Cantata BWV 64 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 64
Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget

Ref.	BWV 64
German Title	Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget
English Title	Behold, what a love the Father has shown to us (by W. Murray Young)
Event	Cantata for the 3^rd Day of Christmas [Christmas Tuesday, St John's Day] Readings: Epistle: Hebrews 1: 1-14 / Ecclesiastical Letters 15: 1-8; Gospel: John 1: 1-14
Composed	Leipzig, 1723 \| 1^st performance: December 27, 1723 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: c. 1742 - Leipzig
Text	I John 3: 1 (Mvt. 1); Martin Luther (Mvt. 2); Balthasar Kindermann (Mvt. 4); Johann Franck (Mvt. 8); Christian Weiss, Sr. or Anon (Mvts. 3, 5, 6-7) [based on text from Johann Oswald (?) Knauer cantata cycle]
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch-3 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Texts: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ \| Was frag ich nach der Welt \| Jesu, meine Freude
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: cornetto, oboe d’amore, 3 trombones, 2 violins, viola, organ, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Chorale \| Mvt. 3: Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Chorale \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Recitative \| Mvt. 7: Aria \| Mvt. 8: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.64 MB] \| Score BGA [1.74 MB] \| Score BGA Anh [0.16 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 2 \| Mvt. 4 \| Mvt. 8 Capella: Mvt. 2 \| Mvt. 4 [cap] Chorale Melodies: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ \| O Gott, du frommer Gott - Melody 3 \| Jesu, meine Freude
References	BGA: XVI \| NBA: I/3.1 \| BC: A15 \| Zwang: K 54 \| First Published: BG, 1868 \| Autograph score (fascimile): ?
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| KL [Dutch] \| Role [French] \| Japanese-1 \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of December 24, 2000; Week of January 8, 2006; Week of May 24, 2009

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 15 Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 36, BWV 64 [C-2]
Wilhelm Ehmann
Westfälische Kantorei / Deutsche Bachsolisten
Soprano: Maria Friesenhausen; Alto: Andrea von Ramm; Bass: Hartmut Ochs
Cantate / Vanguard		1969	LP / TT: 24:25

2	Bach Cantatas Vol. 1 - Advent and Christmas
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Anna Reynolds; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion		Jun-Jul 1970; Apr 1972	TT: 20:14
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

3	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 4
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Soprano: Peter Jelosits (Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben); Alto: Paul Esswood; Bass: Ruud van der Meer
Teldec		1976	TT: 20:12
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

4	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 63 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 20
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Ann Murray; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Sep 1977; Jan 1978; Mar/Apr 1981 (Mvt. 5)	TT: 20:49
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com\| Amazon.com

5	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 8
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Dorothea Röschmann; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Mar 1998	TT: 17:45
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

6	J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas [C-10]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Ann Monoyios; Contralto: Sara Mingardo; Bass: Stephan Loges
Archiv Produktion		Jan, Dec 1998	TT: 18:12
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 64 by J.E. Gardiner. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 13 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723
Cantata BWV 64 [17:24]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan & Concerto Palatino Brass Ensemble
Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 1041		Jun 1999	CD / TT: 70:58
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

8	Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jun-Jul 2000	TT: 20:35
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

9	Bach Cantatas Vol. 15: New York For the 3^rd Day of Christmas
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Gillian Keith; Counter-tenors: Robin Tyson; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria		Dec 2000	TT: 17:39
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 64 by J.E. Gardiner. Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at St Bartholomew’s Church, New York, NY, USA. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 15 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

10	J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 64, 121, 133 (Weihnachtskantaten) [C-1]
Jean Tubéry
Choeur de Chambre de Namur / Les Agrémens
Soprano: Caroline Weynants; Alto: Petra Noskaiova [Aria]; Counter-tenor: Paulin Bündgen [Recitative]; Bass: Etienne Debaisieux
Ricercar		Dec 2-4, 2006	TT: 17:14
Recorded at Eglise Saint Loup, Namur, Belgium.

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - October 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Patrick Depelley (October 2007), Michael Meacock (Arton) (December 2002)

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