Cantata BWV 6 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 6
Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden

Ref.	BWV 6
German Title	Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden
English Title	Abide with us, for it is toward evening (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Chorale Cantata for Easter Monday Readings: Epistle: Acts 10: 34-43; Gospel: Luke 24: 13-35
Composed	Leipzig, 1725 \| 1^st performance: April 2, 1725 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1735-1740 - Leipzig
Text	Luke 24: 29 (Mvt. 1); Anon (Mvts. 2, 4-5); Nikolaus Selnecker (Mvt. 3); Martin Luther (Mvt. 6)
Text	German Text \| German-2 \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch-2 \| Dutch-6 \| English-1 \| English-3I \| English-3P \| English-6 \| English-10 \| French-1 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Italian-4 \| Japanese-2 \| Portuguese-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-1 \| Spanish-2
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 oboes, oboe da caccia, violoncello piccolo, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Chorale \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.97 MB] \| Score BGA [2.45 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 3 \| Mvt. 6 Capella: Mvt. 1 \| Mvt. 1 Ob1 \| Mvt. 1 Ob 2 \| Mvt. 1 Tc \| Mvt. 2 \| Mvt. 3 \| Mvt. 4 \| Mvt. 5 \| Mvt. 6 \| Mvt. 6 ver 2 [cap] Score Examples: Examples from the Score with Commentray
References	BGA: I \| NBA: I/10 \| BC: A 57 \| Zwang: K 116 \| First Published: BG, 1851 \| Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Baroque Choral Guild \| AL [Dutch] \| EvH [Dutch] \| HT [Dutch] \| KL [Dutch] \| Role [French] \| Japanese-1 \| Japanese-2 \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of April 8, 2001; Week of April 1, 2007; Week of July 25, 2010

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2
Cantatas BWV 6, 66 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22 Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman Baker does Bach - conducted by Menuhin & Marriner
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 6 & BWV 19 [A-5]
Hans Grischkat
Stuttgart Choral Society / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart
Soprano: Choir or Agnes Giebel; Contralto: Hetty Plümacher; Tenor: Werner Hohmann; Bass: Bruno Müller
Renaissance		Jul 1951	LP / TT:

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas [C-3]
Reginald Jacques
The Bach Choir / The Jacques Orchestra
Soprano: Elsie Morrison; Contralto: Marjorie Thomas; Tenor: David Galliver; Tenor: Wilfred Brown; Bass: Richard Standen Osborne Peasgood (organ); Hubert Dawkes (Harpsichord)
The Bach Choir (from EMI)		Dec 1955	CD / TT:
Sung in English. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England. Buy this album at: The Bach Choir

3	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 6 J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 6, 31, 67, 76, 80, 87 [C-3] Bach Cantatas: Volume 1
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch
Erato / MHS		Oct 1959	TT: 21:21
Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [Box Set] \| Amazon.co.uk [Box Set]

4	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Soprano: Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben; Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1971	TT: 18:52
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	Bach Cantatas Vol. 2 - Easter
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Choir; Contralto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion		May, June, Oct 1973; Jan 1974	TT: 20:28
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 11 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 2
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Edith Wiens; Alto: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Walter Heldwein
Hänssler		Dec 1980	TT: 19:06
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas with Violoncelle Piccolo (Vol. 3)
Christophe Coin
Chœur de Chambre Accentus (Direction: Laurence Equilbey) / Ensemble Baroque de Limoges
Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Andreas Scholl; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz
Astreé Auvidis		Oct 1995	TT: 19:18
Recorded at Ponitz Kirche, Thüringen, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

8	J.S. Bach: Easter Cantatas [C-6]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Choir; Contralto: Bernarda Fink; Tenor: Steve Davisilim; Bass: Julian Clarkson
Archiv Produktion		Apr 1999	TT: 18:48
Recorded at St. John's, London, England. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 6 by J.E. Gardiner. See: Cantatas BWV 6, 66 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner Buy this album at: Amazon.com

9	Bach Edition Vol. 11 - Cantatas Vol. 5
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Nov-Dec 1999	TT: 20:38
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

10	J.S. Bach: "Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden� BWV 6; W.A. Mozart: Missa in C KV 317 [C-2]
Cantata BWV 6 []
Carola Mühlenweg
St. Johannes-Kantorei Arsten-Habenhausen / Orchester Stahlsaitenbarock
Soprano: Elke Holzmann; Alto: Antje Siefert; Tenor: Heribert Langosz; Bass: Helmut Pojunke
Camerata-Musik CMD 99-90502		1999	CD / TT:
Buy this album at: Camerata-Musik

11	Bach Cantatas Vol. 22: Eisenach For Easter Sunday / For Easter Monday For Easter Monday / For Easter Tuesday
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Angharad Gruffydd Jones; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Soli Deo Gloria		Apr 2000	TT: 19:17
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Georgenkirche, Eisenach, Germany. 2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 6 by J.E. Gardiner. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

12	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 14
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Choir; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Mar 2001	TT: 16:09
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com

13	J.S. Bach: Cantate e Mottetti [C-1]
Cantata BWV 6 []
Michael Radulescu
Laboratorio Corale "Il Teatro Armonico" / Orchestra Barocca "I Musicali Affetti"
Unknown vocal soloists; Francesco Bravo (Harpsichord - Continuo)
ADO 2002		Sep 21, 2002	CD / TT:
Recorded live at Chiesa di S. Filippo Neri, Vicenza, Italy during "Musica a S. Filippo 2002". Sou: Francesco Bravo Website

14	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 36 (Cantatas from Leipzig 1725)
Cantata BWV 6 [17:27]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Dominik Wörner
BIS 1611		Feb 2006	SACD / TT: 75:31
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [CD] \| Amazon.com [CD] \| Amazon.com [Music Download] \| Amazon.co.uk [CD] \| Amazon.de [CD]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2001 - August 2009)
Thanks to conbtributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (December 2006, January 2007), Peter Bright (August 2007), John Grayovski (October 2006), Walter Roth (June 2004), Thomas Shepherd (April 2007), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004)

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