Cantata BWV 87 - Details & Discography Part 1: Complete Recordings

Recordings/Discussions
Background Information
Performer Bios

Poet/Composer Bios

Additional Information

Cantata BWV 87
Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen

Ref.

BWV 87

German Title

Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen

English Title

Hitherto have ye asked nothing for in my name (Richard Stokes & Oxford Companion)

Event

Cantata for Rogate [5^th Sunday after Easter]
Readings: Epistle: James. 1: 22-27; Gospel: John 16: 23-30

Composed

Leipzig, 1725
1^st performance: May 6, 1725 - Leipzig

Text

Christiane Mariane von Ziegler (Mvts. 2-4, 6); John 16: 24 (Mvt. 1); John 16: 33 (Mvt. 5); Heinrich Müller (Mvt. 7)

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-5 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Selig ist die Seele

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, oboe da caccia, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Aria | Mvt. 7: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.13 MB] | Score BGA [1.36 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap]
Score Examples: Commentary & Examples from the Score
Chorale Melody: Jesu, meine Freude

References

BGA: XX/1 | NBA: I/12 | BC: A 74 | Zwang: K 121 | First Published: BG, 1872 | Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of May 20, 2001; Week of May 13, 2007; Week of November 7, 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)

Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 5 J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 80, Cantata No. 87 [L-5] J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 6, 31, 67, 76, 80, 87 [C-3] Bach Cantatas: Volume 1
Cantata BWV 87 [20:42]
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch
Erato LDE-3135 (Mono) Erato STE-50043 (Stereo) Erato STU-70043 Musical Heritage Society MHS-666 Erato 4509-98525-2 Erato 2584-61401-2		Oct 24-30, 1959	LP / TT: 50:16 LP / TT: 50:16 LP / TT: 50:16 LP / TT: 50:16 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

2	Bach Cantatas Vol. 2 - Easter
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Alto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion		May, June, Oct 1973; Jan 1974	TT: 24:13
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

3	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 22 - BWV 84-90 J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 5 - BWV 79-99 Bach-2000 Vol. 2: Sacred Cantatas 2 - BWV 48-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-99 Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 27 - BWV 87-90
Cantata BWV 87 [17:13 / 17:37]
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer
Telefunken 6.35364 Teldec 8.35364 ZL & 242 578-2 Teldec 4509-91759-2 Teldec 3984-25707-2 Teldec 8573-81183-2 Warner Classics 8573-81183-5		Apr 13, 22-23, 27-28 & May 22, 1977	2-LP / TT: 102 min 2-CD / TT: 103:51 6-CD / TT: / 377:04 15-CD / TT: 963:00 CD / TT: 61:55 CD / TT: 61:55
Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria. Buy this album at: 6-CD (1994): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: 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	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 34 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 28
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Walter Heldwein
Hänssler		Dec 1980; Feb-Mar 1981	TT: 20:10
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

5	Bach Edition Vol. 8 - Cantatas Vol. 3
Cantata BWV 87 [20:11]
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics 99367		Oct-Nov 1999	5-CD / TT: 291:42
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: 5-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

6	Bach Cantatas Vol. 25: Dresden/Sherborne For the 5^th Sunday after Easter (Rogate) For the Sunday after Ascension Day (Exaudi)
Cantata BWV 87 [17:08]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: Steve Davisilim; Bass: Stephan Loges
Soli Deo Gloria 144		May 27-28, 2000	2-CD / TT: 107:50
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Annenkirche, Dresden, Germany. Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

7	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 15
Cantata BWV 87 [19:05]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand CC-72215		Mar 6-16, 2001	3-CD / TT: 207:42
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. 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 87 [20:13]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
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

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (May 2001 - February 2012)
Thanks to conbtributors: Matthias Hansen (March 2006), Frits V. Herbold (February 2012), Thomas Shepherd (May 2007), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004)

Cantata BWV 87: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

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