Cantata BWV 70
Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!
Discography - Part 2

Recordings of Individual Movements

M-1

"Watch ye, Pray ye!", from Cantata No. 70 (Bach) [C-2]

Chorus "Watch ye, Pray ye!" (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 70 [4:07]

Sir Hugh P. Allen

Leeds Festival Choir / London Symphony Orchestra

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HMV C 1596 [mx. CR2211 I A ?]

Oct 4, 1928

78 rpm

Actually recorded at the Leeds Triennial Musical Festival, England.
Allen used the Novello Octavo Edition prepared by E. H. Thorne and published in 1907.

M-2

Bach: Watch Ye, Pray Ye: Though reviling tongues assail us [C-1]
Elsie Suddaby - The Lass with the delicate air Vol. 2 Recorded 1924-1949 [C-1]

Aria for Soprano “Though reviling tongues assail us” (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 70 “Watch Ye, Pray Ye”, sung in English (?) [3:45]

John Barbirolli

Orchestra

Soprano: Elsie Suddaby

Cc 16988-1
Amphion Classical PHI CD 140

Jun 13, 1929

78 rpm
CD / TT: 79:38

Recorded at C Studio, Small Queen’s Hall, London, England.
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M-3

Bach Aria Group [C-8]

Aria for Alto Wenn kömmt der Tag, an dem wir ziehen (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 70 []

William H. Scheide

Bach Aria Group

Alto: Carol Smith
Paul Ulanowsky (Piano); Bernard Greenhouse (Cello)

Decca DL-79405

1959

LP / TT:

Recorded in New York City, New York, USA.

M-4

J.S. Bach: Soli Deo Gloria Vol. 5

Chorus Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! (Mvt. 1) & Chorale Nicht nach Welt, nach Himmel nicht (Mvt. 11) from Cantata BWV 70 [5:36]

Hans Pflugbeil

Greifswalde Bach Tage Choir / Bach-Orchester Berlin

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Baroque Music Club BACH-750

Late 1950's - Late 1960's ?

CD / TT: 79:03

Recorded during Greifswalder Bachwoche, in Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
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CD: Baroque Music Club

M-5

Bach: Arias [C-1/2]

Aria for Alto Wenn kömmt der Tag, an dem wir ziehen (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 70 [4:38]

Marek Štryncl

Musica Florea (on authentic instruments)

Mezzo-Soprano: Magdalena Kožená
Violoncellos: Pavel Řezáč, Marek Štryncl; Double-bass: Jan Doskočil; Theorbo: Fřemysl Vacek; Bassoon: Juraj Korec; Organ: František Štasny

Archiv & Concentus Moraviae

Jul, Sep 1996

CD / TT: 68:18

Recorded at Concert Hall, Kromĕřĭž, Czech Republic.
Executive Producer: David Dittrich; Recording Producer: Petr Řezníček; Recording Engineer: Otakar Tajovsk‎‎ý; Editing: Petr Řezníček.
The aria is included only in the original issue of the CD by a co-production of Archiv and Concentus Moraviae 1997 [CD-2].
See: Bach Arias - by Marek Štryncl & Musica Flore with Magdalena Kožená
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M-6

J.S. Bach: Festliche Kantatenchöre zum Kirchenjahr [C-1]

Chorus Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! (Mvt. 1) [3:48] & Chorale Nicht nach Welt, nach Himmel nicht (Mvt. 11) [1:00] from Cantata BWV 70 [4:48]

Rolf Schweizer

Motettenchor Pforzheim / Barockorchester L’arpa festante, München (authentic instruments)

BOLAF: Violins 1: Christoph Hesse, Irene Engelhardt, Peter Haarmann-Thiemann, Brian Dean; Violins 2: Michael Gusenbauer, Johanna Weber, Margarethe Härtl; Violas: Werner Saller, Max Bock; Violoncellos: Gregor Anthony, Kristin Dom; Violone: Haralt Martens; Positive Organ: Rien Voskuilen; Bassoon: Uschi Bruckdorfer; Oboes: Xenia Löffler, Kerstin Lange, Henriette Gröger; Trumpets: Guy Ferber, Roland Callmar, Pascal Geay

Amati AMI-9802/1

Jun 3-5, 1999

CD / TT: 54:52

Recorded at Evangelische Stadtkirche, Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording Supervision, Sound & Editing: Christoph Here, Filderstadt.
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M-7

Bach Edition Vol. 23 - Chörale / Chorales [C-2]

Chorale Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele (Mvt. 7) from Cantata BWV 70 [1:42]

Nicol Matt

Nordic Chamber Choir / Soloists of the Freiburger Barockorchester

Continuo: Martina Rothbauer, Robert Sangasser (Viola da gamba 8'); Ute Petersilge (Baroque Cello); Heike Hümmer (Violone); Jörg Hallobeck, Jens Wollenschläger (Organ)

Brilliant Classics 99575 (from Bayer Records)

Jun 1999

4-CD / TT: 226:04

Recorded at...
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M-8

J.S. Bach, Cantata 70: "Wachet betet, betet, wachet"

Chorus Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 70 [5:51]

Reed Criddle

UM Orpheus Singers and Chamber Orchestra

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YouTube

Dec 9, 2009

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Mvt. 1: Chorus [5:51]

M-9

Bach Church Cantatas: Highlights of the complete series: St Ann's Church, Dublin 2001-2010 - Disc Five: Further Highlights

Cantata BWV 70: Mvt. 8: Aria [T] Hebt euer Haupt empor [3:21]

John Dexter

Orchestra of St Cecilia (Artistic Director: Lindsay Armstrong)

Tenor: John Elwes
Strings & oboe

Orchestra of St Cecilia

Jan 24, 2010

CD / TT: 77:31

Recorded live at St. Anne's Church Dawson St. Dublin, Ireland, in the frame of Orchestra of St Cecilia: Bach Cantata Project.
Listen on BCW:
Cantata BWV 70: Mvt. 8: Aria [T] [3:21]

M-10

Mein Alles in Allem - Bach, Telemann, Keiser: Arien für Tenor und Orchester · Arias for Tenor and Orchestra [C-3]

Aria for Tenor Hebt euer Haupt empor (Mvt. 8) from Cantata BWV 70 []

Hajo Wienroth

Le Chardon

Tenor: Andreas Post

Lunaris CD

2012 (?)

CD / TT:

Recorded at…
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M-11

We’ve Got Your Bach (Wachet, Betet, Betet, Wachet BWV 70, CSO conducted by Paula DeWit)

Chorus Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 70 [4:30]

Paula DeWit

Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

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YouTube

Apr 11, 2015

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Chilliwack Cultural Centre, Chilliwack, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:30]

M-12

Bach (Arias & Sinfonias from selected Cantatas) [C-1]

15. Recitative & Chorale for Bass Ach, soll nicht dieser große Tag (Mvt. 9) from Cantata BWV 70 [1:44]
16. Aria for Bass Seligster Erquickungstag (Mvt. 10) from from Cantata BWV 70 [3:01]

Concerto Köln

Baritone: Benjamin Appl

Sony Classical 19075851622
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Apr 13-16, 2018

CD / TT: 67:43
MP3 / TT: 67:22

Recorded at Kulturzentrum Immanuelskirche, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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M-13

Just Bach Madison November 2023 Concert [C6-3]

Chorale Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele (CM: Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele) (Mvt. 7) from Cantata BWV 70 (audience sing-along chorale)

Founders & Co-Artistic Directors: Cheryl Bensman-Rowe & Paul Rowe

Just Bach Madison

Baritone: Ryne Cherry
Sean Kleve (Harpsichord); Charlie Rasmussen (Cello)

Just Bach Madison

Nov 15, 2023

Video / TT: 30:42

Recorded & filmed live at Luther Memorial Church, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, as part of the Just Bach Madison Concert Series.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: BWV 856, 856, 810, 70/7 [41:34]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - November 2023)
Thanks to conbtributors: Robin Crag (November 2002); David Sherr (November 2004); Teri Noel Towe (April 2007, June 2007)

Cantata BWV 70: Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! for 26^th Sunday after Trinity (1723)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
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