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Cantata BWV 140
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Discography - Part 3

Complete Recordings 1960-1969

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1

Bach: Kantaten · Cantatas BWV 111, BWV 140, BWV 71 [C-4]
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 2 -
Cantatas IV (BWV 111, 140, 71)
J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 11, Kantate Nr. 140 (LP)
[L-8]
J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 140 (10" LP)
[D-4]
Bach: Kantate BWV 11; Zei Duette aus Kantate BWV 140 (10" LP) [D-5]

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 140 [32:13]

Kurt Thomas

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Elisabeth Grümmer; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Theo Adam
Franz Genzel (Violin piccolo); Peter Fischer (Oboe); Helmut Weimann (Violoncello); Willi Newmann (Double-bass); Hannes Kästner (Organ)

Berlin Classics 009203-2BC
=
Leipzig Classics 001816-2BC
HMV ALP-1828
Eterna 720128
Eterna 720137
Eterna 825282

May 30-Jun 4, 1960

CD / TT: 74:15
MP3 / TT: 73:56
CD / TT: 74:15
LP / TT: 65:27
10" LP / TT: 32:13
10" LP / TT:
10" LP / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Recording Producer: Dieter Gerhard Worm. Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer & Editing: SRK. Newly, digitally remastered by Artephon Musikproduktion GmbH, Berlin.
Eterna 720137 / Eterna 825282 includes only 2 duets from BWV 140.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 140: Complete Cantata [32:24] | Complete Cantata [31:59] | Complee Cantata [32:05]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1996): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
8-CD (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

   


2

Radio Recording - Archiv-Nr: U0-09361 [R-72]

Cantata BWV 140 [30:30]

Max Thurn

NDR-Knabenchor; Members of NDR-Chor / NDR Sinfonieorchester

Soprano: Maria Friesenhausen; Tenor: Helmut Kretschmar; Bass: Erich Wenk
Johannes Schlömer (Oboe); Schneider, August (Violine); Stemm, Willi von (Bachhorn)
Basso continuo: Gerhard Gregor (Organ); Michalak, Edmund (Violoncello); Gerhard Ullrich (Double-bass)

Norddeutsche Rundfunk in Hamburg

Nov 19-20, 1961

Tape / TT:

Recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 140: Complete Cantata [30:40]


3

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 140, Cantata No. 57 [L-8]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 140, BWV 79 & BWV 56
[C-2]
Bach: Cantates BWV 56, 82, 140, 169, 211, 212
[C-4]

 

Cantata BWV 140 [26:08]

Karl Ristenpart

Chorus of the Conservatory of Sarrebruck (Director: Herbert Schmolzi) / Chamber Orchestra of the Saar

Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Club Francais du Disque
Nonesuch H-71029
Accord 149182
Accord 4767951

Jun 22, 1962

LP / TT: 51:43
LP / TT: 51:43
CD / TT: 65:54
2-CD / TT: 151:15

Recorded in Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by K. Ristenpart.
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2-CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

  


4

Christmas Concert by the Conservatory Chorus and the Conservatory Symphony Orchestra: December 13, 1962, at 8:30 p.m. [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 140 []

Frederik Prausnitz

The Conservatory Chorus (Lorna Cooke deVaron, conductor) / Conservatory Symphony Orchestra (Frederik Prausnitz, conductor)

Soprano: Judith Bergeson; Tenor: R. Vincent Isaac; Bass: Ernest Triplett

New England Conservatory of Music

Dec 13, 1962

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Recorded by by WGBH for later broadcast; 2nd half lost.
Transferred to CD in October 2010 from reel-to-reel tapes.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 776712564)


5

J.S. Bach: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott Kantate BWV 80; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme Kantate BWV 140 [L-1]
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 3 -
Cantatas II
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 3 - Sacred Cantatas, St Matthew Passion [B-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 140 [28:38]

Erhard Mauersberger

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam
Basso continuo: Friedemann Erben (Violoncello); Konrad Siebach (Double-bass); Hannes Kästner (Harpsichord, Organ)

Eterna 825802
Archiv Produktion 198407
Archiv Produktion Resonance 2547024
Leipzig Classi001821-2BC
Leipzig Classics 001819-2BC

Oct 1966

LP / TT: 57:11
LP / TT: 57:11
LP / TT: 57:11
CD / TT: 73:06
5-CD / TT: 323:17

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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5-CD (1999): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de



6

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 140 & BWV 148 [L-7]
.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 140, BWV 106, BWV 78 [C-1]
J.S. Bach: 12 Kantaten (BWV 56, 71, 78, 82, 106, 131, 137, 140, 158, 190, 211 u. 212) [C-2]
Bach: Les Grandes Cantatas
[C-3]
Bach: Cantatas Nos. 80, 140 & 147, Jesu, meine Freude
[C-4]

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 140 [31:04 / 31:10]

Wolfgang Gönnenwein

Süddeutscher Madrigalchor / Consortium Musicum

Soprano: Elly Ameling; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Hans Sotin
Werner Schulz (Oboe); Hermann Baumann (Horn); Werner Neuhaus (Violin)
Continuo: Rudolf Ewerhart (Organ-positive); Hans Plumacher (Violoncello); Emil Morneweg (Double-bass); Hans Rudolf Seith (Bassoon)

EMI Electrola 1C-063-29012
Seraphim S-60328
Odeon SMO-91658
His Master's Voice CDZ-252128-2
His Master's Voice CZS-252278-2
EMI Classics 568752-2
EMI Classics 568670-2
EMI Classics 476936-2

Jul 15-20, 1967

LP / TT: 50:33
LP / TT: 50:33
LP / TT: 50:33
CD / TT: 74:44
4-CD / TT:
2-CD / TT: 153:01
2-CD / TT: 118:57
2-CD / TT: 118:57

Recorded at Marbach Stadthalle, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Producer: Gerd Berg; Balance Engineer: Wolfgang Gülich.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 140: Complete Cantata [31:05] | Complete Cantata [31:15]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (1995): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
2-CD (1997): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
2-CD (2006): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de



7

Bach: Kantate BWV 140 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, Hans Thamm 1967 [CR-140]

Cantata BWV 140 [27:15]

Hans Thamm

Windsbacher Knabenchor / Collegium Musicum des WDR

Soprano: Benita Valente; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern; Franzjosef Maier (Violin piccolo) (Mvt. 3]

YouTube

1967

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Münster zu Heilsbronn/Mittelfranken, Bavaria, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 140: Complete Cantata [27:15]


8

Bach: Kantate BWV 140 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Simme, Charles de Wolff 1968 [CR-140]

Cantata BWV 140 [35:44]

Charles de Wolff

Koor van de Nederlandse Bachvereniging (as: Chor der Niederländischen Bachvereinigung) / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (as: Philharmonisches Rundfunkorchester Holland)

Soprano: Gertraut Stoklassa; Tenor: Jan van Doorn; Bass: Max van Egmond

YouTube

1968

Audio / TT:

Recorded in the Netherlands. Tape recording.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 140: Complete Cantata [35:44]


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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - November 2021)
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(October 2010); Ehud Shiloni (August 2006); Peter Smaill (August 2006); Burke Smith (May 2007, March 2019); Tim Williams (March 2008); Roland Wörner (October 2002)

Cantata BWV 140: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme for 27th Sunday after Trinity (1731)
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