Cantata BWV 27 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 27
Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende?

German Title	Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende?
English Title	Who knows how near is my end? (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Chorale Cantata for the 16^th Sunday after Trinity Reading: Epistle: Ephesians 3: 13-21; Gospel: Luke 7: 11-17
Composed	Leipzig, 1726 \| 1^st peformance: October 6, 1726 - Leipzig
Text	Ämilie Juliane von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (Mvt. 1); Johann Georg Albinus (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvt. 2-5)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-1 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 Chorale Text: Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: horn, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, obbligato organ, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorale & Recitative \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.56 MB] \| Score BGA [2.37 MB] Chorale Melody: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten
References	BGA: V/1 \| NBA: I/23 \| BC: A 138 \| Zwang: K 153 \| First Published: BG, 1855 \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of September 15, 2002

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8
Recordings
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 27, BWV 59, BWV 118 & BWV 158 [L-2] J.S. Bach: Cantatas 198, 158 & 27 [C-1]
Jürgen Jürgens
Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg Concerto Amsterdam (Leader: Jaap Schröder)
Soprano: Rotraud Hansmann; Contralto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1966-1967	TT: 17:07
Recorded in Bennebrock, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

2	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Soprano: Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben (No Name); Altos: Paul Esswood & Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben (No Name); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern
Teldec		1973	TT: 15:36
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3	Bach Cantatas Vol. 4 - Sundays after Trinity I
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion		Mar, Oct 1976; June 1977	TT: 17:19
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

4	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 51 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 9
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Edith Wiens; Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenor: Lutz-Michael Harder; Bass: Walter Heldwein
Hänssler		Feb, Oct 1982	TT: 17:05
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

5	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Nos. 27, 34 & 41 [L-7]
Gustav Leonhardt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Baroque Orchestra
Soprano: Johannes Pohl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Jonas Will (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Harry van der Kamp Organ: Siebe Henstra
Sony Classical		June 1995	TT: 17:16
Recorded at Doopsgezendekerk Haarlem, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	Händel: Dixit Dominus � Bach: Kantaten [C-1]
Harald Nickoll
Kammerchor Carmina Mundi e.V. Aachen / Coll�arco
Soprano: Maria Regina Heyne; Alto: Ruth Sandhoff; Tenor: Kim Schrader; Bass: Daniel Böhm
Kammerchor Carmina Mundi e.V. Aachen		Mar 1998	TT:
Recorded live at St. Nikolaus, Aachen, Germany.

7	Bach Edition Vol. 11 - Cantatas Vol. 5
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Nov-Dec 1999	TT: 15:10
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

8	Bach Cantatas Vol. 8: Bremen / Santiago For for the 16^th Sunday after Trinity
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Thomas Guthrie
Soli Deo Gloria		Oct 2000	TT: 14:21
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Santo Domingo de Bonaval, Santiago de Compostela. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

9	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 16
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Johannette Zomer; Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Feb 2003	TT:
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

10	J.S. Bach: Christus, Der Ist Mein Leben - Cantates BWV 27, 84, 95 & 161 [C-18]
Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent
Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Alto: Matthew White; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Thomas E. Bauer
Harmonia Mundi France		Nov 2006; Feb 2007	TT: 13:32
Recorded at De Singel, Blauwe Zaal, Anvers, Belgium. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2002 - April 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Riccardo Nughes (February 2008)

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