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Cantata BWV 54
Widerstehe doch der Sünde |
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Ref. |
BWV 54 |
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German Title |
Widerstehe doch der Sünde |
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English Title |
Stand Steadfast against Transgression (by Z. Philip Ambrose) |
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Event |
Solo Cantata (for Alto) for the Dominica Oculi [3rd Sunday in Lent]
Readings: Epistle: Ephesians 5: 1-9; Gospel: Luke 11: 14-28 |
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Composed |
Weimar, 1714
1st performance: March 24, 1715 (?) - Weimar
There are some considerable problems here that make a definite assignment impossible. We are left with the possibilities indicated in the revised (English) Dürr. Klaus Hofmann (1993) in one of the Bach journals is primarily responsible for the 1715 date. The problem with the March 4, 1714 date is that it would have occurred two days after Bach’s appointment as Kapellmeister at the Weimar court. The only reason that Oculi has been assigned is because printed text book has this Sunday assigned. This is a good reason, but because the references to the Epistle and Gospel readings on Oculi Sunday are rather vague and because Bach composed a similar early cantata as “in ogni tempo”, Schulze considers the 7th Sunday after Trinity 1714 as a possibility because some possible references to the readings for that Sunday. Dürr (English + update) state: ‘most likely in summer or autumn’ of 1714. Küster dates this cantata to before 1714. The NBA KB states that it could have been composed as early as 1713 possibly for Oculi or another suitable point in the year (in ogni tempo). Schulze also explains that the 1st mvt. was used by Bach with a different text as part of the St. Mark Passion. |
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Text |
Georg Christian Lehms |
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German Text | German-2 | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 |
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Scoring |
Soloist: Alto
Orchestra: 2 violins, viola, continuo composed of a cello, a double-bass and organ
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria |
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Score Vocal & Piano [0.91 MB] | Score BGA [1.04 MB]
Arrangement for alto, treble-recorder and organ [by Iman de Zwarte]: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3
Capella: Mvt. 1 [cap] |
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References |
BGA: XII/2 | NBA: I/18 | BC: A 51 | Zwang: K 14 | First Published: BG, 1863 | Autograph score (Facsimile): ? |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | JdW [Dutch]
| Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of March 26, 2000; Week of April 17, 2005; Week of May 16, 2010 |
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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 198 Trauer Ode, 54 & 106 [D-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Contralto [E-2] |
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Cantata BWV 54 [19:38] |
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Hermann Scherchen |
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Vienna State Opera Orchestra |
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Contralto: Hilde Rössel-Majdan |
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Westminster
Westminster
Baroque Music Club Archipel |
1952 |
LP / TT:
CD / TT: 71:48
CD / TT: 78:26
CD / TT: |
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Recorded at Mozartsaal, Vienna, Austria.
Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
 
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Cantata No. 54 - Widerstehe doch der Sünde |
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Cantata BWV 54 [] |
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Les discophiles français EX25108 |
Apr 16-21, 1953 |
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Alfred Deller Edition 7 [E-1] |
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Cantata BWV 54 [13:26] |
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Gustav Leonhardt |
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Leonhardt Baroque Ensemble |
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Counter-tenor: Alfred Deller |
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Vanguard |
May 1954 |
CD / TT: 59:20 |
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Recorded at Franziskanerkirche, Vienna, Austria.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 54 by G. Leonhardt.
Buy this album at:
CD: Amazon.com |
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The Glenn Gould Collection, Vol. 5 - The conductor [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 54 [13:06]
Including commentary by G. Gould [21:10] |
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Glenn Gould (commentator, conductor and pianist) |
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Unmentioned orchestra |
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Counter-tenor: Russell Oberlin; Violin: Oscar Shumsky; Flute: Julius Baker |
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Music & Arts 654
Video Sony SHV 48408
Sony: SRLM-992 |
Apr 8, 1962 [Cantata]
Jan 1 - Dec 31 [Intro] |
CD / TT:
Video / TT: 49:14
Laser Disc / TT: |
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Watch this video on YouTube: Part 1 [7:02] | Part 2 [9:33] | Part 3 [4:35] |
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Kirchenmusikalische Feierstunde / Martin-Luther-Kirche zu
Dresden-Neustadt; Bußtag, Mittwoch, 17. November 1965, 17 Uhr [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 54 [] |
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Karl Frotscher |
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Kantorei der Martin-Luther-Kirche (Römhild-Chor); Dresdner Collegium musicum
(durch Bläser verstärkt) |
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Alto: Brigitte Pfretzschner (as Brigitte Schmidt-Pfretzschner); Werner Starke (Organ, Harpsichord) |
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Musik an der Martin-Luther-Kirche Dresden |
Nov 17, 1965 |
Tape / TT: 70 min |
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Recorded live at Martin-Luther-Kirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon- Fon-TBA-B 323.
Source: SLUB Dresden & WorldCat Libraries |
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J.S. Bach: Cantates BWV 53, 54, 169 [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 54 [14:45] |
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Jean-François Pailliard |
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Orchestra de Chambre |
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Contralto: Birgit Finnilä |
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Erato STU-71161 |
Nov 1977 |
LP / TT: 48:35 |
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Recorded at Notre-Dame-des-Roses (Grisy-Suisnes). |
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Solokantaten [C-1]
Motetten & Kantaten der Bach Familie |
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Cantata BWV 54 [13:30] |
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Ricercar Consort |
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Counter-tenor: Henri Ledroit |
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Ricercar
Ricercar RIC-210 |
Dec 1983 |
CD / TT:
2-CD / TT: 138:34 |
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Recorded at Eglise St-Jean à Beaufays. |
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The Bach Ensemble: February 28, 1990, 8:00 p.m. [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 54 [] |
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John Gibbons |
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NEC Bach Ensemble |
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Mezzo-soprano: D'Anna Fortunato |
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New England Conservatory of Music |
Feb 28, 1990 |
MC / TT: |
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Recorded live at Brown Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boson, MA, USA.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 54 by J. Gibbons.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 54 by D. Fortunato.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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J.S. Bach: CantataNos. 54, 82, 170 [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 54 [12:06] |
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Roy Goodman |
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The Hanover Band |
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Contralto: Nathalie Stutzmann |
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RCA Victor 62655 |
Jan 31 - Feb 3, 1994 |
CD / TT: 60:15 |
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Recorded at Watford Town Hall, Hertfordshire, UK.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 54 by N. Stutzmann.
Buy this album at:
CD: Amazon.com |
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Konzert der Konzertreihe "Alte Musik im Dresdner Schloss" [RC-5] |
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Cantata BWV 54 [] |
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Hans-Christoph Rademann |
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Dresdner Barockorchester |
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Counter-tenor: Martin Wölfel |
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Sächsische Landesbibliothek |
Mar 29, 1998 |
CD, MC / TT: 86 min |
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Recorded at Annenkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
Copies CD: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Magazin 2 Fon-SCD-C(TKD-C 1075 | MC: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-TKD-C 1075. |
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Brattleboro Music Center presents: Marlboro Music Festival, 1999-07-23 [F-1999] |
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Cantata BWV 54 [] |
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Blanche Moyse |
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New England Bach Festival Orchestra |
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Mezzo-soprano: Marietta Simpson |
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Brattleboro Music Center |
Jul 23, 1999 |
MC / TT: |
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Recorded live at Marlboro Music Festival, Vermont, USA. There is also MC of the rehearsal from July 22, 1999.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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J. S. Bach "Widerstehe doch der Sünde", Kantate Nr. 54 [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 54 [13:04] |
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Violins: Almuth Schmidegger, Stefan Zeh; Violas: Konrad von Coelln, David Bürgers; Cello: Marcella Moretti; Organ: Andreas Frese |
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Counter-tenor: Ingo Hanné |
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Demo-CD |
Nov 1999 |
MP3 / TT: 13:04 |
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Recorded at the Petri-Kirche in Mühlheim / a.d.Ruhr.
Listen to this recording at: Complete Cantata [mp3] |
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Andreas Scholl singt Bach [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 54 [11:37] |
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Martin Lutz |
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Members of Barockorchester La Corona |
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Counter-tenor: Andreas Scholl |
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Hessischer Rundfunk |
Dec 3, 1999 |
CD / TT: 67:12 |
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Recorded in Wiesbasen Bach Festival at the Christophoruskirche Wiesbaden- Schierstein, Germany.
3rd recording of Cantata BWV 54 by A. Scholl. |
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NEC Bach Ensemble: May 1, 2001 at 8:00 p.m. [C-11] |
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Cantata BWV 54 [] |
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John Gibbons (Director & Harpsichord) |
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NEC Bach Ensemble |
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Alto: D'Anna Fortunato
Sherwood Wise (Oboe); I-Ching Lee, Gabriella Diaz (Violins); Chi-Yuan Chen, Eve Wickert (Violas); Mickey Katz (Violoncello); Ben Levy (Bass) |
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New England Conservatory of Music |
May 1, 2001 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded live at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 54 by J. Gibbons.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 54 by D. Fortunato.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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NEC Bach Ensemble concert : March 2, 2004 at 8:00 p.m. [C-14] |
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Cantata BWV 54 [] |
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John Gibbons (Harpsichord, Director) |
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NEC Bach Ensemble |
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Mezzo-soprano: Claudia Huckle
Bach Ensemble: Gabriela Diaz, Edith Hines, Beth Wenstrom (Violins); Stephanie Fong, Emmanuella Reiter (Violas); Alexei Gonazales (Violoncello); Thomas Hall (Double bass) |
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New England Conservatory of Music |
Mar 2, 2004 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded live at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
3rd recording of Cantata BWV 54 by J. Gibbons.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 54 by C. Huckle.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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First Monday at Jordan Hall: May 3, 2004 at 8:00 p.m. [C-15] |
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Cantata BWV 54 [] |
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John Gibbons (Harpsichord, Director) |
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NEC Bach Ensemble |
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Mezzo-contralto: Claudia Huckle
Borromeo Quartet with Kim Kashkashian (Viola); Donald Palma (Double bass) |
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New England Conservatory of Music |
May 3, 2004 |
2-CD / TT: |
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Recorded live at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
4th recording of Cantata BWV 54 by J. Gibbons.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 54 by C. Huckle.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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Schutz, Cantata 54, Motet [C-5] |
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Cantata BWV 54 [] |
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Ralph Nelson |
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Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon |
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Vocal soloist: unknown |
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Bach Cantata Choir 5 |
Mar 18, 2007 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded live at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Buy this album at:
CD: Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon |
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Nandani Persaud, mezzo-soprano : a half recital from the voice studio of Dr. Larry Frazier |
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Cantata BWV 54 [] |
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University of West Georgia. Dept. of Music |
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Mezzo-soprano: Nandani Persaud |
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University of West Georgia Dept. of Music |
2007-2008 season |
CD / TT: ~25:00 |
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Recorded at University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA, USA. |
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Pachelbel and Bach: Canons and cantatas [C-3] |
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Cantata BWV 54 [] |
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The Bach Players |
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Alto: Sally Bruce-Payne
Nicolette Moonen, Rachel Isserlis & Stephen Pedder (Violins); Bethan Morgan (Violin/Viola); Rachel Stott (Viola); Alison McGillivray (Cello); Alastair Mitchell (Bassoon); Silas Wollston (Organ) |
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Hyphen Press Music HMP-005 |
Nov 8-10, 2010 |
2-CD / TT: 109:42 |
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Recorded at St Michael’s, Highgate, London N6, England.
Buy this album at:
2-CD: Hyphen Press Music | Amazon.co.uk |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2000 - March 2013)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (January 2008, December 2009), Thomas Braatz (March 2010), David (February 2002), Dan Dews (February 2013), Jill Gunsell (May 2005), Matthias Hansen (June 2008), Frits V. Herbold (February 2012), Piotr Jaworski (November 2002), Bradley Lehman (April 2004), Burke Smith (September 2005, December 2005) |
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Cantata BWV 54 : Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 |
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