Cantata BWV 133 - Recordings

German Title	Ich freue mich in dir
English Title	I rejoice in Thee (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Chorale Cantata for the 3^rd Day of Christmas [Christmas Tuesday, St John's Day] Readings: Epistle: Hebrews 1: 1-14 / Ecclesiastical Letters 15: 1-8; Gospel: John 1: 1-14
Composed	Leipzig, 1724 \| 1^st performance: December 27, 1724 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: After 1740 - Leipzig
Text	Kaspar Ziegler (Mvt. 1, 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Text: Ich freue mich in dir
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: cornetto, 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Aria \| Mvt. 5: Recitative \| Mvt. 6: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.55 MB] \| Score BGA [2.33 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 6 Capella: Mvt. 1 \| Mvt. 2 \| Mvt. 3 \| Mvt. 4 \| Mvt. 5 \| Mvt. 6 \| Mvt. 6 ver 2 [cap] Examples from the Score: Examples Chorale Melody: O Gott, du frommer Gott - Melody 4
References	BGA: XXVIII \| NBA: I/3.1 \| BC: A 16 \| Zwang: K 103 \| First Published: BG, 1881 \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of June 1, 2003; Week of December 10, 2006

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 15 Christmas Cantatas from Leipzig - conducted by Philippe Herreweghe Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Ton Koopman Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Cantatas Vol. 31 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 122 & BWV 133 [C-2]
Michael Gielen
Wiener Kammerchor / Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Soprano: Margit Opawsky; Contralto: Hilde Rössel-Majdan; Tenor: Waldemar Kmentt; Bass: Harald Hermann
Vanguard / Bach Guild		1952	LP / TT:

2	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 64 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 42
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Doris Soffel; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Feb, Apr 1980	TT: 20:25
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

3	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 7
Gustav Leonhardt
Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort
Boy Soprano: Sebastian Hennig (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Marius van Altena; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1983	TT: 20:47
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4	J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas [C-10]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz
Archiv Produktion		Dec 1998	TT: 18:45
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 133 by J.E. Gardiner. Recorded live at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	Bach Christmas Cantatas [C-1]
Craig Smith
Orchestra and Chorus of Emmanuel Music
Soprano: Kendra Colton; Mezzo-soprano: Mary Westbrook-Geha; Tenor: Gerald Gray; Baritone: Mark Risinger
Koch International		Jan 1999	TT: 21:31
Recorded at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Apr-Sep 1999	TT: 19:30
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

7	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 13
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Deborah York; Alto: Franziska Gottwald; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Nov-Dec 2000	TT: 18:36
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	Bach Cantatas Vol. 15: New York For the 3^rd Day of Christmas
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria		Dec 2000	TT: 18:15
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 133 by J.E. Gardiner. Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at St Bartholomew’s Church, New York, NY, USA. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 15 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

9	J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas from Leipzig [C-15]
Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent
Soprano: Dorothee Blotzky-Mields; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Peter Kooy
Harmonia Mundi France		Dec 2001	TT: 19:31
Recorded at Conservatoire de Liège, Belgium. See: Christmas Cantatas from Leipzig - conducted by Philippe Herreweghe Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

10	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 31
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan, Concerto Palatino
Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		Sep 2004	SACD / TT: 17:35
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 31 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com

11	J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 64, 121, 133 (Weihnachtskantaten) [C-1]
Jean Tubéry
Choeur de Chambre de Namur / Les Agrémens
Soprano: Aurore Bucher; Counter-tenor: Paulin Bündgen; Tenor: Henning Kaiser; Bass: Etienne Debaisieux
Ricercar		Dec 2-4, 2006	TT: 19:27
Recorded at Eglise Saint Loup, Namur, Belgium.

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - October 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Patrick Depelley (October 2007), Henri Dété (October 2003)

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