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Cantata BWV 53
Schlage doch, gewunschte Stunde

German Title

Schlage doch, gewunschte Stunde

English Title

Strike my hour, so long awaited

Event

Cantata for Funeral

Composed

Early 17th century ?, by Georg Melchior Hoffmann ? (1684-1715)

Text

Anon

German-5 | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | French | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-3 | Italian-5 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2

Scoring

Soloist: Alto
Orchestra: 2 violins, viola (LC), cello, organ, bells

Score Vocal & Piano [0.28 MB] | Score BGA [0.53 MB]

References

BGA: XII/2 | NBA: I/41 | BC: V 99 | Zwang: - | First Published: BG, 1863

Commentary

Crouch

Music

-

Discussions

Week of October 26, 1999

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Excerpts

Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Sacred Cantatas for Alto - conducted by Helmut Müller-Brühl w/ Marianne Beate Kielland

Recordings

Complete Recordings

1

Schlage doch, gewunschte Stunde - Kantate für Alt (Bach)
The Art of Emmi Leisner [C-1]

?

Staats-Opera, Berlin

Contralto: Emmi Leisner

Polydor
Preiser

Early 1920's or 1926

78 rpm
CD / TT: 4:45

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2

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 53, BWV 189 & BWV 200 [C-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 53, BWV 200, BWV 152, BWV 158

August Wenzinger

Konzertgruppe der Schola Cantorum Basiliensis

Contralto: Hildegard Hennecke

Decca / Archiv

Apr 1951

LP / TT: 6:55

Recorded at Paulus-Kirche, Basel, Switzerland.

3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 53, No. 54, No. 170 [L-4]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 32, No. 53, No. 54, No. 170 [C-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 35 / 53 / 42 [D-2]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Contralto [E-2]

 

 
 

Hermann Scherchen

Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Alto: Hilde Rössel-Majdan

Westminster / Baroque Music Club / Archipel

1952

TT: 9:40

Recorded at Mozartsaal, Vienna, Austria.
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4

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 53

-

Guilet String Quartet

Contralto: Herta Glaz

MGM

Early 1950’s ?

LP / TT:

5

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 53, BWV 54, BWV 200, BWV 244 Matthäus-Passion - ‘Erbarme dich, mein Gott’ [C-1]

Thurston Dart

Philomusica of London

Contalto: Helen Watts

L'Oiseau-Lyre

1957-1958 ? (P 1958)

LP / TT:

 

6

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 14
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 2

Fritz Werner

Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Alto: Claudia Hellmann

Erato / MHS

Jun 1963

TT: 8:13

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany.
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7

Maureen Forrester: Bach Cantatas / Scarlatti: Salva Regina [C-2]
Maureen Forrester sings Bach & Handel [C-1]

Antonio Janigro

I Solisti di Zagreb

Alto: Maureen Forrester; Organ: Anton Heiller

Vanguard Classics / Amadeus

June 1964

TT: 9:17

Recorded at the Grossesaal, Wiener Konzethaus, Vienna, Austria.
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8

J.S. Bach: Cantates BWV 53, 54, 169 [C-2]

Jean-François Pailliard

Orchestre Chambre Jean-Francois Paillard

Alto: Birgit Finnilä

Erato

Nov 1977

LP / TT:

Recorded at Notre-Dame-des-Roses (Grisy-Suisnes).

9

Solokantaten [C-1]
Motetten & Kantaten der Bach Familie

-

Ricercar Consort

Counter-tenor: Henri Ledroit

Ricercar

Dec 1983

TT: 5:59

1st recording of Cantata BWV 53 by Ricercar Consort.

10

Motets & Cantatas: "The Sacred & the Coffeine" [C-3]

Johannes Somary

Amor Artis Baroque Orchestra

Contralto: Shirley Love

Vox / Lyrichord

June 1984

TT: 7:49

 

11

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 53 [C-1]

?

Barockorchester des Saarländischen Staatstheaters

Alto: Carolyn Frank

?

1984

LP / TT: 5:46

 

12

Bach: Cantatas pour alto [C-1]

Chiara Banchini

Ensemble 415

Counter-tenor: René Jacobs

Harmonia Mundi France

Sep 1987

TT: 8:09

Recorded at Saint-Martin-du Méjan, Arles.
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13

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 169, 54, 200 [C-1]

Leo van Doeselaar

Amsterdam Bach Soloists

Alto: Jard van Nes

Fidelio/Vanguard

June 1988

TT: 6:23

Recorded at Bethlehemkerk, Papendrecht, Holland.
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14

Bach-Pergolesi: Tilge, Höchster, Meine Sünden [C-1]

Fabio Maestri

Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana

Alto: Gloria Banditelli

Bongiovanni

Mar 1990

TT: 9:08

Recorded live at Teatro Pergolesi di Jesi.
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15

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Nos. 53 · 82 · 170 · 200 [C-1]

Kenneth Sillito

Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields

Counter-tenor: Jochen Kowalski

Capriccio

Feb 1993

TT: 5:37

Recorded at Air Studios, London, England.
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16

German 17th-Century Church Music [C-1]

-

Parley of Instruments

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze

Hyperion

Sep 1998

TT: 5:56

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17

Timeless Recordings - Sampler [C-2]

Robert Canetti

Instrumental Ensemble

Alto: Bracha Kol

Timeless Recordings

Oct 2000

TT: 6:34

Recorded live at Abu-Gosh Vocal Music Festival, Israel.

18

De Aeternitate [C-5]

Philippe Pierlot

Ricercar Consort

Counter-tenor: Carlos Mena

Mirare Records

Nov 2000

TT: 5:17

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 53 by Ricercar Consort. Recorded at léglise de Bra, Belgium.
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19

Bach: Salmo 51 BWV 1083 dallo Stabat Mater di Pergolesi / Cantate BWV 170, 198, 106, 196, 53 [C-2]

Diego Fasolis

I Barocchisti

Contralto: Guillemette Laurens

The Classic Voice Magazine / Arts

Dec 2000

TT: 7:29

Recorded at Auditorio S. Mollo della RSI, Lugano, Switzerland.
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20

Bach: Arias & Cantatas [C-1]

Gérard Lesne

Il Seminario Musicale

Counter-tenor: Gérard Lesne

Astrée

Nov 2001

TT: 5:51

Recorded at the "Chapelle de l'école Ste Genenviève", Versailles, France.
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21

Lamento - Theatre of Early Music [C-2]

Daniel Taylor

Theatre of Early Music

Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor

ATMA Classique

Aug-Sep 2001

TT: 6:14

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22

J.S. Bach: Geistliche Solokantaten für Alt [C-4]

Helmut Müller-Brühl

Kölner Kammerorchester

Mezzo-soprano: Marianne Beate Kielland

Naxos

Oct-Nov 2004

TT: 4:49

Recorded at Deutchlandfunk Sendesaal.
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Recordings of Excerpts

E-1

Chorale Preludes, Vol. 2 [C-1]

-

-

Organ: Wilhelm Krumbach

Arte Nova

Feb, Apr 1985

TT: 2:52

 

 

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 1999 - January 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (January 2001, January 2008), Matthias Hansen (September 2005), Bradley Lehman (April 2004), Riccardo Nughes (January 2002, April 2002), Nagamiya Tutomu (May 2005), Burke Smith (September 2005, December 2005), Teri Noel Towe (May 2007)


Cantata BWV 53: Recordings | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion

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