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Cantata BWV 7
Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam


Ref.:

BWV 7

German Title

Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam

English Title

Christ our Lord came to the Jordan (Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for the Feast of Nativity of St John the Baptist
Readings: Epistle: Isaah 40: 1-5; Gospel: Luke 1: 57-80
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Feast of John the Baptist

Composed

Leipzig, 1724
1st performance: June 24, 1724 - Leipzig

Text:

Martin Luther (Mvts. 1, 7); Anon (Mvts. 2-6)

BWV 7 Text: German-1 | German-2 | German-6 | German-7 | NBS Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-14
Arabic-1 | Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-2 | Dutch-6 | French-1 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam [BWV 7/1,7]

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, concertante violin, viola, continuo (partly with organ)
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Aria [B] | Mvt. 3: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 4: Aria [T] | Mvt. 5: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 6: Aria [A] | Mvt. 7: Chorale

BWV 7 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1,71 MB] | Score BGA [3.22 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-LEb Thomana 7 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 7 ver 2 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 [MuseScore]
Scores Examples: Examples from the Score with Commentary | Various motifs extracted from BWV 7/1 | The Figured Organ Player's Part to the Cantata, BWV 7
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam [BWV 7/1,7]

References:

BWV 7 References: BGA: I | NBA: I/29 | BC: A 177 | Zwang: K 76 | First Published: BG, 1851 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 7 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | JdW [Dutch] | Role [French] | B!52, Odcinek 82 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of June 24, 2001; Week of June 11, 2006; Week of January 20, 2013; Week of June 1, 2014


Contents:

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

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

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8
Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Edition Bachakademie Vols. 1-20 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
Cantatas Vol. 22 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

Bach: Kantate BWV 7 Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, Hans Heintze 1960 [CR-7]

Cantata BWV 7 [23:01]

Hans Heintze

Bremer Kantatenchor / Bremer Bach-Orchester

Alto: Eva Bornemann; Tenor: Johannes Feyerabend; Bass: Wolfgang Büssenschütt

YouTube

1960

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Bremen, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 7: Complete Cantata [23:01]


2

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 22
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 103, Cantata No. 200, Cantata No. 118, Cantata No. 7 [L-22]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 7, 11, 30, 68, 104
[C-5]
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 1

Cantata BWV 7 [26:15]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Mezzo-soprano: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Friedrich Milde, Hanspeter Weber (Oboes d'more); Herbert Anton (Bassoon); Gÿorgy Terebesi, Percy Kalt (Violins); Jacoba Muckel (Cello); Rudolf Watzel (Double-bass); Eva Hölderlin (Organ); Marianne Liedecke (Harpsichord)

Erato STU-70342
Musical Heritage Society MHS-928
Erato 0630-12978-2
Erato 2584-61401-2

Jul 1966

LP / TT: 42:12
LP / TT: 42:12
2-CD / TT: 140 min
10-CD / TT: 741:36

Recorded in Schwaigern, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Producer: Michel Garcia; Recording Engineer: Guy Laporte.
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3

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk ·Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 2 - BWV 5-8
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 1 - BWV 1-14, 16-19
Bach-2000
Vol. 1: Sacred Cantatas 1 - BWV 1-14, 16-47
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 3 - BWV 7-9

 
 

Cantata BWV 7 [25:58]

Gustav Leonhardt

King's College Choir Cambridge (Chorus Master: David Willcocks) / Leonhardt-Consort

Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Counter-tenor: Paul Esswood; Bass: Max van Egmond
Leonhardt-Consort: Marie Leonhardt, Jacques Holtman, Alda Stuurop, Antoinette van den Hombergh, Janneke van der Meer, Sigiswald Kuijken, Lucy van Dael (Violins); Wim ten Have, Wiel Peeters (Violas); Anner Bylsma, Dijck Koster (Violoncellos); Anthony Woodrow, Piet (Violones); Jürg Schaeftlein, Karl Gruber, Paul Hailperin, Ku Ebbinge, Maarten Karres (Oboes d'amore); Milan Turkovic, Peter Mauruschat (Bassoons); Gustav Leonhardt, Bob van Asperen (Organ)

Telefunken 6.35028
Teldec 4509-91755-2
Teldec 3984-25706-2
Teldec 8573-81123-2
Warner Classics 8573-81123-5

Jan 1971

2-LP / TT: 88 min
6-CD / TT: 386:45
15-CD / TT: 999:37
CD / TT: 62:07
CD / TT: 62:07

Recorded in Amsrterdam, the Netherlands.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 7: Complete Cantata [26:18] | Complete Cantata [25:54] | Complete Cantata [26:11] | Complete Cantata [26:02] | Complete Cantata [26:01] | Cantatas BWV 7, BWV 8, BWV 9 [70:04]
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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


 

4

The Cantata Singers & Ensemble - J.S. Bach: Cantatas 7, 44 & 101 [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 7 [23:27]

John Harbison

Cantata Singers & Ensemble

Alto: D'Anna Fortunato; Tenor: Karl Dan Sorensen; Bass: Mark Baker
Choir: Sopranos: Sue Carlson, Nancy Dunkley, Sally Gordon, Joanna Griscom, Sue Ellen Kuzma, Hazel O'Donnell, Caroline Stouffer, Carole Taynton, Lisl Urban, Joyce Walworth; Altos: Anne Dow, Pamela Ikauniks, Susan Lovell, Blair McElroy, Eleanor Russell, Colleen Schwitzgebel, Mary Anne Sego, Esther Traub, Barbara Winchester; Tenors: Christopher Casrlson, Bruce Fithian, N. Thorne Gricsom, Charles Husbands, Robert Loud, John Svullin; Basses: Richard Butler, Edward Candidus, Lawrence Chvany, Eugene Gover, John Graef, Warren Pyle, David Rockefeller Jr.
Orchestra: Rose Mary Harbison*, Martha Potter, Daniel Banner (Violin 1); Erica Minner*, Mowry Pearson, Judith Gerrath (Violin 2); Endel Kalam, Betty Hauck (Violas); Raymond Toubman* (Oboe 1); Kenneth Roth* (Oboe 2); Jay Humeston* (Cello); Francis Nizzari (Bassoon); Francis Callagher* (Double-bass); Robert Levin (Organ) - *Instrumental Soloists

Advent Corporation
Cantata Singers

1973

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 72:56

Recorded at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Producer: Fred Goldstein; Recording Engineers: Andrew Petite & Bruce Gregory; CD Mastering: Henk Kooistyra, Soundmirror Inc; Recording Project Manager: Hilary Field.
Buy this album at:
CD: Cantata Singers


5

Bach: Kantate BWV 7 Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, H J Rotzsch [CR-7]

Cantata BWV 7 [22:26]

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (from his early days as Thomaskantor)

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Alto: Rosemarie Lang; Tenor: Christian Vogel; Bass: Gothart Stier (as: Gotthard Stier)

YouTube

Mid 1970's?

Audio / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Tape recording from the radio of DDR.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 7: Complete Cantata [22:26]


6

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 40 (Cantatas BWV 39, 135, 7)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 3 (Cantatas BWV 7-9)

  
 

Cantata BWV 7 [22:04]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Manfred Clement (Oboe d'amore); Hedda Rothweiler (Oboe d'amore); Kurt Etzold (Bassoon); Walter Forchert (Violin); Martin Krauth (Violin); Klaus-Peter Hahn (Continuo Cello); Thomas Lom (Double-bass); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Harpsichord, Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.802
Hänssler 92.003
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Feb 1979

CD / TT: 58:03
CD / TT: 59:29
MP3 / TT: 59:25

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
See: Edition Bachakademie Vols. 1-20 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 7: Complete Cantata [22:23]
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 7, BWV 8, BWV 9 [59:27]
Buy this album at:
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7

J.S. Bach: Kóralkantáták II [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 7 []

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir (Lutheránia énekkar) / Matáv Szimfonikus Zenekar

Soprano: Noémi Kiss; Alto: Éva Lax; Tenor: Péter Marosvári; Tamás Sackaliczky (Organ)

Lutherania

Jun 7, 1998

MP3 / TT

Recorded live during 9h Budapest Bach Weeks, at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest, Hungary.
Download this recording from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]


8

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 11

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 7 [20:57]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Francine van der Heijden, Vera Lansink, Annemieke Rademaker, Caroline Stam; Altos: Stephen Carter, Marleene Goldstein, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Malcolm Bennett, Geert Berghs, Andreas Gisler, Henk Gunneman, Geraint Roberts, John Wright; Basses: Matthijs Mesdag, Mitchell Sandler, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jonathan Manson (Cello); Alfredo Bernardini (Oboe d'amore)
ABO: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Kati Debretzeni, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Marshall Marcus, Fanny Pestalozzi, Alida Schat, Sebastiaan van Vucht (Violins); Martin Kelly, Marina Asscherson (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones (Cellos); Nicholas Pap (Double-bass); Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker (Oboes d'amore); Marc Vallon (Bassoon); Ton Koopman (Organ, Harpsichord) [recitatives & arias]; Bernard Winsemius (Organ) [choir]; Mike Fentross (Lute)

Erato 8573-80215-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72211

Oct 1999

3-CD / TT: 191:36

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound engineer & editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 7: Mvt. 3: Recitative [T] & Mvt. 4: Aria [T] [7:30] | Mvt. 3: Recitative [T] & Mvt. 4: Aria [T] [4:53]
Cantatas BWV 6, BWV 7, BWV 8, BWV 9, BWV 10 [92:44]
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9

Bach Edition Vol. 9 - Cantatas Vol. 4

 
 

Cantata BWV 7 [23:20]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Counter-tenor: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Herjan Pullen, Hans van Roset, Aalt Jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Claude Paelinck, Gerrit van der Hoorn, Evert Baarssen, Erik Guldenaar; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Edwin Smit, Jan Willem Prins, Arjen Nap; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Frans Benschop, Jan Pullen, Marijn Takken, Frank Tros, Peter Bloemendaal, Cor van Twillert; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Huib van Hinsbergen, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Willem van der Hoorn, Piet Schuyn
NBC: John Wilson Meyer (Concert-master), Laura Johnson, Eva Scheytt, Pieter Affourtit, Elin Eriksson, Mimi Mitchel, Fiorenza De Donatis, Josef Tan, David Rabinowitz (Violins); Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam (Violas); Frank Wakelkamp (Violoncello); Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg (Double-bass); Peter Frankenberg, Ofer Frenkel, Eduard Wesley, Christin Linde, Nico de Gier (Oboes); Trudy va der Wulp (Bassoon); Vaughan Schlepp, Rien Voskuilen, (Organ)

Brilliant Classics 99368

Oct-Nov 1999

5-CD / TT: 276:16

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands. Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Recording: Clavigram, Leerdam; Producer/editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance & Recording Engineer, Editing: Louis van Emmerk.
See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 7: Complete Recording [23:11] | Cantatas BWV 102, BWV 7, BWV 196 [58:04]
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10

Bach Cantatas Vol. 1: City of London
For the Feast of St. John the Baptist (BWV 167, 7, 30)
For the 1st Sunday after Trinity (BWV 75, 30, 20)

 
 
1. 
2.

Cantata BWV 7 [22:26]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Alto: Wilke te Brummelstroete; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Dietrich Henschel
MC: Sopranos: Donna Deam, Lucinda Houghton, Nicola Jenkin, Joanne Lunn, Elin Manahan Thomas, Belinda Yates; Altos: David Clegg, Richard Wyn Roberts, Frances Jellard, David Gould; Tenors: Andrew Busher, Christopher Watson, Simon Davies, Paul Tindall; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Thomas Guthrie, Michael McCarthy, Richard Savage
EBS: Kati Debretzeni, Nicolette Moonen, Peter Lissauer, Andrew Roberts, Deidre Ward (Violin I); Catherine Martin, Rudolfo Richter, Ellen O'Deil, Andrea Morris (Violin II); Annette Isserlis, Colin Kitching, Kate Heller (Violas); Viola De Hoog, Christopher Poffley (Cellos); Cecelia Bruggemeyer (Double-bass); Xenia Löffler, Mark Baigent (Oboes); Alastair Mitchell (Bassoon); Simon Standage (Harpsichord); Howard Moody (Organ)

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-101
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Jun 24, 2000

2-CD / TT: 148:26
MP3 / TT: 147:36

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Erdo Groot; Recording Engineer: Roger de Schot, Taco van der Wert (Eurosound); Tape Editor: SebastIan Stein; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 7 [23:27]: Part 1 [14:38] + Part 2 [8:49]
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8
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11

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 22 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 - BWV 7, 20, 94

 
 

Cantata BWV 7 [20:54]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Peter Kooy
Players: Toshio Shimada (Trumpet); Kiyomi Suga (Transverse Flute); Alfredo Bernardini (Oboe); Natsumi Wakamatsu & Azumi Takada (Violins); Hidemi Suzuki (Cello); Naoko Imai (Organ)
Chorus: Sopranos: Yukari Nonoshita, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida, Naoco Kaketa; Altos: Robin Blaze, Tamaki Suzuki, Yukie Tamura, Sumihito Uesugi; Tenors: Jan Kobow, Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Tetsuya Oi, Chiyuki Urano, Yusuke Watanabe
Orchestra: Oboe d’amore I: Alfredo Bernardini; Oboe d’amore II: Masamitsu San’nomiya; Violin I: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader], Yuko Araki, Paul Herrera; Violin II: Azumi Takada, Luna Oda, Kaori Toda; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Amiko Watabe
Continuo: Violoncellos: Hidemi Suzuki, Mime Yamahiro; Double-bass: Takashi Konno; Bassoon: Dona Agrell; Harpsichord: Masaaki Suzuki, Naoya Otsuka; Organ: Naoko Imai

BIS 1321

Apr 19-23, 2002

CD / TT: 73:17

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Balance Engineer: Ingo Petry; Producer: Hans Kipfer; Digital editing: Sibylle Strobel.
See: Cantatas Vol. 22 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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12

Bach Cantates De Saint-Jean Baptiste
Intégrale des cantates sacrées
Vol. 1

 
 

Cantata BWV 7 [23:15]

Eric J. Milnes

(OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque

Soprano: Suzie LeBlanc; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
Montréal Baroque: Violins 1: Olivier Brault, Karol Gostynski, Chloe Meyers, Scott Metcalfe; Violins 2: Hélène Plouffe, Jacques-André Houle, Ellie Nimeroski, Sari Tsuji; Violas: Margaret Little, Stéphanie Bozzini, Cellos: Susie Napper, Jivko Georgiev; Violone: Pierre Cartier; Oboe d’amore: Matthew Jennejohn, Christopher Palameta; Bassoon: Mathieu Lussier; Harpsichord: Alexander Weimann; Organ: Eric J. Milnes

ATMA Classique SACD2-2400
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Jun 2004

SACD / TT: 73:26
MP3 / TT: 73:14

Recorded at Église de la Nativité, La Prairie, Québec, Canada.
This recording was produced following concerts given at the 2004 Montréal Baroque Festival. Artistic Director: Susie Napper; Produced & digitally edited by: Johanne Goyette; Recorded by: Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Pierre-Philippe Boulay.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 7: Complete Cantata [23:18]
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13

Musikfest Stuttgart 2011 | Lecture Concerts: Lecture 2: Cantata "Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam" BWV 7 [LC11-2]

 

Lecture 2: Cantata BWV 7 [79:57]

Helmuth Rilling (Lecturer & Conductor)

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Graduates of the singing master-classes:
Bass: Daniel Raschinsky; Tenor: Ewandro Stenzowski; Tenor: Dann Coakwell; Bass: Edwing Tenias; Alto: Felicity Smith

YouTube

Sep 7, 2011

Video / TT: 79:57

Recorded & filmed live at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of Musikfest Stuttgart 2011 on the theme »Wasser« in Camera & Realization: Daniel Jakob Frosch (Schnitt), Michaela Schnaufer, Holger Schneider.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 7 by H. Rilling.
Watch on You Tube:
Cantata BWV 7: Lecture & Complete Cantata [79:57]


14

J.S. Bach: Cantatas [C-1]

 

Cantata Christ unser Herr, BWV 7 [21:14]
Encore:. Chorale Das Aug allein das Wasser sieht (Mvt. 7) from Cantata BWV 7 [1:32]

György Vashegyi

Purcell Choir / Orfeo Orchestra

Alto: Melinda Heiter; Tenor: Dávid Szigetvári; Bass: Domonkos Blazsó

Bartók Radio FM

Feb 18, 2012

MP3 / TT: 91:52

Recorded live at Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest, Hungary.
Source: Bartók Radio FM - wav - mp3 (320 kbps)
Download this recording from: Mediafire


15

J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 7 "Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam" [D-59]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt VI - Das Bach-Jahr 2012
Bachkantaten N°8 (BWV 7, 18, 107)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 7 [20:14]

Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Hardy Ruoss

Chor & Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung

Soloists: Alto: Alex Potter; Tenor: Julius Pfeiffer; Bass: Dominik Wörner
Choir: Sopranos: Gunhild Lang-Alsvik, Guro Hjemli, Noëmi Tran-Rediger, Alexa Vogel; Altos: Jan Börner, Antonia Frey, Alexandra Rawohl, Simon Savoy, Lea Scherer; Tenors: Clemens Flämig, Raphael Höhn, Nicolas Savoy; Basses: Fabrice Hayoz, Philippe Rayot, William Wood
Orchestra: Violin: Renate Steinmann, Dorothee Mühleisen, Christine Baumann, Sabine Hochstrasser, Petra Melicharek, Ildiko Sajgo; Viola: Susanna Hefti, Martina Bischof; Violoncello: Martin Zeller, Hristo Kouzmanov; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Oboe: Kerstin Kramp, Andreas Helm; Organ: Norbert Zeilberger; Harpsichord: Thomas Leininger

J.S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen A977
J.S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen B106
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Jun 22, 2012

DVD / TT:
10-DVD:
CD / TT: 50:18
MP3 / TT: 50:09

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
The DVD (in , no subtitles) includes a film recording of the complete cantata, the reflection lecture of the speaker and a film portrait of the J.S. Bach Foundation.
Recording & Poduction: Sound Engineers: 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 | Amazon.de
10-DVD (2013): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
CD (2013): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de || Amazon.com || ArkivMusic
Music Download (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes

 

16

Bach: Luther-Kantaten [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 7 [10:26]

Roland Wilson

La Capella Ducale / Musica Fiata

Alto: Alex Potter; Tenor: Markus Brutscher; Bass: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich
Anette Sichelschmidt, Anne Schumann, Johannes Frisch, Marie Verweyen (Violins); Christiane Volke (Viola); Barbara Kernig (Violoncello); Christian Zincke (Violone); Peter Westermann (Oboe); Annette Spehr (Oboe d'amore); Christoph Anselm Noll (Organ); Ludger Rémy (Harpsichord)

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 88725468032
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Aug 9-11, 2012

CD / TT: 69:25
MP3 / TT: 68:05

Recorded at Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Kirche, Arnstadt, Thuringia, Germany.
Listen on YouTube: Trailer [3:39]
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17

Bach: Kantate 7 "Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam"; Kantate 54 "Widerstehe doch der Sünde"; Kantate 68 "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt" [SC-5]

Cantata BWV 7 [21:34]

Christian Dehn Bang (Director & Organ)

Enghave Barok

Soprano: Klaudia Kidon; Counter-tenor: Daniel Carlsson; Tenor: Mathias Hedegaard; Bass: Jakob Bloch Jespersen

SoundCloud

Mar 3, 2013

Audio / TT: 49:44

Recorded live at Enghave Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark, in the frame of Enghave Barok: Bach Cantata Series.
Listen on SoundCloud:
Cantata BWV 7: Complete Cantata


18

»Menschen, glaubt doch dieser Gnade« - Kantaten zum Johannistag 1724 & 1738? (BWV 7, 30) [C13-7]

 

Cantata BWV 7 [22:23]

Kay Johannsen

Stuttgarter Kantorei / Stiftsbarock Stuttgart (Konzertmeisterin: Christine Busch)

BWV 7 Soloists: Alto: Sophie Harmsen [6]; Tenor: Andreas Weller [3-4]; Bass: Benjamin Appl [2, 5]

YouTube

Jun 21, 2013

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of the Cantata Cycle Bach:vokal.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 7 [HD]: Mvt. 1: Chorus [6:31] + Mvt. 2: Aria [B] [5:18] + Mvt. 5: Recitative [B] & Mvt. 6: Aria [A] [4:29] || Complete Cantata [22:23]


19

Bach at One - Wednesday, December 28, 1pm (Cantatas BWV 133, 7) [TN-1]

 

Cantata BWV 7 []

Avi Stein

Trinity Wall Street Choir / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street

Soloists: Soprano: Sarah Brailey; Alto: Timothy Parsons; Tenor: Brian Giebler; Bass: Christopher Herbert

Trinity Wall Street

Dec 28, 2015

Video / TT: 57:36

Recorded at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series. This week, as part of Trinity's Twelfth Night: Time's Arrow festival:
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Complete Concert [57:36]


20

J.S. Bach: Lutherkantaten (BWV 62, 36, 91; 121, 125, 14; 126, 4, 2, 7; 38, 80, 61) [C-4]
J.S. Bach: Lutherkantaten, Vol. 3 (BWV 126, 4, 2, 7) [C-4/3]

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 7 [19:32]

Christoph Spering

Chorus Musicus Köln / Das Neue Orchester

Soloists: Soprano: Sarah Wegener; Alto: Benno Schachtner; Tenor: Sebastian Kohlhepp; Bass: Thomas E. Bauer
CMK: Sopranos: Sarah Wegener, Sabine Laubach, Elisa Rabanus, Ingeborg Schilling; Altos: Benno Schachtner, Natalie Hüskens, Nils Stefan, Angelika Wied; Tenors: Sebastian Kohlhepp, Bruno Michalke, Daniel Tilch, Niek van den Dool; Basses: Thomas E. Bauer, Andrey Akhmetov, Karsten Lehl, Christian Walter
DNO: Solos: Chouchane Siranossian (Violin I); Rüdiger Lotter (Violin II)
Violins 1: Chouchane Siranossian [Concert-master], Christof Boerner, Katja Grüttner; Violins 2: Almut Frenzel-Riehl, Christian Friedrich, Frauke Heiwolt; Viola: Christian Goosses; Violoncello: Davit Melkonyan; Double-bass: Timo Hoppe; Flute: Annie La Flamme; Oboes: Michael Niesemann & Marie-Therese Reith; Bassoon: Alexander Golde; Horn: Olivier Picon; Cornett: Anna Schall; Trombones: Alexander Brungert, Michael Scheuermann, Uwe Haase; Organ: Andreas Gilger

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 88985320832
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi G0100036048089
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Feb 2-6, 2016

4-CD / TT: 264:38
CD / TT: 72:23
MP3 / TT: 71:44

Recorded at Melanchtonkirche, Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Executive Producer: Dr. Matthias Sträßner / Christoph Schmitz (Deutschlandfunk); Recording Producer, Digital Editing, Mastering: Jens Schünemann; Recording Engineer: Wolfgang Rixius [BWV 7]; Recording Assistants: Hendrik Manuk [BWV 7].
Buy this album at:
4-CD (2016): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD (2016): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


21

Gottesdienst mit Bach Kantate: BWV 7, Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 7 [24:34]

Norbert Klose

Cappella Piccola Hohenwestedt / Winterbeker Kammerorchester

Alto: Gabriele Vasiliauskaite; Tenor: Martin Fleitmann; Bass: Chan Il Seok

YouTube

Jan 8, 2017

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Peter-Pauls-Kirche, Hohenwestedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 7 [24:34]: Intro [0:12] + Mvt. 1: Chorus [7:01] + Mvt. 2: Aria [B] [5:23] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [T] [1:12] + Mvt. 4: Aria [T] [4:25] + Mvt. 5: Recitative [B] [1:22] + Mvt. 6: Aria [A] [3:56] + Mvt. 7: Chorale [1:33]


22

Bach + One - April 15, 2019 (Cantata BWV 7 + Heinichen) [B1-7]

Cantata BWV 7 [23:37]

Julian Wachner
Avi Stein, chorusmaster and continuo; Robert Mealy, concertmaster

Choir of Trinity Wall Street / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street

Soloists: Soprano: Molly Quinn, Alto: Timothy Parsons; Tenor: Steven Caldicott Wilson; Bass: Jonathan Woody

Trinity Wall Street

Apr 15, 2019

Video / TT: 66:16

Recorded & filmed live at St. Paul's Chapel, St. Paul's Chapel of Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach + One Cantata Series.
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Full Concert, including Cantata BWV 7 [66:16]
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 7: Complete Cantata [23:37]


23

LSM 2019 Bach Cantata Worship [CV-19]

 
 

34:10-57:50: Cantata BWV 7 [23:40]

Cantata directed by Dr. Nancy Menk
Rev. Paul Hoffman presiding

Festival Choir & Orchestra

Soloists: Mezzo-soprano: Kristina Rodel Sorum; Tenor: David Bremer; Baritone: Daniel Greco
Choir: Sopranos: Sarah Nedrow, Susanna Bischof, Raena Cole, Abigail Gerth, Natalie Johnson, Chloe Ouellette, Annie Thorson, Chelsea Yamin; Altos: Paul Albright, Katie Benkendorf, Carolina Bowen, Aubrianna Churchill, Lydia Domines, Abbey Kelley-Lanser, Ella Pike, Laura Potratz; Tenors: Andrew Blake, Andrew Clark, Tony Ding, Nathaniel Driver, Elijah House, Drew McElhaney, Thomas Schulteis; Basses: Andrew Beckmann, Zach Diedrich, George Hogan, Michael McKenzie, Jonah Hackbart-Morlock, Alexander Paul
Orchestra: Monte Belknap & Adrienne Williams (Violins concertante); Aria Beert, Brielle Hahn, MacyLynn Keller & Kate Schnieder (Violins); Thomas Bandar & Fernanda Van Atta (Violas); Greg Hamilton & Nicholas Crist (Cellos); Victoria Bakewell (Double-bass); Courtney Miller & Taylor McLellan (Oboes d'amore); Jacqueline Wilson (Bassoon); Chad Fothergill (Organ)

YouTube

Jul 14, 2019

Video / TT: 127:09

Recorded & filmed live at Chapel of Resurrection, Valpariso University, Valpariso, Indiana, USA, in the frame of Lutheran Summer Music (LSM) 2019.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Service [127:09]


24

BACH 200 UW, czyli 200 kantat Bacha na 200-lecie UW | BWV 7 [CV-1]

Cantata BWV 7 [22:00]

Krzysztof Garstka

(OVPP - No Choir) / Zespół Instrumentów Dawnych Polskiej Opery Królewskiej Capella Regia Polona (Ensemble of Historical Instruments of the Polish Royal Opera Capella Regia Polona)

Singers: Soprano: Iwona Lubowicz; Alto: Aneta Łukaszewicz; Tenor: Sylwester Smulczyński; Bass: Paweł Michalczuk
Capella Regia Polona: Michał Piotrowski (Concert-master), Alicja Sierpińska (Violins 1); Joanna Gręziak, Małgorzata Góraj (Violin s 2); Natalia Reichert (Viola); Maciej Łukaszuk (Cello); Grzegorz Zimak (Double-bass); Filip Zieliński (Theorbo); Tytus Wojnowicz, Franciszek Bielak (Oboes d'amore); Krzysztof Garstka (Harpsichord)

YouTube

Dec 1, 2020

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Sali Kolumnowej Wydziału Historii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego (Column Hall of the Faculty of History of the University of Warsaw), Warsa, Poland, ), as part of the series "Bach 200 UW - 200 kantat Bacha na 200-lecie Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego" (Bach 200 UW - 200 Bach cantatas for the 200th anniversary of the University of Warsaw).
Video Production & Editing: Łukasz Kałuża, Jarosław Skrzeczkowski; Audio Production & Editing: Marcin Lasia.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 7: Complete Cantata [22:00]


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Bachprojekt 2021 (BWV 174, 1046, 7) [BP-21]

Cantata BWV 7 [27:30]

Cornelia Ewald

Studiochor Karlshorst & Kantorei Karlshorst / Junges Bach Ensemble Berlin (Concert-master: David Niemann)

Soloists: Alto: Irene Schneider; Tenor: Shimon Yoshida; Bass: Wolfram Teßmer

YouTube

Aug 22, 2021

Video / TT: 69:20

Recorded & Filmed live at Kirche "Zur frohen Botschaft", Berlin Karlshorst, Germany. With the kind support of the Kirchenkreise Lichtenberg-Oberspree and the Bezirksamts Lichtenberg / Bezirkskulturfonds.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 7: Complete Cantata [27:30]


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Bachcantates Utrecht - 6 februari 2022 (BWV 7) [BCU22-2]

 

20:30-43:16: Cantata BWV 7 [22:46]

Conductor: Gerrit Maas
Speaker: Kees van der Spek

Koor en orkest Bachcantatediensten

Soloists: Alto: Iris Bouman; Tenor: André Pérez Muiño; Bass: Bas Cornelissen
Orchestra: Violins 1: Stefan Ebels, Reiny Silfhout, Gerdien Bos, Corinne Britzel & Agnes Scholte; Violins 2: Lothar Blom, Peter Klusener, Erika Mathot, Marijke Leenhouts & Mirte Hulscher; Violas: Lia van Schaijk, Frans Boendermaker, Sytse Dotinga & Astrid Eigner; Cellos: Rinske Bosma & Beitske de Jong; Double-bass: Frederik Advokaat; Oboes d'amore: Harm Meier & Liesbeth Feikema; Bassoon: Remko Littooij; Organ: Wim Wijting

YouTube

Feb 6, 2022

Video / TT: 45:06

Recorded, filmed & streamed live from Geertekerk, Utrecht, the Netherlands, in the frame of Bachcantates Utrecht.
Livestream: Gerwin van der Plaats & Jan Willem ‘t Hart.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 7: Full Service, including Complete Cantata [45:06]


27

Bach Cantata Series (BWV 65 & 7) [C21-3]

 

Cantata BWV 7 [23 min]

BWV 7: Mengru Zheng

(OVPP - No Choir) / Instrumental ensemble

BWV 7 Soloists: Soprano: Darby Schmidt; Mezzo-soprano: Lily Bogas; Tenor: Joshua Carlisle; Bass: Isaac Pendley
Orchestra: James Marshall (Concertato); Andrés Carrero (Violin ); Emma Milian (Violin II); Juliana Kilcoyne (Viola); Cecilia Hoyt (Cello); Gwen Goodman (Oboe I); Alexander Kang (Oboe II); Katherine Jolliff (Organ)

Eastman School of Music

Feb 13, 2022

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester, New York, USA, in the frame of Eastman School of Music: Bach Cantata Series.


28

ZONDAG 26 juni 2022 - 3e zondag na Pinksteren [C22-6]

 

Cantata BWV 7 [24:40]

Jos Vermunt

Residentie Bachkoor / Residentie Bachorkest

Alto: Cécile van de Sant; Tenor: Jasper Dijkstra; Bass: Daniël Hermán Mostert
Organist: Geerten van de Wetering

YouTube

Jun 26, 2022

Video / TT: 103:16

Recorded & filmed live at Kloosterkerk, Den Haag, the Netherlands.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Service, including Cantata BWV 7 [103:16]
Cantata BWV 7: Complete Cantata [24:40]


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Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7 [C23-15]

Cantata BWV 7 [22:28]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Ryan Turner

Emmanuel Music

BWV 7 Vocal Soloists: Alto: Katherine Maysek; Tenor: Nicholas Phan; Bass: Will Prapestis
Instrumental Soloists: Heidi Braun-Hill & Heather Braun-Bakken (Violins); Peggy Pearson (Oboe d'amore)
* According to the info in YouTube the vocal & instrumental soloists are the same as [C23-12]. This seems to be incorrect.

Emmanuel Music

Jan 7, 2024

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in the frame of Emmanuel Music: Bach Cantata Series.
Seth Torres | Live Recording & Mix Engineer; Produced by: Brad Dumont | Artistic Projects Manager; Sapphire Skye Toth | Production and Media Manager; Nate Bryant | Student Assistant to the Artistic Team; Aysha Luzia Penha | Student Assistant to the Artistic Team.
Source: Emmanuel Music: 2023/2024 Cantata Schedule
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 7: Complete Cantata [22:28]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (June 2001 - January 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (July 2012); Diana Harmon Asher (February 2005); Dan Dews (March 2014); Rainer Harald (March 2019 - July 2022); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Claude Role (November 2016, December 2017, October 2022); Daryl Yoder (September 2002)

Cantata BWV 7: Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam for Feast of Nativity of St John the Baptist (1724)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


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