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Cantata BWV 165
O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad |
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Ref.: |
BWV 165 |
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German Title |
O heilges Geist und Wasserbad |
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English Title |
O Holy Ghost and water bath (by W. Murray Young) |
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Event |
Cantata for Trinity Sunday
Readings: Epistle: Romans 11: 33-36; Gospel: John 3: 1-15
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Trinity Sunday |
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Composed |
Weimar, 1715
1st performance: June 16, 1715 - Weimar
2nd performance: June 4, 1724 ? - Leipzig |
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Text: |
Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-5); Ludwig Helmbold (Mvt. 6) |
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BWV 165 Text:
German-1
| German-6
| German-7
| NBA Text
Translations:
English-1
| English-3I
| English-3P
| English-6
| English-10
| English-14
Catalan-1
| Chinese-2
| Danish-1
| Dutch-0
| Dutch-3
| French-3
| French-4
| French-5
| French-6
| Hebrew-1
| Indonesian-1
| Italian-2
| Norwegian-1
| Polish-1
| Russian-1
| Russian-3
| Spanish-4
| Spanish-7
| Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text:
Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren [BWV 165/6]
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 violins, viola, continuo (+ bassoon & cello)
Mvt. 1: Aria [S] | Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 3: Aria [A] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 5: Aria [T] | Mvt. 6: Chorale |
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Scores: |
BWV 165 Scores:
Score Vocal & Piano [0.95 MB]
| Score BGA [1.19 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile):
D-B Am.B 105 [Bach Digital]
Chorales:
Mvt. 6
Capella:
Mvt. 6
[cap]
MuseScore:
Complete Cantata
| Mvt. 1
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 3
| Mvt. 4
| Mvt. 5
| Mvt. 6
[MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis:
Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody:
Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren [BWV 165/6]
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References: |
BWV 165 References:
BGA: XXXIII | NBA: I/15 | BC: A 90 | Zwang: K 19
| First Published: BG, 1887
| Autograph score (facsimile): ?
| Bach Digital
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Commentaries: |
BWV 165 Commentaries:
English:
Crouch
| All Music
| Emmanuel Music
| Mincham
| Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish]
| EvH [Dutch]
| Role [French]
| Kantate [Japanese]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of June 18, 2000; Week of May 1, 2005; Week of March 20, 2011; Week of May 22, 2016 |
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Die Bach Kantate Vol. 38 (Cantatas BWV 175, 165, 75)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 50 (Cantatas BWV 165-168) |
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Cantata BWV 165 [CD-1: 13:11; CD-2: 12:58] |
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Helmuth Rilling |
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Frankfurter Kantorei / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart |
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Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Alyce Rogers; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Walter Forchert (Violin); Friedemann Schulz (Continuo Cello); Manfred Gräser (Double-bass); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Positive Organ) |
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Hänssler 98.891
Hänssler 92.050
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Dec 1975; Apr-May 1976 |
CD / TT: 64:30
CD / TT: 64:11
MP3 / TT: 64:43 |
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Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Südwest-Tonstudio, Stuttgart; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck; Sound Engineer: Henno Quasthoff.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 165, BWV 166, BWV 167, BWV 168 [HD: 64:13] | Cantatas BWV 165, BWV 166, BWV 167, BWV 168 [64:14]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1992): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes |
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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 39 (BWV 164-169)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 9 (BWV 163-182)
Bach-2000 Vol. 4: Sacred Cantatas 4 (BWV 150-159, 161-188, 192, 194-199)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 49 (BWV 163-166) |
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Cantata BWV 165 [12:31] |
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Gustav Leonhardt |
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Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort (with original instruments) |
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Boy Soprano: Tobias Eiwanger; Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
LC: Bassoon: Frans Berkhout; Violins: Marie Leonhardt, Lucy van Dael, Alda Stuurop [BWV 165/5], Mariet Holtrop, Antoinette van der Hombergh, Marinette Drost; Violas: Staas Swierstra, Ruth Hesseling, Violoncellos: Wouter Möller, Richte van der Meer; Violone: Nicholas Pap; Organ: Gustav Leonhardt [BWV 165:2,3], Bob van Asperen [BWV 165/1,4,5], Glen Wilson [BWV 165/6] |
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Telefunken 6.35658
Teldec 8.35658 ZL
Teldec 4509-91763-2
Teldec 3984-25709-2
Teldec 8573-81161-2
Warner Classics 8573-81161-5
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P 1987 |
2-LP / TT: 104 min
2-CD / TT: 103:28
6-CD / TT: 366:45
MP3 / TT: 362:32
15-CD / TT: 861:24
CD / TT: 62:53
CD / TT: 62:53
MP3 / TT: 61:51 |
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Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands (?).
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 165: Complete Cantata [12:36] | Complete Cantata [12:36]
Cantata BWV 165: Mvt. 1: Aria [S] [3:57]
CD: Cantatas BWV 163, BWV 164, BWV 165, BWV 166 [62:53]
Buy this album at:
6-CD (1994): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download 6-CD: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes
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 |
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 3 |
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Cantata BWV 165 [11:56] |
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Ton Koopman |
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Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir |
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Soprano: Caroline Stam; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Foskien Kooistra (Violin); Jaap ter Linden (Cello); Ton Koopman (Harpsichord & Organ)
ABC: Sopranos: Els Bongers, Anne Grimm, Vera Lansink, Caroline Stam, Francine van der Heijden; Altos: Richard Bryan, Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Henk Gunneman, Joost van der Linden, Geraint Roberts, Jeremy Ovenden; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, Mitchell Sandler, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless [Leader]; Barbara Kiebel, Nicola Cleminsan, Marc Cooper, Foskien Kooistra, Carlo Marolla, Tjamke Roelofs, Sebastiaan van Vucht; Violas: Martin Kelly, Marina Ascherson; Cellos: Jaap ter Linden, Jonathan Manson; Bassoon: Margreet Bongers; Organ continuo: Jon Kleinbussink [Chair Organ I: Garnier; Chair Organ II: Klop] |
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Erato 0630-14336-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72203
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Sep 1995 |
3-CD / TT: 195:24
3-CD / TT: 195:24
MP3 / TT: 193:13 |
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Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound engineer: Adriaan Verstijnen; Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 165: Complete Cantata [11:58]
Cantata BWV 165: Mvt. 1: Aria [S] [2:35] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] [1:18] + Mvt. 3: Aria [A] [2:14] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [B] [2:02] + Mvt. 5: Aria [T] [3:09] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [0:42]
Buy this album at:
Erato 3-CD (1996): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Antoine Marchand 3-CD (2004): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | ClassicsOnline | iTunes |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 4 - Cantatas from Weimar II (BWV 163, 165, 185, 199) |
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Cantata BWV 165 [12:15] |
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Masaaki Suzuki |
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Bach Collegium Japan |
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Soprano: Aki Yanagisawa; Alto: Akira Tachikawa; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Stephan Schreckenberger
Orchestra: Violins: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader], Mari Ono: Azumi Takada, Yuko Takeshima, Keiko Watanabe, Amiko Watabe; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Ryoko Moro-oka; Violoncellos: Hidemi Suzuki [Principal], Norizumi Moro-oka; Violone: Shigeru Sakurai; Organ: Masaaki Suzuki, Naoko Imai; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dohsaka |
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BIS CD-801
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Jun 1996 |
CD / TT: 66:16
MP3 / TT: 66:10 |
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Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Recording Producer & Digital Editing: Jens Braun; Sound Engineer: Ingo Petry.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Cantatas BWV 199, 165, 185, 163 [65:52] | Cantatas BWV 199, 165, 185, 163 [65:55]
Buy this album at:
CD (1997): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes |
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Bach Edition Vol. 5 - Cantatas Vol. 2
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas, Vol. 9 (BWV 161-180) |
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Cantata BWV 165 [13:13] |
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Pieter Jan Leusink |
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Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium |
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Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Hans van Roset, Aalt jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Herjan Pullen, Gerwin Zwep, Evert Jan Engeltjes, Erik Guldenaar, Jaap Hoogendoors, Henri Noordmans; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Arjen Nap, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Willem Prins, Edwin Smit; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Frans Benschop, Cor van Twillert, Marijn Takken, Peter Bloemendaal, Jan Pullen; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Huib van Hinsbergen, Klaas Alberts, Piet Schuyn, Gerrit van Haaken
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer [Concert-master], Laura Johnson, Pieter Affourtit, Elin Eriksson, Foskien Kooistra, Jun Okada, Mimi Mitchel, Fiorenza De Donatis; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam, Bernadette Verhagen; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp, Thomas Pitt; Double-bass: Robert Franenberg, Maggie Urquhart, Jan Hollestelle; Bassoons: Trudy va der Wulp, Norbert Kunst; Organ: Vaughan Schlepp, Rien Voskuilen, Stephen Taylor |
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Brilliant Classics 99364
Brilliant Classics |
Apr-Sep 1999 |
5-CD / TT: 297:16
MP3 / TT: 358:19 |
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Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands.
Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Artistic Director: Pieter Jan Leusink; Recording: Clavigram Leerdam; Producer/editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance Engineer & Recording Engineer: Louis van Emmerk.
See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 165: Complete Cantata [13:18]
CD: Cantatas BWV 111, BWV 159, BWV 165, BWV 22 [64:10]
Buy this album at:
5-CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | Amazon.de
Music Download (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes | iTunes |
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 27: Blythburgh/Kirkwell
For Whit Tuesday (BWV 184, 175)
For Trinity Sunday (BWV 194, 176, 165, 129) |
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Cantata BWV 165 [12:54] |
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John Eliot Gardiner |
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Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists |
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Soprano: Ruth Holton; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Peter Harvey
MC: Sopranos: Suzanne Flowers, Gillian Keith, Emma Preston-Dunlop, Katharine Fuge, Elisabeth Priday, Joanne Lunn; Altos: Elinor Carter, Mark Chambers, Angus Davidson, Charles Humphries; Tenors: Rory O'Connor, Paul Tindall, Peter Butterfield, Nicolas Robertson; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Charles Pott, Robert Evans, Michael McCarthy
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury, Penelope Spencer, Catherine Martin, Debbie Diamond, Jane Gillie; Violins 2: Lucy Howard, Matthew Truscott, Silvia Schweinberger, Desmond Heath; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Katherine McGillivray, Colin Kitching; Cellos: Melanie Beck, Helen Verney; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Bassoon: Philip Turbett; Harpsichord: Howard Moody; Organ: Robert Quinney |
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Soli Deo Gloria SDG-138
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Jun 18, 2000 |
2-CD / TT: 111:27
MP3 / TT: 110:28 |
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Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2008): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes |
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The Valley of Tears - La Vallée des Pleurs (Works by Schütz, Bach and Praetorius) [C-7] |
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Cantata BWV 165 [13:40] |
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Daniel Taylor (Artistic Director & Conductor) |
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Choir of the Schola Cantorum, Toronto / Orchestra of the Theatre of Early Music |
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Soprano: Agnes Zsigovics; Alto: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Rufus Müller; Baritone: Alexander Dobson
Choir: Sopranos: Erin Cooper-Gay, Michele DeBoer, Rebecca Genge, Elizabeth Hetherington, Ellen McAteer, Julia Morson, Hannah Tarder-Stoll, Bronwyn Thies-Thompson, Agnes Zsigovics; Altos: Kristina Alexander, Rebecca Claborn, Kyle Guilfoyle, Simon Honeyman, Peter Mahon, Ryan McDonald, Jennifer Routhier, Jessica Wright; Tenors: David Arnot-Johnston, Isaiah Bell, Charles Davidson, Jean-Philippe Fortier-Lazure, Rufus Müller; Basses: Alexander Dobson, Graham Robinson, David Roth, Geoffrey Sirett
Orchestra: Cristina Zacharias (Violin I); Kathleen Kajioka (Violin II); Patrick Jordan (Viola); Sylvain Bergeron (Lute); Christina Mahler, Amanda Keesmaat (Cellos); Alison Mackay (Double-bass); Paul Jenkins (Organ); Christopher Bagan (Harpsichord) |
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Analekta AN2-9144
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Apr 2014 |
CD / TT: 49:14
MP3 / TT: 49:39 |
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Recorded at Humbercrest United Church, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Producer, Sound Engineer; Mix & Mastering: Carl Talbot; Sound Engineer; Editing: Jeremy Tusz; Executive Producer, Artistic Director: François Mario Labbé; Production Manager: Julie M. Fournier; Production Assistant: Kathleen Désilets.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 165: Mvt. 1: Aria [S] [3:53]
Buy this album at:
CD (2015): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes |
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Bach at One - March 11, 2015 (Cantatas BWV 162, 165, 185) [BO-31] |
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Cantata BWV 165 [14:31] |
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(Julian Wachner) Guest Conductor: David Arrivée |
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Choir of Trinity Wall Street / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street |
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BWV 165 Soloists: Soprano: Sarah Brailey; Alto: Melissa Attebury; Tenor: Steven Caldicott Wilson; Bass: unknown |
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Trinity Wall Street |
Mar 11, 2015 |
Video / TT: 69:41 |
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Recorded & filmed live at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series.
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Complete Concert [69:41]
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 165: Complete Cantata [14:31] |
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Все кантаты Баха. Сезон второй «Веймарские кантаты», Концерт шестой (BWV 172, 165) [S2-6] |
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Cantata BWV 165 |
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Artistic Director & Conductor: Oleg Romanenko |
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Collegium Musicum Ensemble, Moscow |
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Soloists: unknown
Daniel Salvador (Organ) [Madrid, Spain] |
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Все кантаты Баха |
Jun 9, 2019 |
No video |
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Recorded & filmed live at Evangelical-Lutheran St. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia, as part of Все кантаты Баха.
NO VIDEO. |
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J.S. Bach: Kantate O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad, BWV 165 // For Trinity Sunday [D15-3]
Bach-Kantaten N°41 (BWV 27, 165, 122) |
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Cantata BWV 165 [CD: 14:20; YT: 16:34] |
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Musical Director & Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Workshop Participants: Rudolf Lutz, Pfr. Niklaus Peter
Reflective Lecture Speaker: Helen Schüngel Straumann |
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(OVPP - No Choir) Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung |
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Soloists: Soprano: Marie Luise Werneburg; Alto: Elvira Bill; Tenor: Colin Balzer; Bass: Dominik Wörner
Orchestra: Violins: Eva Borhi, Judith von der Goltz, Christine Baumann, Petra Melicharek, Dorothee Mühleisen, Ildikó Sajgó; Violas: Sonoko Asabuki, Matthias Jäggi; Violoncellos: Maya Amrein, Daniel Rosin; Violone: Markus Bernhard; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Organ: Nicola Cumer; Harpsichord: Rudolf Lutz |
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J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen C111 |
Mar 19, 2021 |
Video / TT:
CD / TT: 47:43 |
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Recorded & filmed live at Olma-Halle 2.0, St. Gallen, Kanton St. Gallen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
Recording & Editing: Sound Engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Executive Producer: Johannes Widmer; Production: Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; Producer: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Source: Bachipedia
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 165: Complete Cantata [16:34] | Workshop [45:39] | Reflective Lecture [19:01] | Bach Factory [English; 34:18] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [B] [2:56] | Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:29]
Buy this album at:
CD (2022): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop |
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2. Bach-Tage St. Jacobi: Kantate "Wo gehest du hin?" BWV 166; Kantate "O heil'ges Geist- und Wasserbad" BWV 165; Doppelkonzert c-Moll, BWV 1060r [BT2-3] |
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Cantata BWV 165 [14:01] |
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Conductor, Harpsichord & Organ: Stefan Kordes |
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Göttinger Barockorchester (on original instruments) |
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BWV 165: Soprano: Anna Nesyba; Alto: Nicole Pieper; Tenor: Clemens Löschmann; Bass: Thomas Laske
GBO: Henning Vater (Violin 1); Julia Krikkay (Violin 2); Magdalena Schenk-Bader (Viola); Sibylle Huntgeburth (Violoncello); Johannes Ragg (Violone); Annette Berryman (Oboe/Oboe d'amore) |
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YouTube |
Jun 13, 2021 |
Video / TT: |
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Recorded & filmed live at St. Jacobi, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany, in the frame of 2. Bach-Tage St. Jacobi Göttingen.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 165: Complete Cantata [14:01] |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (June 2000 - April 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Rainer Harald (May 2021); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Thomas Shepherd (January 2008) |
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