Cantata BWV 60 - Details & Discography Part 1: Complete Recordings

Recordings/Discussions
Background Information
Performer Bios

Poet/Composer Bios

Additional Information

Cantata BWV 60
O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort

Ref.

BWV 60

German Title

O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort [Dialogus] II

English Title

O Eternity, Thou Word of Thunder [Dialogue] II

Event

Solo Cantata for the 24^th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Colossians 1: 9-14; Gospel: Matthew 9: 18-26
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 24^th Sunday after Trinity

Composed

Leipzig, 1723
1^st performance: November 7, 1723 - Leipzig

Text

Johann Rist (Mvt. 1); Franz Joachim Burmeister (Mvt. 5); Anon (Mvts. 2-4); Genesis 49: 18 (Mvt. 1); Revelation 14: 13 (Mvt. 4)

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-3 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Portuguese-3 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7
Chorale Texts: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort | Es ist genug

Scoring

Soloists: Furcht [= Fear] (Alto), Hoffnung [= Hope] (Tenor), Christus [= Christ] (Bass); 4-part Chorus (in the final chorale)
Orchestra: horn (in the opening duet), 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorale & Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 2: Recitative (Dialogue) | Mvt. 3: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 4: Recitative & Arioso | Mvt. 5: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.40 MB] | Score BGA [1.79 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 5
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 5 [cap]
Chorale Melodies: Wach auf, mein Geist, erhebe dich/O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort | Es ist genug

References

BGA: XII/2 | NBA: I/27 | BC: A 161 | Zwang: K 50 | First Published: BG, 1863 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of November 25, 2001; Week of December 4, 2005; Week of Sepember 9, 2012

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2 (1^st round)
Discussions - Part 3
Discussions - Part 4 (2^nd round)
Discussions - Part 5 (3^rd round)

Cantatas Vol. 15 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Hits Back - by Swingle Singers

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	Bach Aria Group - Cantatas & Cantata Movements [C-6]
Frank Brieff
Bach Aria Group Chorus & Orchestra
Alto: Alto section from the Bach Aria Group Chorus (Mvt. 1), Carol Smith; Tenor: Jan Peerce; Bass-Baritone: Norman Farrow Bernard Greenhouse (‘cello); Erich Itor Kahn (piano); Robert Bloom (Oboe d'amore); Maurice Wilk (Violin)
RCA Victor		1953-1954	2-LP / TT:

2	Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 147 & BWV 60 [CL-2]
Cantata BWV 60 [16:11 / 16:10]
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Kieth Engen
Archiv Produktion Archiv Produktion 198331		Feb 13, 20-21, 1964	5-CD / TT: LP / TT: 48:53
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

3	Alban Berg: Violin Concert; J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 60 [C-1]
Cantata BWV 60 [17:32]
Martin Turnovský
Czech Philharmonic Chorus / Musici Pragenses
Contralto: Mária Mrázová; Tenor: Gerald English; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster
Supraphon SUA ST-50804		1967	LP / TT: 44:04
Recorded in the House of Artists, Prague, Czechoslovakia.

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 60 [16:08 / 16:09]
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz, 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. 59 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 19
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Dec 1977; Jan 1978	TT: 17:29
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

6	J.S. Bach: Kantate "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" Nr. 60; Felix Draeseke: Requiem h-Moll op. 22 [C-3]
Cantata BWV 60 []
Karl Frotscher
Dresdner Bachchor / Dresdner Philharmonie (as Philharmonisches Orchester)
Soprano: Helga Termer; Alto: Brigitte Pfretzschner; Tenor: Peter Menzel; Bass: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich
Musik an der Martin-Luther-Kirche Dresden		c1991	Tape / TT:
Recorded live at Martin-Luther-Kirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-TBA-B 302. Source: SLUB Dresden & WorldCat Libraries

7	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 8 J.S. Bach: Dialogue Cantatas l (Single Volume Cantatas Vol. 9)
CantaBWV 60 [14:21]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato 3984-25488-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72208 Antoine Marchand CC-72288		Mar 1998	3-CD / TT: 190:47 3-CD / TT: 190:47 CD / TT: 73:06
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Erato 3-CD (1999): 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 \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline Single Volume CD (2008): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

8	Bach Edition Vol. 12 - Cantatas Vol. 6
Cantata BWV 60 [15:35]
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Marcel Beekman; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics 99371		Nov-Dec 1999	5-CD / TT: 286:53
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: 5-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

9	Brattleboro Music Center presents: Marlboro Music Festival, 2000-07-21 [F-2000]
Cantata BWV 60 [19:03]
Blanche Moyse
Blanche Moyse Chorale / New England Bach Festival Orchestra
Mezzo-soprano: Mary Westbrook-Geha; Tenor: Steven Paul Spears; Baritone: Randall Scarlata Rudolph Vrbsky (Oboe d'amore/Oboe); Peggy Spencer (Violin); Gregory Hayes (Harpsichord)
Brattleboro Music Center		Jul 21, 2000	MC / TT: 78:25
Recorded live at Marlboro Music Festival, Vermont, USA. There is also MC of the rehearsal from July 20, 2000. Source: WorldCat Libraries

10	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 15 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723 - BWV 40, 60, 70, 90
Cantata BWV 60 [14:57]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 1111		Sep 16-20, 2000	CD / TT: 67:35
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 15 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

11	Bach Cantatas Vol. 12: Tooting/Winchester For the 22^nd Sunday after Trinity For the 23^rd Sunday after Trinity
Cantata BWV 60 [16:05]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson, Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria 171		Nov 17, 2000	2-CD / TT: 140:53
Recorded during the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at All Saints church, Tooting, England (not live recording). Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

12	J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 60 "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" [R-16]
Cantata BWV 60 [21 min]
Georg Christoph Biller
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Alto: Susanne Krumbiegel; Tenor: Martin Petzold; Bass: Matthias Weichert
MDR Figaro		Nov 6, 2005	MC / TT: 21 min
Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Broadcast by MDR Figaro on Nov 6, 2005. Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-TKD-C 2772. Source: SLUB Dresden

13	J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 60 «O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort» [C-2] Bachkantaten N°2 (BWV 22, 60, 34)
Cantata BWV 60 []
Rudolf Lutz
Schola Seconda Pratica
Soprano: Miriam Feuersinger; Alto: Claude Eichenberger; Tenor: Bernhard Berchthold; Bass: Markus Volpert
Gallus Media A321 J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen =		Nov 24, 2006	DVD / TT: CD / TT: MP3 / TT: 48:34
Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Swi. Buy this album at: DVD: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop CD (2012): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop Music Download (2012): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

14	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 15: "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" - Cantatas BWV 52 · 60 · 116 · 140
Cantata BWV 60 [14:25]
Sigiswald Kuijken
(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande
Soprano: Yeree Suh; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Accent ACC-25315		Dec 5-8, 2011	SACD / TT: 71:16
Recorded at Beguinenhofkerk, Sint Truiden, Belgium. Buy this album at: SACD (2012): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2001 - March 2013)
Thanks to contributors: Dan Dews (February 2013), Frits V. Herbold (February 2012), Daniel Michel (September 2004), Christian Moll (May 2010), Teri Noel Towe (December 2001, February 2005)

Cantata BWV 60: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

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