Cantata BWV 147
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben

Contents

Complete Recordings
Details of Cantata BWV 147a

Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Recordings of Individual Movements from Cantata BWV 147: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cantatas BWV 140, 147 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13
Bach Cantatas on TV - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 12 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Bach-Hess: Chorale Jesu, joy of man’s desiring (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 147 [C-6]

Kurt Thomas

Kantorei der Dreikönigskirche Frankfurt / Orchestra of Collegium Musicum

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Contralto: Sibylla Plate; Tenor: Helmut Kretschmar; Bass: Erich Wenk

Oiseau-Lyre

Mid 1950’s ?

LP / TT:

2

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 1 [E-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 147, Cantata No. 160 [E-1]

Cantata BWV 147 [35:40]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Südwestfunk-Orchester Baden-Baden

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Margarethe Bence; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch

Erato LDE-3058
Musical Heritage Society MHS-547

Mar 2-4, 1957

LP / TT: 48:15
LP / TT: 48:15

Recorded at Ilsfeld, Germany.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 147 by F. Werner.

3

Bach: Les Grandes Cantatas [C-2]

Cantata BWV 147 [33:27]

Geraint Jones

Geraint Jones Singers & Orchestra

Soprano: Joan Sutherland; Mezzo-soprano: Helen Watts; Tenor: Wilfred Brown; Baritone: Thomas Hemsley

EMI Classics

May 1957

2-CD / TT: 153:01

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK.
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4

Bach Cantatas Vol. 3 - Ascension Day, Whitsun, Trinity
J.S. Bach Compact Edition: Kantaten · Cantatas · Cantates [B-2]
.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 147 & BWV 60 [CL-2]

Cantata BWV 147 [33:02 / 32:43]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Solistengemeinschaft der Bachwoche Ansbach

Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Contralto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: John van Kesteren; Bass: Kieth Engen

Archiv Produktion
Archiv Produktion 198331

Jul 23-24, 1961

6-CD / TT:
LP / TT: 48:53

Recorded at Münster zu Heilbronn, Germany.
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5

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 147 [C-4]

Dr. Kurt Bauer (Conductor & Organist) [most probably Karl Richter]

Dresden Cathedral Choir & Orchestra [probably pseudonym of Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester]

Unknown soloists [probably: Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Contralto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: John van Kesteren; Bass: Kieth Engen]

Baroque Records (Everest) B 2802

Early 1960's ?

LP / TT: 32:36

Recorded live with Karl Richter, under the pseudonym of Dr. Kurt Bauer.
Info provided by Burke Smith (June 2008).

6

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 15
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 147, Cantata No. 90 [L-15]
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 147 [33:36 / 31:58]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Erato STE-50182
Erato SMC-95162
Erato STU-70182
Erato/Columbia SMC-55182
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1014
Erato 2292-45444-2
Erato Ultima 3984-28166-2
Erato 2584-61402-2

Jun 1963

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

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 147 by F. Werner.
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7

BachL Cantata BWV 147, Motets BWV 226, BWV 228, BWV 230 [C-1]
J.S. Bach: Catata 147 · 6 Motets · Chorales & chorale preludes for Advent & Christmas [C-2]

David Willcocks

King's College Choir Cambridge / Academy of St Martin-In-The-Fields (Musical Director: Neville Marriner)

Soprano: Elly Ameling; Mezzo-soprano: Janet Baker; Tenor: Ian Partridge; Bass: John Shirley-Quirk

EMI / EMI Classics

Jul 1970

TT: 32:51

Recorded at Chapelle of King's College, Cambridge, UK.
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8

J.S. Bach a Notre Dame - Les grandes canatates des féte [C-2]

R.P. Émile Martin

Les Chanteurs De Saint-Eustache / Orchestre Des Concerts Colonne

Soprano: Rachel Yakar; Alto: Jocelyne Taillon; Tenor: Manuel Cid-Jimenez; Bass: Roger Soyer

Les Chantiers Du Carnaval CDC-5

Jun 17, 1971

LP / TT:

Recorded live at Notre-Dame de Paris, France.

9

Bach: 13 Sacred Cantatas & 13 Sinfonias [C-3]
J.S. Bach: 10 Festkantaten [C-7]

Cantata BWV 147 [32:20]

Helmut Winschermann

Nederlands Vocaal Ensemble / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Ileana Cotrubas; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: William Reimer

Philips 454346
Philips 6542806-810

Jan 1972

5-CD / TT: 352:39
10-LP / TT:

11

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwork, 7. Folge [C-1]

Cantata BWV 147 [32:20]

Hermann Max

Dormagener Kantorei / Instrumental Ensemble

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Hilke Helling; Tenor: Lutz-Michael Harder; Bass: Berthold Possemeyer

FSM Candide 33137

Jun 9, 16 & 17, 1975

LP / TT: 55:55

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Düsseldorf, Germany.

10

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 12
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 45

Helmuth Rilling

Frankfurter Kantorei / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Sep 1976; Jan, June 1977

TT: 31:24

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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12

Bach Festival 49^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Second Concert [F49-2]

Cantata BWV 147 []

Dwight Oltman

Baldwin-Wallace Concert Choir / Festival Chamber O

Vocal Soloists: ?; Sergiu Luca (Violin)

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music

Apr (?) 1981

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 147 by D. Oltman.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

13

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

Joshua Rifkin

(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Ensemble

Soprano: Jane Bryden; Alto: Drew Minter; Tenor: Jeffrey Thomas; Bass: Jan Opalach

L'Oiseau-Lyre

Sep 1985

TT: 27:07

Recorded at the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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14

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

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Boy Soprano: Alan Bergius (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Boy Alto: Stefan Rampf (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Thomas Hampson

Teldec

1985

TT: 31:36

1^st recording of Cantata BWV 147 by N. Harnoncourt.
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15

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

Cantata BWV 147 [28:05]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; 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.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 147 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: Cantatas BWV 140, 147 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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16

Bach: Cantatas 34, 50, 147 [C-1]

Harry Christophers

The Sixteen

Soprano: Gillian Fisher; Alto: David James; Tenor: Ian Partridge; Bass: Michael George

Collins Classics / Coro

Aug 1990

TT: 31:14

Recorded at St. Judes on the Hill, Hampstead, UK.
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17

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 80 & BWV 147 [C-2]

Mátyás Antál

Hungarian Radio Chorus / Failoni Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Ingrid Kertesi; Alto: Judit Németh; Tenor: Jozsef Mukk; Bass: István Gáti

Naxos

Jan 1992

TT: 29:50

Recorded at Festetitch Castle, Budapest, Hungary.
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18

J.J. Quantz: Concierto para Flauta; J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 147 [C-4]

Cantata BWV 147 [37:48] (with introduction)

Mario Videla (Conductor, Organ & Commentary)

Academia Bach de Buenos Aires
GCC-Grupo de Canto Coral (Director: Néstor Andrenacci) / Ensamble Academia Bach

Soprano: Paula Almerares; Contralto: Virginia Correa Dupuy; Tenor: Rubén Martínez; Baritone: Luciano Garay

Ed. Institutional

1992

DVD / TT: 60:00

Recorded at Iglesia Santa Felicitas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

19

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 7

Cantata BWV 147 [29:33]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato 3984-23141-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72207

Sep & Oct 1997

3-CD / TT: 213:55

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 147 by T. Koopman.
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20

Ton Koopman conducts J.S. Bach - Episode 4
Bach Cantatas [D-1]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Lothar Odinius; Bass: Klaus Mertens

NVC ARTS
Kultur Video

1997

VHS / TT: 30:14
DVD

2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 147 by T. Koopman. Total time of the programme: 32:06.
See: Bach Cantatas on TV - conducted by Ton Koopman
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21

J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV .147 & BWV .78 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 147 []

Akiko Koizumi

Choeur mixte "Choeur de Chambre" / Original Insteruments Orchestra

Soprano: Atsuko Nakahara; Alto: Shizuka Fujinaga; Tenor: Yasuhiro Okamoto; Bass: Chiyuki Urano

Fontec

May 1999

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Wien Hall, Japan.

22

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 12 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723 / V - BWV 21, 147

Cantata BWV 147 [29:59]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 1031

Jun 1999

CD / TT: 69:21

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 12 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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23

Bach Edition Vol. 21 - Cantatas Vol. 12

Cantata BWV 147 [30:38]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics 99380

Jun-Jul 2000

5-CD / TT: 332:53

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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24

Bach Cantatas Vol. 13: Köln/Lüneburg
For the 1^st Sunday in Advent
For the 4^th Sunday in Advent

Cantata BWV 147 [28:07]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Brigitte Geller; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Dietrich Henschel

Soli Deo Gloria 162

Dec 10, 2000

2-CD / TT: 134:22

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Michaeliskirche, Lüneburg, Germany.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 147 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13
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25

Glorious Bach!
An Advent Concert of Nusic by Bach [L-8]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Chorus Master: Erwin Ortner) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Soprano: Christine Schäfer; Alto: Bernarda Fink; Tenor: Ian Bostridge; Baritone: Christopher Maltman

TDK

2000

DVD / TT: 32:25

Recorded at the Kloster Melk Benedictine Monastery.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 147 by N. Harnoncourt. 
See: Glorious Bach! (DVD) - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt

26

J.S.Bach: Magnificat BWV 243 und Kantate BWV 147 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben [C-1]

Cantata BWV 147 []

Elisabeth Linsenmeyer

Kammerchor Dinkelsbühl/Feuchtwangen / Höchberger Kammerorchester

Soprano: Heidrun Blaser; Alto: Stefanie Firnkes; Tenor: Markus Rilling; Bass: Reinhard Krämer

Kammerchor Dinkelsbühl Feuchtwangen

Mar 25, 2001

CD / TT:

Recorded live at St. Paulskirche Dinkelsbühl, Germany.
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27

J.S. Bach: Drei Kantaten zu Marienfesten [C-1]

Cantata BWV 147 [23:41]

Ryuichi Higuchi

Chorus & Orchestra of the Bach Akademie Meiji Gakuin Tokyo

Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Mezzo-soprano: Yoko Nagashima; Tenor: Jiro Takano; Bass: Takehiko Maiya

Bach Akademie Meiji Gakuin

Oct 2003

CD / TT: 77:37

Recorded live.

28

Bach Festival 73^rd An: Second Concert [F73-2]

Cantata BWV 147 []

Dwight Oltman

Baldwin-Wallace College Choir / Cleveland Opera Orchestra, members

Soprano: Tamara Matthews; Mezzo-soprano: Christine Abraham; Tenor: Benjamin Butterfield; Baritone: Christòpheren Nomura

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music

Apr 22, 2005

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 147 by D. Oltman.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & Baldwin-Wallace College Website

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»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 17

Cantata BWV 147 [33:09] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura

Emiko Ohmura

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Alto: Mariko Sasaki; Tenor: Masatoshi Sasaki; Bass: Keiichi Usami; Organ: Miwako Horii

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 17

May 15, 2005

CD / TT: 49:43

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

30

Bach: Cantates Marie de Nazareth
Intégrale des cantates sacrées Vol. 3

Cantata BWV 147 [26:37]

Eric J. Milnes (conductor from the positive organ)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque

Soprano: Monika Mauch; Counter-tenor: Matthew White; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Stephan MacLeod

ATMA Classique SACD2-2402

Jun 18-21, 2006

SACD / TT: 70:59

Recorded at Montreal Baroque Festival, Église Saint-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, Canada.
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