Cantata BWV 147 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 147
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben

Ref.	BWV 147
German Title	Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben
English Title	Heart and mouth and deed and life (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Cantata for the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Readings: Epistle: Isaiah 11: 1-5; Gospel: Luke 1: 39-56
Composed	Leipzig, 1723 \| 1^st performance: July 2, 1723 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: July 2, 1730 (circa) - Leipzig; 3^rd performance: 1735-1740 - Leipzig
	Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9); Martin Jahn (Mvts. 6, 10); Anon (Mvts. 2, 4, 6, 8)
Text	German Text \| German-2 \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch-1 \| Dutch-4 \| English-3 \| English-1 \| English-5 \| English-6 \| English-10 \| French-3 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-2 \| Hebrew-3 \| Indonesian \| Italian \| Japanese-6 \| Portuguese-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Text: Jesu, meiner Seelen Wonne
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: Trumpet, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Violins, Viola, Continuo Or: Trumpet, 2 Oboes, Oboe d'amore, 2 Oboes da caccia, 2 Violins, Viola, Continuo (including Violoncello & Violone in Mvt. 7) Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Chorale \| Mvt. 7: Aria \| Mvt. 8: Recitative \| Mvt. 9: Aria \| Mvt. 10: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.94 MB] \| Score BGA [3.48 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 6 \| Mvt. 10 Capella: Mvt. 6 \| Mvt. 6 ver 2 \| Mvt. 6 ver 3 \| Mvt. 6 ver 4 \| Mvt. 6 ver 5 \| Mvt. 6 ver 6 [cap] Chorale Melody: Werde munter, mein Gemüthe
References	BGA: XXX \| NBA: I/28.2 \| BC: A 174 \| Zwang: K 33 \| First Published: BG, 1884 \| Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek \| Provenance
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Bethlehem \| Emmanuel Music \| AL [Dutch] \| Af [Dutch] \| Japanese-1 \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of December 16, 2001; Week of July 31, 2005; Week of December 9, 2012

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] Bach Cantatas: Volume 2
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Südwestfunk-Orchester Baden-Baden
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Margarethe Bence; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch
Erato		Mar 1957	TT: 35:40
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 147 by F. Werner. Recorded at Ilsfeld, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [Box Set \| Amazon.co.uk [Box Set]

3	Bach: Les Grandes Cantatas [C-2]
Geraint Jones
Geraint Jones Singers & Orchestra
Soprano: Joan Sutherland; Mezzo-soprano: Helen Watts; Tenor: Wilfred Brown; Baritone: Thomas Hemsley
EMI Classics		May 1957	TT: 33:27
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk

4	Bach Cantatas Vol. 3 - Ascension Day, Whitsun, Trinity J.S. Bach Compact Edition: Kantaten · Cantatas · Cantates [B-2]
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Contralto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: John van Kesteren; Bass: Kieth Engen
Archiv Produktion		1961	TT: 33:02
Recorded at Münster zu Heilbronn, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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: 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 / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato / MHS / Ultima		June 1963	TT: 33:36
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 147 by F. Werner. Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [Box Set \| Amazon.co.uk [Box Set]

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		July 1970	TT: 32:51
Recorded at Chapelle of King's College, Cambridge, UK. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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]
Helmut Winschermann
Nederlands Vocaal Ensemble / Deutsche Bachsolisten
Soprano: Ileana Cotrubas; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: William Reimer
Philips		Jan 1972	TT: 32:20

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

11	Bach: Das Kantatenwork (7) [C-1]
Hermann Max
Dormagener Kantorei / Instrumental Ensemble
Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Hilke Helling; Tenor: Lutz-Michael Harder; Bass: Berthold Possemeyer
FSM Candide		Late 1970s ?	LP / TT:

12	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.com [80,147]

13	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

14	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		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 Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com

15	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk

16	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

17	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 7
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Sep, Oct 1997	TT: 29:33
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 147 by T. Koopman. Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com, Amazon.com

18	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 Buy this album at: Amazon.com [DVD]

19	J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV .147 & BWV .78 [C-1]
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	TT:
Recorded live at Wien Hall, Japan.

20	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 12 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723 / V
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 Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

21	Bach Edition Vol. 21 - Cantatas Vol. 12
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jun-Jul 2000	TT: 30:38
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

22	Bach Cantatas Vol. 13: Köln/Lüneburg For the 1^st Sunday in Advent Fthe 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: 65:19 + 69:03
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

23	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

24	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. Buy this album at: Elisabeth Weisenberger

25	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.

26	»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

27	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 22402		Jun 18-21, 2006	SACD / TT: 70:59
Recorded at Montreal Baroque Festival, Église Saint-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Buy this album at: SACD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2001 - January 2010)
Thanks to contributors: Teddy Kaufman (February 2007), Russ Sackowitz (September 2008), Peter Schmidt (June 2007), Burke Smith (June 2008), Nagamiya Tutomu (December 2005)

Cantatas BWV 147 & BWV 147a: Complete Recordings of BWV 147 | Recordings of Individuaul Movements: 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 | Details of BWV 147a | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

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