1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 34 & BWV 56 [C-2]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 21-34-46-56-104 [R-1]

Cantata BWV 34 [20:02]

Jonathan Sternberg

Wiener Kammerchor / Wiener Symphoniker

Contralto: Lorna Sydney; Tenor: Hugues Cuénod; Bass: Alois Pernerstorfer

Bach Guild BG-502
Artemis Classics ATM-CD-1241

1950

LP / TT: 44:12
2-CD / TT: 131:15

Recorded in Vienna, Austria.
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2

J.S. Bach: Four cantatas [C-1]

Cantata BWV 34 []

Klaus Liepmann

MIT Choral Society / MIT Symphony Orchestra

Bass: Paul Matthen; Other soloists unknown

Columbia

1951

LP / TT:

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 187 & BWV 34 [L-2]
J.S. Bach: Cantata 157, Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, conducted; Cantata 187, Es wartet alles auf dich, conducted; Cantata 34, O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe [SA-3]

Cantata BWV 34 []

Diethard Hellmann

Kantorei & Kammerorchester der Christuskirche Mainz

Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Olav Eriksen
Ruth Hellmann (Violin); Robert Dohn, Manfred Peters (Flutes), Leopold Hager (Harpsichord); Hans Zickler (Trumpet)

Cantate 640210
Cantate 1103
Cantate T72061F

May 1958

LP / TT:
LP / TT:
LP / TT:

Recorded at Christuskirche, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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4

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 8
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 4, Cantata No. 34 [L-8]
Bach Cantatas: Volume 1

Cantata BWV 34 [19:40]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Erato LDE-3204 (Mono)
Erato STE 50084 (Stereo)
Musical Heritage Society MHS-568
Erato 2584-61401-2

1961

LP / TT: 47:50
LP / TT: 47:50
LP / TT: 47:50
10-CD / TT: 741:36

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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5

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 36
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 11

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Feb 1972

TT: 19:01

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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6

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 9 - BWV 31-34
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2 - BWV 20-36
Bach-2000 Vol. 1: Sacred Cantatas 1 - BWV 1-14, 16-47
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 11 - BWV 32-34

Cantata BWV 34 [18:14 / 18:20]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern

Telefunken 6.35035
Teldec 8.35035 ZL
Teldec 4509-91756-2
Teldec 3984-25706-2
Teldec 8573-81204-2
Warner Classics 8573-81204-5

Oct-Nov 1972; Feb 1973

2-LP / TT: 84 min
2-CD / TT: 84:43
6-CD / TT: 385:33
15-CD / TT: 999:37
CD / TT: 63:47
CD / TT: 63:47

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (?).
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7

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

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

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

Archiv Produktion

Mar, May 1974; Jan 1975

TT: 19:09

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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8

An Evening of Bach Cantatas [IU-4]

Cantata BWV 34 []

Jan Harrington

Indiana University Singers

Various student soloists

Indiana University School of Music

Feb 6, 1977

3 sound tape reels / TT:

Recorded live at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 34 by J. Harrington.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

9

Archive Recordings: Season of 1981 [C-5]

Cantata BWV 34 [17:10]

Fiora Contino

Aspen Chamber Choir.

Vocal soloists: unknown

Aspen Music Festival

Summer 1981

CD / TT: 50:24

Recorded in Aspen, Colorado, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries.

10

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 11 & BWV 34 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 34 []

Philip Ledger

King's College Choir Cambridge / English Chamber Orchestra

Contralto: Alfreda Hodgson; Tenor: Martyn Hill; Bass: Stephen Roberts

HMV/Angel
EMI Records TC-ASD 4055

1981

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J.S. Bach: Cantata, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, S. 147; Cantata, Sehet, wir gehen hinauf gen Jerusalem, S. 159; Cantata, O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe, S. 34 [IU-17]

Cantata BWV 34 [17:35]

Jan Harrington

Indiana University Summer Bach Collegium / orchestra

Vocal soloists: unknown

Indiana University School of Music

Jul 29, 1985

3 sound tape reels / TT: 68:28

Recorded live at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 34 by J. Harrington.
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12

Brattleboro Music Center presents: Marlboro Music Festival, 1988-07-29 [F-1988]

Cantata BWV 34 []

Blanche Moyse

Blanche Moyse Chorale / New England Bach Festival Orchestra.

Mezzo-soprano: Mary Westbrook-Geha; Tenor: Carl Halvorson; Baritone: Donald Collup
Zon Eastes (Violoncello); Benjamin Kamins (Bassoon); Timothy Cobb (Double bass); Greg Hayes (Harpsichord)

Brattleboro Music Center

Jul 29, 1988

2 MC / 2 sound tape reels / video cassette

Recorded live at Marlboro Music Festival, Vermont, USA. There are also MC’s of the rehearsal from July 28, 1988.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 34 by B. Moyse.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

13

Bach: Cantatas 34, 50, 147 [C-1]

Harry Christophers

The Sixteen

Alto: David James; Tenor: Ian Partridge; Bass: Michael George

Collins Classics / Coro

Aug 1990

TT: 16:44

Recorded at St. Judes on the Hill, Hampstead, UK.
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14

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Nos. 27, 34 & 41 [L-7]

Gustav Leonhardt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Baroque Orchestra

Boy Alto: Michael Sapara (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Harry van der Kamp
Organ: Siebe Henstra

Sony Classical

June 1995

TT: 17:51

Recorded at Doopsgezendekerk Haarlem, Holland.
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15

Program, 1995-1996, No. 420 [IU-24]

Cantata BWV 34 [18:02]

Jan Harrington

Indiana University Singers / Indiana University Chamber Orchestra

Alto: Teresa Buchholz; Tenor: Sean Fallen; Bass: Daniel Cole

Indiana University School of Music

Jan 24, 1996

MC / TT: 60:15

Recorded live at Auer Concert Hall, Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
3^rd recording of Cantata BWV 34 by J. Harrington.
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Brattleboro Music center presents: Marlboro Music Festival, 1997-07-25 [F-1997]

Cantata BWV 34 []

Blanche Moyse

Blanche Moyse Chorale / New England Bach Festival Orchestra

Mezzo-soprano: Mary Westbrook-Geha; Tenor: Steven Paul Spears; Bass-Baritone: Vincent Dion Stringer
Paula Robison (Flute); Tanya Dusevic (Flute) [34]; Jason Adams (Trumpet); Brian Benson (Trumpet); David Krauss; Jurij Konje (Timpani)
Continuo: Daniel Matsukawa (Bassoon); Zon Eastes (Violoncello); Peter Lloyd (Double bass); Suzanne Cleverdon (Harpsichord)

Brattleboro Music Center

Jul 25, 1997

MC / TT

Recorded live at Marlboro Music Festival, Vermont, USA. There are also MC’s of rehearsal from July 22 & reheasal from July 24, 1997.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 34 by B. Moyse.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

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J.S. Bach: Whitsun Cantatas [C-7]

Cantata BWV 34 [16:56]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Contralto: Bernarda Fink; Tenor: Steve Davisilim; Bass: Christopher Foster

Archiv Produktion 463584

Apr 1999

CD / TT: 66:52

Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 34 by J.E. Gardiner.
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18

J.S. Bach: Kantaten O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe BWV 34; Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten BWV 93; Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan BWV 100 [C-4]

Cantata BWV 34 [16:01]

Karl-Friedrich Beringer

Windsbacher Knabenchor / Deutsche Kammer-Virtuosen Berlin

Alto: Rebecca Martin; Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Sebastian Bluth

Rondeau Production ROP-2007

Jul 31 & Aug 1, 1999

CD / TT: 60:21

Recorded live at Kirche St. Gumbertus, Ansbach, Germany.
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19

Bach Cantatas Vol. 26: Long Melford
For Whit Sunday
For Whit Monday

Cantata BWV 34 [16:34]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Alto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Panajotis Iconomou

Soli Deo Gloria 121

Jun 11, 2000

2-CD / TT: 117:40

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, England.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 34 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 26
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20

Bach Edition Vol. 21 - Cantatas Vol. 12

Cantata BWV 34 [17:08]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Marcel Beekman; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics 99380

Jun-Jul 2000

5-CD / TT: 332:53

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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21

J.S. Bach: The Ascension Oratorio and Two Festive Cantatas [C-4]

Greg Funfgeld

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / The Bach Festival Orchestra

Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Frederick Urrey; Baritone: Christòpheren Nomura

Dorian Recordings

May 2001

TT: 17:16

Recorded at the First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, PA, USA.
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22

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 21

Cantata BWV 34 [15:27]

Ton Koopman

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

Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand CC-72222

Nov-Dec 2001

3-CD / TT: 197:59

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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23

O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe [C-5]

Cantata O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe, BWV 34 (listed as J.S. Bach. Fantasie, op. 80) []

William Cutter (Conductor); Markus Hauck (Conductor)

Boston Conservatory Chorale and Orchestra

Alto: Margaret Felice; Tenor: Myong Lee; Bass: Matthew Campbell

Boston Conservatory

Dec 7, 2004

VHS, 2-CD / TT: 83 min

Recorded live by The Boston Conservatory, at St. Cecilia's Church, Belvidere St., Boston Massachusetts, USA.
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24

Eröffnungskonzert zum Bachfest Leipzig 2005 "Bach und die Zukunft” [R-13]

Cantata BWV 34 []

Georg Christoph Biller

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Counter-tenor: Matthias Rexroth; Tenor: Martin Petzold; Bass: Matthias Weichert

MDR Figaro

Apr 29, 2005

MC / TT: 90 min

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany (Opening concert of Bachfest Leipzig 2005 "Bach und die Zukunft"). Broadcast by MDR Figaro on Jul 20, 2005.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-TKD-C 2678.
Source: SLUB Dresden

25

Thomanerchor Leipzig - Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach, Vol. 7: Pfingsten · Pentecost - Cantatas BWV 34, 74, 172

Cantata BWV 34 [17:36]

Georg Christoph Biller

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Boy Alto: Martin Deckelmann (Soloist of the Thomanerchor Leipzig); Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Matthias Weichert

Rondeau Production ROP-4026

May 25-26, 2007

CD / TT: 62:38

Recorded during the weekly cantata services at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
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26

J.S. Bach: Kantate BMV 34 «O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe» [C-25]
Bachkantaten N°2 (BWV 22, 60, 34)

Cantata BWV 34 []

Rudolf Lutz

Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica

Alto: Margot Oitzinger; Tenor: Jens Weber; Bass: Fabrice Hayoz

Gallus Media
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
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May 29, 2009

DVD / TT:
CD / TT:
MP3 / TT: 48:34

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland.
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27

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 48 - BWV 34, 98, 117, 120

Cantatas BWV 34 [16:14]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Satoshi Mizukoshi; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 1881

Jun 2010

SACD / TT: 72:13

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 16: Pfingst-Kantaten - Cantatas BWV 34 · 173 · 184 · 129

Cantata BWV 34 []

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben; Fine holeless natural trumpet playing by Jean-François Madeuf and his mates

Accent ACC-25316

2012

SACD / TT: 71:16

Recorded at …
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