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Cantata BWV 140
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme

Ref.

BWV 140

German Title

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme

English Title

Wake up, cries the watchmen’s voice (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for the 27th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5: 1-10 / 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-11; Gospel: Matthew 25: 1-13

Composed

Leipzig, 1731
1st performance: November 25, 1731 - Leipzig

Text

Philipp Nicolai (Mvts. 1, 4, 7); Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6)

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-1 | Dutch-3 | Dutch-4 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-8 | English-9 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-2 | Indonesian | Italian-5 | Japanese-6 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, taille, 2 violins, violin piccolo, viola, horn, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 4: Chorale | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 7: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [2.83 MB] | Score BGA [3.22 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 [cap]
ver 2: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 [cap]
ver 3: Mvt. 7 [cap]
Score Examples: Continuo 4 - Examples from the Score

References

BGA: XXVIII | NBA: I/27 | BC: A 166 | Zwang: K 184 | First Published: Leipzig, 1847 | Autograph score (Facsimile): ? | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | E. Scott Smith | Seattle | AL [Dutch] | DW [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of December 22., 2002; Week of August 17, 2008; Week of October 21, 2012

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 3
Discussions - Part 4
Discussions - Part 5
Discussions - Part 6 (2nd round)

Cantatas BWV 140, 147 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Bach Cantatas on TV - conducted by Ton Koopman
Bach Hits Back - by Swingle Singers

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 131 & BWV 140 [C-3]

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw Chorale / RCA Victor Orchestra

Soprano: Suzanne Freil; Tenor: Roy Russell; Bass: Paul Matthen

RCA Victor

1946

LP / TT:

 

2

Bach: Kantate nr. 140; Kantate nr. 4 [L-3]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas Nos. 80, 140
[C-5]

 

Cantata BWV 140 [30:08]

Felix Prohaska

Wiener Kammerchor (Vienna Chamber Choir) / Wiener Kammerochester
Choir & Orchestra of the Bach Guild

Soprano: Anny Felbermayer; Tenor: Fritz Uhl *; Baritone: Hans Braun

Bach Guild BG-511 (1951)
MMS-2180
Vanguard Classics OVC-2543

1951

LP / TT: 53:18
LP / TT: 53:18
CD / TT: 59:13

Recorded in Vienna, Austria.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 140 by F. Prohaska.
* In the liner notes to the CD it is written that the tenor singer is Alfred Uhl, who was a composer and pedagogue and not a tenor singer.
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3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 140, No. 32 [L-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 140, No. 198 [C-4]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 84, BWV 106 & BWV 140 [E-4]

Hermann Scherchen

Wiener Akademie Kammerchor / Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Soprano: Magda Lászlò; Tenor: Waldemar Kmentt; Bass: Alfred Poell

Westminster / Archipel

1952

TT: 31:16

Recorded at Mozartsaal, Vienna, Austria.
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4

J.S. Bach: Cantatas [C-3]

 

Cantata BWV 140, sung in English [31:53]

Reginald Jacques

The Bach Choir / The Jacques Orchestra

Soprano: Elsie Morrison; Contralto: Marjorie Thomas; Tenor: David Galliver; Tenor: Wilfred Brown; Bass: Richard Standen
Osborne Peasgood (organ); Hubert Dawkes (Harpsichord)

EMI / Columbia
The Bach Choir BC-0601

Dec 13, 1955

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 40:57

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England.
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5

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 137 & BWV 140 [E-1]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Members of Munich State Opera Orchestra

Soprano: Chloë Owen; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Kieth Engen

Decca Eclipse

1955

LP / TT: 34:08

1st recording of Cantata BWV 140 by K. Richter.

6

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 140, Cantata No. 150 [L-5]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 140 / 93 / 36 [BMC] [C-1]

Marcel Couraud

Stuttgart Bach Choir & Orchestra

Soprano: Friederike Sailer; Alto: Hanne Münch; Tenor: Nikolaus Paid; Bass: Robert Titze

World Record Club / Baroque Music Club

Mid 1950’s

TT: 29:07

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7

Bach: Kantate BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" [C-1]

Marinus Voorberg

Der Niederländische Bach-Chor / Das Niederländische Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Nelly Groenevelt; Tenor: Wybe Draayer; Bass: David Hollestelle

Bertelsmann Schallplattenring

c1958

LP / TT:

 

8

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 140; Cantata No. 4 [L-10]
J.S. Bach: Famous Cantatas
[C-8]

 
 

Caantata BWV 140 [27:04]

Felix Prohaska

Wiener Akademiechor (Vienna State Chamber Choir) / Wiener Kammerochester (Vienna State Opera Orchestra)

Soprano: Laurence Dutoit; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Hans Braun

Bach Guild BG-598 (1960)
Bach Guild BGS-5026 (1960)
Vanguard SRV-152 (1965)
Bach Guild HM-20SD (1972)
Bach Guild OVC-2001 (1992)
Vanguard 08.6108.71

May 13, 19, 21, 1959

LP / TT: 48:26
LP / TT: 48:26
LP / TT: 48:26
LP / TT: 48:26
CD / TT: 48:26
CD / TT: 48:26

Recorded at Großesaal Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by F. Prohaska.
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9

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 4
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 140, Cantata No. 85
[L-4]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 19, 40, 70, 140, 149, 180 [C-4]
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 2

 
 

Cantata BWV 140 [30:43]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt;Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch

Erato LDE-3134 (Mono)
Erato STE-40042 (Stereo)
Musical Heritage Society: MHS-823
Erato 0630-11223-2
Erato 2584-61402-2

Oct 24-30, 1959

LP / TT: 50:19
LP / TT: 50:19
LP / TT: 50:19
2-CD / TT: 146:08
10-CD / TT: 722:00

Recorded at Evangelischen Kirche, Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 140 by F. Werner.
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10

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 2 - Cantatas IV
Bach: Cantatas No. 11, No. 140 [C-12]
J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 140 [L-4]

Kurt Thomas

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Elisabeth Grümmer; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Theo Adam

Berlin / Leipzig Classics
Electrola
Eterna 720 128
Electrola ST 6065

May-Jun 1960

CD / TT: 32:13
LP / TT:
10" LP / TT:
LP / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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11

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.
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12

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 3 - Cantatas II

Erhard Mauersberger

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam

Leipzig Classics / Eterna

Oct 1966

TT: 28:38

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.

13

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 140 & BWV 148 [C-7]
Bach: Les Grandes Cantatas
[R-1]
Bach: Cantatas Nos. 80, 140 & 147, Jesu, meine Freude
[R-2]

Wolfgang Gönnenwein

Süddeutscher Madrigalchor / Consortium Musicum

Soprano: Elly Ameling; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Hans Sotin

EMI Electrola / EMI Classics

Jul 1967

TT: 31:04

Recorded at Marbach Stafthalle, Germany.
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14

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 24
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 140, Cantata No. 85 [L-20]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 4, 21, 90, 140, 147 [C-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 140 / 119 / 90 / 147 / 85 / 28
[C-6]
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 2

 

Cantata BWV 140 [29:32]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Hedy Graf; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Erato STU-70589
Erato MCE-15504
Musical Heritage Society MHS-823
Erato 2292-45444-2
Erato Ultima 3984-28166-2
Erato 2584-61402-2

Feb 1970

LP / TT: 48:02
MC / TT: 48:02
LP / TT: 48:02
2-CD / TT: 151 min
2-CD / TT: 142:39
10-CD / TT: 722:00

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by F. Werner.
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15

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 106, BWV 140, Magnificat BWV 243 [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 140 [27:13]

Anders Öhrwall

Adolf Fredrik Bach Choir / Baroque Ensemble

Soprano: Margareta Hallin; Tenor: Ulf Björkegren; Baritone: Håkan Hagegård

Swedish Society SCD-1065

Mar 4-7, 1972

CD / TT: 77:31

Recorded at Adolf Fredrik's Church, Stockholm, Sweden.
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16

Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Oct 1977; Mar, May 1978

TT: 34:00

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by K. Richter. Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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17

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, NY, USA. PDF

18

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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19

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas VIII
Bach: Kantaten BWV 140, BWV 1 [L-12]

Cantata BWV 140 [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; Soprano Horn: Ludwig Güttler

Eterna
Leipzig Classics

Feb 1981; Feb 1982; Feb 1983

LP / TT:
CD / TT:

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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20

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 6
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 44

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Hänssler

Sep 1983; Feb 1984

TT: 24:15

1st recording of Cantata BWV 140 by H. Rilling. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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21

J.S. Bach: Cantatas 80 & 140 [C-3]

Karl Münchinger

Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

Soprano: Gabriele Fontana; Tenor: Gösta Winbergh; Bass: Tom Krause

Decca Eclipse

Feb 1984

TT: 28:47

Recorded at Evangelisches Schloßkirche, Ludwigsburg, Germany.
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22

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 8

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

Teldec

1984

TT: 28:29

1st recording of Cantata BWV 140 by N. Harnoncourt.
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23

J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 4 & 140 [C-1]
Baroque Masterpieces [C-1]

Wayne Riddell

Tudor Singers of Montreal / CBC Vancouver Orchestra

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

SM / CBC

1985

TT: 28:30

 

24

J.S. Bach: 6 Favourite Cantatas [C-2]

Joshua Rifkin

(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Ensemble

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

L'Oiseau-Lyre

Oct 1986

TT: 24:54

Recorded at Performing Arts Center, State University of New York, USA.
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25

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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26

Wachet Auf! [C-2]

Greg Funfgeld

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / The Bach Festival Orchestra

Soprano: Henreitte Schellenberg; Tenor: David Gordon; Bass: Daniel Lichti

Dorian Recordings

Jan 1989

TT: 26:58

Recorded at the First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, PA, USA.
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27

J.S. Bach: Cantatas (27th Sunday after Trinity) [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 140 [24:35]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: Stephen Varcoe

Archiv Produktion 431809
Archiv Produktion 463587

Mar 1990

CD / TT: 52:51

Recorded at St. Andrew's Church, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset, UK.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 140 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: Cantatas BWV 140, 147 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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28

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

Blanche Honegger Moyse

Blanche Moyse Chorale / Orchestra of St. Luke's

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

Music Masters

1990 ?

TT: 28:00

 

29

J.S. Bach: "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" - W.A. Mozart: Requiem [C-1]

Cantata BWV 140 []

Toralf Hildebrandt

Jugendkantorei Hösel / Orchester

Soprano: Katrin Degenhardt; Counter-tenor: Thomas Bremser; Tenor: Martin Geissler; Bass: Bernhard Hüsgen

Hilger Kespohl - Profile DSC-3012

1993

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Adolf-Clarenbach-Kirche, Ratingen-Hösel, Germany.

30

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Volume VI - Favorite Cantatas [C-6]

 

Cantata BWV 140 [24:42]

Jeffrey Thomas

American Bach Soloists

Soprano: Catherine Bott; Tenor: Jeffrey Thomas; Bass: William Sharp

Koch International Classics 3-7234-2H1
American Bach Soloists

Jan 16-17, 1995

CD / TT: 68:32

Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, CA, USA.
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31

J.Ch.F. Bach/ J.S. Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme [C-1]

Heinz Hennig

Knabenchor Hannover / Barockorchester L'ARCO (Konzertmeister: Christoph Heidemann)

Sopran: Marietta Zumbült; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Baritone: Peter Frank

Thorofon

Feb 1995

TT: 26:52

Recorded at Stephansstift Hannover, Germany.

32

Ton Koopman conducts J.S. Bach - Episode 3
Bach Cantatas
[D-1]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Tenor: Lothar Odinius; Bass: Klaus Mertens

NVC ARTS
Kultur Video

1997

VHS / TT: 25:46
DVD

1st recording of Cantata BWV 140 by T. Koopman. Total time of the programme: 30:40.
See: Bach Cantatas on TV - conducted by Ton Koopman
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33

Weichnachten im Hoten Dom zu Fulda [C-1]

Franz-Peter Huber

Fuldaer Mädchenkantorei und Domsingknaben / Ensemble ‘Il Cimento’

Soprano: Elisabeth Neyses; Tenor: Ralf Emge

RBM

Oct 1998

TT: 26:08

Recorded at Hohen Dom zu Fulda, Germany.

34

Lecture Concerts - New Recordings Cantatas [L-11]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Donna Brown; Tenor: James Taylor; Bass: Michael Volle

Hänssler

Nov 1998

TT: 23:42

Recorded at SWR-Funkstudio Villa Berg, Germany. The recordings were part of series of TV productions "Lecture Concerts with Helmuth Rilling (1997-2000).
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by H. Rilling.
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35

Choral Union present A symphony of psalms [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 140 []

David Castleberry

Marshall University Choral Union; Marshall University Chorus / Marshall University Symphony Orchestra

?

Marshall University: Department of Music

Dec 4-5, 1998

MC / TT:

Recorded at Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

36

Bach: Magnificat [C-1]

Stephen Cleobury

King's College Choir Cambridge / The Academy of Ancient Music (Leader: Micaela Combert)

Soprano: Susan Gritton; Tenor: Ian Bostridge; Bass: Michael George

EMI Classics

Jun-Jul 1999; Jan 2000

TT: 25:34

Recorded at the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, England.
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37

Konzerte in St. Josef - Festliches Adventskonzert - J.S. Bach - Wachet auf, BWV 140 / J. Haydn - Mariazellermesse [C-1]

Guido Harzen

Kirchenchöre St. Josef und Thomas Morus / Duisburger Sinfonietta

?

Mobile Livemitschnitt

Dec 1999

TT:

Live recording from the Pfarrkirche St. Josef Neuss.

38

Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8

 
 

Cantata BWV 140 [27:38]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Tenors: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics 99374

Jan-Feb 2000

5-CD / TT: 307:16

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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39

Mozart: Krönungsmesse (KV 317) - Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (cantate BWV 140) [C-1]

Joop Schets

COV Sursum Corda / Randstedelijk Begeleidings Orkest

Soprano: Barbara Borden; Alto: Myra Kroese; Tenor: Marcel Beekman; Bass: Bas Ramselaar; Organ: Wiecher Mandemaker

Cantilena

Sep 2000

TT: 27:14

Recorded at St. Laurenskerk, Rotterdam, Holland.

40

Bach Cantatas Vol. 12: Tooting/Winchester
For the 22nd Sunday after Trinity
For the23rd Sunday after Trinity

 
 

Cantata BWV 140 [25:25]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Susan Hamilton; Tenor: William Kendall; Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria 171

Nov 26, 2000

2-CD / TT: 140:53

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Winchester Cathedral, England.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by J.E. Gardiner.
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J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 39 und 140 Koncert c-moll nach BWV 1060 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 140 []

Carola Mühlenweg

St. Johannes-Kantorei Arsten-Habenhausen / Norddeutsches Barock-Collegium

Soprano: Ute Frühhaber; Tenor: Holger Nithack; Bass: Ulrich Schütte

Camerata-Musik CMD 20-21126

Nov 26, 2000

CD / TT:

Recorded live at St. Johnannes-Kirche, Bremen-Arsten, Germany.
Buy this album at: Camerata-Musik

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»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 16

Cantata BWV 140 [26:53] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura

Emiko Ohmura

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Tenor: Masatoshi Sasaki; Bass: Keiichi Usami; Organ: Miyako Kusama

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 16

May 12, 2001

CD / TT: 42:21

Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD

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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 21
J.S. Bach: Dialogue Cantatas l (Single Volume Cantatas Vol. 9)

 
 

Cantata BWV 140 [24:10]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)

Sopranos: Sandrine Piau; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand CC-72221
Antoine Marchand CC-72288

Jun 21-26, 2001 [Mvts. 2, 5]
Nov 26-Dec 3, 2001 [Mvts. 1, 3, 6-7]
Oct 13-19, 2003 [Mvt. 4]

3-CD / TT: 197:59
CD / TT: 73:06

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by T. Koopman
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CANTATEPROJECT [C-1]

Bas van den Heuvel

AFZ-projectkoor en –orkest

Soprano: Mirjam Beumer; Tenor: Cor van Scheltinga; Bass: Hans Scholing; Organ: Wijnand van Klaveren

AFZ

Nov 2001

TT:

Recorded at Grote Kerk Apeldoorn

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J.S. Bach: Cantate e Mottetti [C-1]

Cantata BWV 140 []

Michael Radulescu

Laboratorio Corale "Il Teatro Armonico" / Orchestra Barocca "I Musicali Affetti"

Unknown vocal soloists; Francesco Bravo (Harpsichord - Continuo)

ADO 2002

Sep 21, 2002

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Chiesa di S. Filippo Neri, Vicenza, Italy during "Musica a S. Filippo 2002".
Source: Francesco Bravo Website

46

Bach Arias, Duets and Chamber Music [C-8]

Cantata BWV 140: Mvts. 3-7 [17:32]

Dale Higbee

Carolina Baroque

Soprano: Teresa Radomski; Bass:-Baritone: John Williams

Carolina Baroque

Apr 2003

CD / TT:

Recorded live at St. John's Lutheran Church, Salisbury, NC, USA.
Buy this album at: Carolina Baroque

47

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts Kantataten BWV 140 & 110; Magnificat D-Dur BWV 243 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 140 []

Jochen Woll

Junger Kammerchor Baden-Württemberg / Barockorchester L’arpa festante

Soprano: Jeanette Bühler; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass-Baritone: Dominik Wörner

Junger Kammerchor Baden-Württemberg

Dec 4-5, 2004

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Leonhardskirche, Stuttgart, Germany (Dec 4) & Münster, Strasbourg, France (Dec 5).
Source: Sabine Czinczel Website

48

J.S. Bach: Cantatas [C-2]

Cantata BWV 140 [26:39]

Thomas Folan

Publick Musick (Choir & Orchestra)

Soprano: Anne Harley; Alto: Deborah Rentz-Moore; Tenor: Pablo Bustos; Bass-baritone: Max van Egmond; Harpsichord/Organ: Peter Watchorn

Musica Omnia 204

Nov 2005

CD / TT: 79:35

Recorded at St. Michael's Church, Rochester, NY, USA.
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49

J.S. Bach Cantatas BWV 126, BWV 140 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 140 []

Alexander Rudin

Tretyakovskaya Gallery Choir (Chorus Master: Alexei Puzakov) / Academic Chamber Orchestra

?

Kvadro-Disc KTL05-86

2005

CD / TT: 46.26

 

50

Bach: Cantatas BWV 140, 61 & 29 [L-13]

 

Cantata BWV 140 [24:38]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Arnold Schoenberg Chor / Concentus Musicus Wien

Soprano: Julia Kleiter; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Kurt Streit; Bass: Anton Scharinger

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

Dec 15-16, 2007

2-CD / TT: 60:33 +

Recorded live at Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by N. Harnoncourt.
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51

Bloch: Avodath Hakodesh (Sacred Service); Bach: Cantata BWV 140 [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 140 [24:11]

Zubin Mehta

The Collegiate Chorale (Chorus Master: Robert Bass) / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Soprano: Talia Or; Tenor: Douglas Purcell; Baritone: Klaus Häger

Helicon Classics 02-0263

Jul 17-21, 2008

CD / TT: 74:46

Recorded live at ICC International Center, Jerusalem Theatre, Jerusalem, Israel.

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Schutz, Cantatas 106 & 140 [C-9]

 

Cantata BWV 140 []

Ralph Nelson

Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon / Small chamber orchestra

Sopranos: Nan Haemer, Solveig Nyberg-Akert; Alto: Irene Weldon; Tenor: Byron Wright; Baritone: Jacob William Herbert; John Vergin (Organ continuo).

Bach Cantata Choir 11

Oct 26, 2008

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 140 “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme“ [C-19]

 

Cantata BWV 140 []

Rudolf Lutz

Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica

Soprano: Núria Rial; Tenor: Bernhard Berchthold; Bass: Markus Volpert

Gallus Media A495

Nov 21, 2008

DVD / TT:

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland.
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Joseph Haydn: Nelson-Messe; J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" [C-1]

Cantata BWV 140 []

Thomas Appel

Amberger Oratorienchor / Amberger Sinfonieorchester

Soprano: Jutta Maria Fries; Alto: Kathrin Göring; Tenor: Klaus Steppberger; Bass: Thomas Dobmeier;

Amberger Oratorienchor

Nov 23, 2008

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Amberger Congress Centrum, Germany.
Listen to selection from this recording at: Amberger Oratorienchor

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - October 2011)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (December 2006, January 2007), Glen Armstrong (February 2011), Rudolf Bayer (September 2005), René de Cocq (July 2005), Yves Dubois (March 2011), Matthias Hansen (March 2006, July 2006, August 2006, June 2008), Harald Kurama (November 2010), Bradley Lehman (February 2006), Tom Morris (November 2010), Tobin Schmuck
(October 2010), Ehud Shiloni (August 2006), Peter Smaill (August 2006), Burke Smith (May 2007), Tim Williams (March 2008), Roland Wörner (October 2002)

Cantata BWV 140: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6

 

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