Cantata BWV 172 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 172
Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!

German Title	Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!
English Title	Resound, ye songs, ring out, ye strings! (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Cantata for Whit Sunday [1^st Day of Pentecost] Readings: Epistle: Acts 2: 1-13; Gospel: John 14: 23-31
Composed	Weimar, 1714; Revised - Leipzig, 1731 1^st performance: May 20, 1714 - Weimar; 2^nd performance: 1717-1723 - Weimar; 3^rd performance: May 28, 1724 - Leipzig; 4^th performance: May 13, 1731 - Leipzig; 5^th performance: After 1731 - Leipzig
Text	John 14: 23 (Mvt. 2); Philipp Nicolai (Mvt. 6); Salomo Franck ? (Mvts. 1, 3-5)
Text	German Text \| German-2 \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| English-7 \| French-3 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Japanese-2 \| Portuguese-1 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 Chorale Text: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, bassoon, 2 violins, 2 violas, organ, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Aria \| Mvt. 5: Aria (Duet) w/ Instrumental Chorale \| Mvt. 6: Chorale \| Mvt. 7: Chorus
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.50 MB] \| Score BGA [2.57 MB] Chorale Melody: Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott
References	BGA: XXXV \| NBA: I/13 \| BC: A 81 \| Zwang: K 12 \| First Published: BG, 1888
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Dutch-1 \| Japanese-1 \| Japanese-2 \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of June 11, 2000; Week of March 16, 2005

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2 Discussions - Part 3
Bach Edition Vol. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vol. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Three Weimar Cantatas - conducted by Joshua Rifkin
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 68 & BWV 172 [C-1]
Klaus Martin Ziegler
Kassel Vocal Ensemble / Deutsche Bachsolisten
Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Alto: Irma Keller; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Cantate / Nonesuch		Mid 1960's ?	LP / TT: 23:50

2	J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV BWV 172, BWV 192 [C-1]
Hermann Achenbach
Tübinger Kantatenchor / South German Youth Symphony Orchestra
Soprano: Herrad Wehrung; Contralto: Margarete Waldbauer; Tenor: Raimund Gilvan; Bass - Hermann Achenbach
Da Camera Magna SM 94012 / Oryx / MHS		Mid 1960's ?	LP / TT:

3	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 172 & BWV 78 [C-5]
Erhard Mauersberger
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Adele Stolte; Alto: Annelies Burmeister; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam
Eterna		1970	LP / TT: 18:50

4	J.S. Das Kantatenwork (2) [B-2]
Hans Grischkat
Schwäbischer Singkreis Stuttgart / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart
Soprano: Csilla Zentai; Alto: Elisabeth Wacker; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Michael Schopper
FSM Candide / MHS		May 1972	LP / TT:

5	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 13 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 52
Helmuth Rilling
Frankfurter Kantorei / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Eva Csapó; Alto: Doris Soffel; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Hänssler		Mar-Apr 1975	TT: 16:40
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas II
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam
Berlin Classics		Jan, Feb, Apr 1981	TT: 22:02
Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

7	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 9
Gustav Leonhardt
Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt Consort
Boy Soprano: Matthias Echternach (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: Paul Esswood;Tenor: Marius van Altena; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1987	TT: 16:47
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8	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 2
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		May 1995	TT: 19:33
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

9	J.S. Bach: Three Weimar Cantatas [C-5]
Joshua Rifkin
(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Ensemble
Soprano: Susanne Rydén; Counter-tenor: Steven Rickards; Tenor: John Elwes; Bass: Michael Schopper
Dorian		Jul-Aug 1995; Aug 1996	TT: 22:10
Recorded at the Kirche des Priesterseminars, Brixton/Bressanone, Italy. See: Three Weimar Cantatas - conducted by Joshua Rifkin Buy this album at:

10	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 7
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Ingrid Schmithüsen; Alto: Yoshikazu Mera; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		July 1997	TT: 15:42
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

11	Bach-Kantaten in Berlin - 1000.Veranstaltung [C-2]
Karl Hochreiter
Bach-Chor Berlin / Bach-Collegium Berlin
Soprano: Regina Schudel; Alto: Ulrike Helzel; Tenor: Lothar Odinius; Bass: Ralf Lukas
Jubal Music Berlin		May 1998	TT: 22:49
Recorded live at the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche Berlin.

12	J.S. Bach: Whitsun Cantatas [C-7]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Martina Jankova; Alto: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Reinhard Hagen
Archiv Produktion		Apr 1999	TT: 17:26
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 172 by J.E. Gardiner. Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

13	Bach Edition Vol. 8 - Cantatas Vol. 3
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		Oct-Nov 1999	TT: 18:13
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

14	Bach Cantatas Vol. 26: Long Melford For Whit Sunday For Whit Monday
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Panajotis Iconomou
Soli Deo Gloria		Jun 2000	TT: 18:31
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 172 by J.E. Gardiner. Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (June 2000 - June 2007)
Thanks to contributors: John Grayovski (October 2006), Matthias Hansen (September 2005, March 2006), Walter Roth (August 2003, June 2004), Peter Schmidt (June 2007)

Cantata BWV 172: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

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