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Cantata BWV 53
Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde


Ref.:

BWV 53

German Title

Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde

English Title

Strike my hour, so long awaited

Event

Cantata for Funeral

Composed

c1730 - Leipzig, by Georg Melchior Hoffmann ? (1684-1715)

Text:

Anon

BWV 53 Text: German-5 | German-6 | German-7
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-10
Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-3 | Italian-5 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2

Scoring

Soloist: Alto
Orchestra: 2 violins, viola (LC), cello, organ, bells
Mvt. 1: Aria

BWV 53 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [0.28 MB] | Score BGA [0.53 MB]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]

References:

BWV 53 References: BGA: XII/2 | NBA: I/41 | BC: V 99 | Zwang: - | First Published: BG, 1863 | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 53 Commentaries: English: Crouch
EvH [Dutch]

Music

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Discussions

Week of October 26, 1999; Week of June 2, 2013


Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Excerpts
Recordings without details

Discussions of BWV 53 - Part 1
Discussions of BWV 53 - Part 2
Discussions of BWV 53 - Part 3 (3rd Round)
Discussions of Non-Bach Cantatas: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Sacred Cantatas for Alto - conducted by Helmut Müller-Brühl w/ Marianne Beate Kielland

Discography

Complete Recordings


1

Schlafe, mein Liebster aus dem Weihmachtsoratorium; Schlage doch, gewunschte Stunde - Kantate für Alt (Bach) [C-1]
The Art of Emmi Leisner
[C-1]

 
 

Cantata Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde, BWV 53 [4:45]

-

Staatskapelle Berlin (as Staatsoper, Berlin)

Contralto: Emmi Leisner

Polydor / Grammophon 73020
Preiser Records PR-89210
=

Nov 1926

78 rpm
2-CD / 151:23
MP3 / TT: 151:23

Recorded in Berlin, Germany.
Matrix Number: B-24310 [BWV 248]; B-24311 [BWV 53].
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 53: Complete Cantata [4:56]
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2

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 53 - Air de la Cloche des Agonisants; Rejouis-toi, Sion. Aria De L'oratorio De Noel N.4 [V-1] [C-2]

Cantata BWV 53 - Air de la Cloche des Agonisants []

Alexandre Cellier

String ensemble

Contralto: Lina Falk

Lumen 32.028

Nov 1936

78 rpm

Recorded in Paris, France.
Matrix Nos.: YL65 (M6-82283), YL66 (M6-82284)


3

Bach: Cantata No. 53: Schlage Doch

 

Cantata BWV 53 []

Karl Rankl

London Symphony Orchestra

Contralto: Mary Jarred

Decca K-2228 [mx. AR-19798/19799]

Oct 24, 1946

78 rpm / TT:

 

4

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 53, BWV 189 & BWV 200 [C-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 53, BWV 200, BWV 152, BWV 158

Cantata BWV 53 [6:55]

August Wenzinger

Konzertgruppe der Schola Cantorum Basiliensis

Contralto: Hildegard Hennecke

Decca / Archiv

Apr 1951

LP / TT:

Recorded at Paulus-Kirche, Basel, Switzerland.


5

J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 53, No. 54, No. 170 [L-4]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 32, No. 53, No. 54, No. 170
[C-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 35, 42 & 53
[D-2]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Contralto
[E-2]

 

Cantata BWV 53 [9:40]

Hermann Scherchen

Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Alto: Hilde Rössel-Majdan

Westminster XWN-18392
Baroque Music Club / Archipel

1952

LP / TT:
CD / TT:

Recorded at Mozartsaal, Vienna, Austria.
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6

G, Pergolesi: Salve Regina; J.S. Bach: Cantata no. 53 Schlage doch gewünschte Stunde; Cantata no. l70 Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 53 []

-

Guilett String Quartet

Mezzo-soprano: Herta Glaz
Herman Chessid (harpsichord); Joseph Castka (Chimes)

MGM E-3156

1955

LP / TT:

 

7

J.S. Bach: Quatre Cantates No. 53, 55, 189 & 200 [L-3]

Cantatas BWV 53 []

Karl Ristenpart

Orchestre de Chambre de la Sarre

Contralto: Margarete Ast

Les discophiles français DF-217

Jun 18 & Oct 2, 1957

LP / TT:

Recorded at Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany.


8

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 53, BWV 54, BWV 200, BWV 244 Matthäus-Passion - ‘Erbarme dich, mein Gott’ [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 53 [4:07]

Thurston Dart

Philomusica of London

Contalto: Helen Watts

L'Oiseau-Lyre OL-50169
L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL-60003
Beulah

Apr 1958

LP / TT: 37:58
LP / TT: 37:58
MP3 / TT:

Recorded in London, England.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 53: Complete Cantata [4:37]
Download from: Beulah


9

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 14
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 68, Cantata No. 98, Cantata No. 53 [L-14]
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 2

 

Cantata BWV 53 [8:13]

Fritz Werner

Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Alto: Claudia Hellmann

Erato STE-50181
Erato STU-70181
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1001
Erato 2584-61402-2

Jun 1963

LP / TT: 44:35
LP / TT: 44:35
LP / TT: 44:35
10-CD / TT: 722:00

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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10

Maureen Forrester: Bach Cantatas / Scarlatti: Salva Regina [C-2]
Maureen Forrester sings Bach & Handel
[C-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 53 [9:17]

Antonio Janigro

I Solisti di Zagreb

Alto: Maureen Forrester; Organ: Anton Heiller

Bach Guild BGS-70670
Vanguard Classics SVC-64/65
Amadeus

Jun 15-17, 1964

CD / TT: 55:32
2-CD / TT: 106:57

Recorded at the Grossesaal, Wiener Konzethaus, Vienna, Austria. Producer: Seymour Solomon; Engineer: Mario Mizzaro.
Original released as Bach Guild BG-70770.
Listen to this recording on: YouTube [9:41]
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11

Bach Festival 40th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Second Concert (BW Tape 72-02) [F40-2]

 

Cantata BWV 53 []

George Poinar

Baldwin-Wallace Festival Orchestra

Mezzo-soprano: Elizabeth Mannion

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music

May 19, 1972

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library)


12

Bach & Händel arias = Bakh & Gendel’ arii [C-1] [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 53 [8:58]

Adolf Bruk

Soloists' Chamber Ensemble of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

Mezzo-soprano: Elena Obraztsova

Melodiya S10-06513/514

May 1975

LP / TT: 43:31

Recorded in Russia.


13

J.S. Bach: Cantates BWV 53, 54, 169 [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 53 [7:36]

Jean-François Pailliard

Orchestre Chambre Jean-Francois Paillard

Alto: Birgit Finnilä
Gérard Jarry, Brigitte Angelis, Catherine Gabard, Yves Melon, Francis Oguse, Yuri Tomiyama (Violins); Pierre Franck, Raymond Glatard (Violas); Alain Gourmont, Patrick Gabard (Violoncellos); Gérard Granier (Double-bass); Laure Morabito (Dowd Harpsichord)

Erato STU-71161

Nov 1977

LP / TT: 48:35

Recorded at Notre-Dame-des-Roses (Grisy-Suisnes).
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 53: Complete Cantata [7:44]


14

J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 124: "Meinen Jesum lass' ich nicht"; Kantata No. 53: “Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde” [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 53 []

Hubert Günther

Rheinisches Sinfonie-Orchester <Düsseldorf>

Alto: Ingrid Günther

Garnet G-40122

1980

LP / TT:

Recorded in Düsseldorf, Germany.


15

Salvator mundi: op. 89

 

Cantata BWV 53 []

John Sanders

London Mozart Players

Contralto: Penelope Walker

Alpha

Jul 1983

LP / TT:

Recorded at Princess Hall, London, England.


16

Solokantaten [CD] [C-1]
Motetten & Kantaten der Bach Familie [2-CD]
[C-1]

 
 
 

2-11. Cantata BWV 53 [CD: 5:59; MP3: 6:04]

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Ricercar Consort

Counter-tenor: Henri Ledroit [BWV 53]
RC: François Fernandez, Marc Destrube (Violins); Philippe Pierlot, Hiroshi Fukuzawa, Titia de Zwart (Viols); Richte van der Meer (Violoncello); Bernard Foccroulle (Organ); Willy Daenen (Campanella)

Ricercar
Ricercar RIC-210
=

BWV 53: Dec 1983

CD / TT:
2-CD / TT: 138:34
MP3 / TT: 134:49

Recorded at Eglise St-Jean à Beaufays, Belgium.
Producer, Creative Director: Jérôme Lejeune.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 53 by Ricercar Consort.
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 27 Tracks; TT: 135:08]
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17

Bach: Motets & Cantatas: "The Sacred & the Coffeine" [C-4]

 

Cantata BWV 53 [7:18 / 7:49]

Johannes Somary

Amor Artis Baroque Orchestra

Contralto: Shirley Love

Vox MCD-10046
Vox 9039
MMG/Essex Entertainment

Jun 1984

CD / TT: 60:04

Recorded at Markin Concert Hall & St. Baptiste Church, New York City, NY, USA.
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18

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 53 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 53 [5:46]

?

Barockorchester des Saarländischen Staatstheaters

Alto: Carolyn Frank

?

1984

LP / TT:

 

19

Bach: Cantate BWV 106 Actus tragicus Cantate BWV 53; Marcello: Psaume 10 [C-1]

 

Cantate BWV 53 []

Olivier Schneebeli

Ensemble Dardanus (Paris); Petits chanteurs de Saint-Louis (Paris); Les Petits chanteurs de Chaillot (Paris)

?

La Croix St Leufroy: Studio DS

P 1985

MC / TT:

Recorded at Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois, Paris, France.


20

Bach: Cantatas pour alto BWV 35, 82 & 53 [C-1]
Bach: Cantatas pour alto BWV 82, 35 & 53
[C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 53 [8:09]

Chiara Banchini

Ensemble 415

Counter-tenor: René Jacobs; Chiara Banchini (Violin); Gordon Murray (Organ)

Harmonia Mundi France HMT-7901273
Harmonia Mundi France HMA-1951273
=

Sep 1987

CD / TT: 59:03
CD / TT: 59:03
MP3 / TT: 58:51

Recorded at Saint-Martin-du Méjan, Arles.
Miking: Jean François Pontefract; Artistic Director: Arend Prohmann.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Cantatas BWV 35, 82, 53 [58:59] | Cantatas BWV 35, 82, 53 [58:59]
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21

J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, Mass in B minor [C-1]

Cantata BWV 53 [6:23]

-

I Solisti di Zagreb (1st Violin: Tonko Ninić)

Alto: Ruža Pospiš-Baldani

Jugoton LSY-62225

1987

LP / TT:

Recorded in Zagreb, Yugoslavia.


22

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 169, 54, 200 [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 53 [6:23]

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Amsterdam Bach Soloists

Alto: Jard van Nes
Henk Rubingh (Violin); Jan Willem de Vriend (Violin); Wim ten Have (Viola); Joke Vermeulen (Viola) [BWV 54]; Wim Straesser (Violoncello); Margaret Urquhart (Double-bass); Leo van Doeselaar (Organ); Rob Visser (Oboe); Jan Kouwenhoven (Oboe); Henk Knöbs (English Horn); Jos de Lang (Bassoon); Herman Rieken (Bells)

Vanguard Classics 99005

Jun 1988

CD / TT: 46:52

Recorded at Bethlehemkerk, Papendrecht, the Netherlands.
Recorded by Clavigram.
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23

Bach-Pergolesi: Tilge, Höchster, Meine Sünden [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 53 [9:08]

Fabio Maestri

Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana

Contralto: Gloria Banditelli
OFM: Violins 1: Antonio Bigonzi*, Elisabetta Matacena, Paolo Fidani, Nicolae Negoita; Violins 2: Christian Pintilie*, Sergio Morellina, Luca Nicolini, Giannina Guazzaroni; Violas: Gianni Maraldi*, Adriano Valbruzzi; Violoncellos: Marco Ferretti**, Luca Pincini; Double-bass: Marco Cempini; Harpsichord & Bells: Gianni Gambi; Organ: Gabriele Catalucci
* soloist; ** soloist in BWV 53

Bongiovanni GB-2113

Mar 29, 1990

CD / TT: 61:01

Recorded live at Teatro Pergolesi di Jesi, Italy.
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24

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Nos. 53 · 82 · 170 · 200 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 53 [5:37]

Kenneth Sillito

Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields

Counter-tenor: Jochen Kowalski

Capriccio

Feb 12-15, 1993

CD / TT: 49:19

Recorded at Air Studios, London, England.
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25

German 17th-Century Church Music [C-1]

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 53 [5:56]

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Parley of Instruments [Pitch: A = 440 Hz]

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze
Judy Tarling (Violin); Theresa Caudle (Violin, Viola); Lisa Cochrane, Paul Denley (Violas); Mark Caudle (Bass Viol, Bass Violin, Cello); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo); Timothy Roberts (Spinet); Charles Fullbrook (Bells); Peter Holman (Chamber Organ)

Hyperion CDA-67079
Helios CDH-55230

Sep 8-10, 1998

CD / TT: 74:10
CD / TT: 74:10

Recorded at St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, England.
Recording Engineers: Antony Howell, Julian Millard; Recording Producer: Martin Compton; Keyboard Technician Simon Neal; Executive Producers Edward Perry, Simon Perry.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 53 by R. Blaze. 
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26

Timeless Recordings - Sampler [C-2]

Cantata BWV 53 [6:34]

Robert Canetti

Instrumental Ensemble

Alto: Bracha Kol

Timeless Recordings

Oct 2000

CD / TT: 38:57

Recorded live at Abu-Gosh Vocal Music Festival, Israel.


27

De Aeternitate [C-5]

 

Cantata BWV 53 [5:17]

Philippe Pierlot

Ricercar Consort

Counter-tenor: Carlos Mena

Mirare Records 9911

Nov 2000

CD / TT: 67:02

Recorded at léglise de Bra, Belgium.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 53 by Ricercar Consort.
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28

Bach: Salmo 51 BWV 1083 dallo Stabat Mater di Pergolesi / Cantate BWV 170, 198, 106, 196, 53 [C-2]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 198 "Trauerode", BWV 106 "Actus Tragicus", BWV 196, BWV 53
[C-2]

 
 
 

CD-2 [69:47]: Cantata BWV 53 [7:29]

Diego Fasolis

Coro della Radio Svizzera / I Barocchisti

Mezzo-soprano: Guillemette Laurens
IB: Violins: Duilio Galfetti [Leader], Franco Andrini, Stefano Montanari; Violas: Marco Di Giacomo, Federico Pupo°; Cellos: Paolo Beschi, Marco Testori; Violones: Vanni Moretto°, Paolo Rizzi; Violas da gamba, Alberto Rasi, Claudia Pasetto; Oboes d'amore: Omar Zoboli, Guido Campana; Flutes: Stefano Bet, Lorenzo Brondetta; Lutes: Paolo Chierici, Carlo Str; Organ: Francesco Cera; Campanelle: Petr Zeifart
° for Cantata BWV 53

The Classic Voice Magazine
Arts Music 47695-2
=

Dec 2000

2-CD / TT: 131:12
CD-2 / TT: 69:50
MP3 / TT: 69:32

Recorded at Auditorio Stelio Moro RSI, Lugano, Canton Ticino, Switzerland.
Producers: Carlo Piccardi, Giuseppe Clericeti; Audio Producer: Ulrich Buscher; Original sound recording made by Radio Svizzera, Rete Due.
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album [130:58] | Complete Album + [239:37]
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29

Bach Cantatas [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 53 [6:17]

Charles Humphries

Kontrabande

Counter-tenor: Charles Humphries
Alexandra Bellamy (Oboe); Clare Salaman (Violin); Henrietta Wayne (Violin); Rachel Byrt (Viola); Richard Campbell (Violoncello); Bill Hunt (Violone); Laurence Cummings & James Johnstone (Keyboard)

Claudio Records CR-5154-2
=

Jan 10-13, 2001

CD / TT: 65:13
MP3 / TT: 65:04

Recorded in ChilwortFriary, Surrey, England.
Recording Engineer: Colin Attwell; Assistant Engineer: William Attwell; Producer: Ben Turner; Organ Tunning: Malcolm Greenhaulgh.
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30

Bach: Arias & Cantatas [C-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 53 [5:51]

Gérard Lesne

Il Seminario Musicale

Counter-tenor: Gérard Lesne
Patrick Cohën-Akenine (Violin 1); Sophie Gevers-Demoures (Violin 2); Catherine Puig, Michel Renard (Violas); Anne-Marie Lasla, Sylvie Moquet, Sophie Watilon (Viols); Bruno Cocset (Violoncello & Viol); Richard Myron (Violone); Mónica Pustinic (Archlute); Blandine Rannou (Harpsichord & Postive Organ); Marie-Ange Petit (Percussions)

Astrée E-8873
=

Nov 2001

CD / TT: 59:03
MP3 / TT: 59:03

Recorded at the "Chapelle de l'école Ste Genenviève", Versailles, France.
Executive Producer: Hervé Boissiére; Recording Producer & Editing: Etienne Collard; Sound Engineer: Michel Pierre; Assistant: Alban Moreau; Linguistic Coach: Michel Uhlmann.
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31

Lamento - Theatre of Early Music [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 53 [6:14]

Daniel Taylor

Theatre of Early Music

Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor
TEM: Violins: Adrian Butterfield, Hélène Plouffe; Viola: Margaret Little; Cello: Myron Lutzke; Bells: Ziya Tabassian; Organ: Hank Knox

ATMA Classique ACD2-2261
=

Aug 7-8 & Sep 7-8, 2001

CD / TT: 65:02
MP3 / TT: 65:00

Recorded at Église St-Augustin, St-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, Canada.
Recorded and produced by: Johanne Goyette; Digital mastering: Johanne Goyette; Production Assistants: Valérie Leclair, Jacques-André Houle.
1st recording of Cantata BW 53 by D. Taylor.
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32

J.S. Bach: Geistliche Solokantaten für Alt [C-4]
J.S. Bach: Sacred Cantatas for Alto
[C-4]

 
 

Cantata BWV 53 [5:49]

Helmut Müller-Brühl

Kölner Kammerorchester

Mezzo-soprano: Marianne Beate Kielland
Orchestra: Renée Ohldin (Concert-master); Irmgard Zavelberg, Dorethée Ragg, Sonja Riederbusch, Johannes Krause, Nicole-Mattea Steward (Violin I); Alberth Rundel, Franz NeumannSusanne SillerReiko Sudo, Christian Friedrich (Violin II); Theo Lenzen, Dana Bala-Ciolanesco, Victor Soumenkov (Violas); Gerhard Anders, Mercedes Ruiz, Teemu Myöhänen (Violoncellos); Thomas Falke (Double-bass); Harald Hoeren (Organ); Thomas Welsch (Bells)

Naxos 8.557621
=

Oct 18-20, Nov 22-23, 2004

CD / TT: 62:40
MP4 / TT: 62:20

Recorded by DeutschlandRadio, Sendesaal des Funkhauses Köln, Germany. Producer: Ludwig Rink; Engineers: Stephan Schmidt & Hans Martin Renz. A co-production with DeutschlandRadio.
See: Sacred Cantatas for Alto - conducted by Helmut Müller-Brühl w/ Marianne Beate Kielland
Listen to this recording on: YouTube [5:49]
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33

Feux d'artifice = Fireworks [C-6]

 

Cantata BWV 53 [6:10]

Daniel Taylor

Theatre of Early Music

Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor

ATMA Classique ACD2-2367

Jun 2005

2-CD / TT: 109:03

Recorded live at the Montreal Baroque Festival, Eglise de la Nativite, La Prairie, Québec, Canada.
2nd recording of Cantata BW 53 by D. Taylor.
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34

Hoffmann: Schlage doch [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 53 [6:23]

Andreas Schierlinger-Langeheinecke

Sacrum & Profanum - Ensemble für Alte Musik München

Alto: Dinah Kamm
Corinna Mayr & Beatrix Baier (Violins); Susanne Biedermann (Viola); Thomas Waldherr (Violoncello); Reinhard Kreuzinger (Glockenspiel); Constanze Schlager-Lindner (Harpsichord)

YouTube

Aug 6, 2008

Video

Recorded live at St. Michael, Wolfratshausen, Bavaria, Germany.
Watch this video on: YouTube [6:23]


35

Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde" (BWV 53 ,cantata J.S.Bach) Foto San Juan de los Yeras, Cuba

 

Cantata BWV 53 [6:04]

Josué Sureda Valdespino

Orchestra G.B.Pergolesi di Jesi

Mezzo-soprano: Amor Lilia Pérez

YouTube

2010 (?)

Video

Watch this video on: YouTube [6:04]


36

Bach Cantatas [C-1]

Cantata BWV 53 [7:31]

Andreas Scholl

Kammerorchester Basel (Director: Julia Schröder)

Counter-tenor: Andreas Scholl

Decca 4782733

Jan 23-28, 2011

CD / TT: 63:25

Recorded at Les Dominicains de Haute-Alsace, France.
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37

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 35 & 53; T. Avni: Prayer for Strings; F. Schubert: Symphony No. 6 [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 53 [7:59]

Gábor Hollerung

Israel Chamber Orchestra

Mezzo soprano: Ilona Toivis

YouTube

Jun 30, 2011

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 53: Complete Cantata [7:59]


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Bach: Arias [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 53 [6:42]

Ophélie Gaillard (Violoncello, Director)

Ensemble Pulcinella

Alto: Christophe Dumaux

Aparte AP-045
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Jul 1-4, 2012

CD / TT: 67:10
MP3 / TT: 67:24

Recorded at Saint-German des Prés, Paris, France.
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Bach · Telemann · Hoffmann: Cantatas - Schlage doch gewünschte Stunde [C-6]

 

Cantata BWV 53 [6:08]

Marcel Ponseele

(OVPP - No Choir) / Il Gardellino

Alto: Damien Guillon

Passacaille PAS-989
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Nov 1-4, 2012

CD / TT: 63:41

Recorded in Anvers, Belgium.
Production: Jan De Winne, Musurgia BVBA; Recording & Asrtistic Direction: Olaf Mielke.
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J.S. Bach: Secular Cantatas Vol. 6 - 'Trauerode' (BWV 198, 53, 1083) [S-6]

 
 

Cantata BWV 53 [7:00]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan orchestra

Alto: Robin Blaze
Orchestra: Violins 1: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader], Akira Harada, Yuko Takeshima; Violins 2: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Ayaka Yamauchi; Violas: Hiroshi Narita, Mina Fukazawa; Campanella: Masaaki Suzuki, Masato Suzuki
Continuo: Violoncello: Toru Yamamoto; Violone: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dosaka; Organ: Masato Suzuki

BIS SACD-2181
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Feb 2015

SACD / TT: 78:55
MP3 / TT: 78:43

Recorded at Kobe Shoin Wome’s University Chapel, Japan.
Producer: Hans Kipfer (Take5 Music Production); Sound Engineer: Thore Brinkmann (Take5 Music Production); Post-production: Editing & Mixing: Hans Kipfer.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 53 by R. Blaze. 
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Cantata - Yet can I hear... [C-4]

 

Cantata BWV 53 [6:46]

Bernhard Forck (Concert-master)

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Counter-tenor: Bejun Mehta
Christophe (Flute); Xenia Lechler (7: oboe, chime)

Pentatone PTC-5186669

May 2017

SACD / TT: 71:51

Recorded at Nikodemuskirche, Berlin, Germany.
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Recordings of Excerpts


E-1

Chorale Preludes, Vol. 2 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 53: Excerpt [2:52]

Organ: Wilhelm Krumbach

Arte Nova 30463

Feb, Apr 1985

CD / TT: 69:14

Recorded at Marmoutier/Maursmünster/Ilbenstadt (Wetterau), Germany.


Recordings without details


UK-1

Ripoli: Monestir de Santa Maria de Ripoll (Part 2 De 2)

 

Cantata BWV 53 [5:54]

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Watch this video on: YouTube [5:54]


UK-2

Dive kjerkebukta 2012

 

Cantata BWV 53 [6:04]

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Watch this video on: YouTube [6:04]


UK-3

Cine Estocastico Ludico Abstracto Libre Espontaneo Ideal Por Oscar Valmont  

Cantata BWV 53 [5:49]

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Watch this video on: YouTube [5:49]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 1999 - September 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (January 2001, January 2008, December 2009, June 2011, April 2012); Rainer Baruth (April 2011); Rolf Günther (October 2012); Matthias Hansen (September 2005); Rainer Harald (March 2022); Louis Iosub (April 2012); Manfred Krugmann (September 2012); Bradley Lehman (April 2004); Riccardo Nughes (January 2002, April 2002); Nagamiya Tutomu (May 2005); Burke Smith (September 2005, December 2005); Teri Noel Towe (May 2007); Jerome F. Weber (February 2020, September 2020)

Cantata BWV 53: Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde for Funeral (c1730)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Georg Melchior Hoffmann: Short Biography
Works: Cantata BWV 53 | Cantata BWV 189 | Little Magnificat BWV Anh 21

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
Discussions of General Topics: Cantatas & Other Vocal Works | Performance Practice | Radio, Concerts, Festivals, Recordings




 

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