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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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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 [C-4]

Diethard Hellmann

Kantorei & Kammerorchester der Christuskirche Mainz

Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Olav Eriksen

Cantate 640210

May 1958

LP / TT:

Recorded at Christuskirche, Mainz, Germany.

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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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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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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 4509-91756-2
Teldec 3984-25706-2
Teldec 8573-81204-2
Warner Classics 8573-81204-5

Nov 1972

2-LP / TT: 84 min
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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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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Archive Recordings: Season of 1981 [C-5]

Cantata BWV 34 [17:10]

Fiora Contino

Aspen Chamber Choir.

?

Aspen Music Festival

Summer 1981

CD / TT: 50:24

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

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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

LP / TT:
MC / TT:

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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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10

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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11

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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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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13

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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J.S. Bach: Kantaten [C-4]

Karl-Friedrich Beringer

Windsbacher Knabenchor / Deutsche Kammer-Virtuosen Berlin

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

Rondeau Production

July 2000

TT: 16:01

Recorded live at Kirche St. Gumbertus, Ansbach, Germany.
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15

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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16

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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J.S. Bach: Kantate BMV 34 «O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe» [C-25]

Cantata BWV 34 []

Rudolf Lutz

Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica

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

Gallus Media

May 29, 2009

DVD / TT:

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland.
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18

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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