Cantata BWV 140 - Recordings

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 27^th Sunday after Trinity Readings: Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5: 1-10 / 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-11; Gospel: Matthew 25: 1-13
Composed	Leipzig, 1731 \| 1^st performance: November 25, 1731 - Leipzig
Text	Philipp Nicolai (Mvts. 1, 4, 7); Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6)
Text	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 \| 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
Scoring	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 (fascimile): ? \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Bethlehem \| Emmanuel Music \| E. Scott Smith \| Seattle \| EvH [Dutch] \| DW [Dutch] \| AL [Dutch] \| 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 Discussions - Part 3 Discussions - Part 4 Discussions - Part 5 Discussions - Part 6
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	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Nos. 80, 140 [C-5]
Felix Prohaska
Choir & Orchestra of the Bach Guild
Soprano: Anny Felbermayer; Tenor: Fritz Uhl *; Baritone: Hans Braun
Vanguard Classics		1951	TT: 30:08
1^st 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. Recorded in Vienna. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

4	J.S. Bach: Cantatas [C-3]
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)
The Bach Choir (from EMI)		Dec 1955	CD / TT:
Sung in English. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England. Buy this album at: The Bach Choir

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
1^st 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
Buy this album at: Baroque Music Club

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: Famous Cantatas [C-8]
Felix Prohaska
Vienna State Chamber Choir and Opera Orchestra
Soprano: Laurence Dutoit; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Hans Braun
Vanguard Classics		May 1959	TT: 27:04
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by F. Prohaska. Recorded at Großesaal Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria.

9	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 4 J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 19, 40, 70, 140, 149, 180 [C-4] Bach Cantatas: Volume 2
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt;Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch
Erato / MHS		Oct 1959	TT: 30:43
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 140 by F. Werner. Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

11	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 57 & BWV 140 [C-4] J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 140, BWV 79 & BWV 56 [C-7]
Karl Ristenpart
Chorus of the Conservatory of Sarrebruck (Director: Herbert Schmolzi) / Chamber Orchestra of the Saar
Soprano: Ursula Buckel [+ tenor recitative]; Tenor: Choir; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Club Francais du Disque / Nonesuch		Jun 1962	LP / TT:

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

14	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 24 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
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Soprano: Hedy Graf; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato		Feb 1970	TT: 29:32
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by F. Werner. Recorded in Schwaigern, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [Box Set \| Amazon.co.uk [Box Set]

15	J.S. Bach: Cantatas 106 & 140, Magnificat [C-1]
Anders Öhrwall
Adolf Fredrik Bach Choir / Baroque Ensemble
Soprano: Margareta Hallin; Tenor: Ulf Björkegren; Baritone: Håkan Hagegård
Swedish Society		Mar 1972	TT: 27:13
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by K. Richter. Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

17	Bach: Kantaten · Ein Feste Burg [C-2] J.S. Bach: St John Passion / Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Raymond Leppard
London Voices / English Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Elly Ameling; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Samuel Ramey
Philips		Feb 1981	CD / TT: 28:51
Recorded at All Saint's Church, London, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

18	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas VIII Bach: Kantaten BWV 140, BWV 1 [L-12]
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	TT: 28:14
Performing score arranged by Walter Heinz Bernstein. Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

19	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
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 140 by H. Rilling. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

20	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

21	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
Buy this album at: Amazon.de

22	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

23	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.com [51,140]

24	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 78, 140 [C-1]
Saulius Sondeckis
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (Artistic director: Tonu Kaljuste) / Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Nelly Lee; Tenor: Janis Sprogis; Bass: Mali Palm
Gramzapis		Dec 1987	TT: 32:00
Recorded live at the Pushkin Museum of Arts, Moscow, Russia. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

25	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

26	J.S. Bach: Canta(27^th Sunday after Trinity) [C-2]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Archiv Produktion		Mar 1990	TT: 24:35
Recorded at St. Andrew's Church, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset, UK. See: Cantatas BWV 140, 147 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

27	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

28	J.S. Bach: "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" - W.A. Mozart: Requiem [C-1]
Toralf Hildebrandt
Jugendkantorei Hösel / ?
?
Jugendkantorei Hösel		1994	TT:
Live recording.

29	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Volume VI - Favorite Cantatas [C-6]
Jeffrey Thomas
American Bach Soloists
Soprano: Catherine Bott; Tenor: Jeffrey Thomas; Bass: William Sharp
Koch International		Jan 1995	TT: 24:42
Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, CA, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

30	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.

31	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
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 140 by T. Koopman. Total time of the programme: 30:40. See: Bach Cantatas on TV - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com [DVD]

32	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.

33	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
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by H. Rilling. Recorded at SWR-Funkstudio Villa Berg, Germany. The recordings were part of series of TV productions "Lecture Concerts with Helmuth Rilling (1997-2000). Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

34	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

35	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.

36	Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Tenors: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jan-Feb 2000	TT: 27:38
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

37	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.

38	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

39	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 21
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)
Sopranos: Sandrine Piau; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Jun 2001 [Mvts. 2, 5]; Nov-Dec 2001 [Mvts. 1, 3, 6-7]; Oct 2003 [Mvt. 4]	TT: 24:07
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 140 by T. Koopman. Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: : Amazon.com

40	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

41	Bach Arias, Duets and Chamber Music [C-8]
Dale Higbee
Carolina Baroque
Soprano: Teresa Radomski; Bass:-Baritone: John Williams
Carolina Baroque		Apr 2003	TT: 17:32
Mvts. 3-7 only. Recorded live at St. John's Lutheran Church, Salisbury, NC, USA. Buy this album at: Carolina Baroque

42	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

43	J.S. Bach: Cantatas [C-2]
Thomas Folan
Publick Musick (Choir & Orchestra)
Soprano: Anne Harley; Alto: Deborah Rentz-Moore; Tenor: Pablo Bustos; Bass-baritone: Max van Egmond; Bass: Jonathan Rohr; Harpsichord/Organ: Peter Watchorn
Musica Omnia		Nov 2005	TT:
Recorded at St. Michael's Church, Rochester, NY, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

44	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.

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - April 2009)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (December 2006, January 2007), Rudolf Bayer (September 2005), René de Cocq (July 2005), Matthias Hansen (March 2006, July 2006, August 2006, June 2008), Bradley Lehman (February 2006), Ehud Shiloni (August 2006), Peter Smaill (August 2006), Burke Smith (May 2007), Tim Williams (March 2008), Roland Wörner (October 2002)

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