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Cantata BWV 140
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme |
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Ref. |
BWV 140 |
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German Title |
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme |
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English Title |
Wake up, cries the watchmen’s voice (by Richard Stokes) |
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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
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 27th Sunday after Trinity |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1731
1st performance: November 25, 1731 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Philipp Nicolai (Mvts. 1, 4, 7); Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-1 | Dutch-3 | Dutch-4 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | 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 | Spanish-7 |
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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 |
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Score Vocal & Piano [2.83 MB] | Score BGA [3.22 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D LEb Thomana 140 (BWV 140: Parts) [Bach Digital]
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 |
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References |
BGA: XXVIII | NBA: I/27 | BC: A 166 | Zwang: K 184 | First Published: Leipzig, 1847 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Provenance |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | E. Scott Smith | Seattle | AL [Dutch] | DW [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of December 22., 2002; Week of August 17, 2008; Week of October 21, 2012 |
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Bach: Kantate nr. 140; Kantate nr. 4 [L-3]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas Nos. 80, 140 [C-5] |

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Cantata BWV 140 [30:08] |
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Felix Prohaska |
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Wiener Kammerchor (Vienna Chamber Choir) / Wiener Kammerochester
Choir & Orchestra of the Bach Guild |
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Soprano: Anny Felbermayer; Tenor: Fritz Uhl *; Baritone: Hans Braun |
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Bach Guild BG-511 (1951)
MMS-2180
Vanguard Classics OVC-2543 |
1951 |
LP / TT: 53:18
LP / TT: 53:18
CD / TT: 59:13
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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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Bach: Kantate BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" [C-1] |
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Marinus Voorberg |
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Der Niederländische Bach-Chor / Das Niederländische Bach-Orchester |
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Soprano: Nelly Groenevelt; Tenor: Wybe Draayer; Bass: David Hollestelle |
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Bertelsmann Schallplattenring |
c1958 |
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J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 140; Cantata No. 4 [L-10]
J.S. Bach: Famous Cantatas [C-8] |

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Caantata BWV 140 [27:04] |
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Felix Prohaska |
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Wiener Akademiechor (Vienna State Chamber Choir) / Wiener Kammerochester (Vienna State Opera Orchestra) |
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Soprano: Laurence Dutoit; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Hans Braun |
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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 |
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Recorded at Großesaal Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by F. Prohaska.
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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 |

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Cantata BWV 140 [30:43] |
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Fritz Werner |
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Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra |
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Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt;Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch |
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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 |
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Recorded at Evangelischen Kirche, Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 140 by F. Werner.
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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] |
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Cantata BWV 140 [26:08] |
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Karl Ristenpart |
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Chorus of the Conservatory of Sarrebruck (Director: Herbert Schmolzi) / Chamber Orchestra of the Saar |
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Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli |
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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 |
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Recorded in Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by K. Ristenpart.
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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] |

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Cantata BWV 140 [28:38] |
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Erhard Mauersberger |
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Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig |
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Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam
Basso continuo: Friedemann Erben (Violoncello); Konrad Siebach (Double-bass); Hannes Kästner (Harpsichord, Organ) |
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Eterna 825802
Archiv Produktion 198407
Archiv Produktion Resonance 2547024
Leipzig Classics 001821-2BC
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 |
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Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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5-CD (1999): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |

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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] |

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Cantata BWV 140 [31:04 / 31:10] |
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Wolfgang Gönnenwein |
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Süddeutscher Madrigalchor / Consortium Musicum |
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Soprano: Elly Ameling; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Hans Sotin |
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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 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 |
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Recorded at Marbach Stafthalle, Germany.
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2-CD (2006): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |

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An Evening of Bach Cantatas [IU-4] |
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Cantata BWV 140 [] |
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(Jan Harrington); Gerald A Sousa [BWV 140] |
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Indiana University Singers |
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Various student soloists |
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Indiana University School of Music |
Feb 6, 1977 |
3 sound tape reels / TT: |
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Recorded live at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 140 by J. Harrington.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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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 |

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Cantata BWV 140 [28:21 / 28:29] |
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Nikolaus Harnoncourt |
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Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien |
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Boy Soprano [Seele]: Alan Bergius (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [Jesus]: Thomas Hampson |
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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 |
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Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 140 by N. Harnoncourt.
Buy this album at:
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15-CD (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |

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Bach Series [IU-20] |
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Cantata BWV 140 [28:23] |
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Jan Harrington |
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Indiana University Singers / instrumentalists |
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Vocal soloists: unknown |
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Indiana University School of Music |
Mar 27, 1988 |
3 sound tape reels / TT: 76:09 |
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Recorded at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by J. Harrington.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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J.S. Bach: "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" - W.A. Mozart: Requiem [C-1] |

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Cantata BWV 140 [] |
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Toralf Hildebrandt |
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Jugendkantorei Hösel / Orchester |
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Soprano: Katrin Degenhardt; Counter-tenor: Thomas Bremser; Tenor: Martin Geissler; Bass: Bernhard Hüsgen |
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Hilger Kespohl - Profile DSC-3012 |
1993 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded live at Adolf-Clarenbach-Kirche, Ratingen-Hösel, Germany. |
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Konzerte in St. Josef - Festliches Adventskonzert - J.S. Bach - Wachet auf, BWV 140 / J. Haydn - Mariazellermesse [C-1] |

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Guido Harzen |
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Kirchenchöre St. Josef und Thomas Morus / Duisburger Sinfonietta |
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Vocal soloists: unknown |
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Mobile Livemitschnitt |
Dec 1999 |
TT: |
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Live recording from the Pfarrkirche St. Josef Neuss. |
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Bach & Schubert [C-3] |
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Cantata BWV 140 [] |
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William Cutter |
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MIT Chamber Chorus / chamber orchestra |
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Tenor: William Cutter, Soprano: Mary Tsien, Bass: Frederick Choi, Soprano: Stephanie Thomas |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Nov 5, 2000 |
CD / TT: |
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Rrecorded live at Kresge Auditorium, M.I.T., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & MIT Website |
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Works by J.S. Bach (1685-1750) (Eastman Chamber Orchestra [and] Eastman Chorale) [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 140 [26:51] |
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Hans-Michael Beuerle |
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Eastman Chorale / Eastman Chamber Orchestra |
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Soprano: Misty Ann Sturm; Tenor: Pablo Bustos; Baritone: Dong-Hoon Park |
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Eastman School of Music |
Oct 14, 2001 |
CD / TT: 65:09 |
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Recorded live at Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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CANTATEPROJECT [C-1] |
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Bas van den Heuvel |
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AFZ-projectkoor en –orkest |
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Soprano: Mirjam Beumer; Tenor: Cor van Scheltinga; Bass: Hans Scholing; Organ: Wijnand van Klaveren |
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AFZ |
Nov 2001 |
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Recorded at Grote Kerk Apeldoorn |
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Brattleboro Music Center presents: Marlboro Music Festival, 2002-07-26 [F-2002] |
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Cantata BWV 140 [] |
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Blanche Moyse |
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Blanche Moyse Chorale / New England Bach Festival Orchestra |
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Soprano: Hyunah Yu; Tenor: Jon Humphrey; Bass: James Martin
Rudolph Vrbsky (Oboe/Oboe d'amore); Ariana Ghez (Oboe/Oboe d'amore); Nathan Hughes (English Horn); Steven Dibner (Bassoon); Peggy Spencer (Violin); Zon Eastes (Violoncello); Kurt Muroki (Double bass); Gregory Hayes (Harpsichord) |
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Brattleboro Music Center |
Jul 26, 2002 |
MC / TT: |
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Recorded live at Marlboro Music Festival, Vermont, USA. There is also MC of the rehearsal from July 25, 2002.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by B. Moyse.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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J.S. Bach: Cantate e Mottetti [C-1] |

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Cantata BWV 140 [] |
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Michael Radulescu |
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Laboratorio Corale "Il Teatro Armonico" / Orchestra Barocca "I Musicali Affetti" |
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Unknown vocal soloists; Francesco Bravo (Harpsichord - Continuo) |
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ADO 2002 |
Sep 21, 2002 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded live at Chiesa di S. Filippo Neri, Vicenza, Italy during "Musica a S. Filippo 2002".
Source: Francesco Bravo Website |
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J.S. Bach Cantatas BWV 126, BWV 140 [C-1] |

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Cantata BWV 140 [] |
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Alexander Rudin |
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Tretyakovskaya Gallery Choir (Chorus Master: Alexei Puzakov) / Academic Chamber Orchestra |
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Vocal soloists: unknown |
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Kvadro-Disc KTL05-86 |
2005 |
CD / TT: 46.26 |
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Schutz, Cantatas 106 & 140 [C-9] |
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Cantata BWV 140 [] |
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Ralph Nelson |
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Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon / Small chamber orchestra |
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Sopranos: Nan Haemer, Solveig Nyberg-Akert; Alto: Irene Weldon; Tenor: Byron Wright; Baritone: Jacob William Herbert; John Vergin (Organ continuo). |
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Bach Cantata Choir 11 |
Oct 26, 2008 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded live at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Buy this album at:
CD: Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon |
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J.S. Bach: Kantate, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 62; Kantate, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 140 [C-19] |
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Cantata BWV 140 [26:45] |
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Salamon Kamp |
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Lutherania Choir & Chamber orchestra
(Lutheránia énekkar és kamarazenekar) |
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Soprano: Mária Zádori; Tenor: Zoltán Megyesi; Bass: László Jekl |
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YouTube |
Dec 6, 2008 |
TV Broadcast / TT: 48:10 |
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Recorded & filmed live at Kelenföldi református templom / Calvinist Church, Budapest
(Kelenföld) Karzat / Organ-loft, Hungary. Video- and sound-recording: Remete Péter.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by S. Kamp.
Watch this performance on YouTube: Complete Cantata BWV 140 [26:45] |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - March 2013)
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), Yves Dubois (March 2011), Rolf Günther (June 2012, October 2012), Matthias Hansen (March 2006, July 2006, August 2006, June 2008, February 2012), Frits V. Herbold (March 2012), 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) |
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Cantata BWV 140 : Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 |
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