Cantata BWV 190 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 190
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied!

Ref.	BWV 190
German Title	Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied!
English Title	Sing unto the Lord a new song! (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Cantata for New Year's Day [Circumcision of Christ, Holy Name] [Incomplete] Readings: Epistle: Galatians 3: 23-29; Gospel: Luke 2: 21
Composed	Leipzig, 1724 \| 1^st performance: January 1, 1724 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1735-1740 - Leipzig
Text	Psalm 149: 1, Psalm 150: 4, Psalm 150: 6 (Mvt. 1); Martin Luther (Mvts. 1, 2); Johannes Herman (Mvt. 7). Anon [probably Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander)] (Mvts 2-6)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Texts: Jesu, nun sei gepreiset \| Herr Gott, dich loben wir [The German Tedeum]
Scoring	Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 3 oboes, oboe d’amore, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Chorale & Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria (Duet) \| Mvt. 6: Recitative \| Mvt. 7: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.16 MB] \| Score BGA [2.65 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 7 \| Mvt. 7 ch Capella: Mvt. 7 [cap] Chorale Melodies: Herr Gott, dich loben wir [The German Tedeum] \| Jesu, nun sei gepreiset
References	BGA: XXXVII \| NBA: I/4 \| BC: A 21 \| Zwang: K 55 \| First Published: BG, 1891 \| Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek [inc.]
Commentary	Crouch \| Japanese-1 \| EvH [Dutch] \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of August 10, 2003; Week of January 15, 2006; Week of August 9, 2009

Contents
Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 190 Details of Cantata BWV 190a Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 190	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2
Complete Cantatas Volume 6 - conducted by Ton Koopman Cantatas Vol. 21 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Baker does Bach - conducted by Menuhin & Marriner
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 137 & BWV 190 [C-3] (LP) J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 137, 190, 131 [C-3] (CD)
Hans Thamm
Windsbacher Knabenchor / Das Consortium Musicum
Alto: Ingeborg Ruß; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Franz Crass
EMI Elektrola (LP) / Rondeau Production (CD)		Aug 1966	TT: 19:29
Reconstruction by Walther Reinhart. Recorded in Münster zu Heilsbronn/Mittelfranken. Buy this album at:

2	Bach: Kantaten [C-2] [C-4]
Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
Tölzer Knabenchor / Collegium Aureum
Boy Alto: Ulrich Wand (Soloist from Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Karl Markus; Bass: Ulrich Studer
EMI Electrola		1970’s ? (Published: 1977)	LP / TT:
Used the 1948 reconstruction of the first two movements by Walther Reinhart.

3	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 19 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 57
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Niklaus Tüller
Hänssler		Dec 1977; Jan 1988	TT: 17:57
Recostruction of the first two Mvts. by Olivier Alain. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

4	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 6 Bach-2000 Vol. 5 - Secular Cantatas [O-1]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Teldec		Apr, Sep 1997	TT: 16:18
Reconstruction by Ton Koopman. Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Complete Cantatas Volume 6 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

5	Bach Highlights [C-2]
Anders Öhrwall
Adolf Fredrik Bach Choir / Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
Soprano: Christina Högman (?); Tenor: ?; Bass: ?
Swedish Society		Sep 1998	TT: 12:26
Recorded at Adolf Fredrick Church, Stockholm, Sweden. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	Bach Cantatas Vol. 16: New York For the Sunday after Christmas
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria		Dec 31, 2000	TT: 16:53
Live recordinfrom the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St Bartholomew’s Church, New York, NY, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 21 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724
Cantata BWV 190 [17:34] Reconstrucion: Mvt. 1: Chorus by Masato Suzuki, Mvt. 2: Chorale & Recitative by Masaaki Suzuki
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 1311		Feb 12-14, 2002	CD / TT: 69:32
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 21 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - December 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Marijke Halberstadt (March 2003), Flavio Lorenzelli (June 2003), Deniel Michel (December 2007), Peter Smaill (August 2006)

Cantatas BWV 190 & BWV 190a: Complete Recordings of BWV 190 | Details of BWV 190a | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 190 | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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