Cantata BWV 39 - Recordings

German Title	Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot
English Title	Deal thy bread to the hungry (Richard Stokes & Oxford Companion)
Event	Cantata for the 1^st Sunday after Trinity Readings: Epistle: 1 John 4: 16-21; Gospel: Luke 16: 19-31
Composed	Leipzig, 1726 \| 1^st performance: June 23, 1726 - Leipzig
Text	Isaiah 58: 7-8 (Mvt. 1); Hebrews 13: 16 (Mvt. 4); David Denicke (Mvt. 7); Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6) (Picander ?) [Walther Blankenburg suggested Christoph Helm]
Text	German Text \| German-2 \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-1 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-4 Chorale Text: Kommt, laßt euch den Herren lehren
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 recorders, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Aria \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Recitative \| Mvt. 7: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.09 MB] \| Score BGA [3.74 MB] \| Examples from the Score Chorale Melody: Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele
References	BGA: VII \| NBA: I/15 \| BC: A 96 \| Zwang: K 143 \| First Published: BG, 1857 \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of June 17, 2001

Contents

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

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 39, BWV 79 [C-4] J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 39 & BWV 105 [D-2]
Fritz Lehmann
Berliner Motettenchor / Berliner Philharmoniker
Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Contralto: Lore Fischer; Bass: Hermann Schey
American Decca / Deutsche Grammophon - Archiv		June 1952	LP / TT: 21:30
Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 32 & BWV 39 [C-3]
Wolfgang Gönnenwein
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor / Consortium Musicum
Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Sybil Michelow; Bass: Franz Crass
EMI Electrola		Late 1960's ?	LP / TT: 23:30

3	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 28 Bach Cantatas: Volume 1
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Barbara Scherler; Bass: Bruce Abel
Erato		Oct 1973	TT: 24:20
Recorded in Schwaigern, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk

4	Bach Cantatas Vol. 3 - Ascension Day, Whitsun, Trinity
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Anna Reynolds; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion		Jan-Mar 1974; Jan 1975	TT: 24:39
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3
Gustav Leonhardt
Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) / Leonhardt-Consort
Boy Soprano: Soloist of Knabenchor Hannover (No Name); Counter-tenor: René Jacobs; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1975	TT: 24:46
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 40 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 13
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Contralto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Bass: Franz Gerihsen
Hänssler		Feb 1982	TT: 21:19
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas [C-2]
Philippe Herreweghe
Chorus & Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent
Soprano: Agnès Mellon; Counter-tenor: Charles Brett; Bass: Peter Kooy
Virgin Classics		Oct 1991	TT: 23:15
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	Bach Edition Vol. 19 - Cantatas Vol. 10
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Counter-tenor: Sytse Buwalda; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Spring 2000	TT: 21:35
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

9	Bach Cantatas Vol. 1: City of London For the 1^st Sunday after Trinity
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Gillian Keith; Alto: Wilke te Brummelstroete; Bass: Dietrich Henschel
Soli Deo Gloria		Jun 2000	TT: 21:00
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage. St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

10	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the First and Second Sundays After Trinity [C-2]
Craig Smith
Orchestra and Chorus of Emmanuel Music (Chorus Master: Michael Beattie)
Soprano: Jayne West; Alto: Pamela Dellal; Bass: Mark McSweeney
Koch International		Sep 2001	TT: 24:31
Recorded at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

11	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 16
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Johannette Zomer; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Feb-Mar 2002	TT:
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

12	J.S. Bach: Cantates BWV 36, 39, 106 [C-3]
Christophe Gesseney
Ensemble Vocal Euterpe / Ensemble Baroque du Léman
Soprano: Natacha Ducret; Alto: Catherine Pillonel-Bacchetta; Bass: Nicolas Fink
Artlab		Nov 2002	TT:
Recorded live at l'église de Saint-François à Lausanne.

13	Bach Arias, Duets and Chamber Music [C-8]
Dale Higbee
Carolina Baroque
Soprano: Teresa Radomski; Bass:-Baritone: John Williams
Carolina Baroque		Apr 2003	TT: 8:15
Part 2 only. Recorded live at St. John's Lutheran Church, Salisbury, NC, USA. Buy this album at: Carolina Baroque

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (June 2001 - November 2005)
Thanks to contributors: Michael Meacock (Arton) (December 2002), Dr.Thomas C.H. Going (April 2005)

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