Cantata BWV 170 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 170
Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust

German Title	Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust
English Title	Contented rest, beloved inner joy (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Solo Cantata (for Alto) for the 6^th Sunday after Trinity Readings: Epistle: Romans 6: 3-11; Gospel: Matthew 5: 20-26
Composed	Leipzig, 1726 \| 1^st performance: July 28, 1726 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1746-1747 - Leipzig
Text	Georg Christian Lehms
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-3 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Hebrew-2 \| Hebrew-3 \| Hebrew-4 \| Hebrew-5 \| Hebrew-6 \| Indonesian \| Italian-5 \| Spanish-3
Scoring	Soloist: Alto Orchestra: oboe d’amore, 2 violins, viola, organ obbligato, continuo Mvt. 1: Aria \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.22 MB] \| Score BGA [2.27 MB]
References	BGA: XXXIII \| NBA: I/17.2 \| BC: A 106 \| Zwang: K 145 \| First Published: BG, 1887
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Baroque Choral Guild \| Japanese-1 \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of July 30, 2000; Week of November 4, 2007

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
Bachiana Volume 3 - Lamento - by Magdalena Kožená w/ Musica Antiqua Köln & Reinhard Goebel Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 – conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Bach Arias - conducted by Andrea Marcon with Angelika Kirchschlager Sacred Cantatas for Alto - conducted by Helmut Müller-Brühl w/ Marianne Beate Kielland
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	Bach: Cantatas 53, 170; Pergolesi's Salve Regina
Izler Solomon
Chamber ensemble, including Yella Pessl (Harpsichord)
Contralto: Herta Glaz
MGM		Early 1950’s ?	LP / TT:

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 105, BWV 170 [C-5] J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 170 & BWV 189 [D-4]
Fritz Lehmann
Bavarian State Orchestra Munich
Contralto: Elisabeth Höngen
American Decca / Deutsche Grammophon - Archiv		Oct 1951	LP / TT:

3	J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 53, No. 54, No. 170 [L-4] J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 32, No. 53, No. 54, No. 170 [C-1] J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Contralto [E-2]
Hermann Scherchen
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Contralto: Hilde Rössel-Majdan
Westminster / Archipel		1952	TT: 19:38
Recorded at Mozartsaal, Vienna, Austria. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

4	Alfred Deller Edition 7 [E-1]
Gustav Leonhardt
Leonhardt Baroque Ensemble
Counter-tenor: Alfred Deller
Vanguard		May 1954	TT: 23:08
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 170 by G. Leonhardt. Recorded at Franziskanerkirche, Vienna, Austria. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	Dutch Master Volume 52: Bach - Szymon Goldberg [C-1] Cantatas BWV 170, BWV 169 - 7 Sacred Songs
Szymon Goldberg
Nederlands Kamerorkest
Contralto: Aafje Heynis
Philips		1960	TT: 23:36

6	Maureen Forrester: Bach Cantatas / Scarlatti: Salva Regina [C-2]
Anton Heiller
Wiener Solisten
Contralto: Maureen Forrester
Amadeus		1965	TT: 25:15
Recorded in Vienna, Austria.. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach Cantatas - Kantaten [C-1]
Neville Marriner
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Contralto: Janet Baker
Decca		Jan 1966	TT: 24:20
Recorded in the Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

8	J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 169 und BWV 170 [C-1]
Wolfgang Dallmann
Chor der Lutherkirche Heidelberg / Heidelberger Kammerorchester
Alto: Ingeborg Müller-Ney
Da Camera		1972	LP / TT:

9	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 161, 170 & 177 René Jacobs - Portraits [C-2]
Hans-Martin Linde
Linde Consort
Counter-tenor: René Jacobs
Virgin Veritas		1980	TT: 23:19
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10	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 42 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 51
Helmuth Rilling
Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Female Alto: Julia Hamari
Hänssler		Oct 1982	TT: 23:12
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

11	Bach: Cantatas BWV 35 & 170 [C-2]
Leo van Doeselaar
Amsterdam Bach Soloists
Contralto: Jard van Nes
Ottavo		Nov 1985	TT: 22:47
Recorded at Bethlehemkerk, Papendrecht, Holland. Buy thisalbum at: Amazon.com

12	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 9
Gustav Leonhardt
Leonhardt-Consort
Counter-tenor: Paul Esswood
Teldec		1987	TT: 22:42
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 170 by G. Leonhardt. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

13	Bach Cantatas 54, 169, 170 (for Alto) (for Alto) [C-1]
Robert King
The King’s Consort
Counter-tenor: James Bowman
Hyperion		Sep 1988	TT: 22:04
Recorded at Wadham College Chapell, Oxford, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

14	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Nos. 53 · 82 · 170 · 200 [C-1]
Kenneth Sillito
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Counter-tenor: Jochen Kowalski
Capriccio		Feb 1993	TT: 19:24
Recorded at Air Studios, London, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

15	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Nos. 54, 82, 170 [C-2]
Roy Goodman
The Hanover Band
Female Alto: Nathalie Stutzmann
RCA		Jan-Feb 1994	TT: 23:12
Recorded at Watford Town Hall, Hertfordshire, UK. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

16	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Alto [C-1]
Andrzej Mysiński
Concerto Avenna
Contralto: Jadwiga Rappé; Chamber Organ: Jaroslaw Malanowicz; Oboe d’amore: Tytus Wojnowicz
Accord		Dec 1994, May 1995	TT: 20:25
Recorded live at Studio S1, Polskie Radio. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

17	J.S. Bach: Cantates pour alto [C-11]
Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent
Counter-tenor: Andreas Scholl
Harmonia Mundi France		July 1997	TT: 20:48
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 170 by A. Scholl. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

18	Bach Alto Cantatas [C-1]
Juha Kangas
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Mezzo-soprano: Monica Groop
Finlandia		June 1998	TT: 21:12
Recorded at Kruunupyy Church, Finland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

19	Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1
Pieter Jan Leusink
Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda
Brilliant Classics		Apr-Sep 1999	TT: 21:33
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

20	Andreas Scholl singt Bach [C-2]
Martin Lutz
Members of Barockorchester La Corona
Counter-tenor: Andreas Scholl
Hessischer Rundfunk		Dec 1999	TT: 25:28
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 170 by A. Scholl. Recorded in Wiesbasen Bach Festival at the Christophoruskirche Wiesbaden-Schierstein

21	Bach: Salmo 51 BWV 1083 dallo Stabat Mater di Pergolesi / Cantate BWV 170, 198, 106, 196, 53 [C-2]
Diego Fasolis
I Barocchisti
Contralto: Guillemette Laurens
The Classic Voice Magazine / Arts		Dec 2000	TT: 22:36
Recorded at Auditorio S. Mollo della RSI, Lugano, Switzerland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

22	Bachiana Volume 3 - Lamento [C-3]
Reinhard Goebel
Musica Antiqua Köln
Alto (Mezzo-soprano): Magdalena Kožená
Archiv Produktions		Feb 2003	TT: 17:49
Recorded at Melanchthon-Kirche, Cologne, Germany. See: Bachiana Volume 3 - Lamento - by Magdalena Kožená w/ Musica Antiqua Köln & Reinhard Goebel Buy this album at: Amazon.com

23	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 16
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Bogna Bartosz
Antoine Marchand		Oct 2003	TT: 17:49
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

24	J.S. Bach: Geistliche Solokantaten für Alt [C-4]
Helmut Müller-Brühl
Kölner Kammerorchester
Mezzo-soprano: Marianne Beate Kielland
Naxos		Oct-Nov 2004	TT: 20:22
Recorded at Deutchlandfunk Sendesaal, Köln, Germany. See: Sacred Cantatas for Alto - conducted by Helmut Müller-Brühl w/ Marianne Beate Kielland Buy this album at: Amazon.com

25	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 37
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze
BIS		Aug 2005	SACD / TT: 23:11
Recorded at Recorded at St Crucis Church, Erfurt, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

26	Baroque Music [C-8]
Jeffrey Thomas
American Bach Soloists
Counter-tenor: Ian Howell
Delos		Apr 2008	TT:
Planned for release in Fall 2008.

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (July 2000 - March 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (April 2007), Dr.Thomas C.H. Going (April 2005), Jill Gunsell (May 2005), Matthias Hansen (September 2006), Piotr Jaworski (November 2002), Bradley Lehman (April 2004), Riccardo Nughes (April 2002), Nagamiya Tutomu (March 2001)

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