Cantata BWV 67 - Details & Discography Part 1: Complete Recordings

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Cantata BWV 67
Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ

Ref.	BWV 67
German Title	Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ
English Title	Hold in remembrance Jesus Christ (from Oxford Companion)
Event	Cantata for Quasimodogeniti [1^st Sunday after Easter] Readings: Epistle: 1 John 5: 4-10; Gospel: John 20: 19-31
Composed	Leipzig, 1724 1^st performance: April 16, 1724 - Leipzig
Text	2 Timothy 2: 8 (Mvt. 1); Nikolaus Herman (Mvt. 4); Jakob Ebert (Mvt. 7); Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6) [Wustmann & Neumann suggest Christian Weiss, Sr.; others suggest Salomo Franck]; John 20: 19 (Mvt. 6)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Chinese-1 \| Dutch-4 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| English-10 \| French-1 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Japanese-6 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Texts: Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ \| Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag
Scoring	Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: corno da tirassi, transverse flute, 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, organ continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Chorale \| Mvt. 5: Recitative \| Mvt. 6: Aria \| Mvt. 7: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.21 MB] \| Score BGA [2.99 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 4 \| Mvt. 7 Capella: Mvt. 1 \| Mvt. 2 \| Mvt. 3 \| Mvt. 4 \| Mvt. 4 ver 2 \| Mvt. 5 \| Mvt. 6 \| Mvt. 7 [cap] Score Examples: Examples from the Score Chorale Melodies: Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ \| Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag
References	BGA: XVI \| NBA: I/11.1 \| BC: \| Zwang: K 66 \| First Published: BG, 1868 \| Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Mincham \| EvH [Dutch] \| HG [Dutch] \| KL [Dutch] \| Role [French] \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of April 22, 2001; Week of April 2, 2006; Week of August 15, 2010

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. 23
Cantatas Vol. 18 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	Historic Bach cantatas (Karl Straube, 1931) [C-1]
Karl Straube
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Alto: Dorothea Schröder; Tenor: Hans Lißmann Organ: Günther Ramin; Harpsichord: Friedbert Sammler
Bach Archiv Leipzig		Apr 1931	TT: 17:31

2	Bach: Cantatas No. 67 & 11, from cantata No. 147 [C-1]
Cantata BWV 67, sung in English [16:17]
Reginald Jacques
The Cantata Singers / The Jacques Orchestra
Contralto: Kathleen Ferrier; Tenor: William Herbert; Bass: William Parsons
London/ Decca Ace of Clubs		1949	LP / TT:

3	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas IV J.S. Bach: Kantaten 8. Folge J.S. Bach: Das Kanatenwerk - BWV 67, BWV 42 [LA-5]
Cantata BWV 67 [17:52]
Günther Ramin
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Contralto: Gertrud Wagner; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Johannes Oettel
Berlin / Leipzig Classics Eterna 820-523 Eurodisc 71-536		Feb 1954	CD / TT: 74:45 LP / TT: LP / TT:
Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de Leipzig Classics 12-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de Berlin Classics 12-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

4	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 67, 108 & 127 [E-2]
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Members of the Orchestra of Münchner Staatsoper (actually Bayerisches Staatsorchester)
Contralto: Lilian Benningsen; Tenor: Peter Pears; Bass: Kieth Engen
Teldec		1958	TT: 16:38
Recorded at Haus des Sports, Munich, Germany. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 67 by K. Richter. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	[Unreleased] [U-1]
Cantata BWV 67 []
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Members of the Orchestra of Münchner Staatsoper
Contralto: Lilian Benningsen; Tenor: Fritz Wunderlich; Bass: Kieth Engen
?		Apr 20, 1958	? / TT:
Recorded live at Markuskirche, Munich; Not yet releaesd. Source: Fritz Wunderlich - The Great German Tenor: Discography

6	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 7 J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 78, Cantata No. 67 [L-7] J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 6, 31, 67, 76, 80, 87 [C-3] Bach Cantatas: Volume 1
Cantata BWV 67 [15:53]
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Contralto: Marga Höffgen; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch
Erato LDE-3179 (Mono) Erato STE-50064 (Stereo) Musical Heritage Society MHS-526 Erato 4509-98525-2 Erato 2584-61401-2		Oct 24-29, 1960	LP / TT: 42:18 LP / TT: 42:18 LP / TT: 42:18 2-CD / TT: 148:25 10-CD / TT: 741:36
Recorded at Evangelischen Kirche, Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Buy this album at: 10-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

7	Ansermet conducts Bach Cantatas No. 130, No. 67, excerpts from No. 101 [L-3] J.S. Bach: The 4 Missae Breves - Cantatas 67 & 130 [C-1] J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites & Cantatas [C-3]
Cantata BWV 67 [15:59]
Ernest Ansermet
Chœur Pro Arte de Lausanne / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Contralto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Werner Krenn; Bass: Tom Krause
Decca/London OS-26098 Decca 466754 Decca 4800027		Aug 30, 1968	LP / TT: 51:23 2-CD / TT: 154:11 2-CD / TT:
Recorded at Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland. Buy this album at: 1^st 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de 2^nd 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

8	Bach Cantatas Vol. 2 - Easter
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Contralto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion		May, June, Oct 1973; Jan, Mar 1974	TT: 14:36
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. 2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 67 by K. Richter. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

9	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 17 - BWV 65-68 J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 4 - BWV 61-78 Bach-2000 Vol. 2: Sacred Cantatas 2 - BWV 48-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-99 Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 21 - BWV 67-69 & 69a
Cantata BWV 67 [13:32]
Gustav Leonhardt
Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort
Counter-tenor: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
Telefunken 6.35335 Teldec 8.35335 ZL & 242 571-2 Teldec 4509-91758-2 Teldec 3984-25707-2 Teldec 8573-81194-2 Warner Classics 8573-81194-5		Jun 11, 12-15, 1976	2-LP / TT: 78 min 2-CD / TT: 77:45 6-CD / TT: / 389:16 15-CD / TT: 963:00 CD / TT: 61:03 CD / TT: 61:03
Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands (?). Buy this album at: 6-CD (1994): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 6-CD: 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 (2008): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

10	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 31 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 21
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Contraltos: Tsuyako Mitsui & Ann Murray; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Walter Heldwein
Hänssler		Sep 1978	TT: 14:45
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 67 by H. Rilling. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

11	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 7
Cantata BWV 67 [13:23]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Contralto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato 3984-23141-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72207		Sep & Oct 1997	3-CD / TT: 213:55
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. 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

12	Lecture Concerts - New Recordings Cantatas [L-11]
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: James Taylor; Bass: Michael Volle
Hänssler		Nov 1998	TT: 14:03
Recorded at SWR-Funkstudio Villa Berg, Germany. The recordings were part of series of TV productions "Lecture Concerts with Helmuth Rilling (1997-2000). 2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 67 by H. Rilling. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

13	Bach Cantatas Vol. 23: Arnstadt/Echternach For the 1^st Sunday after Easter (Quasimodogeniti) For the 2^nd Sunday after Easter (Misericordas Domini)
Cantata BWV 67 [12:56]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Soli Deo Gloria 131		Apr 29-30, 2000	2-CD / TT: 111:31
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Kirche, Arnstadt, Germany. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 23 Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

14	Bach Edition Vol. 21 - Cantatas Vol. 12
Cantata BWV 67 [14:05]
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics 99380		Jun-Jul 2000	5-CD / TT: 332:53
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: 5-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

15	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 18 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 - BWV 66, 67, 134
Cantata BWV 67 [13:39]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 1251		May 18-23, 2001	CD / TT: 69:43
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 18 - 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

16	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 11: "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen" - Cantatas BWV 67 · 85 · 12
Cantata BWV 67 [16:59]
Sigiswald Kuijken
(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande
Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Accent 25311		Apr 27-28, 2008	SACD / TT: 55:33
Recorded at Rosario, Bever, Belgium. Buy this album at: SACD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2001 - February 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Marten Breuer (April 2002), Matthias Hansen (March 2006, June 2009), Frits V. Herbold (February 2012), Michael Meacock (Arton) (December 2002), Antonio Fuentes Miranda (November 2005), Thomas Shepherd (April 2007)

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