Cantata BWV 177 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 177
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ

German Title	Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
English Title	I call to Thee, Lord Jesus Christ (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Chorale Cantata for the 4^th Sunday after Trinity Readings: Epistle: Romans 8: 18-23; Gospel: Luke 6: 36-42
Composed	Leipzig, 1732 \| 1^st performance: July 6, 1732 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: c. 1742 - Leipzig
Text	Johann Agricola
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch-1 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Spanish-3
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 oboes, violin concertante, 2 violins, obbligato bassoon, viola, continuo (organ for parts of some movements) Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Aria \| Mvt. 5: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.21 MB] \| Score BGA [3.39 MB]
References	BGA: XXXV \| NBA: I/17.1 \| BC: A 103 \| Zwang: K 186 \| First Published: BG, 1888 \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of June 23, 2002

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions

Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas VI J.S. Bach: Kantaten 5. Folge
Günther Ramin
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Ulrike Taube; Alto: Gerda Schriever; Tenor: Gert Lutze
Leipzig Classics		Mar 1954	TT: 27:40
Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 161, 170 & 177 [C-2] René Jacobs - Portraits [C-2]
Hans-Martin Linde
Chœur de garçons de Bâle (Director: Markus Ulbrich) / Linde-Consort
Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Counter-tenor: René Jacobs; Tenor: Nigel Rogers
Virgin Veritas		1980	TT:
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3	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 41 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 53
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Peter Schreier
Hänssler		Feb 1981	TT: 26:20
On Edition Bachakademie the dates are: Aug 1980; May 1981. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

4	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 9
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Soprano: Helmut Wittek (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Panito Iconomou (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass (?): Robert Holl
Teldec		1988	TT: 25:03
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5	Bach Cantatas Vol. 3: Tewkesbury/Mühlhausen For the 4^th Sunday after Trinity For the 5^th Sunday after Trinity
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Contralto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Tenor: Paul Agnew
Soli Deo Gloria		Jan 2000	TT: 25:06
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Tewkesbury Abbey, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Marcel Beekman
Brilliant Classics		Jun-Jul 2000	TT: 24:57
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

7	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 21
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)
Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Altos: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien
Antoine Marchand		May 2002 [Mvts. 2, 3]; Sep-Oct 2002 [Mvt. 4]; Oct 2003 [Mvt. 1, 5]	TT: 23:14
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: : Amazon.com

8	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the complete liturgical year Vol. 2 - Cantatas BWV 177 � 93 � 135 [C-6]
Sigiswald Kuijken
(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande
Soprano: Siri Thornhill; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Accent		Jul 2005	SACD / TT:
Recorded at Château de Gravenwezel, Belgium. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2002 - April 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (March 2006), Thomas Shepherd (January 2008), Ehud Shiloni (August 2006), Nagamiya Tutomu (March 2001)

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