldec 4509-91756-2
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Teldec 3984-25706-2
Teldec 8573-81205-2
Warner Classics 8573-81205-5
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Jun, Oct-Dec 1972

2-LP / TT: 77 min
2-CD / TT: 77:12
6-CD / TT: 385:33
MP3 / TT: 384:25
15-CD / TT: 999:37
CD / TT: 58:44
CD / TT: 58:44
MP3 / TT: 58:36

Recorded at Palais Rasumovsky, Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 30: Complete Cantata [37:39] | Complete Cantata [37:38]
Cantata BWV 30: Part 1: Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:35] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] [0:53] + Mvt. 3: Aria [B] [5:19] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] [0:41] + Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [4:47] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:21] + Part 2: Mvt. 7: Recitative [B] [1:01] + Mvt. 8: Aria [B] [7:07] + Mvt. 9: Recitative [S] [0:53] + Mvt. 10: Aria [S] [6:03] + Mvt. 11: Recitative [T] [1:21] + Mvt. 12: Chorus [4:51]
Cantata BWV 30: Mvt. 5 [A] [4:58]
Vol. 2, CD-4: Cantatas BWV 30, BWV 31 [58:43]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download 6-CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes
15-CD (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes

 

6

Bach Cantatas Vol. 3 - Himmelfahrt, Pfingstern, Trinitatis · Ascension Day, Whitsun, Trinity

 

Cantata BWV 30 [40:25]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Gernot Woll (Flute); Manfred Clement, Robert Eliscú (Oboe I/II); Manfred Clement, (Oboe d'amore); Kurt Guntner (Violin); Pierre Thibaud, Paul Lachenmeier, Manfred Klette (Trumpet I-III); Matthias Holm (Timpani)

Archiv Produktion 439380-2
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Mar, May 1974; Jan 1975

6-CD / TT: 384:33
MP3 / TT: 382:44

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Production: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch / Helen Kuzaj; Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 30: Complete Cantata [40:26]
Buy this album at:
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7

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 9 (Cantatas BWV 112, 30)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 10 (Cantatas BWV 30-31)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 30 [35:30]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Costanza Cuccaro; Alto: Mechthild Georg; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Sibylle Keller-Sanwald, Wiltrud Böckheler, Peter-Lukas Graf (Flutes); Günther Passin, Hedda Rothweiler (Oboes, Oboe d'amores); Kurt Etzold (Bassoon); Georg Egger (Violin); Stefan Trauer (Violoncello); Klauz Zimmermann (Double-bass); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord); Joachim Eichhorn (Harpsichord, Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.860
Hänssler 92.010
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Feb 1984

CD / TT: 49:30
CD / TT: 57:55 / 58:03
MP3 / TT: 57:51

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 30, BWV 31 [58:01] | Cantatas BWV 30, BWV 31 [58:02] | Cantatas BWV 30, BWV 31 [58:20]
Vol. 3, CD-2: Cantatas BWV 30, BWV 31 [58:02]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1996): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
CD-2 (2003): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


8

J.S. Bach: Kantaten Freue dich, erlöste Schar BWV 30; Es erhub sich ein Streit BWV 19 [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 30 [36:25]

Karl-Friedrich Beringer

Windsbacher Knabenchor / Münchner Bachsolisten

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Cornelia Kallisch; Tenor: Hans Peter Blochwitz; Bass: Thomas Quasthoff
Hannes Läubin (Solo Trumpet); Stefan Gagelmann (Timpani); Rosemarie Kurz (Flute); Bernhard Heinriehs (Oboe & Oboe d'amore); Bettina Rollmann (Oboe & Oboe d'amore 2); Kurt Guntner (Solo Violin & Concert-master)
Continuo: Gabriele Rheineck (Bassoon); Helmar Stiehler (Violoncello); Wolfang Nestle (Double-bass); Frieemann Winklhofer (Organ & Harpsichord)
Harpsichord: Firma Ranftl, Bayreuth; Positive Organ: Delninger 8 Renner, Oettingen

Bayer Records BR-160162

Jul 18-20, 1990

CD / TT: 56:19

Recorded at Münster zu Heilsbronn, Bavaria, Germany.
Digital Recording: Mitte fianken durch das Tonstudio van Geest, Sandhauscn; Recording & Editing: Teije van Geest; ProduCtion: Rudolf Bayer; Reproduction and Typesetting: Tempo GbR, Bietigheim-Bissingen; Manufacturing: DADC, Anif bei Salzburg.
Buy this album at:
CD (1991): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


9

Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas, Vol. 2 (BWV 21-40)

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 30 [32:19]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Herjan Pullen, Hans van Roset, Aalt Jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Tanny Koomen, Gerrit van der Hoorn, Erik Guldenaar, Nicky Westerink, Peter van der Kolk; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Zwerver, Arjen Nap, Jan Willem Prins; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Cor van Twillert, Marijn Takken, Frank Tros, Peter Bloemendaal; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Edwin Smit, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Willem van der Hoorn, Henk Timmerman, Job Boswinkel
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer [Concert-master], Laura Johnson, Ewa Scheytt, Pieter Affourtit, Wanda Visser, Elin Eriksson, Fanny Pestalozzi, Rachael Beesley, Antoinette Lohmann, Mimi Mitchel; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp, Bas van Hengel, Albert Brüggen, Thomas Pitt; Double-basses: Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Joshua Cheatam; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg [BWV30/1,6,7,8,12], Susanne Grutzmacher [BWV 30/1,6,12], Vincent van Ballegooien [BWV 30/7]; Bassoons: Trudy van der Wulp, Norbert Kunst; Transverse Flutes: Dorothee Janssens [BWV 30/1,6,12], Oeds van Middelkoop [BWV 30/1,6,12], Marion Moonen [BWV 30/5]; Organ: Rien Voskuilen, Vaughan Schlepp, Stephen Taylor, Bert Mooiman

Brilliant Classics 99374
Brilliant Classics

Jan-Feb 2000

5-CD / TT: 307:16
MP3 / TT: 351:23

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands.
Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Artistic Director: Pieter Jan Leusink; Recording: Clavigram Leerdam; Producer/Editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance & Recording Engineer, Editing: Louis van Emmerk.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 30: Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [4:37]
Vol. 8, CD-4: Cantatas BWV 40, BWV 84, BWV 30 [65:04] | Cantatas BWV 40, BWV 84, BWV 30 [65:04]
Buy this album at:
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10

Bach Cantatas Vol. 1: City of London
For the Feast of St. John the Baptist (BWV 167, 7, 30)
For the 1st Sunday after Trinity (BWV 75, 39, 20)
Bach Cantatas Complete Box Set: CD-26 - For the Feast of St. John the Baptist (BWV 167, 7, 30)
[BP-1]

 
 
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Cantata BWV 30 [32:42]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Alto: Wilke te Brummelstroete; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Dietrich Henschel
MC: Sopranos: Donna Deam, Lucinda Houghton, Nicola Jenkin, Joanne Lunn, Elin Manahan Thomas, Belinda Yates; Altos: David Clegg, Richard Wyn Roberts, Frances Jellard, David Gould; Tenors: Andrew Busher, Christopher Watson, Simon Davies, Paul Tindall; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Thomas Guthrie, Michael McCarthy, Richard Savage
EBS: Violins 1: Kati Debretzeni, Nicolette Moonen, Peter Lissauer, Andrew Roberts, Deidre Ward; Violins 2: Catherine Martin, Rudolfo Richter, Ellen O'Deil, Andrea Morris; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Colin Kitching, Kate Heller; Cellos: Viola De Hoog, Christopher Poffley; Double-bass: Cecelia Bruggemeyer; Flutes: Marteh Root, Rachel Beckett; Oboes: Xenia Löffler, Mark Baigent; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Clarino: Mark Bennett; Harpsichord: Simon Standage; Organ: Howard Moody

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-101
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Soli Deo Gloria SDG-198

Jun 24, 2000

2-CD / TT: 148:26
MP3 / TT: 147:36
56-CD / TT:

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Erdo Groot; Recording Engineer: Roger de Schot, Taco van der Wert (Eurosound); Tape Editor: SebastIan Stein; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 30: Part 1: Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:52] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] [0:55] + Mvt. 3: Aria [B] [4:14] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] [0:39] + Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [5:27] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:07] + Part 2: Mvt. 7: Recitative [B] [1:01] + Mvt. 8: Aria [B] [5:34] + Mvt. 9: Recitative [S] [0:50] + Mvt. 10: Aria [S] [4:19] + Mvt. 11: Recitative [T] [1:11] + Mvt. 12: Chorus [3:59]
Cantata BWV 30: Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [5:26]
Cantata BWV 30: Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:59]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes
56-CD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic


11

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 22

 
 

Cantata BWV 30 [31:09]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)

Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Katharina Spreckelsen (Oboe, Oboe d'amore) [BWV 30/8]; Jonathan Manson (Violoncello)
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Mariëtte Bastiaansen, Henriëtte Feith, Cécile Kempenaers, Vera Lansink, Caroline Stam; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Malcolm Bennett, Otto Bouwknegt, Henk Gunneman, Joost van der Linden, Geraint Roberts; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: BWV 30/2­5,7­11: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Lisa Landgraf, Lisa Ferguson, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Silvia Schweinberger; Violas: Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers; Violoncellos: Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Margaret Urquhart; Transverse Flute: Wilbert Hazelzet; Oboes: Katharina Spreckelsen, Alexandra Bellamy; Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren; Lute: Mike Fentross; Continuo: Ton Koopman
BWV 30/1,6,12: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Lisa Landgraf, Foskien Kooistra, Catherine Manson, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Judith Steenbrink, Sebastiaan van Vucht; Violas: Katherine McGillivray, Alfonso Leal del Ojo; Violoncellos: Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Michele Zeoli; Transverse Flutes: Wilbert Hazelzet, Marion Moonen; Oboes, Oboes d'amore: Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker; Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren; Lute: Mike Fentross; Continuo: Matthew Halls, Ton Koopman

Antoine Marchand CC-72222
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May 9-13, 2002 [Mvts. 2, 4, 7, 9, 11]
Sep 26-Oct 3, 2002 [Mvts. 3, 5, 8, 10]
Oct 13-18, 2002 [Mvts. 1, 6, 12]

3-CD / TT: 199:57
MP3 / TT: 199:26

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: AdriaanVerstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 22 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 30: Complete Cantata [31:22]
Cantatas BWV 27, BWV 28, BWV 29, BWV 30, BWV 30a, BWV 31 [135:06]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.com | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


12

»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 4

Cantata BWV 30, sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura [38:45]

Emiko Ohmura

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

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

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 04

May 10, 2003

CD / TT: 63:51

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


13

Bach: Cantates De Saint-Jean Baptiste - Intégrale des cantates sacrées, Vol. 1 (BWV 30, 7, 167)

 
 

Cantata BWV 30 [34:07]

Eric J. Milnes

(OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque

Soprano: Suzie LeBlanc; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
MB: Violins 1: Olivier Brault, Karol Gostynski, Chloe Meyers, Scott Metcalfe; Violins 2: Hélène Plouffe, Jacques-André Houle, Ellie Nimeroski, Sari Tsuji; Violas: Margaret Little, Stéphanie Bozzini, Cellos: Susie Napper, Jivko Georgiev; Violone: Pierre Cartier; Transverse Flutes: Grégoire Jeay, Mika Putterman; Oboes, Oboes d'amore: Matthew Jennejohn, Christopher Palameta; Bassoon: Mathieu Lussier; Harpsichord: Alexander Weimann; Organ: Eric J. Milnes

ATMA Classique SACD2-2400
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Jun 2004

SACD / TT: 73:26
MP3 / TT: 73:14

Recorded at Église de la Nativité, La Prairie, Québec, Canada.
This recording was produced following concerts given at the 2004 Montréal Baroque Festival. Artistic Director: Susie Napper; Produced & digitally edited by: Johanne Goyette; Recorded by: Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Pierre-Philippe Boulay.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 30: Part 1: Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:02] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] [0:54] + Mvt. 3: Aria [B] [4:17] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] [0:44] + Mvt. 5 [A] [5:38] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:10] + Part 2: Mvt. 7: Recitative [B] [0:59] + Mvt. 8: Aria [B] [5:47] + Mvt. 9: Recitative [S] [0:53] + Mvt. 10: Aria [S] [4:63] + Mvt. 11: Recitative [T] [0:59] + Mvt. 12: Chorus [4:00]
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J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 30 "Freue dich, erlöste Schar" [C-3]

Cantata BWV 30 []

Ruben Jais

coro & orchestra: Mailänder Kantorei

Soprano: Elisa Franzetti; Alto: Paolo Cauteruccio; Tenor: Clemens-Christian Löschmann; Bass: Jörg Gottschick

Mailänder Kantorei

Jun 25, 2006

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Chiesa Cristiana Protestante, Milan, Italy.
Source & samples: Mailänder Kantorei (not for sale)


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Aimez-vous Bach? (Cantatas BWV 30, 120, 29) [CV-1]

 

Cantata BWV 30: Mvts. 9-10 [5:08] (from a complete performance)

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Rachel Nicholls; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki

YouTube / Mezzo

Aug 22, 2011

Video / TT: 80:51

Recorded & filmed live at Abbatiale Saint-Robert, La Chaise-Dieu, France, in the frame of Festival de La Chaise-Dieu. Broadcast by Mezzo Channel.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 30 by M. Suzuki.
Realisation: Vincent Massip.
Watch on YouTune:
Complete Concert: Cantatas BWV 30, BWV 120, BWV 29 [80:51]
Cantata BWV 30: Complete Cantata [33:28] | Mvt. 3: Aria [B] [4:33] | Mvt. 9: Recitative [S] + Mvt. 10: Aria [S] [5:08]


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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 55 - Freue dich, erlöste Schar - Cantatas from Leipzig 1730s-40s / IV (BWV 30, 69, 191)

 
 
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Cantata BWV 30 [34:17]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
Kiyomi Suga (Transverse Flute); Masamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe d'amore); Ryo Terakado (Violin)
Chorus: Sopranos 1: Hana Blažíková, Yoshie Hida, Naho Kashiwabara; Sopranos 2: Minae Fujisaki, Aki Matsui, Eri Sawae; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Naoko Fuse, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Gerd Türk, Yusuke Fujii, Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Daisuke Fujii, Chiyuki Urano, Yusuke Watanabe
Orchestra: Transverse Flute I: Kiyomi Suga; Transverse Flute II: Liliko Maeda; Oboe I/Oboe d’amore: Masamitsu San’nomiya; Oboe II: Yukari Maehashi; Violins 1: Ryo Terakado [Leader], Azumi Takada, Yukie Yamaguchi; Violins 2: Natsumi Wakamatsu, Yuko Araki, Yuko Takeshima; Violas: Hiroshi Narita, Mika Akiha
Continuo : Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Violone: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Yukiko Murakami; Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki; Organ: Naoko Imai

BIS SACD-2031
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Feb 2013

SACD / TT: 68:40
MP3 / TT: 68:29

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Producer: Thore Brinkmann; Sound Engineer: Jens Braun; Tuner: Akimi Hayash.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 30 by M. Suzuki.
Buy this album at:
CD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
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Dr. Joseph Bolin conducts Bach Cantata BWV 30 / J.S. Bach: BWV 30, Final Movement [C-1]

 

19:30: Cantata BWV 30 [30:39]

Joseph Bolin

Ensemble: unknown

Soloists: unknown

YouTube

May 9, 2013

Video / TT: 50:09

Recorded & filmed live at University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music, Austin, Texas, USA. (DMA 2 Recital).
Watch on YouTune:
Complete Concert [50:09]
Cantata BWV 30: Mvt. 12: Chorus [5:12]


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»Menschen, glaubt doch dieser Gnade« - Kantaten zum Johannistag 1724 & 1738? (BWV 7, 30) [C13-7]

 

Cantata BWV 30: Mvts.1-6 & 8-12 [37:45] (from a complete peformance)

Kay Johannsen

Stuttgarter Kantorei / Stiftsbarock Stuttgart (Konzertmeisterin: Christine Busch)

BWV 30 Soloists: Soprano: Franziska Bobe [9-10]; Alto: Sophie Harmsen [4-5]; Tenor: Andreas Weller [11]; Bass: Benjamin Appl [2-3, 8]
Julie Stewart-Lafin (Flute) [5]; Nikola Stolz (Oboe) [8]

YouTube

Jun 21, 2013

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of the Cantata Cycle Bach:vokal.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 30 [HD]: Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:20] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] & Mvt. 3: Aria [B] [6:12] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] & Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [7:00] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:48] + Mvt. 8: Aria [B] [6:04] + Mvt. 9: Recitative [S] & Mvt. 10: Aria [S] [6:44] + Mvt. 11: Recitative [T] & Mvt. 12: Chorus [5:37]


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J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 30 "Freue dich, erlöste Schar" [D-91]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St.Gallen: Bach erlebt IX - Das Bach-Jahr 2015
Bachkantaten N°16 (BWV 30, 158, 9)

 
 

Cantata BWV 30 [CD: 32:00; YT: 37:22]

Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Rolf Soiron
Introductory workshop: Karl Graf, Rudolf Lutz

Chor & Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung

Soloists: Soprano: Julia Sophie Wagner; Counter-tenor: Terry Wey; Tenor: Jakob Pilgram; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Choir: Sopranos: Susanne Seitter, Olivia Fündeling, Mirjam Berli, Noëmi Tran-Rediger, Noëmi Sohn-Nad, Alexa Vogel; Altos: Jan Börner, Antonia Frey, Katharina Jud, Damaris Rickhaus, Francisca Näf; Tenors: Christian Rathgeber, Manuel Gerber, Marcel Fässler, Nicolas Savoy; Basses: Philippe Rayot, Tobias Wicky, Oliver Rudin, Daniel Pérez, Fabrice Hayoz
Orchestra: Violins: Plamena Nikitassova, Dorothee Mühleisen, Sonoko Asabuki, Christine Baumann, Claire Foltzer, Elisabeth Kohler, Christoph Rudolf; Violas: Martina Bischof, Sarah Krone, Katya Polin; Violoncellos: Maya Amrein, Hristo Kouzmanov; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Oboes: Andreas Helm, Kerstin Kramp; Oboe d'amore: Andreas Helm; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Transverse Flutes: Tomoko Mukoyama, Renate Sudhaus; Organ: Nicola Cumer; Harpsichord: Jörg-Andreas Bötticher

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen B300
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen B431
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Jun 26, 2015

DVD / TT: 102 min
11-DVD / TT: 952 min
CD / TT: 66:22
MP3 / TT: 66:25

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
The DVD (in German, no subtitles) includes a film recording of the complete cantata, the reflection lecture of the speaker and a film portrait of the J.S. Bach Foundation.
Recording & Editing: Sound Engineers: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: Johannes Widmer, Gallus Media AG, Switzerland.
Watch on YouTune:
Cantata BWV 30: Complete Cantata [37:22] | Workshop [46:54] | Reflective Lecture [18:03] | Mvt. 3: Aria [B] [4:44] + Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [4:43]
Buy this album at:
DVD (2016): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop
11-DVD (2016): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop
CD (2016): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com



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Bach Cantata Series V – The Late Bach (Bach: Cantata BWV 30 - 5. Aria (alto): Kommt, ihr angefochtnen Sünder) [C-5]

Cantata BWV 30: Mvts. 1, 5, 12 [15:19] (from a complete performance)

Wilbur Lin [林韡函] (Harpsichord & Director)

Chamber Philharmonic Taipei & Bach Choir [臺北小愛樂管弦樂團暨巴赫合唱團]

Soprano: Tracy Hsin-Mei Chang; Alto: Yu Chen [陳禹]; Tenor & Evangelist: Rex Wee; Baritone: Yu-Hsin Chang

YouTube

Jul 24, 2015

Audio / TT:

Recorded at Songshan Cultural Park Performance Hall, Taipei [演出於台北松菸文創園區多功能展演廳], Taiwan, in the frame of Chamber Philharmonic Taipei: Cantata Project.
Source: Chamber Philharmonic Taipei: Bach Cantata Series V – The Late Bach
Listen on YouTune:
Cantata BWV 30: Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:16] + Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [5:36] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:16] + Mvt. 12: Chorus [4:11]


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Bach Cantata Series (BWV 114 & 30) [C19-1]

 

Cantata BWV 30

BWV 30: Wenhao Mu

(OVPP - No Choir) / Instrumental ensemble

BWV 30 Soloists: Soprano: Peiqi Huang; Mezzo-soprano: Kyrsten Chambers Jones; Tenor: Okawa Tan; Bass: Matthew Zatko

Eastman School of Music

Oct 27, 2019

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Reformation Lutheran Church, Rochester, New York, USA, in the frame of Eastman School of Music: Bach Cantata Series.


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Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV 30 [C23-12]

Cantata BWV 30 [33:57]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Ryan Turner

Emmanuel Music

BWV 30 Vocal Soloists: Soprano: Corrine Byrne; Alto: Carrie Cheron; Tenor: Fausto Miro; Bass: Will Prapestis
Instrumental Soloists: Vanessa Holroyd (Flute); Catherine Weinfield-Zell (Oboe)

Emmanuel Music

Dec 10, 2023

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in the frame of Emmanuel Music: Bach Cantata Series.
Seth Torres | Live Recording & Mix Engineer; Violet Blitz | Assistant Recording Engineer; Produced by: Brad Dumont | Artistic Projects Manager; Sapphire Skye Toth | Production and Media Manager; Nate Bryant | Student Assistant to the Artistic Team; Aysha Luzia Penha | Student Assistant to the Artistic Team.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 30. Complete Cantata [33:57]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - December 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Claude Charton (May 2011); Frits V. Herbold (February 2012); Claude Role (December 2016); Burke Smith (October 2007)

Cantata BWV 30: Freue dich, erlöste Schar for Feast of Nativity of St John the Baptist (1738)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5


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