Cantata BWV 40 - Recordings

German Title	Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes
English Title	For this purpose the Son of God was manifested (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Cantata for the 2^nd Day of Christmas [Christmas Monday, St. Stefanus Day] Readings: Epistle: Titus. 3: 4-7 / Acts 6: 8-15 & 7: 55-60; Gospel: Matthew 23: 35-39 / Luke 2: 15-20
Composed	Leipzig, 1723 \| 1^st performance: December 26, 1723 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1746-1750 - Leipzig
Text	1 John 3: 8 (Mvt. 1); Kaspar Füger (Mvt. 3); Paul Gerhardt (Mvt. 6); Christian Keymann (Mvt. 8); Anon [probably Christian Weiss, Sr., or J.S. Bach] (Mvts. 2, 4, 5, 7)
Text	German Text \| German-2 \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-1 \| French-3 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Japanese-2 \| Portuguese-1 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Texts: Wir Christenleut habn jetzund Freud \| Schwing dich auf zu deinem Gott \| Freuet euch, ihr Christen alle
Scoring	Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 horns, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Chorale \| Mvt. 4: Aria \| Mvt. 5: Recitative \| Mvt. 6: Chorale \| Mvt. 7: Aria \| Mvt. 8: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.90 MB] \| Score BGA [3.54 MB] Chorale Melodies: Wir Christenleut habn jetzund Freud \| Schwing dich auf zu deinem Gott \| Freuet euch, ihr Christen alle
References	BGA: VII \| NBA: I/3.1 \| BC: A 12 \| Zwang: K 53 \| First Published: BG, 1857 \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Bethlehem \| Japanese-2 \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of February 23, 2003; Week of January 1, 2006

Contents

Complete Recordings	Discussions
Recordings of Individual Movements
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 14
Cantatas Vol. 15 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	Les Grandes Cantatas de J.S. Bach Vol. 20 J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 19, 40, 70, 140, 149, 180 [C-4] Bach Cantatas: Volume 1
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato / MHS		June 1964	TT: 17:16
Recorded in Heilbronn, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk

2	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 62 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 13
Helmuth Rilling
Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Verena Gohl; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern
Hänssler		Jun-Jul 1970	TT: 17:53
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

3	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3
Gustav Leonhardt
Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) / Leonhardt-Consort
Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Marius van Altena; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1975	TT: 15:08
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4	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas IX
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum
Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Siegfried Lorenz
Leipzig Classics		Oct 1980; Jan-Feb 1981	TT: 16:24
Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

5	J.S. Bach: Cantata Advent/Cantata Christmas [C-1]
Wolfgang Kelber
Heinrich-Schütz-Ensemble München / Monteverdi-Orchester München
Counter-tenor: Reiner Schneider-Waterberg; Tenor: Kobie van Rensburg; Bass: Christian Hilz
Calig-Verlag		Nov 1996	TT:
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6	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Volume 8
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Mar 1998	TT: 14:10
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

7	Bach Chrismas Cantatas [C-1]
Craig Smith
Orchestra and Chorus of Emmanuel Music
Mezzo-soprano: Gloria Raymond; Tenor: Frank Kelley; Baritone: Mark McSweeney
Koch International		Jan 1999	TT: 15:44
Recorded at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Marcel Beekman; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jan-Feb 2000	TT: 15:15
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

9	J.S. Bach: Cantatas 15 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		Sep 2000	TT: 15:30
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 15 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk

10	Bach Cantatas Vol. 14: New York Christmas Cantatas
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria		Dec 2000	CD / TT: 14:32
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at St Bartholomew�s Church, New York, NY, USA. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 14 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - November 2005)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (August 2006), John Pike (October 2005)

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