Cantata BWV 149 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 149
Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg

German Title	Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg
English Title	The voice of rejoicing and salvation (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Cantata for the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels Readings: Epistle: Revelations 12: 7-12; Gospel: Matthew 18: 1-11
Composed	Leipzig, 1728 \| 1^st performance: September 29, 1728 ? or 1729 Leipzig
Text	Psalm 118: 15-16; Martin Schalling; Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) (Mvts. 2-6)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Spanish-5 Chorale: Herzlich lieb hab' ich dich, o Herr
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 3 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, continuo (+ violone) Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Aria \| Mvt. 5: Recitative \| Mvt. 6: Aria (Duet) \| Mvt. 7: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.85 MB] \| Score BGA [3.05 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 7 \| Mvt. 7 ch Capella: Mvt. 2 \| Mvt. 7 [cap] Score Examples: Examples from the Score [Whittaker]
References	BGA: XXX \| NBA: I/30 \| BC: A 181 \| Zwang: K 168 \| First Published: BG, 1884 \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Bethlehem \| Emmanuel Music \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of June 15, 2003; Week of April 27, 2008

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 17 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: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Erich Wenk
Erato / MHS		Oct 1964	TT: 22:24
Recorded at Concert Hall, Heilbronn, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 126 & BWV 149 [C-6]
Wolfgang Gönnenwein
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor / Consortium Musicum
Soprano: Elly Ameling; Alto: Janet Baker; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Hans Sotin
EMI Electrola		July 1967	LP / TT:
Recorded at Marbach Stafthalle, Germany.

3	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwork (5) [B-5]
Hans Grischkat
Schwäbischer Singkreis Stuttgart / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart
Soprano: Maria Friesenhausen; Alto: Hildegard Laurich; Tenor: Peter Wetzler, Bass: Kurt Widmer
FSM Candide		Nov 1972	LP / TT:

4	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 53 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 46
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Mechthild Georg; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		June 1983; Feb 1984	TT: 19:06
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

5	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 8
Gustav Leonhardt
Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort
Boy Soprano: Sebastian Hennig (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1985	TT: 19:19
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6	Bach Edition Vol. 9 - Cantatas Vol. 4
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Oct-Nov 1999	TT: 18:50
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

7	Bach Cantatas Vol. 7: Ambronay / Bremen For the 14^th Sunday after Trinity For the Feast of St Michael and All Angels
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Malin Hartelius; Counter tenor: Richard Wyn Roberts; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria		Sep 2000	TT: 18:21
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Unser Lieben Frauen, Bremen, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 20
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)
Sopranos: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Sep-Oct 2002 (Mvts. 2-6); Oct 2003 (Mvts. 1, 7)	TT: 17:50
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

9	Bach Cantates Saint-Michel Intégrale des cantates sacrées Vol. 2
Eric J. Milnes
(OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque
Soprano: Monika Mauch; Counter-tenor: David DQ Lee; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
ATMA Classique		Jun 2005	SACD / TT: 18:55
Recorded at Église de la Nativité, La Prairie, Québec, Canada. Buy this album at:: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - September 2006)
Thanks to contributors: Walter Roth (June 2004), Matthias Hansen (March 2006)

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