Cantata BWV 74 - Recordings - Part 1: Complete Recordings

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Cantata BWV 74
Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten

Ref.	BWV 74
German Title	Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten
English Title	If a man loves me, he will keep my words (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Cantata for Whit Sunday [1^st Day of Pentecost] Readings: Epistle: Acts 2: 1-13; Gospel: John 14: 23-31
Composed	Leipzig, 1725 1^st performance: May 20, 1725 - Leipzig
Text	John 14: 23 (Mvt. 1); John 14: 28 (Mvt. 4); Romans 8: 1 (Mvt. 6); Paul Gerhardt (Mvt. 8); Christiane Mariane von Ziegler (Mvts.2-3, 5, 7)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-1 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Japanese-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Text: Gott Vater, sende deinen Geist
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, oboe da caccia, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Aria \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Recitative \| Mvt. 7: Aria \| Mvt. 8: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.99 MB] \| Score BGA [3.38 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 8 Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap] Score Examples: Commentary & Examples from the Score Chorale Melody: Kommt her zu mir, spricht Gottes Sohn
References	BGA: XVIII \| NBA: I/13 \| BC: A 83 \| Zwang: K 124 \| First Published: BG, 1870 \| Autograph score (Facsimile): ? \| Provenance
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Bethlehem \| Emmanuel Music \| Mincham \| EvH [Dutch] \| Role [French] \| Japanese-2 \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of June 3, 2001; Week of June 3, 2007; Week of January 23, 2011

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. 26
Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Bach Arias - by Marek Štryncl & Musica Flore with Magdalena Kožená
Bach Arias - conducted by Andrea Marcon with Angelika Kirchschlager

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	Bach: 13 Sacred Cantatas & 13 Sinfonias [C-3] J.S. Bach: 10 Festkantaten [C-7]
Cantata BWV 74 [24:34]
Helmut Winschermann
Nederlands Vocaal Ensemble / Deutsche Bachsolisten
Soprano: Ileana Cotrubas; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: William Reimer
Philips 454346 Philips 6542806-810		Jan 1972	5-CD / TT: 352:39 10-LP / TT:

2	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 36 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 23
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Helen Donath; Alto: Hildegard Laurich; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Feb 1972	TT: 23:18
On Edition Bachakademie the dates are: Feb 1972; Feb 1982 (Mvts, 1, 4-6, 8). Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

3	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 19 - BWV 73-75 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. 23 - BWV 74 & 75
Cantata BWV 74 [21:29]
Gustav Leonhardt
Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort
Boy Soprano: Jörg Erler (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
Telefunken 6.35341 Teldec 8.44279 ZK & 242 573-2 Teldec 4509-91758-2 Teldec 3984-25707-2 Teldec 8573-81191-2 Warner Classics 8573-81191-5		Jun 1977	2-LP / TT: 60 min CD / TT: 70:08 6-CD / TT: / 389:16 15-CD / TT: 963:00 CD / TT: 54:56 CD / TT: 54:56
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

4	J.S. Bach: Whitsun Cantatas [C-7]
Cantata BWV 74 [20:24]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Peter Harvey
Archiv Produktion 463584		Apr 1999	CD / TT: 66:52
Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 74 by J.E. Gardiner. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

5	Bach Cantatas Vol. 26: Long Melford For Whit Sunday For Whit Monday
Cantata BWV 74 [20:34]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Panajotis Iconomou
Soli Deo Gloria 121		Jun 11, 2000	2-CD / TT: 117:40
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, England. 2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 74 by J.E. Gardiner. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 26 Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline

6	Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11
Cantata BWV 74 [23:01]
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics 99379		Jun-Jul 2000	5-CD / TT: 367:20
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

7	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 14
Cantata BWV 74 [19:30]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Deborah York; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand CC-72214		Mar 5-16, 2001	3-CD / TT: 205.31
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: 3-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline

8	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 35 (Cantatas from Leipzig 1725) - BWV 74, 87, 128, 176
Cantata BWV 74 [21:09]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 1571		Jul 2006	SACD / TT: 70:36
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: SACD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

9	Thomanerchor Leipzig - Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach, Vol. 7: Pfingsten · Pentecost - Cantatas BWV 34, 74, 172
Cantata BWV 74 [22:20]
Georg Christoph Biller
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Boy Soprano: Conrad Zuber (Soloist of the Thomanerchor Leipzig); Boy Alto: Robert Pohlers (Soloist of the Thomanerchor Leipzig); Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Matthias Weichert
Rondeau Production ROP-4026		Jun 22-23, 2007	CD / TT: 62:38
Recorded during the weekly cantata services at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Buy this album at: CD (2012): 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 (June 2001 - November 2012)
Thanks to conbtributors: Frits V. Herbold (February 2012), Christian Moll (November 2009), Jean-Gabriel Puyraveau (May 2012), Thomas Shepherd (May 2007), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004)

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