Cantata BWV 180 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 180
Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele

German Title	Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele
English Title	Adorn yourself, beloved soul (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Chorale Cantata for the 20^th Sunday after Trinity Readings: Epistle: Ephesians 5: 15-21; Gospel: Matthew 22: 1-14
Composed	Leipzig, 1724 \| 1^st performance: October 22, 1724 - Leipzig
Text	Johann Franck (Mvts. 1, 3, 7); Anon (Mvts. 2, 4-6)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch-4 \| English-1 \| English-6 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian \| Spanish-3 Chorale Text: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 recorders, 2 transverse flutes, oboe, oboe da caccia (English horn), violoncello piccolo, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Recitative & Chorale \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Recitative \| Mvt. 7: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.29 MB] \| Score BGA [2.65 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 7 \| Mvt. 7 ver Capella: Mvt. 1 \| Mvt. 7 [cap] Examples from the Score: Examples Chorale Melody: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele
References	BGA: XXXV \| NBA: I/25 \| BC: A 149 \| Zwang: K 93 \| First Published: BG, 1888
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Dutch-5 \| Reyes [Spabish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of November 5, 2000; Week of October 8, 2006

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
Epiphany Mass - conducted by Paul McCreesh Complete Cantatas Vol. 10 - conducted by Ton Koopman Cantatas Vol. 26 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Recordings
Complete Recordings

1	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 23 J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 19, 40, 70, 140, 149, 180 [C-4] Bach Cantatas: Volume 2
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Soprano: Hedy Graf; Alto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato / MHS		Feb 1970	TT: 28:07
Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk

2	Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Edith Mathis, Alto: Trudeliese Schmidt, Tenor: Peter Schreier, Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion		Oct 1977; Mar, May 1978	TT: 27:03
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

3	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 54 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 54
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Walter Heldwein
Hänssler		Feb, Oct 1979	TT: 23:15
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

4	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: Jan Patrick O'Farrell (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1988	TT: 24:53
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	J.S. Bach: Cantatas with Violoncelle Piccolo (Vol. 1)
Christophe Coin
Das Leipziger Concerto Vocale (Direction: Gotthold Schwarz) / Ensemble Baroque de Limoges
Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Andreas Scholl; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz
Auvidis Astrée		Nov 1993	TT: 22:12
Recorded at Ponitz Kirche, Thüringen, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

6	J.S. Bach: Epiphany Mass [C-1]
Paul McCreesh
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Soprano: Ann Monoyios; Counter-tenor: Angus Davidson; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey
Archiv Produktion		Apr, May, Nov 1997	TT: 19:56
Recorded at Parish Church, Brand-Erbisdorf (Saxony) & Cathedral, Freiburg (Saxony), Germany. See: Epiphany Mass - conducted by Paul McCreesh Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 10
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Caroline Stam; Alto: Michael Chance; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Oct 1998	TT: 23:41
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 10 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

8	Bach Edition Vol. 19 - Cantatas Vol. 10
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Spring 2000	TT: 22:44
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

9	Musikwochen Weserbergland 2002 [C-3]
Hans-Christoph Becker-Foss
Göttinger Vokalensemble (Director: Guido Mürmann), Hamelner Kammerchor St. Nikolai / Barockorchester der Musikwochen Weserbergland
Soprano: Cornelia Samuelis; Counter-tenor: Alexander Osthelder; Tenor: Lothar Blum; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz
Musikwochen Weserbergland		May 2002	TT: 24:01
Recorded at St Marien-Kirche Hessisch-Olsendorf. Buy this album at: Hamelner Kantorei

10	Bach-Tage Wuppertral 2003 - II [C-1]
Wolfgang Kläsener
Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke / Il Dolcimelo
Soprano: Clementine Jesdinsky; Counter-tenor: Franz Vitzthum; Tenor: Markus Schneider-Francke; Bass: Christian Palberg
Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke		Mar 2003	TT:

11	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 26 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Timothy Kenworthy-Brown; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		June 2003	TT: 21:18
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 26 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com

12	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the complete liturgical year Vol. 1 - Cantatas BWV 98 � 180 � 56 � 55 [C-5]
Sigiswald Kuijken
(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande
Soprano: Sophie Karthäuser; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Dominik Wörner
Accent		Oct 2004	SACD / TT:
Recorded at l'Eglise des Minimes à Bruxelles, Belgium. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2000 - October 2006)
Thanks to contributors: Peter Tanzer (November 2001), Piotr Jaworski (December 2004)

Cantata BWV 180: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

Back to the Top

Last update: �October 8, 2006 �22:25:40