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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 198 / 54 / 106 [D-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Contralto [E-2]

Hermann Scherchen

Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Contralto: Hilde Rössel-Majdan

Westminster / Baroque Music Club / Archipel

1952

TT: 19:38

Recorded at Mozartsaal, Vienna, Austria.
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Alfred Deller Edition 7 [E-1]

Gustav Leonhardt

Leonhardt Baroque Ensemble

Counter-tenor: Alfred Deller

Vanguard

May 1954

TT: 13:26

1^st recording of Cantata BWV 54 by G. Leonhardt. Recorded at Franziskanerkirche, Vienna, Austria.
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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:

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

Kurt Thomas

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Contralto: Marga Höffgen

Berlin Classics / Eterna

Dec 1959

TT: 13:27

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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The Glenn Gould Collection, Vol. 5 - The conductor [C-1]

Glenn Gould (commentator, conductor and pianist)

Unmentioned orchestra; Violin: Oscar Shumsky; Flute: Julius Baker

Counter-tenor: Russell Oberlin

Music & Arts

Apr 1962

CD / TT:

Video Sony

Apr 1962

Video / TT:

The cantata recording may be the same as the one appearing on the Video Sony SHV 48408

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Maureen Forrester sings Bach & Handel [C-1]

Antonio Janigro

I Solisti di Zagreb

Contralto: Maureen Forrester; Organ: Anton Heiller

Vanguard

Jun 1964

TT: 13:48

Recorded at the Grossesaal, Wiener Konzethaus, Vienna, Austria.
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Die Bach Kantate Vol. 43
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 18

Helmuth Rilling

Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Contralto: Julia Hamari

Hänssler

Mar-Apr 1975

TT: 11:53

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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J.S. Bach:Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3

Gustav Leonhardt

Leonhardt Consort

Counter-tenor: Paul Esswood

Teldec

1976

TT: 12:28

2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 54 by G. Leonhardt.
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9

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

Jean-François Pailliard

Orchestra de Chambre

Contralto: Birgit Finnilä

Erato

Nov 1977

TT: 14:45

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

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

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Ricercar Consort

Counter-tenor: Henri Ledroit

Ricercar

Dec 1983

TT: 13:30

Recorded at Eglise St-Jean à Beaufays.
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The Art of James Bowman [C-4]

Robert King

The King’s Consort

Counter-tenor: James Bowman

Meridian

1986

TT: 14:06

1^st recording of Cantata BWV 54 by J. Bowman & R. King.
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 169, 54, 200 [C-1]

Leo van Doeselaar

Amsterdam Bach Soloists

Mezzo-soprano: Jard van Nes

Vanguard Classics

June 1988

TT: 11:56

Recorded at Bethlehemkerk, Papendrecht, Holland.
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Bach Cantatas 54, 169, 170 (for Alto) (for Alto) [C-1]

Robert King

The King’s Consort

Counter-tenor: James Bowman

Hyperion

Sep 1988

TT: 12:26

2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 54 by J. Bowman & R. King. Recorded at Wadham College Chapell, Oxford, England.
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14

J.S. Bach: Solo Cantatas [C-1]

Jeffrey Thomas

American Bach Soloists

Counter-tenor: Drew Minter

Koch International

Apr, Oct 1990

TT: 10:40

Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, CA, USA.
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Nos. 54, 82, 170 [C-2]

Roy Goodman

The Hanover Band

Contralto: Nathalie Stutzmann

RCA

Jan-Feb 1994

TT: 12:06

Recorded at Watford Town Hall, Hertfordshire, UK.
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Alto [C-1]

Andrzej Mysiński

Concerto Avenna

Contralto: Jadwiga Rappé

Accord

Dec 1994

TT: 10:55

Recorded live at Studio S1, Polskie Radio.
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17

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Volume 3

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Counter-tenor: Andreas Scholl

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Sep 1995

TT: 11:06

1^st recording of Cantata BWV 54 by A. Scholl. Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas 3

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Yoshikazu Mera

BIS

Apr 1996

TT: 10:31

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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J.S. Bach: Cantates pour alto [C-11]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Counter-tenor: Andreas Scholl

Harmonia Mundi France

July 1997

TT: 11:03

2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 54 by A. Scholl.
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Solo Cantatas [C-1]

Ludwig Güttler

Virtuosi Saxoniae

Tenor: Christoph Genz

Dresden Classics

Feb 1999

TT: 14:23

Recorded at Lukaskirche, Dresden, Germany.
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Bach Edition Vol. 5 - Cantatas Vol. 2

Pieter Jan Leusink

Netherlands Bach Collegium

Counter-tenor: Sytse Buwalda

Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

TT: 12:20

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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J. S. Bach "Widerstehe doch der Sünde", Kantate Nr. 54 [C-1]

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Violins: Almuth Schmidegger, Stefan Zeh; Violas: Konrad von Coelln, David Bürgers; Cello: Marcella Moretti; Organ: Andreas Frese

Counter-tenor: Ingo Hanné

Demo-CD

Nov 1999

TT: 13:04

Recorded at the Petri-Kirche in Mühlheim / a.d.Ruhr.
Listen: Complete Cantata [mp3]

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Andreas Scholl singt Bach [C-2]

Martin Lutz

Members of Barockorchester La Corona

Counter-tenor: Andreas Scholl

Hessischer Rundfunk

Dec 1999

TT: 11:37

3^rd recording of Cantata BWV 54 by A. Scholl. Recorded in Wiesbasen Bach Festival at the Christophoruskirche Wiesbaden- Schierstein

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Bach Cantatas Vol. 21: Cambridge/Walpole St Peter
For Quinquagesima Sunday (Estomihi)
For Annunciation / Palm Sunday / Oculi

John Eliot Gardiner

English Baroque Soloists

Alto: Nathalie Stutzmann

Soli Deo Gloria

Mar 2000

TT: 12:09

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Walpole St Peter, Norfolk, England.
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Bach: Arias & Cantatas [C-1]

Gérard Lesne

Il Seminario Musicale

Counter-tenor: Gérard Lesne

Astrée

Nov 2001

TT: 12:48

Recorded at the "Chapelle de l'école Ste Genenviève", Versailles, France.
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Solo Cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach [C-1]

Daniel Stepner

Music from Aston Magna

Counter-tenor: Jeffrey Gall

Centaur Records

Jul-Aug 2002

TT: 11:41

Recorded at Slosberg Music Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
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J.S. Bach: Geistliche Solokantaten für Alt [C-4]

Helmut Müller-Brühl

Kölner Kammerorchester

Mezzo-soprano: Marianne Beate Kielland

Naxos

Oct-Nov 2004

TT: 11:13

Recorded at Deutchlandfunk Sendesaal.
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