Cantata BWV 110 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 110
Unser Mund sei voll Lachens

German Title	Unser Mund sei voll Lachens
English Title	Let our mouth be full of laughter (by Alec Robertson)
Event	Cantata for Christmas Day Readings: Epistle: Titus 2: 11-14 / Isaiah 9: 2-7; Gospel: Luke 2: 1-14
Composed	Leipzig, 1725 \| 1^st performance: December 25, 1725 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1728-1731 - Leipzig
Text	After Psalm 126: 2-3 (Mvt. 1); Jeremiah 10: 6 (Mvt. 3); Luke 2: 14 (Mvt. ); Kaspar Füger (Mvt. 7); Georg Christian Lehms (Mvts. 2, 4, 6) [according to W. Murray Young: Christian Weiss, Sr., Picander and J.S. Bach are also suggested]
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-6 \| French-3 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 Chorale Text: Wir Christenleut habn jetzund Freud
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, to transverse flutes, 3 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Aria \| Mvt. 5: Duet \| Mvt. 6: Aria \| Mvt. 7: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.54 MB] \| Score BGA [4.21 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 7 Capella: Mvt. 7 [cap] Chorale Melody: Wir Christenleut habn jetzund Freud
References	BGA: XXIII \| NBA: I/2 \| BC: A 10 \| Zwang: K 132 \| First Published: BG, 1876
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Bethlehem \| Role [French] \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of December 13, 1999; Week of August 5, 2007

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 14
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 110, BWV 17 [C-1]
Hans Thamm
Windsbacher Knabenchor / Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
Soprano: Herrad Wehrung; Alto: Emmy Lisken; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Cantate / Bayer		May 1961	TT: 26:16
Recorded in Münster zu Heilsbronn/Mittelfranken. Buy this album at:

2	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 12 Bach Cantatas: Volume 1
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Friederike Sailer; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Erich Wenk
Erato / MHS		1961	TT: 26:55
Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk

3	J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 110 & Magnificat BWV 243 [C-2]
Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
Tölzer Knabenchor / Collegium Aureum (using original instruments)
Walter Gampert (Soloist from the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Andreas Stein (Soloist from Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern
BASF / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi		1972	LP / TT:

4	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 62 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 35
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Kathrin Graf; Alto: Helrun Gardow; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Hänssler		Jan-Feb 1974	TT: 26:33
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 110 by H. Rilling. On Edition Bachakademie the dates are: Jan, Feb, May 1975. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

5	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 6
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Sopranos: Wilhelm Wiedl & Stefan Frangoulis (Soloists of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Basses: Siegfried Lorenz & Ruud van der Meer
Teldec		1980	TT: 24:55
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6	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas IX Bach: Kantaten BWV 40, BWV 50, BWV 110 [L-8]
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Siegfried Lorenz
Eterna / Berlin Classics		Feb 1981; Feb 1982; Feb 1983	TT: 23:47
Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

7	J.S. Bach: Cantates de Nöel [C-9]
Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent
Soprano: Vasiljka Jezovšek; Alto: Sarah Connolly; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Peter Kooy
Harmonia Mundi France		Dec 1995	TT: 24:24
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8	Lecture Concerts - New Recordings Cantatas [L-11]
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: James Taylor; Bass: Markus Marquardt
Hänssler		July 1997	TT: 23:20
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 110 by H. Rilling. Recorded at SWR-Funkstudio Villa Berg, Germany. The recordings were part of series of TV productions "Lecture Concerts with Helmuth Rilling (1997-2000). Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

9	Bach Edition Vol. 14 - Cantatas Vol. 7
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jan-Feb 2000	TT: 24:46
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

10	Bach Cantatas Vol. 14: New York Christmas Cantatas
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria		Dec 2000	TT: 22:16
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at St Bartholomew�s Church, New York, NY, USA. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 14 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

11	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 15
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Sopranos: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Nov-Dec 2001	TT: 22:26
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

12	J.S. Bach: Le ouvertures per orchestra BWV 1066-69 - Cantate BWV 110 e 205 [C-3]
Diego Fasolis
Coro della Radio Svizzera / I Barocchisti
Soprano: Roberta Invernizzi; Mezzo-soprano: Rosa Domínguez; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Amadeus Magazine / Arts		Nov 2003	TT: 21:40
Included in December 2004 issue of Italian magazine Amadeus. Recorded in Lugano, Switzerland.

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 1999 - June 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Francis Browne (April 2006), Uri Golomb (June 2007), John Grayovski (October 2006), Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Riccardo Nughes (December 2004), John Pike (October 2005), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004), Peter Smaill (August 2006), Teri Noel Towe (December 2001)

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