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Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion

Cantata BWV 203
Amore traditore

Ref.

BWV 203

Italian Title

Amore traditore

English Title

O treacherous love (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Secular Cantata for an unknown event

Composed

1718-1723? (by J.S. Bach?)
1st performance: Unknown date & place

Text

Anon

Italian Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Spanish-3

Scoring

Soloist: Bass
Accompaniment: Harpsichord
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria

Score Vocal & Piano [0.83] | Score BGA [0.95 MB]

References

BGA: X1/2 | NBA: I/41 | BC: G 51 | Zwang: W 2 | First Published: BG, 1862 | Autograph score (Facsimile): ?

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Mincham | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of October 5, 2003; Week of December 28, 2008; Week of December 22, 2013

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 203 - Amore traditore [C-3]

 

Cantata BWV 203 []

Ernst Victor Wolff (?)

Instrumental Ensemble (?)

Baritone: David McClosky; Ernst Victor Wolff (?) (Harpsichord)

Columbia Unissued [mx. XCO-31938-31941]

Nov 26, 1941

4 x 78 rpm

Recorded at Liederkranz Hall, New York, USA.

2

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 203 (Amore traditore)

 

Cantata BWV 203 []

Baritone: Paul Sandoz; Harpsichord: Marcelle Charbonnier; Viola da gamba: Jean Schrick

Trésors de la musique TM-20/21 [mx. GCP-401/404]

Nov 10, 1950

2 x 78 rpm

Recorded at Salle Chopin, Paris, France.

3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 203 & BWV 211 [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 203 [14:23]

Rolf Reinhardt (Director)

-

Bass: Bruno Müller; Harpsichord: Helma Elsner

Club National du Disque CHD-816
Vox PL-8980
Orbis

May 1954

LP / TT: 42:54

Recorded in Stuttgart, Germany.

4

Bach: Cantatas, Arias & Chorales [C-1]
Baroque - J.S. Bach, Telemann: Cantatas [C-3]

Cantata BWV 203 [16:30]

Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Harpsichord: Edith Picht-Axenfeld; Cello: Irmgard Poppen

EMI Classics

Feb 26 & 28, 1960

CD / TT: 72:25
CD / TT: 61:36

Recorded at Gemenudhaus, Berlin Zehlendorf, Germany.
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5

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 203 & BWV 209 [E-3]
Bach-2000 Vol. 5 - Secular Cantatas
[L-1]

Cantata BWV 203 [14:26]

Gustav Leonhardt

-

Bass: Jacques Villisech; Harpsichord: Gustav Leonhardt

Telefunken SAWT-9465
Teldec

Feb 8, 1964

LP / TT: 38:20
11-CD / TT:

Recorded at Hans Queekhoven, Breukenen, the Netherlands.
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6

Bach: Cantata no. 211 Coffee cantata Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht; Cantata no. 203 more traditore, for bass, harpsichord and cello [LP]
Bach Cantatas
[C-1]

Cantata BWV 203 [15:45]

Rudolf Ewerhart (Director)

-

Bass: Klaus Ocker; Harpsichord: Martin Galling; Cello Continuo: Dieter Messlinger

Turnabout Vox TV-34071S
Vox

1966

LP / TT: 46:45
3-CD / TT:

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7

Music of Johann Sebastian Bach: harpsichord and vocal solo, August 3, 1974 [K-1]

 

Cantata BWV 203 []

Bass: Neil Wilson; Edith Kilbuck (Harpsichord)

University of Oregon, School of Music

Aug 3, 1974

2 reels. 7 in. / TT:

Presented as part of the University of Oregon School of Music, Summer Festival of Music, 1974.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

8

Bach made in Germany Vol. VII - Secular Cantatas I
Bach Edition Vol. 7 - Secular Cantatas
Bach: Kantate BWV 210, Kantate BWV 203
[L-8]

Cantata BWV 203 [14:03]

Peter Schreier

-

Bass: Siegfried Lorenz; Harpsichord: Walter Heinz Bernstein; Cello: Matthias Pfaender; Double-Bass: Markus Strauch

Eterna 827677
Berlin Classics / Brilliant Classics

Oct 16, 1981

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 62:19

Recorded at Christuskirche, Berlin, Germany.
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9

Bach: “Amore Traditore” & other Works by Händel & Scarlatti

Cantata BWV 203 [13:16]

Bass: Max van Egmond; Harpsichord: Marco Mencoboni

Nuova Era 7099

Aug 28-30, 1991

CD / TT: 63:09

Recorded at Christ Church, Amsterdam, Holland.

10

Second annual harpsichord gala concert : music for one and three harpsichords [C-3]

 

Cantata BWV 203 [14:16]

Baritone: Nathaniel Watson; Harpsichord: Arthur Haas

Eastman School of Music

Feb 19, 1992

Reel-to-reel tape / TT:

Recorded live at Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

11

Mark D. Morgan, baritone

 

Cantata BWV 203 [13:58]

Baritone: Mark D. Morgan; Piano: Lyle Indergaard

Eastman School of Music

Apr 30, 1992

Reel-to-reel tape / TT:

Recorded live at Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, USA.
Candidate for the degree Master of Music in Performance and Literature.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

12

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 2
J.S. Bach: Kaffee-Kantate (Single Volume Cantatas
Vol. 1)
J.S. Bach: Solo Cantatas for Bass (Single Volume Cantatas
Vol. 4)

 
 

Cantata BWV 203 [13:07]

Ton Koopman

-

Bass: Klaus Mertens; Harpsichord: Ton Koopman; Cello: Jaap ter Linden

Erato 063-12598-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72202
Antoine Marchand CC-72280
Antoine Marchand CC-72283

May 1995

3-CD / TT: 182:29
3-CD / TT: 182:29
CD / TT: 65:28
CD / TT: 62:54

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 203 by T. Koopman & K. Mertens.
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13

Edition Bachakademie Vol. 62 - Secular Cantatas

Cantata BWV 203 [11:12]

Helmuth Rilling

-

Bass: Dietrich Henschel; Harpsichord: Michael Behringer

Hänssler 92.062

Jan 1998

CD / TT: 59:13

Recorded at Stadthalle Sindelfingn, Germany.
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14

Ton Koopman Plays Bach [O-5]

Cantata BWV 203 [12:18]

Ton Koopman

-

Baritone: Klaus Mertens; Harpsichord: Ton Koopman

EuroArts / Naxos 2050349

Jan 6-8, 2000

DVD / TT: 80:00

Filmed at the Gohliser Schlösschen, Leipzig, Germany.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 203 by T. Koopman & K. Mertens.
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15

Konzert vom Köthener Herbst / Aufzeichnung des Abschlusskonzertes vom 20.09.2009 aus dem Spiegelsaal im Schloss Köthen [R-2]

 

Cantata BWV 203 []

Konstanze Beyer

Leipziger Barockorchester

Bass: Gotthold Schwarz; David Timm (Harpsichord)

MDR

Sep 20, 2009

2-CD / TT: 98 min

Recorded live at Spiegelsaal im Schloss Köthen, Köthen (Anhalt), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (during Köthener Herbst) Broadcast by Deutschlandradio Kultur on Dec 1, 2009.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-SCD-C 21626.
Source: SLUB Dresden

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - July 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Rudolf Bayer (October 2003), Yves Dubois (March 2011), Matthias Hansen (August 2006)

Cantata BWV 203: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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