Cantata BWV 45 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 45
Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist

German Title	Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist
English Title	He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Cantata for the 8^th Sunday after Trinity Readings: Epistle: Romans 8: 12-17; Gospel: Matthew 7: 15-23
Composed	Leipzig, 1726 \| 1^st performance: August 11, 1726 - Leipzig
Text	Micah 6: 8 (Mvt. 1); Matthew 7: 22-23 (Mvt. 4); Johann Heermann (Mvt. 7); Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6) [Walther Blankenburg suggested Christoph Helm]
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch-4 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-1 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-4 Chorale Text: O Gott, du frommer Gott
Scoring	Soloists: Tenor, Bass; Four-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo with organ included Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Arioso \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Recitative \| Mvt. 7: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [3.19 MB] \| Score BGA [3.26 MB] Chorale Melody: O Gott, du frommer Gott - Melody 3
References	BGA: X; NBA: I/18; BC: A113; Zwang: K147; First Published: BG, 1863 \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of July 21, 2002

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	Bach Cantatas Vol. 4 - Sundays after Trinity I
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Contralto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Kieth Engen
Archiv Produktion		July-Aug 1959	TT: 21:02
Recorded at Augustana-Saal, Ansbach, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

2	J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 45, BWV 176 [E-2]
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Norma Procter; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Erich Wenk
Cantate / SDG		Feb 1967	LP / TT: 23:47
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 45 by H. Rilling. Recorded at Martinskirche, Metzingen.

3	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 45 & BWV 105 [C-1]
Ernest Ansermet
Chœur Pro Arte de Lausanne / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Contralto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Ian Partridge; Baritone: Tom Krause
Decca Ace of Diamonds		1967	LP / TT: 21:38

4	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3
Gustav Leonhardt
Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) / Leonhardt-Consort
Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Hanns-Friedrich Kunz
Teldec		1975	TT: 19:12
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5	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 45 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 15
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Feb 1982	TT: 21:01
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 45 by H. Rilling. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

6	Bach Edition Vol. 9 - Cantatas Vol. 4
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Oct-Nov 1999	TT: 18:19
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: Amazon.de

7	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 18
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Feb-Mar 2002	TT: 17:17
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	J.S. Bach: Cantatas [C-2]
Thomas Folan
Publick Musick (Cho& Orchestra)
Soprano: Anne Harley; Alto: Deborah Rentz-Moore; Tenor: Pablo Bustos; Bass-baritone: Max van Egmond; Bass: Jonathan Rohr; Harpsichord/Organ: Peter Watchorn
Musica Omnia		Nov 2005	TT:
Recorded at St. Michael's Church, Rochester, NY, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2001 - March 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Roland Wörner (October 2002), Peter Schmidt (May 2005), Bradley Lehman (February 2006)

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