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Cantata BWV 30
Freue dich, erlöste Schar

German Title

Freue dich, erlöste Schar

English Title

Rejoice, O ransomed throng (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Readings: Epistle: Isaah 40: 1-5; Gospel: Luke 1: 57-80

Composed

Leipzig, 1738 ? | 1st performance: c. 1738 - Leipzig

Text

Johann Olearius (Mvt. 6); Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) ? (Mvts 1-5)

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: Tröstet, tröstet meine Lieben

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes, oboe d’amore, 2 violins, viola, organ, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | MVt. 6: Chorale | Mvt. 7: Recitative | Mvt. 8: Aria | Mvt. 9: Recitative | Mvt. 10: Aria | Mvt. 11: Recitative | Mvt. 12: Chorus

Score Vocal & Piano [2.52 MB] | Score BGA [6.59 MB]
Chorale Melody: Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele

References

BGA: V/1 | NBA: I/29 | BC: A 178 | Zwang: K 199 | First Published: BG, 1855

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of December 15, 2002; Week of November 23, 2008

Contents

 

Complete Recording of Cantata BWV 30
Complete Recording of Cantata BWV 30a
Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 30

Discussions

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8
Bach Arias - by Marek Štryncl & Musica Flore with Magdalena Kožená

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 26
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 7, 11, 30, 68, 104 [C-5]
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 1

 

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Emiko Iiyama; Alto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Bruce Abel

Erato

Oct 1972

TT: 41:17

Recorded in Schwaigern, Germany.
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2

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 30 [C-1]

Blanche Honegger Moyse

Brattleboro Bach Festival Chorus & Orchestra

Soprano: Benita Valente; Alto: Mary Burgess; Tenor: Seth McCoy; Bass: Leslie Guinn

Ars Nova / Ars Antigua

Early 1970’s ?

LP / TT:

Recorded at Brattleboro (Vermont) Bach Festival, USA.

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: 37:38

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4

Bach Cantatas Vol. 3 - Ascension Day, Whitsun, Trinity

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Mar, May 1974; Jan 1975

TT: 40:25

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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5

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 9
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 10

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Costanza Cuccaro; Alto: Mechthild Georg; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Hänssler

Feb 1984

TT: 35:30

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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6

J.S. Bach: Kantaten [C-2]

Karl-Friedrich Beringer

Windsbacher Knabenchor / Münchner Bachsolisten

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Cornelia Kallisch; Tenor: Hans Peter Blochwitz; Bass: Thomas Quasthoff

Bayer Records

July 1990

TT: 36:25

Recorded at Münster zu Heilsbronn, Germany.
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7

Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Jan-Feb 2000

TT: 32:19

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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8

Bach Cantatas Vol. 1: City of London
For the Feast of St. John the Baptist

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Alto: Wilke te Brummelstroete; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Dietrich Henschel

Soli Deo Gloria

Jun 2000

TT: 32:42

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8
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9

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 22

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)

Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

May 2002 [Mvts. 2, 4, 7, 9, 11]; Sep-Oct 2002 [Mvts. 3, 5, 8, 10]; Oct 2003 [Mvts. 1, 6, 12]

TT: 31:09

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 22 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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10

Bach Cantates De Saint-Jean Baptiste
Intégrale des cantates sacrées
Vol. 1

Eric J. Milnes

(OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque

Soprano: Suzie LeBlanc; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Stephan MacLeod

ATMA Classique

Jun 2004

SACD / TT: 34:07

Recorded at Église de la Nativité, La Prairie, Québec, Canada.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - October 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Burke Smith (October 2007)


Cantatas BWV 30 & BWV 30a: Complete Recordings of BWV 30 | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 30 | Recordings of BWV 30a | Discussions

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

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