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Cantata BWV 47
Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden


Ref.:

BWV 47

German Title

Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden

English Title

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for the 17th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Ephesians 4: 1-6; Gospel: Luke 14: 1-11
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 17th Sunday after Trinity

Composed

Leipzig, 1726
1st performance: October 13, 1726 - Leipzig
2nd performance: 1735-1740 - Leipzig
3rd performance: c1742 - Leipzig

Text:

Luke 14: 11 & 18: 14 (Mvt. 1); Johann Friedrich Helbig (Mvts. 2-4); Anon (Mvt. 5)

BWV 47 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 | Hungarian-2 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Japanese-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-4 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz [BWV 47/5]

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Bass; Four-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Aria [S] | Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 4: Aria [B] | Mvt. 5: Chorale

BWV 47 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.92 MB] | Score BGA [3.21 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 163 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 104 | D-B Am.B 33-35, Faszikel 3 (Am.B 35) [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 5
Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz [BWV 47/5]

References:

BWV 47 References: BGA: X | NBA: I/23 | BC: A 141 | Zwang: K 154 | First Published: BG, 1863 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 47 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | HT [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

BCW | Music Examples

Discussions

Week of October 7, 2001; Week of December 30, 2007; Week of April 22, 2012; Week of September 18, 2016


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)

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

The RIAS Bach Cantatas Project (1949-1952) [C-5]

 
 

Cantata BWV 47 [22:19]

Karl Ristenpart

RIAS-Kammerchor / RIAS-Kammerorchester

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Audite 21.415
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Jun 4+5, 1952

9-CD / TT: 631:06
MP3 / TT: 629:09

Recorded at the Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany.
Radio recordings. Recording Producer: PeterWackernagel; Recording Engineer: Peter Burkowitz. Previously unissued in any form.
Produser Comment | Press Kit German | Press Kit English
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2

Bach: Kantate BWV 47 Wer sich selbst erhöht, Kurt Thomas 1960 [CR-47]

Cantata BWV 47 [23:36]

Kurt Thomas

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Members of Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Adele Stolte; Baritone: Günther Leib; Hannes Kästner (Organ)

YouTube

1960

Audio / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Tape recording from the radio of the DDR.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [23:36]


3

Radio Recording - Archiv-Nr: 00-66342 [R-1]

Cantata BWV 47 [25:25]

Max Thurn

NDR-Chor / NDR Sinfonieorchester

Soprano: Dorothea Förster-Dürlich; Bass: Erich Wenk
Johannes Schlömer (Oboe); August Schneider (Violin); Gerhard Gregor (Organ)

Norddeutsche Rundfunk in Hamburg

Sep 21-23, 1963

Tape / TT:

Recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [25:25]


4

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 10, BWV 47; Sanctus BWV 241 [C-2]

 
 

Cantata BWV 47 [25:12]

Paul Steinitz

London Bach Society / English Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Sally Le Sage; Bass: Neil Howlett

Oryx BACH-1101
Da Camera Magna 94007
Lyrichord LL-175
Lyrichord LLST- 7175
Lyrichord LEMS-8050
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Jun 2-3, 1965

LP / TT: 51:34
LP / TT: 51:34
LP / TT: 51:34
LP / TT: 51:34
2-CD / TT: 49:10
MP3 / TT: 105:31

Recorded at St. Augustine's Church, Hackney, London, England.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [24:24] | Complete Cantata [21:08]
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Music Download 2-CD [105:31]: ClassicsOnline


5

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 47; W.A. Mozart: Missa Brevis [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 47 [25:55]

Rudolf Barshai

Chor der Russischen Republik (Yurlov Choir) / Moscow Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Galina Pisarenko; Bass: Alexander Vedernikov

Melodiya C01269-60

1966

LP / TT: 25:55

Was issued by Melodiya several times. In one of the issues in early 1980s, the name of R. Barshay was not mentioned because he emigrated.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Mvt. 1: Chorus [6:03]+ Mvt. 2: Aria [S]: Part 1 [4:51] + Mvt. 2: Aria [S]: Part 2 [6:20]


6

Bach: Kantate BWV 47 Wer sich selbst erhöht, der wird erniedrigt werden, Heinz Hennig [CR-47]

Cantata BWV 47 [23:56]

Heinz Hennig

Knabenchor Hannover / Kammerorchester Barbara Koerppen

Soprano: Ilse Hollweg; Bass: Carl-Heinz Müller
Barbara Koerppen (Solo Violin); Klaus Kraffert (Oboe) [BWV 47/4]

YouTube

c1972

Audio / TT

Recorded in Hannover, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [23:56]


7

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 13 (BWV 47-50)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 3 (BWV 37-52, 54-60)
Bach-2000
Vol. 1: Sacred Cantatas 1 (BWV 1-14, 16-47)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 15 (BWV 44-47)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 47 [22:19]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Boy Soprano: Peter Jelosits (Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben); Bass: Ruud van der Meer
CMW: Oboes: Jürg Schaeftlein, Paul Hailperin, David Reichenberg [BWV 47/1,5]; 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

Telefunken 6.35284
Teldec 8.35284 ZL
Teldec 4509-91757-2
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Teldec 3984-25706-2
Teldec 8573-81200-2
Warner Classics 8573-81200-5
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Nov 1974; Feb+May 1975

2-LP / TT: 68 min
2-CD / TT: 67:41
6-CD / TT: 415:47
MP3 / TT: 414:26
15-CD / TT: 999:37
CD / TT: 76:04
CD / TT: 76:04
MP3 / TT: 75:51

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [22:19] | Complete Cantata [22:20]
Cantata BWV 47: Mvt. 1: Chorus [6:13] | Mvt. 2: Aria [S] [9:29] | Mvt. 5: Chorale w/ Score [0:50]
CD: Cantatas BWV 44, BWV 45, BWV 46, BWV 47 [76:03]
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Music Download CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes



8

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 53 (Cantatas BWV 47, 149, 169)
Edition Bachakademie
Vol. 16 (Cantatas BWV 46-48)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 47 [CD-1: 23:31; CD-2: 23:32]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Günther Passin, Nora-Gudrun Spitz (Oboes); Kurt Etzold (Bassoon); Walter Forchert (Violin); Helmut Veihelmann (Continuo Cello); Thomas Lom (Double-bass); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Organ, Positive Organ); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord)

Hänssler 98.315
Hänssler 92.016
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Feb, Oct 1982

CD / TT: 66:13
CD / TT: 57:31 / 57:25
MP3 / TT: 57:25

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 46, BWV 47, BWV 48 [HD: 57:30] | Cantatas BWV 46, BWV 47, BWV 48 [57:30]
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CD-2 (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
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9

J.S. Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243; Concerto BWV 1056; Cantata BWV 47 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 47: Mvts 1-2 [16:54] (from a complete performance)

Roman Moiseyev (Роман Моисеев) (Artistic Director & Conductor)

Moscow Philharmonic Cappella (Московская филармоническая капелла)

Soprano: Ludmila Belobragina (Людмила Белобрагина); Bass: Anatoli Safiulin (Анатолий Сафиулин)

YouTube

Mar 28, 1993 [Published: Feb 19/20, 2015]

Audio / TT:

Recorded at the Concert Hall of the Gnessin RAM (Концертного зала РАМ имени Гнесиных), Moscow Conservatory (Московской консерватории). Moscow, Russia.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Mvt. 1: Chorus [5:57] + Mvt. 2: Aria [S] [10:57] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] + Mvt. 4: Aria [B]+ Mvt. 5: Chorale

 

10

Bach Edition Vol. 14 - Cantatas Vol. 7
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3 (BWV 41-60)

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 47 [22:32]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; 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, Solo: BWV 47/1], Laura Johnson, Ewa Scheytt, Pieter Affourtit, Wanda Visser, Elin Eriksson, Fanny Pestalozzi, Rachael Beesley, Antoinette Lohmann; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp, Bas van Hengel, Albert Brüggen, Thomas Pitt; Doube-bass: Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Joshua Cheatam; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg [BWV 47/1,4,5], Riekie Puyenbroek [BWV 47/1,5]; Bassoons: Trudy van der Wulp, Norbert Kunst; Organ: Vaughan Schlepp, Rien Voskuilen, Stephen Taylor, Bert Mooiman

Brilliant Classics 99373
Brilliant Classics

Jan-Feb 2000

5-CD / TT: 301:43
MP3 / TT: 336:21

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 YouTu:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [22:35]
CD: Cantatas BWV 9, BWV 91, BWV 47 [61:40] | Cantatas BWV 9, BWV 91, BWV 47 [61:40]
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11

Bach Cantatas Vol. 9: Lund / Leipzig
For the 17th Sunday after Trinity (BWV 148, 114, 47, 226)
For the 18th Sunday after Trinity (BWV 96, 169, 116, 668)

 
 
1. 
2.

Cantata BWV 47 [21:47]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson [?]; Bass: Stephan Loges
MC: Sopranos: Donna Deam, Katharine Fuge, Nicola Jenkin, Elin Manahan Thomas, Charlotte Mobbs, Emma Preston-Dunlop; Altos: Frances Bourne, David Clegg, Charles Humphries, Robin Tyson; Tenors: Vernon Kirk, Rory O'Connor, Christopher Watson; Basses: Jonathan Brown, Julian Clarkson, Charles Pott
EBS: Violins 1: Maya Homburger, Anne Schumann, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Roy Mowatt, Alison Townley; Violins 2: Henrietta Wayne, Jane Gillie, Hildburg Williams, Matthew Truscott; Violas: Clare Barwick, Lisa Cochrane, Leon King; Cellos: Ruth Alford, Catherine Rimer; Double-bass: Barry Guy; Oboes: Susanne Regel, James Eastaway, Mark Baigent; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Harpsichord: Paul Nicholson; Organ: Howard Moody

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-159
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Oct 14, 2000

2-CD / TT: 138:41
MP3 / TT: 137:53

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Allhelgonakyrkan, Lund, Sweden.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineers: Erdo Groot (Polyhymnia International); Jean-Marie Geijsen (Polyhymnia) [post-production]; Recording Engineers: Carl Schuurbiers (Polyhymnia), Mario Nozza (Eurosound); Tape Editor: Roger de Schot; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
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12

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 18

 
 

Cantata BWV 47 [19:27]
Appendix:Alternate version of Aria for Soprano Wer ein wahrer Christ will heißen (Mvt. 2) [8:29].
The work is scored for 2 oboes, strings and continuo, with the organ appearing as an obbligato instrument only in Mvt. 2. The original sources indicate that in a subsequent performance (1736 or later) the organ obbligato in this aria was replaced by a violin.

Ton Koopman

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

Soloists: Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jonathan Manson (Violoncello); Katharina Spreckelsen (Oboe); Ton Koopman (Organ)
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Mariëtte Bastiaansen, Pauline Graham, Vera Lansink, Dorothee Wohlgemuth; Altos: Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens, Carla Schaap; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Sebastiaan Brouwer, Henk Gunneman, Tilmann Kögel, Geraint Roberts; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Mitchell Sandler, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: BWV 47/3: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Lisa Domnisch, 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; Oboes: Katherina Spreckelsen, Alexandra Bellamy; Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren; Lute: Mike Fentross; Continuo: Ton Koopman, Matthew Halls
BWV 47/1,2,4,5: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Lisa Domnisch, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Ruth Slater; Violas: Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers; Violoncellos: Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Margaret Urquhart; Oboes: Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker; Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren; Lute: Mike Fentross; Continuo: Ton Koopman, Matthew Halls

Antoine Marchand CC-72218
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May 9-14, 2002 [Mvts. 2, 4]
Sep 29-Oct 3, 2002 [Mvt. 3]
Feb 21-23, 2003 [Mvts. 1, 5]

3-CD / TT: 193:02
MP3 / TT: 191:26

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantatas BWV 47, BWV 48, BWV 49, BWV 51, BWV 52 [87:40]
Cantata BWV 47: Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] [1:45]
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13

»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 7

Cantata BWV 47, sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura [23:35]

Emiko Ohmura

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Bass: Akira Watanabe; Organ: Miyako Kusama

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 07

May 10, 2003

CD / TT: 64:54

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


14

Cantates Bach: 30ème Festival d'Ambronay (Cantatas BWV 138, 27, 47, 96) [CV-1]

 

Cantata BWV 47 [22:14]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soloists: Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Jens Weber; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Violins 1: Sigiswald Kuijken, Katharina Wulf; Violins 2: Makoto Akatsu, Ann Cnop; Viola: Marleen Thiers; Bass Violin: Marian Minnen; Oboes: Patrick Beaugiraud, Vinciane Baudhuin; Horn: Olivier Picon; Organ: Ewald Demeyere

Mezzo Channel
Centre culturel de rencontre d'Ambronay

Sep 19, 2009

Video / TT:
DVD / TT: 75 min

Recorded & filmed live at the Abbaye d'Ambronay, France, during 30th Festival d'Ambronay. A Mezzo Production. Broadcast by Mezzo Channel. CLC Productions.
Realization: François Goetghebeur; Director of Photography: Julien Jaunet.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 47 by S. Kuijken.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47 [22:14]: Mvt. 1: Chorus [5:34] + Mvt. 2: Aria [S] [8:54] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] [1:35] + Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [4:54] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [1:17] | Sequence | Sequence | Sequence | Sequence
Concert: Part 1 [11:07] | Part 2 [11:00] | Part 3 [8:51] | Part 4 [12:56]


15

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year, Vol. 12: "Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz" (Cantatas BWV 138, 27, 47, 96)

 

Cantata BWV 47 [20:15]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent ACC-25312
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Sep 20-21, 2009

SACD / TT: 70:22
MP3 / TT: 69:52

Recorded at Sint-Truiden, Belgium.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 47 by S. Kuijken.
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16

BACHkantaten in Saarbrücken, Vol. II: Kantaten BWV 49 & 47 [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 47 []

Martin Gester

Le Parlement de Musique

Soprano: Christine Maria Rembeck; Bass: Marcus Niedermeyr

SHM Edition 200902

Oct 4, 2009

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Stiftskirche St. Arnual, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany, in the frame of BACHkantaten in Saarbrücken.
Source: Stiftung Historische Musik: CD-Edition der Stiftung


17

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 47 - Leipzig 1726 (BWV 36, 47, 27)

 
 

Cantata BWV 47 [20:22]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Bass: Peter Kooy
Instrumental soloists: Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin)
Chorus: Sopranos: Hana Blažíková, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yusuke Fujii, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Daisuke Fujii, Chiyuki Urano
Orchestra: Horn: Takeshi Hidaka; Oboe I: Masamitsu San'nomiya; Oboe II: Yukari Maehashi; Violins 1: Natsumi Wakamatsu leader, Paul Herrera, Yuko Takeshima; Violins 2: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Kaori Toda; Violas: Hiroshi Narita, Amiko Watabe
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Violone: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Yukiko Murakami; Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki; Organ: Naoko Imai

BIS SACD-1861
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Feb 2010

CD / TT: 68:27
MP3 / TT: 58:17

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Tuner: Akimi Hayashi; Producer: Rita Hermeyer; Sound Engineer: Andreas Ruge; Post-production: Editing: Rita Hermeyer; Mixing: Andreas Ruge; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr.
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18

J.S. Bach: Cantatas [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 47 [22:04]

György Vashegyi

Purcell Choir / Orfeo Orchestra

Soprano: Mária Zádori; Bass: Domonkos Blazsó

Bartók Radio FM

Feb 18, 2012

MP3 / TT: 91:52

Recorded live at Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest, Hungary.
Source: Bartók Radio FM - wav - mp3 (320 kbps)
Download this recording from: Mediafire


19

J.S. Bach: Cantata Vespers - Cantata BWV 47 “Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden” [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 47: Aria for Soprano (Mvt. 2) [9:59] (from a complete performance)

Richard Apperley

(OVPP - No Choir) / Ensemble Abendmusik (Leader: Martin Jaenecke)

Soprano: Rebecca Woodmore; Alto: Jenny Potter; Tenor: John Beaglehole; Bass: Timothy Hurd

YouTube

Sep 29, 2012

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at St Paul's Lutheran Church, Wellington, New Zealand, in the frame of St Paul's Lutheran Church, Wellington: Bach Cantata Vespers.
Source: Cantatas in their proper place at St.Paul’s Lutheran (Middle C)
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Mvt. 2: Aria [S] [9:59]


20

J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 47 "Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden" [D-71]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt VII - Das Bach-Jahr 2013
Bach-Kantaten N°35 (BWV 21, 32, 47)

 
 

Cantata BWV 47 [CD: 20:03]

Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Volker Meid

Chor & Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung

Soloists: Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Choir: Sopranos: Olivia Fündeling, Jennifer Rudin, Susanne Seitter, Noëmi Tran-Rediger, Alexa Vogel; Altos: Jan Börner, Antonia Frey, Francisca Näf, Alexandra Rawohl, Lea Scherer; Tenors: Marcel Fässler, Clemens Flämig, Nicolas Savoy; Basses: Fabrice Hayoz, Philippe Rayot, Manuel Walser, William Wood
Orchestra: Violins: Plamena Nikitassova, Dorothee Mühleisen, Christine Baumann, Yuko Ishikawa, Christoph Rudolf, Eva Saladin; Violas: Martina Bischof, Sarah Krone; Violoncellos: Maya Amrein, Hristo Kouzmanov; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Oboe: Kerstin Kramp, Ingo Müller; Organ: Nicola Cumer

J.S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen B094
J.S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen B922

Sep 20, 2013

DVD / TT: 85 min
11-DVD / TT: 700 min
CD / TT: 79:27

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
The DVD contains film recordings of the complete cantata performance, the musical and theological introductory workshop, and reflection lecture on the cantata text. The DVD also newly features a documentary in German, English and Spanish on the making of our sound and image recordings and their distribution across the world.
Recording & Production: Sound Engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: Johannes Widmer; Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; DVD format: PAL.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Mvt. 1: Chorus + Mvt. 2: Aria [S] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] + Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [4:13] + Mvt. 5: Chorale
Buy this album at:
DVD (2014): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
11-DVD (2014): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
CD (2021): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop

 

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Canticum sacrum, cantatas y oratorios - J.S. Bach, A. Vivaldi [C-1]

 

08:30-30:35: Cantata BWV 47 [22:05]

Horacio Franco

Capella Barroca de México

Soprano: Lizbeth Ochoa; Violín: Juan Luis Mátuz; Bass: Izhar Poncelis
Vocal ensemble: Sopranos: Nadia Ortega, Paulina Esqueda, Lizbeth Ochoa, Nayelli Acevedo; Altos: Betzabé Juárez, Mónica Nuñez, Nurani Huett, Javier Coronado; Tenors: Eduardo Díaz Cerón, Orlando Pineda, Miguel Ángel Ortega, Emilio Gutierrez; Basses: Izhar Poncelis, David Echeverría, Luis Miguel Juárez, Antonio Azpiri
Instrumental ensembe: Violins: Ana Karen Guillen, Eduardo Espinoza, Juan Luis Matuz, Luis Gutiérrez, Roberto Rivadeneyra, Victor Vázquez; Viola: Ella Shamoyan; Violonchellos: Asaf Kolerstein, Owen Aguilar; Oboes: Jorge Taylor, Natalia Morelos; Double-bass: Víctor Flores. Harpsichord: Santiago Álvarez; Organ: Daniel Ortega

YouTube

Nov 29, 2014

Video / TT: 64:15

Recorded & filmed live at Auditorio de la Biblioteca Vasconcelos, Mexico City, Mexico.
Source: Canticum Sacrum / Biblioteca Vasconcelos - Auditorio
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert [64:15]
Cantata BWV 47: Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:42] + Mvt. 2: Aris [S] [5:32] | Mvt. 2: Aria [S] [4:44]


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Kantaten zum 17. und 18. Sonntag nach Trinitatis (BWV 47, 169, 97) [C16-4]

 

Cantata BWV 47: Mvts. 1, 3-5 (from a complete peformance)

Kay Johannsen

Stuttgarter Kantorei / Stiftsbarock Stuttgart

BWV 47 Soloists: Soprano: Miriam Alexandra [2]; Bass: Krešimir Stražanac [3-4]

YouTube

Sep 23, 2016

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 47: Mvt. 1: Chorus [6:40] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] + Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [7:26] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [1:31]


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Bachprojekt 2019 (BWV 82, 1049, 47) [BP-19]

 

Cantata BWV 47 [24:37]

Cornelia Ewald

Studiochor Karlshorst & Kantorei Karlshorst / Junges Bach Ensemble Berlin

Soprano: Barbara Berg; Bass: Sebastian Bluth

YouTube

Mar 24, 2019

Video / TT: 63:23

Recorded & Filmed live at Kirche "Zur frohen Botschaft", Berlin Karlshorst, Germany.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [24:37]


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Saintes 2020: Bach par Le Banquet Céleste, Damien Guillon (BWV 47, 60, 78) [CV-4]

 
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2.

00:55: Cantata BWV 47 [20:38]

Damien Guillon

(OVPP - No Choir) / Le Banquet Céleste

Soprano: Céline Scheen; Counter-tenor: Damien Guillon; Tenor: Thomas Hobbs; Bass: Benoît Arnould
LBC: Caroline Bayet (Violin 1); Simon Pierre (Violin 2); Marta Paramo (Viola); Claire Gratton (Violoncello); Elodie Peudepièce (Double-bass); Patrick Beaugiraud (Oboe 1); Guillaume Cuiller (Oboe 2); Niels Coppalle (Bassoon); Kevin Manent-Navratil (Harpsichord & Organ)

YouTube / Mezzo

Jul 21, 2020

Video / TT: 59 min

Recorded & filmed live at at Abbaye aux Dames, Le Cité Musicale, Saintes, France, in the frame of Festival de Saintes 2020, in association with Ozango Production, France 3 Aquitaine & Mezzo. Broadcast by Mezzo.
Directed by: Sebastien Glas.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [20:38]
Concert: Full Concert [58:47] | Excerpts from BWV 47 & 78 [3:38]


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J.S. Bach: "Wer sich selbst erhöhet" BWV 47--Bloomington Bach Cantata Project (Season 11, Program 61) [C-61]

 
 

0:00:00 Welcome
0:01:54: Performance: Cantata BWV 47 [24:03]
0:25:57: Lecture
0:38:14: Performance: Cantata BWV 47 [23:29]

Music Director: Alejandro Gómez Guillén
Lecturer: Daniel R. Melamed

(OVPP - No Choir ) / Bloomington Bach Cantata Project (Indiana University Baroque Orchestra)

Soprano: Paulina Francisco; Alto: Astrid Caruso-Lynch; Tenor: Lawrence Abernathy; Bass: David Rugger
Margaret Owens, Jennifer Kirby (Oboes); Sarah Cranor, Martie Perry, Elana Cooper, Abigail Hakel-Garcia (Violins); Esteban Hernández Parra (Viola); Joanna Blendulf (Cello); Phillip Spray (Violone); Christopher Caruso-Lynch (Organ)

YouTube

Sep 13, 2020

Video / TT: 61:43

Recorded & filmed live at the Pavilion, Switchyard Park, Bloomington, Indiana, USA, in the frame of Bloomington Bach Cantata Project.
Recording Engineer/Video Producer: Rafael W. Porto | captuR Media.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Programme [61:43]


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BACH 200 UW, czyli 200 kantat Bacha na 200-lecie UW | BWV 47, BWV 86, BWV 108 [CV-1]

00:34-21:55: Cantata BWV 47 [21:21]

Grzegorz Lalek

(OVPP - No Choir) / Ensemble Hyacinthus

Singers: Soprano: Ewa Leszczyńska; Alto: Joanna Lalek; Tenor: Aleksander Rewiński; Bass: Piotr Pieron
Ensemble Hyacinthus: Grzegorz Lalek (Baroque Violin, Artistic Direction); Alicja Sierpińska (Baroque Violin); Marcin Stefaniuk (Baroque Viola); Jakub Kościukiewicz (Baroque Cello); Stanisław Smołka (Baroque Double-bass); Jan Hutek (Baroque Oboe, Oboe d'amore); Tytus Wojnowicz ( Baroque oboe, Oboe d'amore); Lilianna Stawarz (Positive Organ)

YouTube

Oct 10, 2020

Video / TT: 53:50

Recorded & filmed live at Sali Narożnej Pałacu Tyszkiewiczów-Potockich Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego (Corner Room of the Tyszkiewicz-Potocki Palace at the University of Warsaw), as part of the series "Bach 200 UW - 200 kantat Bacha na 200-lecie Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego" (Bach 200 UW - 200 Bach cantatas for the 200th anniversary of the University of Warsaw).
Video Production & Editing: Łukasz Kałuża, Jarosław Skrzeczkowski; Audio Production & Editing: Marcin Lasia.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 47, 86, 108 [53:50] |


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Concierto en vivo | Bach Santiago 27 (Cantatas BWV 47, 167, 181) [BS-27]

 

11:28-33:55: Cantata BWV 47 [22:27]

Gonzalo Beltrán, Rodrigo del Pozo

Bach Santiago

Soloists: Soprano: Marisol Vega; Alto: Javiera Lara; Tenor: Rodrigo del Pozo; Bass: Ismael Correa
Vocal Ensemble: Soprano: Virginia Barrios; Alto: Catalina Riedemann; Tenor: José Loyola; Bass: Diego Amengual
Instrumental Ensemble: Gonzalo Beltrán (Violin 1); Felipe Muñoz (Violin 2); Pablo Salinas (Viola); Sebastián Mercado (Cello); Carlos Arena (Double-bass); Verónica Sierralta (Harpsichord & Organ); José Luis Urquieta (Oboe 1); Leonardo Cuevas (Oboe 2, English Horn); Hermes Quintanilla (Trumpet)

YouTube

Aug 7, 2022

Video / TT: 74:16

Recorded, filmed & streamed from Iglesia Luterana El Redentor, Santiago, Chile.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 47, 167, 181 [74:16]


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Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden, BWV 47 [C22-3]

Cantata BWV 47 [23:14]

Ryan Turner

Emmanuel Music

Soloists: Soprano: Carley DeFranco; Bass: Will Prapestis
Heidi Braun-Hill (Violin); Peggy Pearson (Oboe)

YouTube

Oct 9, 2022

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in the frame of Emmanuel Music: Bach Cantata Series..
* Due to some technical difficulties during capture, this performance has compromised video quality paired with the live high quality audio from Emmanuel Music recording studio. *
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [23:14]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2001 - October 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (July 2012); Matthias Hansen (September 2005, September 2006); Rainer Harald (March 2019 - October 2023); Frits V. Herbold (February 2012); Thomas Shepherd (May 2002, April 2005); Teri Noel Towe (December 2001); VolTykhyy (January 2009)

Cantata BWV 47: Wer sichselbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden for 17th Sunday after Trinity (1726)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


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