Cantata BWV 40 - Details & Discography Part 1: Complete Recordings

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Cantata BWV 40
Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes

Ref.	BWV 40
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 [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: Catalan-1 \| Dutch-3 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-1 \| French-3 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Japanese-2 \| Japanese-6 \| Portuguese-1 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 \| Spanish-3 \| Spanish-7 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] Chorales: Mvt. 6 \| Mvt. 8 Capella: Mvt. 3 \| Mvt. 6 \| Mvt. 8 \| Mvt. 8 ver 2 [cap] 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 \| Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin Staatsbibliothek \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Bethlehem \| Emmanuel Music \| Mincham \| K.P. Clow \| BK [Dutch] \| EvH [Dutch] \| Role [French] \| Japanese-1 \| Japanese-2 \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of February 23, 2003; Week of January 1, 2006; Week of April 26, 2009

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1^st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2^nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3^rd round)

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: Cantata No. 18, Cantata No. 40, Cantata No. 50 [L-20] J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 19, 40, 70, 140, 149, 180 [C-4] Bach Cantatas: Volume 1
Cantata BWV 40 [17:16]
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato STE-50223 Musical Heritage Society MHS-780 Erato 0630-11223-2 Erato 2584-61401-2		Jun 1964	LP / TT: 42:36 LP / TT: 42:36 2-CD / TT: 146:08 10-CD / TT: 741:36
Recorded at Concert Hall, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Buy this album at: 10-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

2	Bach Kantaten, Vol. 3: BWV 63, BWV 40, BWV 152 [D-3]
Cantata BWV 40 [16:36]
Diethard Hellmann
Bachchor und Bachorchester Mainz
Alto: Brigitte Fassbaender; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Carl-Heinz Müller Fred Schweinfurter, Karl-Heinz Dieckmann (Oboes); Günther Schuldt (Bassoon); Hermann Baumann, Willi Rütten (Bach Horns); Werner Taube (Continuo-Cello)
DdM-Records Mitterteich 990015		Late 1960’s ? (P 1999)	CD / TT: 67:11
Recorded by SWF at Christuskirche, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Buy this album at: CD: Musik aus Mitterteich - Hubertus Krämer

3	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 \| Amazon.com

4	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 11 - BWV 39-42 J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3 - BWV 37-52, 54-60 Bach-2000 Vol. 1: Sacred Cantatas 1 - BWV 1-14, 16-47 Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 13 - BWV 37-40
Cantata BWV 40 [15:05 / 15:08]
Gustav Leonhardt
Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) / Leonhardt-Consort
Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Marius van Altena; Bass: Max van Egmond
Telefunken 6.35269 Teldec 8.35269 ZL Teldec 4509-91757-2 Teldec 3984-25706-2 Teldec 8573-81202-2 Warner Classics 8573-81202-5		Feb & May 1974	2-LP / TT: 95 min 2-CD / TT: 94:30 6-CD / TT: 415:47 15-CD / TT: 999:37 CD / TT: 75:17 CD / TT: 75:17
Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands. Buy this album at: 6-CD (1994): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 6-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de 15-CD (1999): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download CD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

5	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas IX Bach: Kantaten BWV 40, BWV 50, BWV 110 [L-8]
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum
Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Siegfried Lorenz
Eterna / 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

6	Bach: Cantata Advent/Cantata Christmas [C-1]
Cantata BWV 40 []
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	CD / TT:
Buy thia album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

7	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 8 J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas [B-2]
Cantata BWV 40 [14:10]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato 3984-25488-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72208 Antoine Marchand CC-72230		Mar 1998	3-CD / TT: 190:47 3-CD / TT: 190:47 3-CD / TT: 214:53
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Erato 3-CD (1999): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Antoine Marchand 3-CD (2005): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 3-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline Christmas Cantatas 3-CD (2004): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

8	Bach Christmas Cantatas [C-1]
Cantata BWV 40 [15:44]
Craig Smith
Orchestra and Chorus of Emmanuel Music
Mezzo-soprano: Gloria Raymond; Tenor: Frank Kelley; Baritone: Mark McSweeney
Koch International Classics 3-7462-2H1		Jan 1999	CD / TT: 70:08
Recorded at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

9	Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8
Cantata BWV 40 [15:15]
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Marcel Beekman; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics 99374		Jan-Feb 2000	5-CD / TT: 307:16
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: 5-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

10	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 15 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723 - BWV 40, 60, 70, 90
Cantata BWV 40 [15:30]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 1111		Sep 16-20, 2000	CD / TT: 67:35
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 15 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

11	Bach Cantatas Vol. 14: New York Christmas Cantatas
Cantata BWV 40 [14:32]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria 113		Dec 25, 2000	CD / TT: 71:17
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: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| ClassicsOnline

12	J. S. Bach: Karácsonyi kantáták - Christmas Cantatas BWV 63, 40, 64 [C-2]
Cantata BWV 40 []
Soma Dinyés
Ars Longa Choir & Orchestra (Ars Longa Ének és Zenekar)
Alto: József Csapó, Tenor: Martin Koch; Bass: Zoltán Mizsei
MAE-003		2000	CD / TT:
Recorded in Budapest. Hungary. Source: Corvina Consort

13	»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 5
Cantata BWV 40 [17:37] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura
Emiko Ohmura
Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra
Alto: Mariko Sasaki; Tenor: Masatoshi Sasaki; Bass: Keiichi Usami; Organ: Miyako Kusama
Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 05		Dec 7, 2003	CD / TT: 73:19
Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - October 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Rolf Günther (October 2012), Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Frits V. Herbold (February 2012, April 2012), John Pike (October 2005)

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