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Telemann: Kantate "Machet die Tore weit"; J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 151 "Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt" [C-1]

Wilfred Böttcher

Wiener Kammerorchester & Barock-Chor

Soprano: Teresa Stich-Randall; Mezzo-soprano: Nedda Casei; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ernst Schramm

Cocert Hall / Nonesuch

Mid 1950’s ?

LP / TT:

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Bach: Cantata 85; Cantata 151 [C-4]

Anthon van der Horst

Koor Nederlandse Bach Vereniging / Amsterdam Kamerorkest

Soprano: Hélène Ludolph, Alto: Wilhelmine Matthès; Tenor: Tom Brand; Bass: Hermann Schey

Telefunken

1957

LP / TT:

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 55, BWV 151 & BWV 157 [C-2]

Kurt Redel

Choir and Orchestra "Pro Arte" Munich

Soprano: Annie Mack; Contralt: Anne Munch; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Herbert Brauer

Erato / Westminster

Before 1959

LP / TT:

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

Cantata BWV 151 [19:10]

Helmut Winschermann

Westfälische Kantorei Herford / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Birgit Finnilä; Tenor: Dieter Ellenbeck; Bass: ?

Philips 454346
Philips 6542806-810

Jun 1968

5-CD / TT: 352:39
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Britten at Aldeburgh (BBC) - Bach: Cantatas 102 & 151 [C-1]

Benjamin Britten

Wandsworth School Boys' Choir / English Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Heather Harper; Contralto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Peter Pears; Baritone: John Shirley-Quirk

Decca (BBC)

Dec 1968

TT: 19:08

Recorded live at Aldeburgh Festival.
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6

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 63
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 46

Helmuth Rilling

Frankfurter Kantorei / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Nobuko Gamo-Yamamoto; Alto: Hildegard Laurich; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Hanns-Friedrich Kunz

Hänssler

Feb 1971

TT: 18:09

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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7

Bach: Weihnachtskonzert in der St. Annen-Kirche Berlin-Dahlem [C-1]

Cantata BWV 151 []

Elfriede Haase

Kantorei und Kammerorchder Jesus-Christus-Kirche

Soprano: Brigitte Ganady; Alto: Altsuko Kono; Tenor: Bernd Lange; Bass: Klaus Gutsche

Mixtur-Schallplatten 349

Dec 16, 1973

CD / TT: 78:24

Recorded live at St.Annen-Kirche Berlin-Dahlem, Germany.
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8

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: 16: 18

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9

Bach-Buxtehude-Kuhnau [C-1]

Flavio Gatti

Corale Evangelica di Torino (Dir. Flavio Gatti) / Accademia dei Solinghi (Dir. Rita Peiretti)

Soiprano: Roberta Giua; Mezzo-soprano: Renata Colombatto; Tenors: Mario Galli, Gianfranco Cerreto; Bass: Antonio Abete; Organ: Massimo De Grandis

Rugginenti, Milano

1994

TT:

10

Bach Christmas Cantatas [C-1]

Cantata BWV 151 [17:15]

Craig Smith

Orchestra and Chorus of Emmanuel Music

Soprano: Jayne West; Mezzo-soprano: Pamela Dellal; Tenor: Gerald Gray; Bass-Baritone: Paul Guttry

Koch International Classics 3-7462-2H1

Jan 1999

CD / TT: 70:08

Recorded at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Bach Edition Vol. 12 - Cantatas Vol. 6

Cantata BWV 151 [16:10]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics 99371

Nov-Dec 1999

5-CD / TT: 286:53

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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12

Bach Cantatas Vol. 15: New York
For the 3^rd Day of Christmas

Cantata BWV 151 [17:07]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Gillian Keith; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria 127

Dec 27, 2000

CD / TT: 76:15

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at St Bartholomew’s Church, New York, NY, USA.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 15
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13

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 18

Cantatas BWV 151 [15:18]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Sopranos: Johannette Zomer; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand CC-72218

Feb 26-Mar 7, 2002

3-CD / TT: 193:02

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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14

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 43 - BWV 57, 110, 151

Cantatas BWV 151 [16:22]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 1761

Jul 2008

SACD / TT: 62:28

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 43 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 14: "Weihnachts-Kantaten" - Cantatas BWV 57 · 91 · 122 · 151

Cantata BWV 151 [18:29]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent 25314

Dec 18-21, 2010

SACD / TT: 74:56

Recorded in Anvers, Belgium.
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