Cantata BWV 29 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 29
Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir

Ref.	BWV 29
German Title	Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir
English Title	Unto Thee, O God, do we give thanks (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Cantata for Inauguration of the Leipzig Town Council
Composed	Leipzig, 1731 \| 1^st performance: August 27, 1731 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: August 31, 1739 - Leipzig; 3^rd performance: August 25, 1749 - Leipzig
Text	Psalm 75: 1 (Mvt.2); Johann Gramann (Mvt. 8); Anon (Mvts. 3-7)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch-3 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| English-10 \| French-1 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Hungarian-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-4 \| Japanese-6 \| Portuguese-1 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 Chorale Text: Nun lob, mein' Seel', den Herren
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; Four-part Chorus Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, strings, continuo Mvt. 1: Sinfonia \| Mvt. 2: Chorus \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Recitative & Chorus \| Mvt. 7: Aria \| Mvt. 8: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.81 MB] \| Score BGA [3.70 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 8 \| Mvt. 8 ch Capella: Mvt. 1 \| Mvt. 1 ver 2 \| Mvt. 1 ver 3 \| Mvt. 2 \| Mvt. 5 \| Mvt. 8 [cap]
References	BGA: V/1 \| NBA: I/32.2 \| BC: B 8 \| Zwang: K 183 \| First Published: BG, 1855 \| Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Bethlehem \| Emmanuel Music \| KL [Dutch] \| HT [Dutch] \| GL [Dutch] \| Role [French] \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of February 16, 2003; Week of August 10, 2008; Week of May 5, 2013

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2
Cantatas BWV 29, 119 & 120 - conducted by Philippe Herreweghe A Bach Album - by Timothy Roberts & His Majesty’s Consort of Voices
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 12 & 29 [C-2]
Mogens Wöldike
Wiener Kammerchor / Chamber Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
Soprano: Netania Davrath; Alto: Hilde Rössel-Majdan; Tenor: Anton Dermota; Bass: Walter Berry
Vanguard		May 1960	TT: 24:46
Recorded at Grossesaal, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 29 & BWV 135 [C-1]
Wolfgang Gönnenwein
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor / Deutsche Bachsolisten
Soprano: Herrad Wehrung; Alto: Emmy Lisken; Tenor: Johannes Hoefflin; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Cantate / MHS		Jun 1963	LP / TT:
Recorded at the Johanneskirche in Kornwestheim, near Stuttgart, Germany.

3	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Soprano: Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben (No Name); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1974	TT: 23:33
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 29 by N. Harnoncourt. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

4	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas VI Bach: Kantaten BWV 29, BWV 119 [L-2]
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Regina Werner; Alto: Heidi Rieß; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster
Eterna / Leipzig Classics		Feb, Nov 1974	TT: 25:19
Recorded at Leipzig Versöhnungskirche, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

5	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 6 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 9
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Soprano: Ulrike Sonntag; Alto: Elisabeth Graf; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Feb 1984	TT: 21:20
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	J.S. Bach: "Wir danken dir, Gott" [C-13]
Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent
Soprano: Deborah York; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Peter Kooy
Harmonia Mundi France		Jan 1999	TT: 21:50
Recorded at l'Eglise Doopsgezinde Germeente, Haarlem, Holland. See: Cantatas BWV 29, 119 & 120 - conducted by Philippe Herreweghe Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

7	Bach Edition Vol. 21 - Cantatas Vol. 12
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch (?); Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jun-Jul 2000	TT: 22:46
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

8	»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 4
Cantata BWV 29 [25:06] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura
Emiko Ohmura
Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Alto: Mariko Sasaki; Tenor: Masatoshi Sasaki; Bass: Keiichi Usami; Organ: Miyako Kusama
Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 04		May 12, 2001	CD / TT: 63:51
Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD

9	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 20
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)
Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Altos: Bogna Bartosz; Tenors: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		May 2002 (Mvts. 3-4); Sep-Oct 2002 (Mvt. 5); Feb 2003 (Mvt. 1); Oct 2003 (Mvts. 2, 6-8)	TT: 20:40
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

10	Festliche Musik zur Orgelweihe [C-1]
Cantata BWV 29 []
Christian Bettels
Kammerchor St. Lamberti / Barockorchester Münster
Soprano: Johanna Winkler; Alto: Alexandra Rawohl; Tenor: Nils Giebelhausen; Bass: Michael Nonhoff; Organ: Tomasz Adam Nowak
Musicom 010912		Sep 5, 2004	CD / TT:
Recorded live at Stadt- und Marktkirche St. Lamberti Münster. Source: Die ROHLF-Orgel

11	Bach: Cantatas BWV 140, 61 & 29 [L-13]
Cantata BWV 29 [21:44]
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Arnold Schoenberg Chor / Concentus Musicus Wien
Soprano: Christine Schäfer; Alto: Bernarda Fink; Werner Güra; Bass: Christian Gerhaher
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi		Jan 12-14, 2007	2-CD / TT: 60:33 +
Recorded live at Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria. 2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 29 by N. Harnoncourt. Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2001 - January 2010)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Bradley Lehman (April 2004), Peter Schmidt (December 2006)

Cantata BWV 29: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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