Bach arr F. Fujol: Cantata No. 4 Christ Lay In Death's Dark Prison (Musical masterpieces on Victor Records) [C-1]

Cantata BWV 4, arranged by Francesc Pujol, sung in Catalan []

Lluis Millet

Orfeó Catalá de Barcelona; with Orchestra

Spanish HMV D-2066
Victor/Victrola

Mar 20 & 22, 1931

5 x 78 rpm

Recorded at Palau de la Musica Catalana, Barcelona., Spain.
Listen to this recording: Part 1 [4:08] | Part 3 [4:16] | Part 4 [4:32]

Bach: Cantate n °4 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 4 []

Nadia Boulanger

Ensemble Nadia Boulanger

?

Voix de son maître 2LA-1845/1850

Jun 2, 1937

6 x 78 rpm

Recorded at Duyarrie de la Riviere, Paris, France.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 4 by N. Boulanger.

Concert recording at the Sanders Theater, March 3, 1938 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 4 []

Nadia Boulanger

Harvard Glee Club & Radcliffe Choral Society / Members of Boston Symphony Orchestra

Sopranos: Gisèle Peyron, Jean de Polignac; Contraltos: Irène Kedroff, Nathalie Kédroff; Tenor: Hugues Cuénod; Bass: Doda Conrad

Greenough disc Nos. 262-270.

Mar 3, 1938

9 x 78 rpm

Recorded at the Sanders Theater, Harvard University, Boson, Massachusetts, USA.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 4 by N. Boulanger.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

1

Bach: Cantata No. 4 (Christ lay in the bonds of death) [C-1]
Bach: Cantata BWV 4 & Motet BWV 227 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 4 [23:28]

Robert Shaw

RCA Victor Chorale and Orchestra

No soloists are listed

RCA Victor DM-1096
RCA Victor LM-25
RCA Victor LM-9035

1946

4x78rpm / TT: 23:28
10" / TT: 23:28
LP / TT: 48:12

The record jacket lists The RCA Victor Chorale and Orchestra and the record itself lists the Robert Shaw Chorale. Must be a misprint because the Robert Shaw Chorale didn't start until 1948 and this recording was done in 1946 and released in 1949. DM-1096 & LM-25 includes only BWV 4.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 4 by R. Shaw.

2

J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion [V-5]
J.S. Bach: Cantata 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden, and Cantata 78, Jesu der du meine Seele [CS-1]

Cantata BWV 4 [25:34]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

No soloists; all parts are sung by the choir; Organ: Ekkehart Tietze

Archipel 278
Schola Antiqua GR-1

Feb 24, 1950

3-CD / TT:
CD / TT: 50:54

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
The cantata is NOT listed on the Archipel album cover or back, nor on the third CD itself. It's only when you get to the last page of the brief insert that it's listed.
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3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 4 · 56 · 82 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 4 [25:23]

Fritz Lehmann

Chor der Staatlichen Hochschule fur Musik Frankfurt am Main / Orchester des Bachfestes

Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Deutsche Grammophon

Jul 31, 1950

CD / TT: 67:49

Recorded at Johanniskirche, Göttingen, Germany.
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4

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

Cantata BWV 4 []

Klaus Liepmann

MIT Choral Society / MIT Symphony Orchestra

Bass: Paul Matthen; Other soloists unknown

Columbia

1951

LP / TT:

5

Bach: Kantate nr. 140; Kantate nr. 4 [L-3]
J.S. Bach: Easter Oratorio / Cantata No. 4 [C-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 182, 4 & 150 [C-9]

Cantata BWV 4 [23:10]

Felix Prohaska

Wiener Kammerchor (Vienna Chamber Choir) / Wiener Kammerochester
Choir & Orchestra of the Bach Guild

Soprano: Anny Felbermayer; Tenor: Fritz Uhl *; Baritone: Hans Braun

Bach Guild BG-511 (1951)
MMS-2180
Vanguard Classics OVC-2542
Baroque Music Club BACH-724

1951

LP / TT: 53:18
LP / TT: 53:18
CD / TT: 64:01
CD / TT: 70:08

Recorded in Vienna, Austria.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 4 by F. Prohaska.
In an earlier printing of Baroque Music Club BACH-724 the recording on the CD was by W. Ehmann [12].
* In the liner notes to the CD it is written that the tenor singer is Alfred Uhl, who was a composer and pedagogue and not a tenor singer.
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6

J.S. Bach: Sonaten und Kantaten [E-3]

Cantata BWV 4 [23:59]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Mitglieder des Orchesters der Münchener Staatoper (actually Bayerisches Staatsorchester)

Bass: Kieth Engen

Telefunken
Teldec

Apr 1958

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 65:40

1^st recording of Cantata BWV 4 by Karl Richter.

7

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 140; Cantata No. 4 [L-10]
J.S. Bach: Famous Cantatas [C-8]

Cantata BWV 4 [21:15]

Felix Prohaska

Wiener Akademiechor (Vienna State Chamber Choir) / Wiener Kammerochester (Vienna State Opera Orchestra)

Soprano: Laurence Dutoit; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Hans Braun; Anton Heiller (continuo); Jurg Schaeftlein (oboe)

Bach Guild BG-598 (1960)
Bach Guild BGS-5026 (1960)
Vanguard SRV-152 (1965)
Bach Guild HM-20SD (1972)
Bach Guild OVC-2001 (1992)
Vanguard 08.6108.71

May 13, 19, 21, 1959

LP / TT: 48:26
LP / TT: 48:26
LP / TT: 48:26
LP / TT: 48:26
CD / TT: 48:26
CD / TT: 48:26

Recorded at Großesaal Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 4 by F. Prohaska.
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8

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 2 - Cantatas I
J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 4, BWV 54, BWV 59 [C-11]
J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 4 [L-6]

Cantata BWV 4 [21:32]

Kurt Thomas

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Marga Höffgen; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Theo Adam

Berlin / Leipzig Classics
Eterna 820162 / 825162
EMI 047-28587

Jun 1959

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

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.

9

J.S. Bach Motet No. 3 Jesus, dearest master (Jesu, meine Freude); Cantata No. 4 Christ lay in the bonds of death (Christ lag in Todesbanden) [C-6]

Cantata BWV 4 [26:16]

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw Chorale / RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

Counter-tenor: Russell Oberlin; Other unknown vocal soloists (one source says the the cantata is sung by the choir, with no soloists)

RCA Victor LSC/LM-2273

BWV 4 [released 1959]

LP / TT: 51:00

Recorded at Manhattan Center, New York, NY, USA.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 4 by R. Shaw.

10

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in C Minor for Double Choir (1923); J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 4 "Christ lag in Todesbanden" [C-2]

Cantata BWV 4 [21:35]

Roger Wagner

Roger Wagner Chorale / Concert Arts Orchestra.

Soprano: Doralene McNelly; Alto: Alice Ann Yates; Tenor: Michael Carolan; Bass: Charles Scharbach

Capitol SP-8535
Angel S-36014
EMI

c1960

LP / TT: 43:29

11

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 8
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 4, Cantata No. 34 [L-8]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 4, 21, 90, 140, 147 [C-1]
Bach Cantatas: Volume 1

Cantata BWV 4 [28:10]

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 2292-45444-2
Erato 2584-61401-2

1961

LP / TT: 47:50
LP / TT: 47:50
LP / TT: 47:50
2-CD / TT: 151 min
10-CD / TT: 741:36

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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12

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 4, BWV 182 [C-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 182, 4 & 150 [BMC]
J.S. Bach: Bach-Kantaten-Zyklus - zu den Festen der Christenheit [B-1]

Cantata BWV 4 [20:57 / 20:50]

Wilhelm Ehmann

Westfälische Kantorei / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Herrad Wehrung; Alto: Frauke Haasemann; Tenor: Johannes Hoefflin; Bass: Wilhelm Pommerien

Cantate / Vanguard
Baroque Music Club BACH-724
Parnass 74033

Jul 1964

LP / TT: 50:47
CD / TT: 69:37
5-LP / TT:

Recorded at Munsterkirche, Herford.
In a later printing of Baroque Music Club BACH-724 the recording on the CD was replaced by F. Prohaska's 1^st recording [5].
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13

Stratford Festival of Music and Drama, 1966 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 4 [21:50]

Elmer Iseler

Festival Singers of Toronto / National FestivaOrchestra

?

CBC Radio-Canada

1966

LP / TT: 56:00

Source: WorldCat Libraries

14

Bach Cantatas Vol. 2 - Easter
J.S. Bach Compact Edition: Kantaten · Cantatas · Cantates [B-2]

Cantata BWV 4 [22:03]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach Orchester

Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Jul 1968

5-CD / TT:

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 4 by K. Richter.
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15

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk ·Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 1 - BWV 1-4
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1 - BWV 1-14, 16-19
Bach-2000 Vol. 1: Sacred Cantatas 1 - BWV 1-14, 16-47

Cantata BWV 4 [19:49 / 20:09]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Boy Soprano: (No Name); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond

Telefunken 6.35027
Teldec 4509-91755-2
Teldec 3984-25706-2

Dec 1970

2-LP / TT: 85 min:
6-CD / TT: 386:45
15-CD / TT: 999:37

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
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16

Die Kantate [C-1]

Cantata BWV 4 []

Johannes Hömberg

Pro Musica Köln

?

Arno Volk Verlag

1973

3-LP / TT: 137:00

Source: WorldCat Libraries

17

Graduate recital, conducting the University Chorale (1979) [C-1]

Cantata, BWV 4 []

Ann Marie Koukios

Western Michigan University Chorale

Bass: Alan Craig Sell; Sopranos: Sara Colness, Marie E Bailey, Stephanie Walter, Carolyn Williams; Tenors: Peter Van Allen, Samuel R Germany

Western Michigan University

1979

2 sound tape reels / TT:

Recorded live at Western Michigan University, Dept. of Music. In partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Master of Music degree in choral conducting, Western Michigan University, 1979.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

18

J.S. Bach: Cantatas [E-2]

Cantata BWV 4 [22:55]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Baritone: Stephen Varcoe

Erato

Nov 1980

CD / TT: 43:47

Recorded in All Saints Church, Tooting, England.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 4 by J.E. Gardiner.
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19

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 13
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 2

Cantata BWV 4 [19:54]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Edith Wiens; Alto: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler 98.864
Hänssler

Dec 1980

CD / TT: 55:47
CD / TT: 59:18

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 4 by H. Rilling.
See: Edition Bachakademie Vols. 1-20 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
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20

Bravo Bach! celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 4 []

Stephen P. Folkemer

Gettysburg Seminary Festival Chorus and Baroque ensemble

?

Gettysburg

Apr-May 1981

MC / TT:

Title from published description. One of a series of concerts of the same name held in April and May, 1981, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

21

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas III
Bach: Kantaten BWV 4, BWV 134 [L-9]

Cantata BWV 4 [20:01]

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

No vocal soloists

Eterna 827 516
Berlin Classics

1981

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 68:28

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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22

»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 1

Cantata BWV 4 [20:45] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura

Emiko Ohmura

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Tenor: Masami Saeki; Bass: Keiichi Usami; Organ: Miyako Kusama

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 01

May 14, 1983

CD / TT: 66:00

Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD

23

J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 4 & 140 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 4 [~ 22:30]

Wayne Riddell

Tudor Singers of Montreal / CBC Vancouver Orchestra

Soprano: Rosemarie Landry; Tenor: Ben Heppner; Bass: Mark Pedrotti

SM / CBC

1985

LP / TT:

Easter concert [C-1]

Cantata BWV 4 []

Margaret Pride

University of Western Australia Collegium Musicum / University of Western Australia Chamber Orchestra

Julia Gooding; Sophia Yates

Music Society of the University of Western Australia

Apr 15, 1990

MC / TT:

Recorded during The Music Society's concert An Easter Celebration, held at Wintrop Hall, University of Western Australia.
Source: WorldCat Libraries.

24

J.S. Bach: Oster-Oratorium [C-3]

Cantata BWV 4 [18:58]

Andrew Parrott

Taverner Consort & Players

Soprano: Emily van Evera; Alto: Caroline Trevor; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: David Thomas

Virgin

Apr 1993

CD / TT: 59:13

Recorded at St Jude's Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, England.
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25

Festlische Reformationskonzert - 475 Jahre Reformation - Thuringia cantat [C-1]

Cantata BWV 4 [15:55]

Wolfgang Unger

Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis / Weimare Barock-Ensemble (mit originalinstrumenten)

-

Thorofon CTH-2267

May 1993

CD / TT: 58:39

Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany.

26

J.S. Bach: Cantates BWV 106 - 4 · Motet Der Gerechte kommt um [C-1]

Cantata BWV 4 [23:26]

Jean-François Frémont

Petits Chanteurs de Versailles / Sinfonie Saint-Julien

Tenor: Christophe Einhorn; Baritone: Jean-Louis Serre

Memory Song

Nov 1993; Mar 1994

CD / TT: 46:40

Recorded in Versailles, France.

27

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Volume IV - Early Cantatas from Mühlhausen and Weimar - Cantatas for Holy Week [C-4]

Cantata BWV 4 [16:45]

Jeffrey Thomas

(OVPP - No Choir) / American Bach Soloists

Soprano: Judith Nelson; Alto: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Benjamin Butterfield; Bass: Kurt-Owen Richards

Koch International Classics 3-7235-2H1
American Bach Soloists

Mar 3-8 & Apr 25-26, 1994

CD / TT: 67:15

Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, CA, USA.
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28

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 1
J.S. Bach: Easter Cantatas [B-1]

Cantata BWV 4 [18:50]
Appendix:
Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from the 1724 score, which includes violins, viola, violone and Organ [1:10]
Versus I: Chorus (Mvt. 2) [3:47]
Versus II: Duet for Soprano Alto (Mvt. 3) [4:10]
Versus VII: Chorale (Mvt. 8) [1:18]
For the 2^nd Leipzig performance of BWV 4 in 1725, Bach added a cornet and 3 trombones to the brass section (Mvts. 2, 3 & 8). At the same time (in Mvt. 1) a 16' bass viol was added.

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Guy de Mey; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato 98536
Antoine Marchand CC-72201
Antoine Marchand CC-72231

Nov 23-Dec 3, 1994

3-CD / TT: 180:18
3-CD / TT: 180:18
2-CD / TT: 151:00

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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29

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 1 - BWV 4, 150, 196

Cantata BWV 4 [18:31]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yumiko Kurisu; Alto: Akira Tachikawa; Tenor: Koki Katano; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 751

Jun-Jul 1995

CD / TT: 76:24

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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30

J.S. Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden; Lobet den Herrn; Himmelskönig sei willkommen [C-8]

Cantata BWV 4 []

Philippe Pierlot

Choeur de Chambre de Namur (Chorus Master: Pierre Cao) / Ricercar Consort (Director: F. Fernandez)

Soprano: Greta de Reyghere; Counter-tenor: Steve Dugardin; Tenor: Ian Honeyman; Bass: Max van Egmond
Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra

Ricercar

1995

CD / TT:

Recorded in Liège, Belgium.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 4 by Ricercar Consort.

31

J.S. Bach: 3 great cantatas: BWV 4, 21, 159 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 4 []

George Shangrow

Seattle Chamber Singers / Orchestra Seattle

?

Orchestra Seattle/Seattle Chamber Singers

1996

CD / TT: 72:55

Source: WorldCat Libraries

32

Lecture Concerts - New Recordings Cantatas [L-11]

Cantata BWV 4 [18:05]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Franz-Josef Selig

Hänssler 98.459

Apr 16, 1997

4-CD / TT: 235:26

Recorded at SWR-Funkstudio Villa Berg, Germany. The recordings were part of series of TV productions "Lecture Concerts with Helmuth Rilling (1997-2000).
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 4 by H. Rilling.
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33

The Atlanta Baroque Orchestra in concert [C-1]

Cantata BWV 4 []

Lyle Nordstrom

Atlanta Schola Cantorum / Atlanta Baroque Orchestra

?

Atlanta Baroque Orchestra

1998

CD / TT:

Source: WorldCat Libraries

34

Bach Cantatas Vol. 22: Eisenach
For Easter Sunday / For Easter Monday
For Easter Monday / For Easter Tuesday

Cantata BWV 4 [21:45]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

All parts are sung by the choir; no vocal soloists.

Soli Deo Gloria 128

Apr 23-24, 2000

2-CD / TT: 120:39

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Georgenkirche, Eisenach, Germany.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 4 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22
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35

Bach Festival 68^th annual [F68-a]

Cantata BWV 4 []

Dwight Oltman

Baldwin-Wallace College Choir / Festival Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Dominique Labelle; Mezzo-soprano: Christine Abraham; Tenor: William Hite; Baritone: Sanford Sylvan

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music

Apr 2000

4-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

36

Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11

Cantata BWV 4 [19:17]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

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

Brilliant Classics 99379

Jun-Jul 2000

5-CD / TT: 367:20

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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37

J.S. Bach: “Actus Tragicus” - Cantatas BWV 4, 12, 106 & 196 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 4 [19:50]

Konrad Junghänel

(OVPP - No Choir) / Cantus Cölln

Soprano: Johanna Koslowsky; Alto: Elisabeth Popien; Tenors: Gerd Türk, Wilfried Jochens; Bass: Stephan Schreckenberger

Harmonia Mundi France

2000

CD / TT: 70:23

See: “Actus Tragicus” - Cantatas BWV 4, 12, 106 & 196 - by Konrad Junghänel & Cantus Cölln
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38

Bach/Webern: Ricercar [C-2]

Cantata BWV 4 [19:26]

Christoph Poppen

Hilliard Ensemble (OVPP) / Münchener Kammerorchester

Soprano: Monika Mauch; Counter-tenor: David James; Tenor: Rogers Covey-Crump; Baritone: Gordon Jones

ECM 461912

Jan 2001

CD / TT: 69:08

Recorded at Himmelfahrtskirche Sendling, München, Germany.
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39

Aus der Notenbibliothek von Johann Sebastian Bach, Vol. II [C-2]

Cantata BWV 4 [16:40]

Thomas Hengelbrock

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor / Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble

Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich

Hänssler 93.039

Mar 15-17, 2001

CD / TT: 60:25

Recorded at SWR Stuttgart, Sendesaal Villa Berg, Germany.
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40

Internationale Bachtage In Hessen Und Thüringen - J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 4 und 66 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 4 []

Siegfried Heinrich

Marburger Konzertchor, Posener Knabenchor / Ein Barockorchester

Soprano: Jaehi Yang; Alto: Barbara Müller; Tenor: Daniel Pohnert; Bass: Volker Paulsen

Bad Hersfelder Opernfestpiele

Apr 3, 2002

CD / TT: ~ 50:00

Recorded live at St.-Albert-Kirche, Frankfurt, Germany.
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41

Abu Gosh Concerts Festival Volume 3 [C-3]

Cantata BWV 4 [24:17]

Hanna Tzur

Ramat-Gan Chamber Choir

No vocal solists

Timeless Recordings

Sep 2002

CD / TT: 64:15

Recorded on location at the Abu Gosh Concert Festival, Israel.

42

J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas Volume 1 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 4 [20:56]

-

(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet

Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey

Chandos Chaconne CHAN-0715

Dec 1, 2002; Mar 8, 2004

CD / TT: 76:35

Recorded at St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England.
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43

Spring Concert 2003 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 4 []

Arthur Sjögren

Pro Arte Singers

?

Pro Arte Singers

Mar 30, 2003

CD / TT:

Recorded in Connecticut, USA.
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44

Spring concert 2004: Collegium, Chorus, and Chamber Orchestra [C-1]

Cantata BWV 4 []

Virginia Hancock

Reed College Chorus./ Reed College Collegium Musicum; Reed College Chamber orchestra.

Joshua Roberts

Reed College

Spring 2004

CD + Videocassette / TT:

Recorded at Reed College - Division of the Arts, Music Department, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

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NEC Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Women's Chorus: February 27, 2006, 8:00 p.[C-1]

Cantata BWV 4 []

Amy Lieberman

New England Conservatory Chamber Singers.

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NEC

Feb 27, 2006

CD / TT:

Recorded live at New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

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Cantatas 4 & 104 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 4 []

Ralph Nelson

Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon / Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Nan Haemer; Alto: Irene Weldon; Tenor: Brian Haskins; Bass: Jacob William Herbert; John Vergin (Organ)

Bach Cantata Choir 1

Apr 30, 2006

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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CD: Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon

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The Juilliard School presents the Jerome L. Greene concert, 2007 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 4 []

Judith Clurman

Juilliard Choral Union / Juilliard Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Ariana Wyatt; Mezzo-soprano: Solange Merdinian; Tenor: Michael Kelly; Bass: Marc Webster

Juilliard School

Feb 5, 2007

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Alice Tully Hall, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, NY, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & Juilliard School Website

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Bach: Aus der Tieffen [C-10]

Cantata BWV 4 [18:36]

Philippe Pierlot

(OVPP - No Choir) / Ricercar Consort

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Carlos Mena; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Stephan MacLeod

Mirare Records 057

Nov 2007

CD / TT: 67:57

Recorded at Église de Saint Loup sur Thouet, France.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 4 by Ricercar Consort.
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Jesu, meine Freude [C-2]

Cantata BWV 4 []

Lisette Canton

Ottawa Bach Choir / Chamber Orchestra

Soprano Agnes Zsigovics; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Benjamin Butterfield; Bass-Baritone: Daniel Lichti.

Ottawa Bach Choir

2008

CD / TT: 63:51

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J.S. Bach: Funeral Cantatas [U-2]

Cantata BWV 4 [18:17]

Philippe Pierlot

(OVPP - No Choir) / Ricercar Consort

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Carlos Mena; Tenor: Julian Podger
Bass: Stephan MacLeod

Rapidshare

Sep 8, 2009

CD / TT: 56:12

Recorded live in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Source/lineage: www.francemusiques.fr/ Freecorder 4/ mp3DirectCut (bitrate 128 kbps)/ You
3^rd recording of Cantata BWV 4 by Ricercar Consort.
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Pachelbel and Bach: Canons and cantatas [C-3]

Cantata BWV 4 []

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(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Players

Soprano: Rachel Elliott; Alto: Sally Bruce-Payne; Tenor: Samuel Boden; Bass: Matthew Brook
Nicolette Moonen, Rachel Isserlis & Stephen Pedder (Violins); Bethan Morgan (Violin/Viola); Rachel Stott (Viola); Alison McGillivray (Cello); Alastair Mitchell (Bassoon); Silas Wollston (Organ)

Hyphen Press Music HMP-005

Nov 8-10, 2010

2-CD / TT: 138:00

Recorded at St Michael’s, Highgate, London N6, England.
[Not yet released]

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J. S. Bach: Virtuose Bachkantaten [C-2]

Cantata BWV 4 []

Johannes-Matthias Michel

Kammerchor Mannheim / Sinfonietta Mannheim

Soprano: Julia Weigel; Alto: Carolin Neukamm; Tenor: Marcus Ullmann; Bass: Jens Hamann

Kammerchor Mannheim

Mar 20, 2011

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Christuskirche Mannheim, Germany during BACHfestivals.
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CD: Christuskirche Mannheim