Cantata BWV 140
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Discography - Part 5

Complete Recordings 1980-1989

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1

J.S. Bach: Magnificat BWV 243; Cantata 140 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme [C-2]

Cantata BWV 140 []

Frederick Grimes (Director); Nancianne Parrella (Assistant Director)

The Holy Trinity Bach Choir and Orchestra

Soprano: Diane Higginbotham; Mezzo-soprano: Jacqueline Pierce; Tenor: Gene Tucker; Baritone: Daniel Pratt
William Hays (Continuo Organ); Mark Shuman (Continuo Cello)

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church HTL-1980

Jun 14-15, 1980

LP / TT:

Recorded at Trinity Lutheran Church, New York City, New York, USA.

2

Bach: Kantaten · Ein Feste Burg [C-2]
Bach: Sleepers awake! / Visions célestes: cantates [C-2]
J.S. Bach: St John Passion / Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme

Cantata BWV 140 [28:54; 28:51]

Raymond Leppard

London Voices (Chorus Master: Terry Edwards) / English Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Elly Ameling; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Samuel Ramey

Philips 6514-097
Philips 7337-097
Philips 422490
Philips 454408

Feb 1981

LP / TT:
MC / TT:
CD / TT: 56:15
CD / TT: 74:07

Recorded at All Saint's Church, London, England.
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3

Bach: Kantaten BWV 140, BWV 1 [L-13]
Bach: Kantaten BWV 140, BWV 61, BWV 36 [C-8]
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas VIII

Cantata BWV 140 [28:12; 28:14], performing score arranged by Walter Heinz Bernstein

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Siegfried Lorenz; Ludwig Güttler (Soprano Horn); Günter Heidrich (Oboe I); Karl Suske (Violin Piccolo)
Continuo: Burkhard Schmidt (Violoncello); Rainer Hucke (Double-bass); Gerd Schulze (Bassoon); Walter-Heinz Bernstein (Organ)

Eterna 827675
Berlin Classics 0020992BC
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Leipzig Classics 0018312BC

Feb 1981; Feb 1982; Feb 1983

LP / TT: 49:45
CD / TT: 74:33
MP3 / TT: 74:10
CD / TT: 74:33

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Recording Producer: Reimar Bluth; Balance Engineer: Eberhard Richter; Recording Enginneer: Horst-Dieter Käppler; Editing: Annelene Dziengel.
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4

Bachkantaten nach fer “Unnaer Liedern” von Philipp Nicolai (BWV 1, 140) [C-1]

B1-B7. Cantata BWV 140 [YT: 24:47]

Martin Weimann [BWV 140]

Philipp-Nicolai-Kantorei Unna (Chorus Master: Martin Weimann) [BWV 140] / Märkisches Kammerorchester (Conductor: Reinhard Weiß) [BWV 140]

Soprano: Isabel Lippitz; Tenor: Thomas Schulze; Bass: Gerhard Faulstich
Andreas Mirschel, Stephan Kunze (Oboes); Andreas Weiß, M. Weiss (Horns); Joan Bic, Christa Gertsmeyer (Violins); Friedrich Mönkemeyer (Violoncello); Fredi Klare (Double-bass); Karola Kellner (Organ)

TBS Records B-7101055

Jun 28, 1981

LP / TT

Recorded live at Evangelische Stadtkirche Unna, near Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Published by: Verkehrsverein Der Stadt Unna; Record Company: Tonstudio Burghardt & Sohn.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 140: Complete Cantata [24:47]

5

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 35 (BWV 140, 143-146)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 8 (BWV 138-140, 143-159, 161-162)
Bach-2000 Vol. 3: Sacred Cantatas 3 (BWV 100-117, 119-140, 143-149)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 43 (BWV 138-140)

Cantata BWV 140 [28:21 / 28:29]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano [Seele]: Alan Bergius (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [Jesus]: Thomas Hampson
CMW: Horn: Friedemann Immler; Oboes, Jürg Schaeftlein, David Reichenberg; Taille: Marie Wolf; Violin Piccolo: Alice Harnoncourt [BWV 140/3,7]; Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Peter Schoberwalter, Helmut Mitter, Karl Höffinger, Walter Pfeiffer, Anita Mitterer, Andrea Bischof; Violas: Kurt Theiner, Josef de Sordi; Bassoon: Milan Turkovič; Violoncellos: Mark Peters, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, [BWV 140/2,3]; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi

Telefunken 6.35653
Teldec 242 630-2 ZL
Teldec 4509-91762-2
Teldec 3984-25708-2
Teldec 8573-81167-2
Warner Classics 8573-81167-5

Nov 6, 1981; Jan 19-22, 1983

2-LP / TT: 103 min
2-CD / TT: 103:01
6-CD / TT: 403:41
15-CD / TT: 949:30
CD / TT: 65:31
CD / TT: 65:31

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 140 by N. Harnoncourt.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 140: Complete Cantata [28:33] | Complete Cantata [28:37]
Vol. 8, CD-1: Cantatas BWV 138, 139, 140 [65:31]
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6

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 6 (Cantatas BWV 50, 140, 29)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 44 (Cantatas BWV 140, 143-145)

Cantata BWV 140 [CD-1: 24:15; CD-2: 24:12]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hannes Läubin (Horn); Günther Passin, Hedda Rothweiler (Oboes); Daisuke Mogi (Oboe da caccia); Christoph Carl (Bassoon); Georg Egger (Violin); Stafan Trauer (Violncello); Claus Zimmermann (Double-bass); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Organ)

Hänssler 98.857
Hänssler 92.045
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Sep 1983; Feb 1984

CD / TT: 49:23
CD / TT: 60:45
MP3 / TT: 61:00

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 140 by H. Rilling.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 140, 143, 144, 145 [61:31] | Cantatas BWV 140, 143, 144, 145 [60:44]
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7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas 80 & 140 [C-3]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV BWV 51, 202, 10, 80 & 140 [B-2]

Cantata BWV 140 [CD: 28:4; LP: 28:47]

Karl Münchinger

Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Gösta Winbergh; Bass: Tom Krause
BWV 140: Herwig Zack (Violin)

London 414045-1
London 414045-2
Decca Eclipse 448706-2
Decca Serenata
Decca Eloquence ELQ-4804844
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Feb 1, 3-4 1984

LP / TT: 57 min
CD / TT: 57 min
CD / TT: 73:22
CD / TT:
2-CD / TT:
MP3 / TT: 131:42

Recorded at Evangelisches Schloßkirche, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Producer: Michael Haas; Recording Engineer: Stanley Goodall.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 140: Complete Cantata [28:50] | Complete Cantata [28:49]
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8

J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 4 & 140 [C-1]
Baroque Masterpieces · Chefs-d'œuvre baroques [C-1]

Cantata BWV 140 [28:24; 28:39; 28:30]

Wayne Riddell

Tudor Singers of Montreal / CBC Vancouver Orchestra

Soprano: Rosemarie Landry; Tenor: Ben Heppner; Bass: Mark Pedrotti

CBC Enterprises SM-5029C
CBC Records SMCD-5163
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1984

LP / TT: 50:49
CD / TT: 74:48
MP3 / TT: 74:48

Recorded in Canada.
Producer: Anton Kwiatkowski; Project Producer George Laverock; Engineer: James Reid; Digital Editing, Remastering: Peter Cook.
'Baroque Masterpieces' includes only BWV 140.
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9

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"; Cantata BWV 51 "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen" [C-6]
J.S. Bach: 6 Favourite Cantatas (Cantatas BWV 147, 80, 140, 8, 51 & 78) [B-1]
J.S. Bach: Kantaten · Cantatas Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140; Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51; Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78 [B-4]

Cantata BWV 140 [24:52]

Joshua Rifkin

(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Ensemble

Soprano: Julianne Baird; Counter-tenor: Drew Minter; Tenor: Jeffrey Thomas; Bass: Jan Opalach

L'Oiseau-Lyre 417616-2
L'Oiseau-Lyre 455706-2
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L'Oiseau-Lyre 443186-2

Oct 1986

CD / TT: 42:37
2-CD / TT: 136:29
MP3 / TT: 135:32
CD / TT: 65:06

Recorded at Performing Arts Center, State University of New York, USA.
Producer: Peter Wadland; Recording Engineer: Simon Eaden.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 140: Complete Cantata [25:01] | Complete Cantata [25:01] | Complete Cantata [24:58]
CD-2/2: Cantatas BWV 140, BWV 51, BWV 78 [64:49]
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10

Program, 1986-1987, No. 267 [C-1]

Vol. 1: Cantata BWV 140 [28:05]

Marika Kuzma

Indiana University Masters Conductors' Chorus

Soloists: unknown

Indiana University, Bloomington: School of Music

Nov 3, 1986

2 audiotape reels / TT: 55:47

Recorded live at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Iniana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 15159244)

11

Christmas Concert 1987: Gloria in Excelsis Deo [CV-1]

00:45-26:05: Cantata BWV 140 [25:20]

Dr. Daniel D. Russell

First Presbyterian Church, Evanston: Chancel Choir & Orchestra and Brass Choir

BWV 140: Soloists: Soprano: Mary Jane Endicott; Tenor: Joseph Sablan; Bass: David Edelfelt

YouTube

Dec 13, 1987

Video / TT: 38:16

Recorded & filmed live at First Presbyterian Church, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
This concert was converted from a 37 year old VHS tape.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 140: Full Concert, including Complete Cantata [38:16]

12

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 78, 140 [C-3]

Cantata BWV 140 [32:00]

Saulius Sondeckis

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (Artistic director: Tonu Kaljuste) / Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Nelly Lee; Tenor: Janis Sprogis; Bass: Mali Palm

Gramzapis
Melodiya

Dec 16, 1987

CD / TT: 59:25

Recorded live during the Festival “December Nights” at the Pushkin Museum of Arts, Moscow, Russia.
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13

Bach Series [IU-20]

Cantata BWV 140 [28:23]

Jan Harrington

Indiana University Singers / instrumentalists

Vocal soloists: unknown

Indiana University School of Music

Mar 27, 1988

3 sound tape reels / TT: 76:09

Recorded at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by J. Harrington.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

14

Wachet Auf! - J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 56 & 140; Motet BWV Anh. 159 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 140 [26:58]

Greg Funfgeld

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / The Bach Festival Orchestra

Soprano: Henreitte Schellenberg; Tenor: David Gordon; Bass: Daniel Lichti
Laura Hamilton (Violin); James Mason (Oboe); Charlotte Mattax Moersch (Portative Organ); Michael Finckel (Cello); Anne Peterson (Double-bass); Charles Holdeman (Bassoon); Daniel Braden (Horn); Nancianne Parrella (Organ)

Dorian Recordings DOR-90127

Jan 27-28, 1989

CD / TT: 50:46

Recorded at the First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. 
Producer: Craig D. Dory; Enginners: Craig D. Dory, Douglas Brown; Editor: Douglas Brown; Executive Producer: Roland Kushner..
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15

J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D - Cantata 140 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 140 [28:00]

Blanche Honegger Moyse

Blanche Moyse Chorale / Orchestra of St. Luke's

Soprano: Henreitte Schellenberg; Tenor: Jon Humphrey, Bass: Sanford Sylvan

Music Masters 7059-2-C
Musical Heritage Society MHS-512691T

Oct 1989 (?) [released 1990]

CD / TT: 57:11

Recorded at River Valley Performing Arts Center, Puney, Vermont, USA, at New England Bach Festival.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 140 by B. Moyse.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - August 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (December 2006, January 2007); Glen Armstrong (February 2011); Rainer Baruth (February-March 2012); Rudolf Bayer (September 2005); René de Cocq (July 2005); Dan Dews (February 2013); Jacobus van Dijk (June 2014); Yves Dubois (March 2011); Jacob Goo (June 2017); Rolf Günther (June 2012, October 2012, September 2013); Matthias Hansen (March 2006, July 2006, August 2006, June 2008, February 2012, June 2013, June 2018); Rainer Harald (February 2019 - November 2022); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Harald Kurama (November 2010); Bradley Lehman (February 2006); Selena Lindemann (November 2018); Tom Morris (November 2010); Tobin Schmuck (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 27^th Sunday after Trinity (1731)
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