Cantata BWV 54 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 54
Widerstehe doch der Sünde

Ref.	BWV 54
German Title	Widerstehe doch der Sünde
English Title	Stand Steadfast against Transgression (by Z. Philip Ambrose)
Event	Solo Cantata (for Alto) for the Dominica Oculi [3^rd Sunday in Lent] Readings: Epistle: Ephesians 5: 1-9; Gospel: Luke 11: 14-28
Composed	Weimar, 1714 \| 1^st performance: March 24, 1715 - Weimar
Text	Georg Christian Lehms
Text	German Text \| German-2 \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| English-10 \| French-1 \| French-3 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Hungarian-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2
Scoring	Soloist: Alto Orchestra: 2 violins, viola, continuo composed of a cello, a double-bass and organ Mvt. 1: Aria \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [0.91 MB] \| Score BGA [1.04 MB] Arrangement for alto, treble-recorder and organ [by Iman de Zwarte]: Mvt. 1 \| Mvt. 2 \| Mvt. 3 Capella: Mvt. 1 [cap]
References	BGA: XII/2 \| NBA: I/18 \| BC: A 51 \| Zwang: K 14 \| First Published: BG, 1863 \| Autograph score (fascimile): ?
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| EvH [Dutch] \| JdW [Dutch] \| Japanese-1 \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of March 26, 2000; Week of April 17, 2005; Week of May 16, 2010

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2 Discussions - Part 3 Discussions - Part 4
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 21 Bach Cantatas 54, 169, 170 (for Alto) - conducted by Robert King Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Bach Arias - conducted by Andrea Marcon with Angelika Kirchschlager Sacred Cantatas for Alto - conducted by Helmut Müller-Brühl w/ Marianne Beate Kielland
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	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 Trauer Ode, 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. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

2	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

3	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:

4	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 2 - Cantatas III J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 4, BWV 54, BWV 59 [C-11] J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 54 [C-11a]
Kurt Thomas
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Contralto: Marga Höffgen
Berlin / Leipzig Classics Eterna Eterna 520 335		Dec 1959	CD / TT: 13:27 LP / TT: EP / TT:
Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	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 Video Sony		Apr 1962	CD / TT: Video / TT:
The cantata recording may be the same as the one appearing on the Video Sony SHV 48408

6	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

8	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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).

10	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. Buy this album at:

11	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

12	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 169, 54, 200 [C-1]
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Amsterdam Bach Soloists
Mezzo-soprano: Jard van Nes; Leo van Doeselaar (Organ)
Vanguard Classics		June 1988	TT: 11:56
Recorded at Bethlehemkerk, Papendrecht, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

13

Bach Cantatas 54, 169, 170 (for Alto) (for Alto) [C-1]

Cantata BWV 54 [12:26]

Robert King

The King’s Consort

Counter-tenor: James Bowman

Hyperion / Helios

Sep 5-7, 1988

CD / TT: 59:03

2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 54 by J. Bowman & R. King. Recorded at Wadham College Chapell, Oxford, England.
See: Bach Cantatas 54, 169, 170 (for Alto) - conducted by Robert King
Buy this album at:
Hyperion original: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Helios reissue: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

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.
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

15

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.
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

16

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.
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

17

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 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.
Buy this album at: Amazon.com, Amazon.com

18

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 3

Cantata BWV 54 [10:31]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Yoshikazu Mera

BIS 791

Apr 1996

CD / TT: 79:09

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Buy this album at: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | Amazon.de

19

J.S. Bach: Cantates pour alto [C-11]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Counter-tenor: Andreas Scholl
Markus Märkl (Organ); Frédérick Haas (Harpsichord, Organ continuo)

Harmonia Mundi France

July 1997

TT: 11:03

2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 54 by A. Scholl.
Buy this album at: Amazon.com | Amazon.com

20

Solo Cantatas [C-1]

Ludwig Güttler

Virtuosi Saxoniae

Tenor: Christoph Genz

Dresden Classics

Feb 1999

TT: 14:23

Recorded at Lukaskirche, Dresden, Germany.
Buy this album at: Amazon.de

21

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
Buy this album at: Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.de

22

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]

23

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

24

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.
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

25

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.
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

26

Solo Cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach [C-1]

Cantata BWV 54 [11:41]

Daniel Stepner

Music from Aston Magna

Counter-tenor: Jeffrey Gall

Centaur Records 2690

Jul-Aug 2002

CD / TT: 76:34

Recorded at Slosberg Music Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
Buy this album at:
CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

27

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, Köln, Germany.
See: Sacred Cantatas for Alto - conducted by Helmut Müller-Brühl w/ Marianne Beate Kielland
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

28

J.S. Bach: Kantate BMV 54 “Widerstehe doch der Sünde“ [C-12]

Cantata BWV 54 []

Rudolf Lutz (Conductor & Organ)

Schola Seconda Pratica

Counter-tenor: Markus Forster

Gallus Media A488

Mar 14, 2008

DVD / TT:

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland.
Buy this album at:
DVD: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop

29

Bach: Alto Cantatas [C-1]

Cantata BWV 54 [11:24]

Klaas Stok

Concerto d'Amsterdam

Counter-tenor: Maarten Engeltjes

Quintone

Oct 30-31, 2008

SACD / TT: 58:11

Recorded in Dordrecht, Netherlands.
Buy this album at: Klaas Stok: CD

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2000 - January 2010)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (January 2008, December 2009), David (February 2002), Jill Gunsell (May 2005), Matthias Hansen (June 2008), Piotr Jaworski (November 2002), Bradley Lehman (April 2004), Burke Smith (September 2005, December 2005)

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13	Bach Cantatas 54, 169, 170 (for Alto) (for Alto) [C-1]
Cantata BWV 54 [12:26]
Robert King
The King’s Consort
Counter-tenor: James Bowman
Hyperion / Helios		Sep 5-7, 1988	CD / TT: 59:03
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 54 by J. Bowman & R. King. Recorded at Wadham College Chapell, Oxford, England. See: Bach Cantatas 54, 169, 170 (for Alto) - conducted by Robert King Buy this album at: Hyperion original: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Helios reissue: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

15	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

16	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

17	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com, Amazon.com

18	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 3
Cantata BWV 54 [10:31]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Yoshikazu Mera
BIS 791		Apr 1996	CD / TT: 79:09
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

19	J.S. Bach: Cantates pour alto [C-11]
Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent
Counter-tenor: Andreas Scholl Markus Märkl (Organ); Frédérick Haas (Harpsichord, Organ continuo)
Harmonia Mundi France		July 1997	TT: 11:03
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 54 by A. Scholl. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

20	Solo Cantatas [C-1]
Ludwig Güttler
Virtuosi Saxoniae
Tenor: Christoph Genz
Dresden Classics		Feb 1999	TT: 14:23
Recorded at Lukaskirche, Dresden, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

21	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 Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

22	J. S. Bach "Widerstehe doch der Sünde", Kantate Nr. 54 [C-1]
-
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]

23	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

24	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

25	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

26	Solo Cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach [C-1]
Cantata BWV 54 [11:41]
Daniel Stepner
Music from Aston Magna
Counter-tenor: Jeffrey Gall
Centaur Records 2690		Jul-Aug 2002	CD / TT: 76:34
Recorded at Slosberg Music Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

27	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, Köln, Germany. See: Sacred Cantatas for Alto - conducted by Helmut Müller-Brühl w/ Marianne Beate Kielland Buy this album at: Amazon.com

28	J.S. Bach: Kantate BMV 54 “Widerstehe doch der Sünde“ [C-12]
Cantata BWV 54 []
Rudolf Lutz (Conductor & Organ)
Schola Seconda Pratica
Counter-tenor: Markus Forster
Gallus Media A488		Mar 14, 2008	DVD / TT:
Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland. Buy this album at: DVD: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop

29	Bach: Alto Cantatas [C-1]
Cantata BWV 54 [11:24]
Klaas Stok
Concerto d'Amsterdam
Counter-tenor: Maarten Engeltjes
Quintone		Oct 30-31, 2008	SACD / TT: 58:11
Recorded in Dordrecht, Netherlands. Buy this album at: Klaas Stok: CD