Cantata BWV 125 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 125
Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin

German Title	Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin
English Title	In Peace and Joy do I depart (by Z. Philip Ambrose)
Event	Chorale Cantata for the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary Readings: Epistle: Malachi 3: 1-4; Gospel: Luke 2: 22-32
Composed	Leipzig, 1725 \| 1^st performance: February 2, 1725 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1735-1740 - Leipzig
Text	Martin Luther (Mvts. 1, 3, 6); Anon (Mvts. 2, 4, 5)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-6 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Hungarian-2 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-5 Chorale Text: Mit Fried und Freud
Scoring	Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: transverse flute, oboe d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo, horn (in the continuo of the opening chorus) Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Recitative & Chorale \| Mvt. 4: Aria (Duet) \| Mvt. 5: Recitative \| Mvt. 6: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.85 MB] \| Score BGA [2.51 MB] Chorale Melody: Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin
References	BGA: XXVI \| NBA: I/28.1 \| BC: A 168 \| Zwang: K 111 \| First Published: BG, 1878
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Spanish \| Role [French]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of January 24, 2000

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
Cantatas BWV 82, 83, 125, 200 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 25 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 39
Helmuth Rilling
Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Marga Höffgen; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Hänssler		Mar-Apr 1973	TT: 24:24
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

2	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 7
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Thomas Thomaschke
Teldec		1982	TT: 23:50
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3	J.S. Bach: "Mit Fried und Freud" [C-12]
Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent
Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Peter Kooy
Harmonia Mundi France		Feb 1998	TT: 22:33
ecorded at l'Eglise Doopsgezinde Germeente, Haarlem, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

4	TV Broadcast
Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent
Alto: Bernarda Fink; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Hanno Müller-Bachmann
Arte TV Channel		2000	TT: 22:48

5	Bach Edition Vol. 14 - Cantatas Vol. 7
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jan-Feb 2000	TT: 22:01
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

6	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Feast of Purification of Mary [C-9]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Peter Harvey
Archiv Produktion		Feb 2000	TT: 23:29
Recorded at Christchurch, Dorset, Priory Church, UK. See: Cantatas BWV 82, 83, 125, 200 - Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 14
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Mar 2001	TT: 25:01
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	J.S. Bach: Drei Kantaten zu Marienfesten [C-1]
Ryuichi Higuchi
Chorus & Orchestra of the Bach Akademie Meiji Gakuin Tokyo
Mezzo-soprano: Yoko Nagashima; Tenor: Jiro Takano; Bass: Takehiko Maiya
Bach Akademie Meiji Gakuin		Oct 2003	TT: 23:32
Recorded live.

9	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 32
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Andreas Weller, Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		Feb 2005	SACD / TT: 23:17
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2000 - August 2006)
Thanks to conbtributors: Ehud Shiloni (March 2004), Nagamiya Tutomu (December 2005)

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