New & Upcoming Recordings
Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works
January 2008

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Cantatas

C-1

Bach Cantatas Vol. 3: Tewkesbury/Mühlhausen
For the 4^th Sunday after Trinity
For the 5^th Sunday after Trinity

CD-1: Cantatas BWV 24 [17:01], BWV 185 [14:41], BWV 177 [25:06], BWV 71 [18:30]
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 131 [23:14], BWV 93 [19:21], BWV 88 [19:20]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

BWV 24, BWV 185, BWV 177: Soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Contralto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Nicolas Teste
Rest: Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Kobie van Rensburg; Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria 141

Jan 16, 2000 [BWV 24, BWV 185, BWV 177]; Jan 23, 2000 [Rest]

2-CD / TT: 138:15

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage: at Tewkesbury Abbey,
England [BWV 24, BWV 185, BWV 177] & Blasiuskirche, Mühlhausen, Germany [Rest].
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C-2

Bach Cantatas Vol. 27: Blythburgh/Kirkwell
For Whit Tuesday
For Trinity Sunday

CD-1: Cantatas BWV 184 [21:47], BWV 175 [15:51] + Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 [12:07]
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 194 [18:49], BWV 176 [10:29], BWV 165 [12:54], BWV 129 [18:52]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

CD-1:: Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Contralto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Stephan Loges
CD-2: Soprano: Ruth Holton; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria 138

CD-1: Jun 13, 2000
CD-2: Jun 18, 2000

2-CD / TT: 111:27

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage:
CD-1: Holy Trinity, Blythburgh, England.
CD-2: St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
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C-3

J.S. Bach: Der Streit zwischen Phoebus und Pan - The Contest between Phoebus and Pan [C-1]

Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 249a [3:46]
Adagio from Cantata BWV 249a [3:29]
Chorus (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 207a [4:15]
March (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 207a [1:45, 1:34]
Cantata BWV 201 [47:23]

Hansjörg Albrecht

Münchener Bach-Chor / Bach-Collegium München

Soprano [Momus]: Simone Nold; Alto [Mercurius]: Annette Markert; Tenor [Tmolus]: Markus Schäfer; Tenor [Midas]: Werner Güra; Baritone [Phoebus]: Konrad Jarnot; Baritone [Pan]: Stephan Genz
Henrik Wiese (Flute) [BWV 249a]

Ohems Classics 914

Jul 3-6, 2007

CD / TT: 62:22

Recorded at Studio 1, BR München, Germany.
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C-4

J.S. Bach: Weltliche Kantaten BWV 30a & 207 (Integrale delle Cantate profane Vol. 5) [L-11]

Cantatas BWV 30a [38:15], BWV 207 [34:33]

Gustav Leonhardt

Les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles (Chorus Master: Olivier Schneebeli) / Café Zimmermann (Leader: Pablo Valetti)

Soprano: Monika Frimmer; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Stephan MacLeod

Alpha Productions ALPHA-118
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May 2007

CD / TT: 72:48
MP3 / TT: 72:35

Recorded at l'abbaye de Saint-Michel en Thiérache (Aisne), France.
Producer: Aline Blondiau; Recording: Hughes Deschaux.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 30a: Complete Cantata [38:16] | Complete Cantata [38:16] | Complete Cantata [38:16]
Cantata BWV 30a: Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [5:14] | Mvt. 5: Aria [A] ]5:15, w/ Score Animation]
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C-5

Patricia Brooks in Recital [C-1]

Aria for soprano Seufzer, Tränen, Kummer, Not (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 21 [4:33]

Soprano: Patricia Brooks; Harriet Wingreen (Piano); Bert Lucarelli (Oboe)

VAI Audio VAIA-1270

Feb 28, 1971

CD / TT: 64:36

Recorded live in New York City, New York, USA.
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C-6

Bach: The Sacred Cantatas [Box Set] [CB-3]

Cantatas 1-14, 16-52, 54-140, 143-159, 161-183-188, 192, 194-199

Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Gustav Leonhardt

Choirs & Orchestras, see: H& L - Complete Cantata Cycle on Teldec

Vocal Soloists, see: H& L - Complete Cantata Cycle on Teldec

Teldec

1971-1989

60-CD

Reissue.
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V-1

J.S. Bach: Motetten [V-1]

Motets BWV 225-229 [13:15, 5:46, 19:38, 9:30, 9:06]
Chorale Prelude Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn (I), BWV 601 [1:54]
Chorale Prelude O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross, BWV 622 [5:54]
Fugue on the Magnificat: Meine Seele erhebet den Herren, BWV 733 [4:56]

Julian Podger

Trinity Baroque

James Johnstone (Organ)

Raumklang

May 10-15, 2006

CD / TT: 76:57

Recorded at Kirche St. Wenzel, Naumberg, Germany.
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V-2

Léopold Simoneau & Pierrette Alarie, Vol. 1 [Box Set]

Mass in B minor BWV 232 [116:19]

Walter Goehr

Chorus & Orchestra of the Philharmonic Society of Amsterdam

Sopranos: Pierrette Alarie, Catherine Delfosse; Mezzo-soprano: Grace Hoffman; Tenor: Léopold Simoneau; Bass: Heinz Rehfuss

Doremi (from Vanguard / Editions Atlas)

1960

4-CD / TT:

Reissue.
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V-3

Grace Davidson: A Portrait - Sacred Arias and Songs [V-1]

Aria for soprano Seele, deine Spezereien (Mvt. 5) from Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 [10:54]

Penelope Rapson

Fiori Musicali (on authentic instruments)

Soprano: Grace Davidson
Katy Bircher (Flute); Gail Hennessey (Oboe); Kerstin Linder-Dewar (Orchestra Leader); David Miller (Lute); Jennifer Morsches (Cello); Penelope Rapson (Harpsichord, Organ)

Metronome METCD-1083
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Mar 1-2, 6, 2007

CD / TT: 69:54
MP3 / TT: 69:48

Recorded at St Mary’s Church, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, England.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2008 - May 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Thomas Shepherd (January 2008)