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Cantata BWV 57
Selig ist der Mann


Ref.:

BWV 57

German Title:

Selig ist der Mann

English Title:

Blessed is the Man (by Alec Robertson)

Event:

Solo Cantata in Dialogue (for Soprano & Bass) for 2nd Day of Christmas [St. Stefanus Day]
Readings: Epistle: Titus. 3: 4-7 / Acts 6: 8-15 & 7: 55-60; Gospel: Matthew 23: 35-39 / Luke 2: 15-20
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Christmas

Composed:

Leipzig, 1725
1st performance: December 26, 1725 - Leipzig
A repeat performance is possible at an undetermined date based upon some autograph indications added by Bach to the brass parts.

Text:

James I: 12 (Mvt. 1); Ahasverus Fritsch (Mvt. 8); Georg Christian Lehms (Mvts. 2-7)

BWV 57 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-1 | Dutch-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Hast du denn, Jesu, dein Angesicht [BWV 57/8]

Scoring:

Soloists: Soprano, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, taille (tenor oboe), 2 violins, viola, organ, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria [B] | Mvt. 2: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 3: Aria [S] | Mvt. 4: Recitative - Dialogue [B, S] | Mvt. 5: Aria [B] | Mvt. 6: Recitative - Dialogue [B, S] | Mvt. 7: Aria [S] | Mvt. 8: Chorale

BWV 57 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.55 MB] | Score BGA [2.44 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 144 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 83 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 8
Capella: Mvt. 8 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Hast du denn, Jesu, dein Angesicht gänzlich verborgen [BWV 57/8]

References:

BWV 57 References: BGA: XII/2 | NBA: I/3.1 | BC: A 14 | Zwang: K 133 | First Published: BG, 1863 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 57 Commentaries: English: BCW - Smend [PDF] | Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | DW [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music:

Music Examples

Discussions:

Week of December 3, 1999; Week of August 12, 2007; Week of May 10, 2009; Week of April 20, 2014


Contents:

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

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

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 15
Complete Cantatas Vol. 17 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Cantatas Vol. 43 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

Willem Mengelberg - Volume 1 (J.S. Bach) [C-2]

Cantata BWV 57 []

Willem Mengelberg

Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam

Soprano: Jo Vincent; Bass: Max Kloos

Mengelberg Edition

Nov 7, 1940

CD / TT: 57:43

Recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland.


2

J.S. Bach: Kantaten 12. Folge
J.S. Bach: Das Kanatenwerk - BWV 36, BWV 57 [LA-1]
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas I

 

Cantata BWV 57 [25:31]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Agnes Giebel, Bass: Johannes Oettel
Gernot Schwickert (Harpsichord); Hannes Kästner (Organ)

Eterna 820-527
Eurodisc 71-530
Berlin Classics
Leipzig Classics 001801-2BC

Dec 14, 1951

LP / TT:
LP / TT:
CD / TT: 74:45
CD / TT: 74:45

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
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Berlin Classics 12-CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.de



3

Bach: Cantata No. 57 Selig ist der mann; Cantata No. 32 Liebster Jesu, mein verlangen [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 57 []

Rolf Reinhardt

Pro Musica Orchestra and Chorus, Stuttgart

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Bass: Bruno Müller
Reinhold Barchet (Violin); Fritz Fischer (Oboe); Eva Hoelderlin (Organ)

Vox
Lyrichord LL-98

1954

LP / TT: 50 min

 

4

Radio Recording - Archiv-Nr: U0-02684 [R-32]

Cantata BWV 57 [29:40]

Max Thurn

Members of NDR-Chor / NDR Sinfonieorchester

Soprano: Margot Guilleaume; Baritone: Horst Günter
Johannes Schloemer (Oboe); Hans Kohlert (Oboe); Wilhelm Schaper (Oboe da caccia); August Schneider (Violin)
Basso continuo: Gerhard Gregor (Organ); Wolfram Hentschel (Violoncello); Gerhard Ullrich (Double-bass)

Norddeutsche Rundfunk in Hamburg

Nov 21/22, 1957

Tape / TT:

Recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 57: Complete Cantata [29:41]


5

J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 57 Selig ist der Mann [Radio Recording] [R-4]

 

Cantata BWV 57 [25:53]

Karl Ristenpart

Singgemeinschaft Günther Karau / Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Archiv Saarl.Rundf.

Jul 21, 1959

Tape

Recorded live in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 57 by K. Ristenpart.


6

Bach: Kantate BWV 57, Selig ist der Mann, Kurt Thomas [CR-57]

Cantata BWV 57 [28:02]

Kurt Thomas

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Adele Stolte; Bass: Theo Adam

YouTube

1960

Audio / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Radio tape recording.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 57: Complete Cantata [28:02]


7

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 140, Cantata No. 57 [L-8]
J.S. Bach: Trois Cantatas BWV 82, 159 et 57
[C-3]

 

Cantatas BWV 57 [LP=25:35 / CD=25:30]

Karl Ristenpart

Chorus of the Conservatory of Sarrebruck (Director: Herbert Schmolzi) / Chamber Orchestra of the Saar

Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Club Francais du Disque
Nonesuch H-71029
Accord

Jun 22, 1962

LP / TT: 51:08
LP / TT: 51:08
CD / TT: 70:00

Recorded in Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 57 by K. Ristenpart.


8

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 13
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 57, Cantata No. 32 [L-13]
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 1

 

Cantate BWV 57 [26:43]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Bass: Barry McDaniel

Erato STE-50180
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1007
Erato 2584-61401-2

Jun 1963

LP / TT: 51:05
LP / TT: 51:05
10-CD / TT: 741:36

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 57: Complete Cantata [25:50] | Mvt. 5: Aria [B] [6:42]
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9

J.S. Bach: Cantate BWV 57 · Magnificat BWV 243 [C-1]

 

Cantate BWV 57 [28:07]

Jean-Marie Auberson

Choir & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Soprano: Maria Stader; Bass: Heinz Rehfuss

Fnac 642329
Tono FC-486
Editions Atlas

Jun 25, 1964

CD / TT: 58:25

Recorded at Bayerische Hofes, Vienna, Austria.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 57: Complete Cantata [28:06]
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10

J.S. Bach: Due Cantate per il periodo di Natale [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 57 [27:28]

Vittorio Gui

Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Milano della RAI (Chorus Master: Giulio Bertola)

Soprano: Maria Stader; Bass: Franco Ventriglia

RAI Radio Broadcast

Apr 2, 1965

MP3 Download / TT: 47:40

Recorded live in Milan, Italy. Uploaded from the archives of RAI on December 23, 2011.


11

Bach: Kantate BWV 57 Selig ist der Mann, August Langenbeck [CR-57]

Cantata BWV 57 [27:18]

August Langenbeck

Stuttgarter Kantatenchor / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Benita Valente; Baritone: Bruce Abel

YouTube

Mid 1960's ?

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
This rare tape recording was not only made with an unknown noise suppression system, but unfortunately has various pre-echoes due to incorrect storage and poor quality, which arise when the tape copies itself to the next layer.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 57: Complete Cantata [27:18]


12

Bach: 13 Sacred Cantatas & 13 Sinfonias [C-3]
J.S. Bach: 10 Festkantaten [C-7]

 

Cantata BWV 57 [22:25]

Helmut Winschermann

Chor de Deutsche Bachsolisten / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Elly Ameling; Bass: Hermann Prey

Philips 454346
Philips 6542806-810

Mar 1970

5-CD / TT: 352:39
10-LP / TT:

Recorded at...


13

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 15 - BWV 57-60
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 3 - BWV 37-52, 54-60
Bach-2000
Vol. 2: Sacred Cantatas 2 - BWV 48-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-99
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 18 - BWV 57-60

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 57 [23:22 / 22:24]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: Peter Jelosits (Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben); Bass: Ruud van der Meer

Telefunken 6.35305
Teldec 8.43745 ZK
Teldec 4509-91757-2
Teldec 3984-25707-2
Teldec 8573-81197-2
Warner Classics 8573-81197-5

Jun+Nov 1975

2-LP / TT: 63 min
CD / TT: 63:26
6-CD / TT: 415:47
15-CD / TT: 963:00
CD / TT: 63:26
CD / TT: 63:26

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 57: Complete Cantata [22:21] | Complete Cantata [22:24] | Mvt. 2: Recitative [S] & Mvt. 3: Aria [S] (Scrolling Score) [7:35] | Cantatas BWV 57, BWV 58, BWV 59, BWV 60 [63:24]
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Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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14

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 63 (Cantatas BWV 57, 64, 151)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 18 (Cantatas BWV 54-57)

 

Cantata BWV 57 [27:14]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér, Bass: Walter Heldwein
Fumiaki Miyamoto (Oboe); Hedda Rothweiler (Oboe); Dietmar Keller (Oboe da caccia); Kurt Etzold (Bassoon); Walter Forchert (Concert-master); Barbara Haupt-Brauckmann (Continuo Cello); Thomas Lom (Double-bass); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Harpsichord, Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.825
Hänssler 92.018
=

Nov 1981; Feb 1982

CD / TT: 66:12
CD / TT: 72:56
MP3 / TT: 72:45

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
Listen on YouTube: Mvt. 3: Aria [S] [6:56] | Cantatas BWV 54, BWV 55, BWV 56, BWV 57 [72:54]
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15

J.S. Bach: Dialogue Cantatas - Nos. 57, 58, 59 & 152 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 57 [20:50]

Pál Németh

Savaria Vocal Ensemble (Artistic Director: István Deáky) / Capella Savaria (on authentic instruments) a'=415 Hz / cps

Soprano: Mária Zádori; Bass: László Polgár
István Balázs (Violin)
Continuo: Cseperke Falvary (Cello); György Janzsó (Double-bass); Tamás Szekendi (Organ)

Hungaroton HCD-12897

Mar 15-20, 1988

CD / TT: 60:17

Recorded at Savaria Museum, Szombathely, Hungary. Recording Producer: Andrása Székely; Sound Engineer: Veronika Vincze.
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16

J.S. Bach: Cantates de Nöel [C-9]

Cantata BWV 57 [23:04]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Vasiljka Jezovšek, Bass: Peter Kooy
Choir: Sopranos: Annelies Coene, Susan Hamilton, Lut van der Velde, Dominique Verkinderen; Altos: Beat Duddeck, Steve Dugardin, Mieker Wouters, Martin van der Zeijst; Tenors: André Berkoens, André Cats, Koen Laukens, Warren Trevelyan-Jone; Basses: Pieter Coene, Paul Van den Bereghe, Robert van der Vinne, Bart Van De Weghe, Frits Van Hulle
Orchestra: Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch (Concert-master); Attilio Motzo, Paulien Kostenze, Michyio Kondo, Andreas Preuss, Adrian Chamorro, Thérese Kipfer, Corrado Masoni (Violins); Pieter Van Boxelaere, Catherine Puig, Jean-Luc Thonnerieux (Violas); Ageet Zweistra, Harm Jan Schwitters (Violoncellos); Jonathan Cable (Double-bass); Patrick Beuckels, Jaan De Winne (Flutes); Bart Coen, Koen Dieltiens, Marleen Vertommen (Recorders); Marcel Ponseele, Taka Kitazato, Anne Van Lancker (Oboes); Margaret Bongers (Bassoon); Herman Stinders (Organ)

Harmonia Mundi France

Dec 1995

CD TT: 61:42

1st recording of Cantata BWV 57 by P. Herreweghe.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 57: Complete Cantata [23:07]
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17

Music Fest Bremen ‘96: Philippe Herreweghe dirigent Chor und Orchester des Collegium Vocal Gent [C-21]

 

Cantata BWV 57 [22:24]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Vasiljka Jezovšek; Bass: Peter Kooy

Die Sparkasse in Bremen 0630-12616-3

Sep, 8, 1996

CD / TT: 49:14

Recorded live by Radio Bremen during Music Fest Bremen at the Kirche Unser Lieben Frauen, Bremen, Germany.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 57 by P. Herreweghe.


18

Bach Edition Vol. 5 - Cantatas Vol. 2

 
 

Cantata BWV 57 [25:00]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Hans van Roset, Aalt jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Herjan Pullen, Gerwin Zwep, Evert Jan Engeltjes, Erik Guldenaar, Jaap Hoogendoors, Henri Noordmans; Counter-tenors: Arjan Doktor, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Arjen Nap, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Willem Prins, Edwin Smit; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Frans Benschop, Cor van Twillert, Marijn Takken, Peter Bloemendaal, Jan Pullen; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Huib van Hinsbergen, Klaus Alberts, Piet Schuyn, Gerrit van Haaken
NBC: John Wilson Meyer (Concert-master), Laura Johnson, Pieter Affourtit, Elin Eriksson, Foskien Kooistra, Jun Okada, Mimi Mitchel, Fiorenza De Donatis (Violins); Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam, Bernadette Verhagen (Violas); Frank Wakelkamp, Thomas Pitt (Violoncellos); Robert Franenberg, Maggie Urquhart, Jan Hollestelle (Double-bass); Peter Frankenberg, Ofer Frenkel, Eduard Wesley, Fernmando Souza (Oboes); Trudy va der Wulp, Norbert Kunst (Bassoons); Vaughan Schlepp, Rien Voskuilen, Stephen Taylor (Organ)

Brilliant Classics 99364

Apr-Sep 1999

5-CD / TT: 297:16

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands.
See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Listen on YouTube: Cantatas BWV 114, BWV 57, BWV 155 [62:02]
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19

Bach Cantatas Vol. 15: New York
For the 3rd Day of Christmas (BWV 64, 151, 57, 133)

 
 

Cantata BWV 57 [22:56]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Bass: Peter Harvey
MC: Sopranos: Suzanne Flowers, Katharine Fuge, Joanne Lunn, Gillian Keith, Elin Manahan Thomas, Charlotte Mobbs; Altos: William Towers, Robin Tyson, Frances Jellard, James Burton; Tenors: Vernon Kirk, Robert Murray, Nicolas Robertson; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Christopher Foster, Michael McCarthy, Edward Caswell
EBS: Violins 1: Kati Debretzeni, Nicolette Moonen, Penelope Spencer, Matthew Truscott, Deborah Diamond; Violins 2: Peter Lissauer, Rodolfo Richter, Jane Gillie, Deirdre Ward; Violas: Jane Rogers, Katherine McGillivray, Rosemary Nalden; Cellos: Alison McGillivray, Catherine Rimer; Double Bass: Valerie Botwright; Oboes: Xenia Löffler, James Eastaway, Mark Baigent; Bassoon: Philip Turbett; Harpsichord: Silas John Standage; Organ: Howard Moody

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-127
=

Dec 27, 2000

CD / TT: 76:15
MP3 / TT: 75:54

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St Bartholomew’s Church, New York City, New York, USA.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Everett Porter (Polyhymnia); Recording Engineers: Carl Schuurbiers (Polyhymnia), Dirk Sobotka (Soundbyte NYC); Tape editor: Ientje Mooij; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 15
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 57: Mvt. 5: Aria [B] [4:54]
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20

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 17

 
 

Cantata BWV 57 [21:57]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABC: Sopranos: Andrea van Beek, Pauline Graham, Cécile Kempenaers, Vera Lansink, Lut van de Velde, Dorothee Wohlgemuth; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Malcolm Bennett, Otto Bouwknegt, Henk Gunneman, Michiel ten Houte de Lange, Geraint Roberts; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Mvts. 1-7: Margaret Faultless, Kati Debretzeni, Lisa Domnisch, Lisa Ferguson, Foskien Kooistra, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Sebastiaan van Vucht (Violins); Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones (Violoncellos); Nicholas Pap (Double-bass); Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker (Oboes); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon); Mike Fentross (Lute); Ton Koopman / Kathryn Cok (Continuo)
Mvt. 8: Margaret Faultless, Kati Debretzeni, Lisa Domnisch, Lisa Ferguson, Foskien Kooistra, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Silvia Schweinberger (Violins); Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Jennifer Morsches (Violoncellos); Michele Zeoli (Double-bass); Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry, Anna Starr (Oboes); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon); Mike Fentross (Lute); Ton Koopman / Matthew Halls (Continuo)

Antoine Marchand CC-72217

Jun 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 2001 [Mvts. 1-7]
Oct 28, Nov 4,5 2002 [Mvt. 8]

3-CD / TT: 189:12

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Listen on YouTube:
Vol. 17, CD-3: Cantatas BWV 35, 17, 57 [62:49]
Cantata BWV 57: Mvt. 7: Aria [S] [3:53]
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 17 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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21

The Baroque Ensemble, December 10, 2004 [C-3]

Cantata BWV 57 [23:30]

Carole Terry

University of Washington Baroque Ensemble

Unknown vocal soloists

University of Washington: School of Music

Dec 10, 2004

CD / TT: 51:17

Source: WorlCat Libraries


22

Bach: Dialogue Cantatas · Dialogkantaten (BWV 57, 152, 49) [C-2]

Rainer Kussmaul

RIAS-Kammerchor / Berliner Barock Solisten

Soprano: Dorothea Röschmann; Bass-Baritone: Thomas Quasthoff
Choir: Sopranos: Anette Lösch, Stephanie Petitlaurent, Sabine Nürmberger-Genbaczka, Hannerlore Starke; Altos: Andreas Effert, Waltraud Heinrich, Franziska Markowitsch; Tenors: Joachim Buhrmann, Christian Mücke, Friedemann Körner; Basses: Werner Matusch, Klaus Thiem, Jonathan E. dela Paz Zaens
Orchestra: Rainer Kussmaul, Sebastian Heesch, Rüdiger Liebermann, Kotowa Machida, Bernhard Forck, Rainer Orlovsky, Zoltan Almasi (Violins); Walter Küssner, Ernst-Martin Schmidt (Violas); Georg Faust (Violoncello); Klaus Stoll (Violone); Rapahael Alpermann (Organ); Stefan Schweigert (Bassoon); Christian Hommel (Oboe & Oboe d'amore); Yoshiko Miwako (Oboe); Viola Orlovsky (English Horn)

Deutsche Grammophon 4776591
=

May-Jun 2007

CD / TT: 61:00
MP3 / TT: 60:33

Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany. Producer: Christopher Alder; Recording Engineer: Hans-Ulrich Bastin; Assistan Engineer: Oliver Rogalla von Heiden; Project Coordinator: Matthias Spindler Editing: Christopher Alder.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 57: Mvt. 5: Aria [B] [5:42]
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23

J.S. Bach: Cantates BWV 32, 49, 57 [C-1]

 

Cantatas BWV 57 [23:04]

Patrick Cohën-Akenine

Choeur Regional d'Auvergne (Direction: Blaise Plumetaz) / Les Folies Françoises

Soprano: Salomé Haller; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
Francois Saint-Yves (Organ)

Cypres 1652

Aug 4-8, 2007

CD / TT: 67:39

Recorded at l'Eglise de Pontaumur, Combrailles, France.
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24

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 43 - BWV 57, 110, 151

 
 

Cantatas BWV 57 [22:40]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Bass: Peter Kooy
Chorus: Sopranos: Hana Blažíková, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Gerd Türk, Yusuke Fujii, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Daisuke Fujii, Yusuke Watanabe
Orchestra: Oboe I / Oboe d’amore: Masamitsu San’nomiya; Oboe II: Yukari Maehashi; Oboe III / Oboe da caccia: Atsuko Ozaki; Bassoon: Takako Kunugi; Violin I: Natsumi Wakamatsu leader, Paul Herrera, Yuko Takeshima; Violin II: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Kaori Toda; Viola: Yoshiko Morita, Amiko Watabe
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Violone: Takashi Konno; Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki; Organ: Naoko Imai

BIS 1761

Jul 2008

SACD / TT: 62:28

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 43 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline


25

Bach: Ich ende behende / Ich wünschte mir den Tod / Ja, ja, ich kann die Feinde schlagen - Sankt-Joseph-Kapelle [CV-2]

 
 

Cantata BWV 57 (from a complete performance)::
Aria for Bass Selig ist der Mann (Mvt. 1) [3:47]
Aria for Soprano Ich wünschte mir den Tod, den Tod (Mvt. 3) [7:05]
Aria for Bass Ja, ja, ich kann die Feinde schlagen (Mvt. 5) [6:08]

Musical Director & Organ: Ivan Lebedev

Early Music Ensemble Sankt-Joseph-Kapelle

Soprano: Marina Minina; Bass: Kirill Filin

YouTube

Published: Jul 28, 2010

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed from a concert at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Moscow, Russia,.
Organizer: Art of Kindness Charitable Foundation.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 57: Mvt. 1: Aria [B] [3:47] | Mvt. 3: Aria [S] [7:05] | Mvt. 5: Aria [B] [6:08]


26

J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 57 "Selig ist der Mann, der die Anfechtung erduldet" [D-42]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt IV - Das Bach-Jahr 2010
Bachkantaten N°6 (BWV 140, 57, 73)

 
 

Cantata BWV 57 [22:08]

Conductor & Harpsichord: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Annemarie Pieper

(OVPP - No Choir) / Schola Seconda Pratica

Soloists: Soprano: Julia Neumann; Alto: Antonia Frey; Tenor: Nicolas Savoy; Bass: Ekkehard Abele
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann, Plamena Nikitasova, Monika Baer, Christine Baumann, Sylvia Gmür, Martin Korrodi; Violas: Susanna Hefti, Martina Bischof; Violoncello: Maya Amrein; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Oboes: Maike Buhrow, Thomas Meraner; Oboe da caccia: Ingo Müller; Organ: Norbert Zeilberger

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A774
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A997
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Dec 17, 2010

DVD / TT:
11-DVD / TT:
CD / TT: 59:58
MP3 / TT: 59:51

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, introductory workshop, reflection lecture of the speaker and a film portrait of the J.S. Bach Foundation.
Recording & Production: Sound Engineers: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; DVD format: PAL.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 57: Mvt. 3: Aria [S] [5:04]
Buy this album at:
DVD (2011): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
11-DVD (2011): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
CD (2012): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de || Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de || ArkivMusic
Music Download (2012): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes

 

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 14: "Weihnachts-Kantaten" - Cantatas BWV 57 · 91 · 122 · 151

 

Cantata BWV 57 [22:49]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

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

Accent 25314

Dec 18-21, 2010

SACD / TT: 74:56

Recorded in Anvers, Belgium.
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28

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 57, Selig ist der Mann (Bloomington Bach Cantata Project) [C-21]

 

Cantata BWV 57 [25:33]

Martha Perry (as Martie Perry)

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

Soprano: Christina Lynch; Bass-Baritone: Daniel Thomas Lentz

YouTube

Nov 17, 2013

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at St Thomas Lutheran Church, Bloomington, Indiana, USA, in the frame of Bloomington Bach Cantata Project.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 57: Complete Cantata [25:33]


29

J.S. Bach: Dialogkantaten för Sopran und Bass · Dialogue Cantatas for Soprano & Bass (BWV 57, 32, 58) [C-2]

 
 

Cantata BWV 57 [19:17]

Christoph Spering

Chorus Musicus Köln / Das Neue Orchester

Soprano: Johanna Winkel; Bass: Thomas E. Bauer
CMK: Sopranos: Christine Beatrix Fischer, Sabine Laubach, Ingeborg Schilling; Altos: Dagmar Brinken, Barbara Gepp, Brynne McLeod; Tenors: Jakob Buch, Stephan Hensen, Robert Sedlak; Basses: Karsten Lehl, Patrício Ramos-Pereira, Carsten Siedentop
DNO: Oboes: Markus Deuter, Clara Geuchen, Mathieu Loux (Taille); Violins 1: Anton Steck (Concert-master & Solo Violin), Anita Knöferle, Christof Boerner; Violins 2: Pia Grutschus, Karin Dean, Alexey Fokin; Viola: Antje Sabinski; Violoncello: Michal Stahel; Double-Bass: Timo Hoppe; Organ: Christian Rieger

Oehms Classics OC-1815
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Jun 17-19, 2014

CD / TT: 51:16
MP3 / TT: 50:47

Recorded at Melanchton Kirche, Köln-Zollstock, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Executive Producer: Dieter Oehms; Engineer :Wolfgang Rixius; Digital Editing, Mastering, Recording Producer: Jens Schunemann; Editing: Martin Stastnik; Executive Producer Matthias Strassner.
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30

Bach at One - Wednesday, November 5, 2014, 1pm (Cantatas BWV 49, 74) [BO-24]

 

Cantata BWV 57 []

(Julian Wachner) Conductor: Avi Stein

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

Soloists: unknown

Trinity Wall Street

Nov 5, 2014

Video / TT: 64:57

Recorded & filmed live at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series.
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Complete Concert [64:57]


31

Selig ist der Mann - Cantate, BWV 57 [AB-57]

Cantata BWV 57 [24:04]

Conductor & Organ: Fabio Bonizzoni

Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Bass [Jesus]: Matthias Winckhler; Soprano [Soul]: Maria Keohane
Alto: Barnabás Hegyi; Tenor: Robert Buckland
Violins 1: Shunske Sato, Pieter Affourtit, Anneke van Haaften; Violins 2: Sayuri Yamagata, Paulien Kostense, Annelies van der Vegt; Violas: Staas Swierstra, Jan Willem Vis; Cellos: Lucia Swarts, Richte van der Meer; Double-bass: Robert Franenberg; Oboes: Martin Stadler, Peter Frankenberg, Yongcheon Shin; Bassoon: Benny Aghassi; Church Organ: Leo van Doeselaar

Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach

Jan 17, 2015

Video / TT: 24:04

Recorded & filmed live at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Concert Production: Erik van Lith, Marco Meijdam; Producer: Frank van der Weij; Film Director: Joost Honselaar; Director of Photography: Simon Aarden; Camera: Simon Aarden, Ruben van den Broeke, Jorrit Garretsen, Benjamin Sparschuh, Indy Hamid; Film Editor: Joost Honselaar; Music Recording Producer: Leo de Klerk; Gaffer: Zen Bloot; Production Assistant: Zoë de Wilde; Score Reader: Niek Wijns; Make Up: Marloes Bovenlander, Jamila el Bouch; Camera Assistant: Izak de Dreu; Best Boy: Jur Oster; Music Recording Assistants: Jaap Firet, Jaap van Stenis, Bobby Verbakel; Music Edit & Mix: Leo de Klerk, Frank van der Weij; Music Edit & Mix Assistant: Nina Kraszewska; Colorist: Jef Grosfeld; Acknowledgements: Nienke Meuleman.
Watch & listen on All of Bach:
Cantata BWV 57: Complete Cantata [HD: 24:04]
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 57: Complete Cantata [24:02]


32

Кантаты И. С. Баха: "Блажен муж" (Cantatas No. 57 and No. 161, Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E major) [CV-3]

 

Cantata BWV 57 (from a complete performance):
Aria for Soprano Ich wünschte mir den Tod, den Tod (Mvt. 3) [5:18]
Aria for Soprano Ich ende behende mein irdisches Leben (Mvt. 7) [5:22]

Musical Director & Organ: Ivan Lebedev

Early Music Ensemble Sankt-Joseph-Kapelle

Soloists: Soprano: Alisa Gitsba; Counter-tenor: Grigory Konson; Tenor: Andrey Vishnyakov; Bass: Edem Ibraimov
Konstantin Kaznacheev (Violin); Nadezhda Antipova (Violin)

YouTube

Mar 11, 2015

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed from a concert at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Moscow, Russia,.
Organizer: Art of Kindness Charitable Foundation.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 57: Mvt. 3: Aria [S] [5:18] | Mvt. 7: Aria [S] [5:22]


33

J.S. Bach: Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid - Dialog-Kantaten (BWV 58, 32, 57) [C-4]

 

Cantata BWV 57 [23:17]

Alfredo Bernardini

(OVPP - No Choir) / Kirchheimer BachConsort (Director: Dominik Wörner)

Soloists: Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Bass: Dominik Wörner
Chorales: Alto: Beat Duddeck; Tenor: Nils Giebelhausen
Alfredo Bernardini (Oboe)

CPO 555068-2
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Jan 9-10, 2016

CD / TT: 71:00
MP3 / TT: 70:51

Recorded live at the Protestant Church, Kirchheim/Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Recording Producer, Mastering & Digital Editing: Ralf Kolbinger; Recording Engineer: Robert Schreml; Executive Producers: Burkhard Schmilgun/Dagmar Munck.
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34

J.S. Bach: Dialogkantaten (BWV 32, 49, 57) [C-2]

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 57 [20:14]

Raphael Alpermann (Organ & Musical Direction)

Members of RIAS-Kammerchor / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Soprano [Soul]: Sophie Karthäuser; Bass [Jesus]: Michael Volle
Members of the RIAS-Kammerchor: Sopranos: Friederike Büttner, Johanna Knauth, Anette Lösch; Altos: Andrea Effmert, Waltraud Heinrich, Sibylla Maria Löbbert; Tenors: Volker Arndt, Minsub Hong, Kai Roterberg; Basses: Christian Backhaus, Stefan Drexlmeier, Andrew Redmond
AAMB: Concert-master: Georg Kallweit; Violins 1: Thomas Graewe, Matthias Hummel, Kerstin Erben/Barbara Halfter; Violins 2: Dörte Wetzel, Gabriele Steinfeld, Rahel Mai, Tim Willis; Violas: Clemens-Maria Nuszbaumer, Annette Geiger, Stephan Sieben/Sabine Fehlandt; Violoncello: Piroska Baranyay; Violoncello piccolo: Jan Freiheit; Double-bass: Benjamin Wand; Oboes: Xenia Löffler, Michael Bosch, Adam Masters (taille); Bassoon: Katrin Lazar

Harmonia Mundi HMM-902368
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Oct 2017

CD/ TT: 64:38
MP3 / TT: 64:26

Recorded at Teldex Studio, Berlin, Germany.
Production artistique: Martin Sauer; Prise de son: René Möller, Teldex Studio Berlin; Montage: Martin Sauer, René Möller, Thomas Bößl.
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CD (2018): ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


35

Musica pro tempore Nativitatis Domini: Cantatas de J.S. Bach y conciertos italianos (BWV 57, 58) [CV-1]

 

Cantata BWV 57 [26:28]

Sergio Franco Marco

Orquesta de Cámara Tutti

Soprano: Ana Cristina Vicente Pimpinela; Baritone: Alejandro Escuer

YouTube

Dec 19, 2020

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Iglesia de Santa Isabel de Portugal, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 57: Complete Cantata [26:28]


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Bach Cantata Series (BWV 55, 57, 33) [C21-2]

 

Cantata BWV 57

BWV 57: Grace Leung

(OVPP - No Choir) / Instrumental ensemble

BWV 57: Soprano: Sofia Scattarreggia; Baritone: Jason Rober

Eastman School of Music

Nov 14, 2021

Video / TT: 95:00

Recorded & filmed live at Glory House International, Rochester, New York, USA, in the frame of Eastman School of Music: Bach Cantata Series.
Watch on Facebook:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 55, 57, 44 [95:00]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 1999 - May 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (July 2012); Rainer Baruth (January 2012); Dan Dews (February 2013); Yves Dubois (March 2011); Rolf Günther (October 2012); Matthias Hansen (June 2009); Rainer Harald (March 2019 - December 2020); Stefan Heise (January 2011);
Frits V. Herbold (February 2012); Manfred Krugmann (June 2012); Christian Moll (November 2009); Jean Gabriel Puyraveau (October 2011); Teri Noel Towe (June 2007); Nagamiya Tutomu (December 2002)

Cantata BWV 57: Selig ist der Mann for 2nd Day of Christmas (1725)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


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