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Cantata BWV 177
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ |
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Ref. |
BWV 177 |
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German Title |
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ |
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English Title |
I call to Thee, Lord Jesus Christ (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Chorale Cantata for the 4th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Romans 8: 18-23; Gospel: Luke 6: 36-42
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 4th Sunday after Trinity |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1732
1st performance: July 6, 1732 - Leipzig
2nd performance: c1742 - Leipzig |
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Text: |
Author: Johann Agricola |
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BWV 177 Text:
German-1
| German-6
| German-7
| NBA Text
Translations:
English-1
| English-3I
| English-3P
| English-6
| English-10
| English-13
| English-14
Catalan-1
| Chinese-2
| Danish-1
| Dutch-0
| Dutch-1
| Dutch-6
| French-4
| French-5
| French-6
| Hebrew-1
| Indonesian-1
| Italian-2
| Norwegian-1
| Polish-1
| Polish-2
| Russian-1
| Russian-3
| Spanish-3
| Spanish-7
| Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text:
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ [BWV 177/1-5]
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, violin concertante, 2 violins, obbligato bassoon, viola, continuo (organ for parts of some movements)
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Aria [A] | Mvt. 3: Aria [S] | Mvt. 4: Aria [T] | Mvt. 5: Chorale |
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Scores: |
BWV 177 Scores:
Score Vocal & Piano [2.21 MB]
| Score BGA [3.39 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile):
D B Mus. ms. Bach P 116
| D LEb Thomana 177 [Bach Digital]
Chorales:
Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 5 ver
Capella:
Mvt. 5
[cap]
MuseScore:
Complete Cantata
| Mvt. 1
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 3
| Mvt. 4
| Mvt. 5
[MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis:
Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody:
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ [BWV 177/1,5]
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References: |
BWV 177 References:
BGA: XXXV | NBA: I/17.1 | BC: A 103 | Zwang: K 186
| First Published: BG, 1888
| Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
| Provenance
| Bach Digital
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Commentaries: |
BWV 177 / BC A 103 Commentaries:
English:
BCW
| Crouch
| All Music
| Emmanuel Music
| Mincham
| IOPN Library Illinois
| Wikipedia
Nielsen [Danish]
| EvH [Dutch]
| KL [Dutch]
| Role [French]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of June 23, 2002; Week of August 24, 2008; Week of June 26, 2011; Week of June 22, 2014 |
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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 41(BWV 175-179)
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. 53 (BWV 177-179) |
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Cantata BWV 177 [24:53] |
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Nikolaus Harnoncourt |
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Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien |
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Soprano: Helmut Wittek (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Panito Iconomou (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz
CMW: Jörg Schaeftlein, Marie Wolf (Oboes); Jörg Schaeftlein, Marie Wolf (Oboe da caccia); Milan Turkovič (Bassoon); Alice Harnoncourt, Erich Höbarth, Andrea Bischof, Karl Höffinger, Anita Mitterer, Helmut Mitter, Peter Matzka, Walter Pfeiffer (Violins); Kurt Theiner, Josef de Sordi (Violas); Mark Herwig Tachezi (Violoncello); Eduard Hruza (Violone); Herbert Tachezi (Organ) |
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Telefunken 6.35755
Teldec 8.35755 ZL
Teldec 4509-91763-2
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Teldec 3984-25709-2
Teldec 8573-81157-2
Warner Classics 8573-81157-5 |
Jan 1988 |
2-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT: 87:50
6-CD / TT: 366:45
MP3 / TT: 362:32
15-CD / TT: 861:24
CD / TT: 58:17
CD / TT: 58:17 |
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Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 177: Complete Cantata [24:51] | Complete Cantata [25:04] | CD: Cantatas BWV 177, BWV 178, BWV 179 [58:16]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download 6-CD: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | Amazon.de |
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Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11 |
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Cantata BWV 177 [24:57] |
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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: Marcel Beekman
Holland Boys Choir: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Hans van Roset, Aalt Jan van Roest, Tanny Koomen, Erik Guldenaar, Nicky Westerink, Peter van der Kolk, Herjan Pullen; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Zwerver, Arjen Nap, Jan Willem Prins, Arjan Heikoop; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Cor van Twillert, Marijn Takken, Peter Bloemendaal; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Edwin Smit, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Huib van Hinsbergen
Netherlands Bach Collegium: John Wilson Meyer (Concert-master), Laura Johnson, Alida Schat, Pieter Affourtit, Annabelle Ferdinand, Elin Eriksson, Fanny Pestalozzi, Fiorenza Dedonatis, Antoinette Lohmann (Violins); Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam (Violas); Frank Wakelkamp, Bas van Hengel (Violoncellos); Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Joshua Cheatam (Double-bass); Freek Borstlap (Viola da gamba); Peter Frankenberg, Ofer Frenkel, Eduard Wesley, Kristin Linde, Vincent van Ballegooien, Nico de Gier (Oboes); Trudy van der Wulp, Yukiko, Norbert Kunst (Bassoons); Vaughan Schlepp, Stephen Taylor, Theo Jellema (Organ) |
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Brilliant Classics 99379 |
Jun-Jul 2000 |
5-CD / TT: 367:20 |
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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.
Listen on YouTube: Cantatas BWV 12, BWV 74, BWV 177 [71:22]
Buy this album at:
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 3: Tewkesbury/Mühlhausen
For the 4th Sunday after Trinity
For the 5th Sunday after Trinity |
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Cantata BWV 177 [25:06] |
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John Eliot Gardiner |
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Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists |
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Soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Contralto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Tenor: Paul Agnew
MC: Sopranos: Lucinda Houghton, Angela Kazimierczuk, Charlotte Mobbs, Gillian Ross, Suzanne Flowers, Katie Pringle; Altos: Elinor Carter, Richard Wyn Roberts, Charles Humphries, Timothy Kenworthy-Brown; Tenors: Rory O'Connor, John Bowley, Simon Davies, Nicholas Robertson; Basses: Jonathan Brown, Simon Oberts, Daniel Jordan, Christopher Foster
EBS: Alison Bury, Penny Spencer, Debbie Diamond, Deidre Ward (Violin I); Lucy Howard, Andrew Roberts, Catherine Ford (Violin II); Annette Isserlis, Jane Rogers, Colin Kitching, Kate Heller (Violas); Richte van der Meer, Ruth Alford, Catherine Rimer (Cellos); Valerie Botwright, Cecelia Bruggemeyer (Double-basses); Marteh Root, Rachel Beckett (Flutes); Xenia Löffler, James Eastaway, Mark Baigent (Oboes); Alastair Mitchell, Philipp Turbett (Bassoons); Susan Dent, Gavin Edwards (Horns); Gabriele Cassone, Mark Bennett, Paul Sharp (Trumpets); John Chimes (Timpani); Howard Moody, (Harpsichord); Silas John Standage (Organ) |
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Soli Deo Gloria 141 |
Jul 16, 2000 |
2-CD / TT: 138:15 |
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Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Tewkesbury Abbey,
England. Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineers: Erdo Groot (Polyhymnia); Recording Engineer: Roger de Schot (Polyhymnia), Taco van der Wert (Eurosound); Tape Editors: Matthijs Ruijter, Erdo Groot.
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2008): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | ClassicsOnline |
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Bachkonzert 2001 (24. Bach-Konzert in St. Martin Kelsterbach) [BK-24] |
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Cantata BWV 177: Mvt. 1: Chorus + Mvt. 6: Chorale [11:06] (from a complete performance) |
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Rainer Noll |
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Idsteiner Vokalisten / Heidelberger Kantatenorchester |
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Soprano: Kerstin Steube; Counter-tenor: Joachim Diessner; Tenor: Christoph Leonhardt
Martin Nitz (Organ) |
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YouTube |
Jul 29, 2001 |
Audio / TT: |
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Recorded live at St. Martinskirche, Kelsterbach, Hesse, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 177: Lecture + Mvts. 1+6 [11:06] |
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 21 |
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Cantata BWV 177 [23:14] |
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Ton Koopman |
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Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch) |
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Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Altos: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jonathan Manson (Violoncello); Katharina Spreckelsen (Oboe) [Mvt. 3]; Alfredo Bernardini (Oboe); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon)
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Mariette Bastiaansen, Henriette Feith, Cécile Kempenaers, Vera Lansink, Caroline Stam; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Malcolm Bennett, Otto Bouwknegt, Henk Gunneman, Joost van der Linden, Geraint Roberts; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Mvts.1,5: Margaret Faultless, LisaLandgraf, Foskien Kooistra, Catherine Manson, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Judith Steenbrink, Sebastiaan van Vucht (Violins); Katherine McGillivray, Alfonso Leal del Ojo (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones (Violoncellos); Michele Zeoli (Double-bass); Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry (Oboes); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon); Andrew Clark, Joe Walters horn (Lituus); Bruce Dickey (Cometto); Charles Toet, Harry Ries, David Joseph Yacus (Trombone); Matthew Halls, Ton Koopman (Continuo)
Mvts. 2,3: Wilbert Hazelzet (Traverso); Katharina Spreckelsen, Alexandra Bellamy (Oboes); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon); Jonathan Manson (Violoncello); Nicholas Pap (Double-bass); Mike Fentross (Lute); Ton Koopman (Continuo)
Mvt. 4: Margaret Faultless, Lisa Landgraf, Lisa Ferguson, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Silvia Schweinberger (Violins); Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones (Violoncello); Margaret Urquhart (Double-bass); Wilbert Hazelzet, Marion Moonen (Traverso); Katharina Sprcckelsen, Alexandra Bellamy (Oboes); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon); Mike Fentross (Lute); Ton Koopman (Continuo) |
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Antoine Marchand CC-72221 |
May 9-14, 2002 [Mvts. 2, 3]
Sep 25-Oct 3, 2002 [Mvt. 4]
Oct 13-19, 2003 [Mvt. 1, 5] |
3-CD / TT: 197:59 |
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Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen.
Listen on YouTube: Complete Cantata [23:17] | Complete Cantata [23:19]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 53 - Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, Cantatas · 9 · 97 · 177 (Cantatas from Leipzig 1730s-40s (II)) |
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Cantata BWV 177 [23:01] |
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Masaaki Suzuki |
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Bach Collegium Japan |
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Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk
Soloists: Masamitsu San’nomiya (Oboe); Yukiko Murakami (Bassoon); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin)
Chorus: Sopranos: Hana Blažíková, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida; Altos: Robin Blaze, Tamaki Suzuki, Hiroya Aoki; Tenors: Gerd Türk, Yusuke Fujii, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Daisuke Fujii, Chiyuki Urano
Orchestra: Oboe I: Masamitsu San’nomiya; Oboe II: Atsuko Ozaki; Bassoon: Yukiko Murakami; Violin I: Natsumi Wakamatsu (leader); Paul Herrera, Yuko Takeshima; Violin II: Yuko Araki. Shiho Hiromi, Yukie Yamaguchi; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Hiroshi Narita
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Violone: Seiji Nishizawa; Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki; Organ: Naoko Imai |
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BIS 1991 |
Feb 2012 |
SACD / TT: 67:37 |
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Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Tuner: Akimi Hayashi; Producer: Hans Kipfer; Sound Engineer: Andreas Ruge; Post-production: Editing: Hans Kipfer, Emma Laín; Mixing: Hans Kipfer; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr.
Buy this album at:
CD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ J.S. Bach cantate et 3 solistes sourds - dir Baudouin de Jaer [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 177: Excerpts [14:07] |
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Baudouin de Jaer |
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(OVPP - No Choir) / Instrumental ensemble |
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Soloists: Soprano: Fabienne Cauwe; Alto: Trini Gainza; Tenor: José Gonzalez
Accompaniments: Hanna Bardos, Catherine Lybaert, Michaël Woltèche (Voice) |
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YouTube |
Apr 26-28, 2013 |
Video: 14:07 |
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Recorded & filmed live during Urban Rituals Festival at Théâtre des Brigittines, Brussels, Belgium. Sponsor: Dirk Seghers de Recyclart ASBL; Assistant Producer: Sigrid Bourry; Film: Louise Herlemont.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 177: Excerpts [14:07] |
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Cantata! A Bach Cantata Series (BWV 134, 177 & 67) [C-11] [C14-1] |
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Cantata BWV 177 |
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David Chin |
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(OVPP - No Choir) / Instrumental ensemble |
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Soloists: Soprano: Liliana Natalie Buickians; Mezzo-soprano: Ashley Hill-Hibbard; Tenor: Pablo Bustos; Baritone: Joshua Ooms
Orchestra: Jeremy Potts (Concert-master); Amgela Xing (Violin); Sergio Muñoz Leiva (Viola); Padro Sanchez (Cello); Greg Whittemore (Double-bass); Sarah Brown (Trumpet); Caroline Sonett (Flute); Carly Gordon (Oboe); Linnea Rowley (Oboe); Lisa Nickels (Oboe); Lydia Consilvio (Oboe); Blaire Koerner (Bassoon); Naomi Gregory (Organ) |
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Eastman School of Music |
Sep 21, 2014 |
Video / TT: |
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Recorded & filmed live at Reformation Lutheran Church, Rochester, New York, USA, in the frame of Eastman School of Music: Bach Cantata Series. |
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Bach at One - Wednesday, May 25, 1pm (Cantatas BWV 177, 161) [BO-62] |
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Cantata BWV 177 [] |
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Julian Wachner |
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Trinity Wall Street Choir / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street |
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Soloists: Soprano: Sarah Brailey [BWV 177]; Alto: Clifton Massey [BWV 177] |
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Trinity Wall Street |
May 18, 2016 |
Video / TT: 88:48 |
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Recorded 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 [88:48] |
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J.S. Bach: The Complete Chorale Cantatas, Cantatas 4-6 (BWV 135, 10, 177) [CD-2] |
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20-24. Cantata BWV 177 [23:04] |
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Stephan MacLeod |
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Gli Angeli Genève |
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BWV 177: Singers: Sopranos: Aleksandra Lewandowska*, Anne-Kathryn Olsen; Altos: Alex Potter*, Christelle Monney; Tenors: Thomas Hobbs*, Olivier Coiffet; Basses: Stephan MacLeod, Frederik Sjollema
Players: Oboes: Emmanuel Laporte, Seung-Kyung Lee-Blondel; Corno da tirarsi: Anneke Scott; Violins 1: Eva Saladin, Adrien Carré, Veronica Kuijken; Violins 2: Xavier Sichel, Stéphanie Erös; Violas Caroline Cohen-Adad, Martine Schnorhk; Cellos: Hager Hanana, Oleguer Aymami; Violone: Michaël Chanu; Bassoon: Philippe Miqueu: Harpsichord: François Guerrier; Organ: Francis Jacob
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Aparté Music AP-378D2 |
BWV 177: Nov 7, 2022 |
CD / TT: 67:17 |
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Recorded live at Temple de Saint-Gervais, Genève, Canton de Genève, Switzeland, as part of Intégrale des Cantates à Temple de Saint-Gervais (Concert No.
51: BWV 177).
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 177: Complete Cantata [23:13]
CD: Complete Album [Playlist; 24 Tracks; TT: 67:28]
Buy this album at:
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Concierto en vivo | Bach Santiago 51 (BWV 177, 200, 118, 88) |
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09:15-35:00: Cantata BWV 177 [25:45] |
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Christian Lorca |
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Bach Santiago (Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble) |
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Vocal Soloists: Soprano: Andrea Aguilar; Alto: Evelyn Ramírez; Tenor: Gonzalo Quinchahual; Bass: Patricio Sabaté
Vocal Ensemble: Soprano: Consuelo Escudero; Alto: José Andrés Muñoz; Tenor: Sebastián Inostroza; Bass: Diego Delpiano
Instrumental Ensemble: Roberto Morales, Juan Nail, Víctor Astorga (Oboes); José Ramírez (Bassoon); Eugenio Cáceres, Thiago Martins (Horns); Danilo Rodríguez (Organ); Gonzalo Beltrán (Concertato Violin); Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Felipe Silva (Violins); Luciano España (Viola); Paulina Mühle-Wiehoff (Violonchelo); Bruno Peralta, (Double-bass) |
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Bach Santiago Cantata Series |
Jul 20, 2025 |
Video / TT: 73:01 |
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Recorded & filmed live at Capilla Ave María, La Reina, Santiago, Chile, as part of Bach Santiago Cantata Series.
Organization: Instituto de Música de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Extension team: Alejandro Vera (Director); Claudia Pereira (Deputy Director of Extension); Felipe Ramos (Communication Coordinator); Erika Korowin (Continuing Education Assistant); Lady Guajardo (Management Coordinator); Romina de la Sotta (Journalist); Matías Reimer (Extension Assistant); Mary Paz Albornoz (Designer); Ariana Cuevas (Cover Design); Carlos Arriagada (Production Assistant).
Source: Bach Santiago 51: en La Reina y con Christian Lorca
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 177, 200, 118, 88 [73:01] |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2002 - January 2026)
Thanks to contributors: Prof. Dr. Eric Derom, Universiteit Gent (March 2017); Michael Gray (November 2024); Matthias Hansen (March 2006, June 2009); Rainer Harald (March 2019 - June 2021); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Jean Gabriel Puyraveau (March 2011); Claude Role (December 2017); Thomas Shepherd (January 2008); Ehud Shiloni (August 2006); Nagamiya Tutomu (March 2001) |
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