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J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 21, 110 (Ramin Edition Vol. 1) [RE-1]

Cantatas BWV 21 [48:29]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Sopranos: Soloist from Thomanerchor Leipzig, Elisabeth Meinel-Asbahr; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Friedrich Härtel
Organ: Diethard Hellmann

Fidelio

Sep 6, 1947 [Mvts. 1-6], Oct 4, 1947 [Mvts. 7-11]

CD / TT: 79:04

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. 1^st release of previosly unrekeased material (Oct 2008).
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J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 21 [C-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 21-34-46-56-104 [R-1]

Cantata BWV 21 [45:03]

Jonathan Sternberg

Wiener Kammerchor / Wiener Symphoniker

Soprano: Rösl Schwaiger; Tenor: Hugues Cuénod; Bass: Alois Pernerstorfer

Bach Guild BG-501
Artemis Classics ATM-CD-1241

1950

LP / TT: 45:03
2-CD / TT: 131:15

Recorded in Vienna, Austria.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 21 by J. Sternberg.
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J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 21 [C-3] [D-1]

Cantata BWV 21 [42:14]

Fritz Lehmann

Berliner Motettenchor / Berliner Philharmoniker

Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Tenor: Helmut Krebs, Bass: Hermann Schey

Deutsche Grammophon - Archiv / American Decca

Jun 1952

LP / TT: 42:14

Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin.

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J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 21 [L-2]

Cantata BWV 21 []

Marcel Couraud

Stuttgarter Chor & Orchester

Soprano: Friederike Sailer; Alto: Hanne Münch; Tenor: Fritz Wunderlich (pseudonym "Werner S. Braun"?); Bass: Robert Titze

Les Discophiles Français / Shallplattengilde Wien

1955

LP / TT:

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J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 21 [C-4]

Cantata BWV 21 []

Jonathan Sternberg

Vienna Conservatory Chorus / Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Soprano: Teresa Stich-Randall; Alto: Nathalie Narischkine; Tenor: Helmut Loeffler (actually Waldemar Kmentt); Bass: Paul Schöffler

Le Club Francaix du Disque 31 / Musidisc

Oct 8, 1954

LP / TT:

2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 21 by J. Sternberg.

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Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 11
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 21 [L-11]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 4, 21, 90, 140, 147 [C-1]
Bach Cantatas: Volume 2

Cantata BWV 21 [43:43]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Edith Selig; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Erich Wenk

Erato LDE-3227 (Mono)
Erato STE-50127 (Stereo)
Erato STU-70127
Musical Heritage Society MHS-527
Erato 2292-45444-2
Erato 2584-61402-2

1962

LP / TT: 43:43
LP / TT: 43:43
LP / TT: 43:43
LP / TT: 43:43
2-CD / TT: 151 min
10-CD / TT: 722:00

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 3 - Ascension Day, Whitsun, Trinity

Cantata BWV 21 [43:47]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv

May 1969

5-CD / TT:

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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J.S. Bach: Kantate No. 21 “Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis” [E-4]

Cantata BWV 21 [45:47]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Nancy Burns; Alto: Libuše Márová; Tenor: Friedrich Melzer; Bass: Günther Reich

Supraphon

1970

LP / TT: 45:47

1^st recording of Cantata BWV 21 by H. Rilling.

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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2

Cantata BWV 21 [36:51]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: Soloist from the Wiener Sängerknaben (No Name); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Walker Wyatt

Teldec

1973

10-CD / TT:

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10

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 14
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 7

Cantata BWV 21 [44:25]

Helmuth Rilling

Indiana University Chamber Singers / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Sopranos: Arleen Augér, Nancy Amini; Alto: Karen Hagerman; Tenors: Adalbert Kraus, Douglas Robinson; Basses: Wolfgang Schöne, Norman Andersson

Hänssler

Mar, May 1976

CD / TT:

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 21 by H. Rilling.
See: Edition Bachakademie - Vols. 1-20 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
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Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas IV
Bach: Kantate BWV 21 [L-13]

Cantata BWV 21 [39:42]

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Siegfried Lorenz

Eterna / Berlin Classics

Feb 1981; Feb 1982; Jan 1983

CD / TT: 54:58

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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J.S. Bach: Magnificat BWV 243 · Cantata BWV 21 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 21 [43:49]

Sigiswald Kuijken

Nederlands Kamerkoor / La Petite Bande

Soprano:Greta de Reyghere; Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Peter Lika

Virgin Classics

Dec 1988

CD / TT: 72:40

Recorded at Augustinuskerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Cantata BWV 21 / Magnificat BWV 243 - conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken
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J.S. Bach: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis [C-5]

Cantata BWV 21 [38:06]

Philippe Herreweghe

La Chapelle Royale / Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Tenor: Howard Crook; Bass: Peter Harvey

Harmonia Mundi

Jan 1990

CD / TT: 64:31

1^st recording of Cantata BWV 21 by P. Herreweghe.
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis" BWV 21 & "Wo soll ich fliehen hin" BWV 5 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 21 [46:45]

Jacques Vanherenthals

Chapelle des Minimes

Soprano: Diane Verdoodt; Contralto: Dina Grossberger; Tenor: Ludwig Van Gijsegem; Bass: Dirk Snellings

La Chapelle des Minimes

Nov 28, 1991

CD / TT: 71:43

Recorded live at the Church of Minimes, Brussels, Belgium.
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J.S. Bach: Kantate 21 "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis" [C-2]

Cantata BWV 21 []

Christian Grube

Staats- und Domchor Berlin / Instrumentalists

Soprano: Grazyna Flicinska-Panfil; Alto: Elisabeth Umierski; Tenor: Albrecht Lepetit; Baritone: Markus Köhler

Staats- und Domchor, Hochschule der Künste

Dec 1992

CD / TT:

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Mozart: Mess C-dur / Bach: Kantate BWV 21 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 21 [37:53]

Peter Marschik

Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Guido Mancusi) / Stuttgarter Philharmoniker

Boy Soprano: Stefan Preyer (Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben); Boy Alto: Albin Lenzer (Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben); Tenor: Michael Knapp; Bass: Ernst Jankowitsch

Capriccio

Nov 14-15, 1993

CD / TT: 62:16

Recorded live in Rastatt [14] & Strassbourg [15].
See: Mozart: Mess C-dur / Bach: Kantate BWV 21 - conducted by Peter Marschik
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J.S. Bach: Magnificat BWV 243 / Cantata BWV 21 / Motet BWV 225 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 21 [34:27]

Diego Fasolis

Coro della Radio Svizzera / Ensemble Vanitas

Soprano: Antonella Balducci; Alto: Ulrike Clausen; Tenor: Frieder Lang; Baritone: Fulvio Bettini

Arts

May 9, 1994

CD / TT: 74:05

Recorded live at Chisea di S. Francesco, Locarno. Switzerland.
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 1
J.S. Bach: “Actus Tragicus” (Single Volume Cantatas Vol. 10)

Cantata BWV 21 [41:04]
Appendex: Alternate Chorus Sei nun wieder zufrieden (Mvt. 9) [5:48] (on 3-CD)
For the 1723 Leipzig revival of BWV 21, Bach added a cornet and 3 trombones to the brass section (Mvt. 9).

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Tenor: Guy de Mey; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato 4509-98536-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72201

Nov 23-Dec 3, 1994

3-CD / TT: 180:18
3-CD / TT: 180:18
CD / TT: 73:06

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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J.S. Bach: 3 great cantatas: BWV 4, 21, 159 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 21 []

George Shangrow

Seattle Chamber Singers / Orchestra Seattle

?

Orchestra Seattle/Seattle Chamber Singers

1996

CD / TT: 72:55

Source: WorldCat Libraries

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»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 3

Cantata BWV 21 [45:04] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura

Emiko Ohmura

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Tenor: Eiichi Taira; Bass: Akira Watanabe; Organ: Miyako Kusama

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 03

May 24, 1997

CD / TT: 63:05

Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 6 - BWV 21, 31

Cantata BWV 21, 1720 version [37:15]
Alternative movements from 1714 version: Mvt. 3: Aria (Tenor) [4:30], Mvt. 7: Recitative (Tenor/Bass) [1:22], Mvt. 8: Aria (Duet) (Tenor/Bass) [3:46]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Monika Frimmer, Tenor: Gerd Türk, Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 851

Jun 1997

CD / TT: 68:01

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 21 by Suzuki. This is the 1720 version in its entirety, with appendix of 3 movements (No.3, 7, & 8) in their 1714 version. 
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Roemhildt: Kantate Trübe Wolcken meiner Seelen / J.S. Bach: Kantate Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis [C-1]

Cantata BWV 21 []

Wolfgang Schult

Arcani Musicali / Nova Stravaganza (Director: Siegbert Rampe)

Sopranos: Monika Brustmann, H. Bender; Alto: Margit Diefenthal; Tenor: Andreas Post; Bass: Andreas Stiel

Bachwochen Dill 2

Nov 15, 1998

CD / TT:

Recorded live the 23^rd Bachwoche Dillenburg.
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 12 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723 / V - BWV 21, 147

Cantata BWV 21 - 1723 version [38:26]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan & Concerto Palatino (BWV 21)

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 1031

Jun 1999

CD / TT: 69:21

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
2^nd recording by Suzuki. This time it is the 1723 version in its entirety.
See: Cantatas Vol. 12 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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Bach Edition Vol. 19 - Cantatas Vol. 10

Cantata BWV 21 [35:46]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics 99378

Spring 2000

5-CD / TT: 356:48

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 2: Paris/Zürich
For the 2^nd Sunday after Trinity
For the 3^rd Sunday after Trinity

Cantata BWV 21 [39:18]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Tenor: Vernon Kirk; Bass: Jonathan Brown

Soli Deo Gloria 165

Jul 8-9, 2000

2-CD / TT: 146:54

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Fraumünster, Zürich, Switzerland.
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J.S. Bach: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis Kantante 21 / W.A. Mozart: Requiem KV 626 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 21 [37:40]

Michaela Prentl

Chorgemeinschaft St. Sebastian / Barockorchester La Banda

Soprano: Mona Spägele; Alto: Claudia Schneider; Tenor: Tom Allen; Bass: Christian M. Immler

Chorgemeinschaft St. Sebastian

Nov 26, 2000

CD / TT: 47:03

Recorded live at St. Sebastian, München - Schwabig, Germany.
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Bach: Music to Challenge the Intellect and Touch the Heart [C-6]

Cantatas BWV 21: Part 1 [17:36]

Dale Higbee

(OVPP - No Choir) / Carolina Baroque

Soprano: Teresa Radomski; Alto: Lee Morgan; Tenor: Richard Heard; Bass-Baritone: John Williams

Carolina Baroque 112

Apr 28, 2002

CD / TT: 54:37

Recorded live at the Sanctuary of St. John's Lutheran Church, Salisbury, NC, USA.
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J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas Volume 3 - Weimar Cantatas II [C-3]

Cantata BWV 21 [38:55]

-

(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet

Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey

Chandos Chaconne CHAN-0752

May 22-24, 2007

2-CD / TT: 87:59

Recorded at St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England.
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J.S. Bach: Live Cantatas BWV 21 and BWV 12 [U-4]

Cantata BWV 21 - 1714 version [40:10], including:
Applauses [0:49], Encore: Mvt. 11 Das Lamm, das erwürget ist + Mvt. 11b Lob, und Ehre, und Preis, und Gewalt [3:18]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Counter-tenor: Damien Guillon; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
Mira Glodeanu (Violin); Marcel Ponseele (Oboes)

Rapidshare

Nov 3, 2008

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Salle Henri le Boeuf, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles, Belgium.
Source/lineage: a Musiq3 (RTBF) recording
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 21 by P. Herreweghe.
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J.S. Bach: 'Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten" Kantate BWV 93; Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050; 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis" Kantate BWV 21 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 21 []

Helmut Haag

Evangelische Kantorei St. Ingbert / Neuws Saarländisches Kammerorchester

Soprano: Sabine von Blohn; Alto: Gabriele May; Tenor: Thomas Burger; Bass: Alexander Lauer

Evangelische Kantorei St. Ingbert

Nov 9, 2008

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Martin-Luther-Kirche, St. Ingbert, Germany.
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J. S. Bach: Virtuose Bachkantaten [C-2]

Cantata BWV 21 []

Johannes-Matthias Michel

Kammerchor Mannheim / Sinfonietta Mannheim

Soprano: Julia Weigel; Alto: Carolin Neukamm; Tenor: Marcus Ullmann; Bass: Jens Hamann

Kammerchor Mannheim

Mar 20, 2011

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Christuskirche Mannheim, Germany during BACHfestivals.
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