Cantata BWV 59 - Details & Discography Part 1: Complete Recordings

Recordings/Discussions
Background Information
Performer Bios

Poet/Composer Bios

Additional Information

Cantata BWV 59
Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten [I]

Ref.	BWV 59
German Title	Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten [I]
English Title	Who loves me will keep my word (by Francis Browne)
Event	Solo Cantata for Whit Sunday [1^st Day of Pentecost] Readings: Epistle: Acts 2: 1-13; Gospel: John 14: 23-31
Composed	Leipzig, 1723 or 1724 1^st performance: May 16, 1723 - Leipzig 2^nd performance: May 28, 1724 - Leipzig
Text	John 14: 23 (Mvt. 1); Martin Luther (Mvt. 3); Erdmann Neumeister (Mvts. 2, 4)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Chinese-1 \| Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| French-3 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Text: Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Bass; 4-part Chorus (for the Chorale) Orchestra: 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Duet \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Chorale \| Mvt. 4: Aria
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [0.84 MB] \| Score BGA [1.30 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 3 \| Mvt. 3 ch Capella: Mvt. 3 [cap] Chorale Melody: Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott
References	BGA: XII/2 \| NBA: XII/2 \| BC: A 82 \| Zwang: K 28 \| First Published: BG, 1863 \| Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Mincham \| AL [Dutch] \| Role [French] \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of May 19, 2002; Week of May 7, 2006; Week of January 16, 2011

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

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

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 26
Complete Cantatas Volume 6 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 20 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 59 Wer mich liebet [Radio Recording] [R-2]
Cantata BWV 59 [13:30]
Karl Ristenpart
Kammerchor des Saarländischen Rundfunks / Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks
Soprano: Basia Retchitzka; Bass: Hans-Dieter Wolf
Saarl.Rundfunk Archiv		Sep 27, 1957	Tape
Recorded live in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany.

2	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 2 - Cantatas II J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 4, BWV 54, BWV 59 [C-11]
Kurt Thomas
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Bass: Theo Adam
Berlin / Leipzig Classics Eterna		June, Dec 1959	CD / TT: 12:56 LP / TT:
Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

3	J.S. Bach: Kantaten · Cantatas Nr. 27, Nr. 118, Nr. 158, Nr. 59 [L-2] J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 18, 59, 89, 90, 106, 118, 152, 161 & 182 [C-5]
Cantata BWV 59 [10:35 / 10:47]
Jaap Schröder
Amsterdamer Kantorei / Concerto Amsterdam
Soprano: Rotraud Hansmann; Bass: Max van Egmond Gustav Leonhardt (Organ)
Telefunken SAWT-9489 Teldec 69599		Dec 11-16, 1967	LP / TT: 42:47 2-CD / TT: 148:33
Recorded at Hervormde Kerk, Bennebroek, Holland. Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

4	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 59 [11:36 / 12:15]
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		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. Buy this album at: 6-CD (1994): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 6-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de 15-CD (1999): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download CD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

5	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 35 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 19
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Bass: Niklaus Tüller
Hänssler		Sep 1976, Jan 1977	TT: 10:40
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

6	J.S. Bach: Dialogue Cantatas - Nos. 57, 58, 59 & 152 [C-2]
Pál Németh
Savaria Vocal Ensemble / Capella Savaria
Soprano: Mária Zádori; Bass: László Polgár
Hungaroton		Mar, Nov 1988	TT: 9:07
Recorded at Savaria Museum, Szombathely, Hungary. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 6 J.S. Bach: Dialogue Cantatas l (Single Volume Cantatas Vol. 9)
Cantata BWV 59 [10:48]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Ruth Ziesak; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato 3984-21629-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72206 Antoine Marchand CC-72288		Apr & Sep 1997	3-CD / TT: 196:00 3-CD / TT: 196:00 CD / TT: 73:06
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Complete Cantatas Volume 6 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Erato 3-CD (1998): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Antoine Marchand 3-CD (2005): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 3-CD: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline Single Volume CD (2008): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

8	J.S. Bach: Whitsun Cantatas [C-7]
Cantata BWV 59 [11:35]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Bass: Peter Harvey
Archiv Produktion 463584		Apr 1999	CD / TT: 66:52
Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 59 by J.E. Gardiner. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

9	Bach Edition Vol. 19 - Cantatas Vol. 10
Cantata BWV 59 [9:44]
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton, Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics 99378		Spring 2000	5-CD / TT: 356:48
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: 5-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

10	Bach Cantatas Vol. 26: Long Melford For Whit Sunday For Whit Monday
Cantata BWV 59 [11:34]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Bass: Panajotis Iconomou
Soli Deo Gloria 121		Jun 11, 2000	2-CD / TT: 117:40
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, England. 2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 59 by J.E. Gardiner. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 26 Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline

11	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 20 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 - BWV 44, 59, 173, 184
Cantata BWV 59 [10:06]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 1271		Sep 21-24, 2001	CD / TT: 61:50
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 20 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

12	Bach közelében (Near by Bach series) [C-21]
Cantata BWV 59, including performance x 2 []
Salamon Kamp
Lutherania Choir (Lutheránia énekkar) / Budapest Strings (Budapesti Vonósok)
Vocal soloists: unknown
Lutherania		Apr 24, 2010	MP3 / TT:
Recorded live at Deák Téri Evangélikus Gimnázium díszterme, Budapest, Hungary. See: Lutherania: Bach közelében [PDF] Download this recording from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]

13	J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 59 “Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten” [D-58] Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St.Gallen "Bach erlebt" VI - Das Bach-Jahr 2012 [B-6]
Cantata BWV 59 []
Conductor, harpsichord: Rudolf Lutz Reflection lecture: Verena Kast
(OVPP - No Choir) / Schola Seconda Pratica
Soloists: Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Alto: Jan Börner; Tenor: Walter Siegel; Bass: Ekkehard Abele Orchestra: Violin: Plamena Nikitassova, Renate Steinmann; Viola: Susanna Hefti; Violoncello: Martin Zeller; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Tromba: Patrick Henrichs, Peter Hasel; Timpani: Martin Homann; Organ: Norbert Zeilberger
Gallus Media 149 Gallus Media 155		May 25, 2012	DVD / TT: 10-DVD / TT:
Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland. Sound engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; DVD format: PAL. Buy this album at: DVD (2013): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop 10-DVD (2013): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2002 - April 2013)
Thanks to conbtributors: Rainer Baruth (January 2012), Matthias Hansen (June 2008), Frits V. Herbold (February 2012)

Cantata BWV 59: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Back to the Top

Last update: ‎April 15, 2013 ‎17:54:23