1

Eduard van Beinum and the Concertgebouw Orchestra': Live Radio Recordings, Vol. 1 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [24:38]

Eduard van Beinum

Unknown Choir / Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam

Baritone: Mack Harrell

Decca
Philips Dutch Masters
Q Disc (Centrum Nederlandse Nuziek) 97015

Feb 19, 1939

11-CD TT: 12 hours, 52 min. + DVD: TT 52 min.(CD / TT: 68:25)

Recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by M. Harrell.
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2

?

Cantata BWV 56 []

Unknown Conductor

Bass: Gerhard Hüsch

Unknown Choir / Unknown Orchestra

Unknown Label

1940's

78’s / TT:

Recorded on 78's, not known if it has ever been transferred to either LP or CD form.

3

Bach: Church Cantatas #56 & #82 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 []

Charles Henderson

Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble

Bass: Doda Conrad
Pierre Pierlot (Oboe); Etienne Pasquier (Cello); Charles Henderson, Antoine Geoffroy-Dechaume (Harpsichords)

Vox PL-6760

1949 or 1950

LP / TT:

4

The RIAS Bach Cantatas Project (1949-1952) [C-5]

Cantata BWV 56 [22:27]

Karl Ristenpart

RIAS-Kammerchor / RIAS-Kammerorchester

Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Audite 21.415

Feb 21, 1950

9-CD / TT: 631:06
MP3 / TT: 629:09

Recorded at the Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany. Radio recordings. Previously unissued in any form.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by K. Ristenpart.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by D. Fischer-Dieskau.
Produser Comment | Press Kit German | Press Kit English
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5

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 34 & BWV 56 [C-2]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 21-34-46-56-104 [R-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [24:10]

Jonathan Sternberg

Wiener Kammerchor / Wiener Symphoniker

Bass: Alois Pernerstorfer

Bach Guild BG-502
Artemis Classics ATM-CD-1241

1950

LP / TT: 44:12
2-CD / TT: 131:15

Recorded in Vienna, Austria.
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6

Bach: Kantaten BWV 56 & 82 [L-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 4 · 56 · 82 [L-1]

Cantatas BWV 56 [21:11]

Karl Ristenpart

Kammerorchester Karl Ristenpart

Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Oboe & Oboe da caccia: Hermann Tötcher

Archiv Produktion 14 004 APM
Archiv Produktion 449756

Jun 20-22, 1951

LP / TT: 42:15
CD / TT: 67:49

Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by K. Ristenpart.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by D. Fischer-Dieskau.
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7

Gerhard Husch & Erna Berger in Japan 1952 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [17:41]

Manfred Gurlitt

Victor Chamber Orchestra

Baritone: Gerhard Hüsch

BMG Japan 37442-43 / RCA 82876-74199-2 (J)

1952

CD / TT:

Recorded in studio in Tokyo, Japan

8

J.S. Bach Meisterwerke - Cantatas II - Kantaten BWV 56, 106 & 147 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [21:29]

Rudolf Baumgartner

Kammerchor ad hoc / Festival Strings Lucerne

Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Deutsche Grammophon

1956

CD / TT:

3^rd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by D. Fischer-Dieskau

9

J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 23, 56, 70 [E-7]

Cantata BWV 56 []

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Kammerorchester, Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Bass: Kieth Engen

Andromeda 9043

Oct 19, 1957

CD / TT: 76:03

Recorded live at Markuskirche & Lukaskirche, Munich, Germany.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by K. Richter.
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10

J.S. Bach: 56 Kantáta "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen" [C-2]

Cantata BWV 56 [21:55]

Frigyes Sándor

Hungarian Radio Chorus / Hungarian State Concert Orchestra

Alto: Magda Tiszay; Oboe: István Veres; Organ: János Sebestyén

Hungaroton EP-1510

Mar 25-27, 1958

LP / TT:

Recorded at at the Rottenbiller Street Studio in Budapest, Hungary

11

Bach: Cantatas BWV 56 & BWV 82 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 56 [23:30]

Robert Shaw

RCA Victor Orchestra & Chorus

Baritone: Mack Harrell

RCA Victor LSC-2312
Locked in the Vault Reissues

May 1958

CD / TT: 49:34

2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by M. Harrell

12

Bach: Kantate BWV 56 "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen" [C-2]

Cantata BWV 56 [21:23]

Marinus Voorberg

Der Niederländische Bach-Chor / Das Niederländische Bach-Orchester

Bass: David Hollestelle; Oboe & Oboe da caccia: Arnold Vente

Bertelsmann Schallplattenring

c1958

LP / TT: 21:23

13

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 56 & BWV 82 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 []

Geraint Jones

Geraint Jones Singers & Orchestra

Bass: Gérard Souzay

EMI

1959

LP / TT:

1^st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by G. Souzay

14

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 2 - Cantatas III
J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 56, Kantate Nr. 82 [L-2]
J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 56, Kantate Nr. 82 [L-2a]
J.S. Bach: Gott ist mein König; Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen [L-5]

Cantata BWV 56 [22:10]

Kurt Thomas

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Bass: Hermann Prey

Berlin / Leipzig Classics
Eterna
Eterna 820 202
Eterna 825 202
Eterna 520 353
Orbis 77 551

Dec 14-19, 1959

CD / TT: 62:48
LP / TT:
LP (mono) / TT:
LP (mono) / TT:
EP / TT:
LP / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by H. Prey.
EP Eterna 520 353 includes Mvt. 3 only.
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15

J.S. Bach: Solo Cantatas for Bass [C-2]

Cantata BWV 56 []

Neville Marriner

Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields

Baritone: John Shirley-Quirk

L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL-280

Apr 28-29, 1964

LP / TT:

Recorded at St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge, London, England.

16

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 18
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 82, Cantata No. 56 [L-18]
Bach Cantatas: Volume 2

Cantata BWV 56 [21:03]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Bass: Barry McDaniel

Erato LDE-3339
Musical Heritage Society MHS-750
Erato 2584-61402-2

Nov 1964

LP / TT: 45:33
LP / TT: 45:33
10-CD / TT: 722:00

Recorded at Concert Hall, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by B. McDaniel.
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17

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 56, Cantata BWV 169 [L-10]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 140, BWV 79 & BWV 56 [C-2]
Bach: Cantates BWV 56, 82, 140, 169, 211, 212 [C-4]

Cantata BWV 56 [21:25 / 23:42]

Karl Ristenpart

Yves Rudelle Vocal Ensemble / Chamber Orchestra of the Saar

Bass: Jakob Stämpfli; Erich Bolz (Oboe)

Club Francais du disque 373
Nonesuch H-71142
Accord 149182
Accord 4767951

Sep 2, 1965 or Oct 1, 1965

LP / TT: 51:12
LP / TT: 51:12
CD / TT: 65:54
2-CD / TT: 151:15

Recorded in Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany.
3^rd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by K. Ristenpart.
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18

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 56 & BWV 82 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 56 []

Helmut Kahlhöfer

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke / Collegium Instrumentale Wuppertal

Baritone: Bernard Kruysen; Helmut Winschermann (Oboe), Alfred Lessing (Cello), Johannes Koch (Viola da gamba), Gisbert Schneider (Organ)

Cantate
SDG 610120
Valois MB-774

1965

LP / TT:

Recorded at Immanuelskirche, Wuppertal-Barmen, Germany.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by B. Kruysen.

19

J.S. Bach: Kreuztabkantate / Ich habe genug [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [21:12]

Karl Hochreiter

Bach-Chor an der Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche Berlin / Bach-Collegium Berlin

Bass: Barry McDaniel

Europa

1967

LP / TT: 47:28

2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by B. McDaniel

20

Bach: Kantate BWV 82 “Ich habe genug”; Kantate BWV 56 “Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen” [C-3]

Cantata BWV 56 [22:46]

Yehudi Menuhin

Ambrosian Singers / Menuhin Orchestra

Baritone: Hermann Prey
Michael Dobson (Oboe); Derek Simpson (Violoncello); Archie Camden (Bassoon); Muriel Taylor (Violoncello); John Gray (Double-bass); Roy Jesson (Organ)

EMI C063-01-995

1967

LP / TT: 58:34

2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by H. Prey.

21

J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 56 Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen; Kantate Nr. 106 Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit [C-2]

Cantata BWV 56 []

Lajos Rovátkay (Harpsichord, Conductor)

Niedersächsischer Singkreis / Bach-Ensemble Hannover

Baritone: Karl Heinz Pinhammer

Camerata CMS-30052

Nov 1968

LP / TT:

Recorded at Markus Kirche, Lehrte, Lower Saxony, Germany.

22

Bach: 13 Sacred Cantatas & 13 Sinfonias [C-3]

Cantata BWV 56 [21:00]

Helmut Winschermann

Berliner Capella / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Bass: Gérard Souzay

Philips 839762 AY
Philips

Dec 10-16, 1968

LP / TT:
5-CD / TT: 352:39

1^st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by H. Winschermann.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by G. Souzay.

23

Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II
J.S. Bach Compact Edition: Kantaten · Cantatas · Cantates [B-2]

Cantata BWV 56 [21:46]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach Orchester

Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Jul 1969

5-CD / TT:

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by K. Richter.
4^th recording of Cantata BWV 56 by D. Fischer-Dieskau.
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24

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 56 · Easter Oratorio · Christmas Oratorio (Excerpts) [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [22:02]

Jörg Faerber

Jugendkantorei der Marienkirche Reutlingen (Kantor: Gunther Heller) / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Baritone: York Lutz; Oboe: Heinz Miller, Oboe/oboe

Concerto Royale 206200-360

Late 1960's ?

3-CD / TT: 177:28

25

J.S. Bach: Kreuzstab-Kantata / Ich habe genug [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [18:33]

Réné Ponchelet

Maitrise Sainte-Cecile de la Cathedrale Notre-Dame Luxembourg / Heidelberger Kammerorchester

Baritone: Fernand Koenig; Oboe: Enrico Rapahelis

Impromptu 75011

Nov 3-4, 1972

CD / TT: 44:54

Recorded at DaCamera Tonstudio Heidelberg-Wieblingen, Germany.
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26

Bach Festival 40^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Second Concert [F40-2]

Cantata BWV 56 []

George Poinar

Baldwin-Wallace Chamber Singers / Baldwin-Wallace Festival Orchestra

Bass: Malcolm Smith; Jean Clymer (Harpsichord); Carol Sindell (Violin); Joseph Koch (Violin); Galan Kral (Oboe); Robert Schneider (Oboe)

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music BW Tape 72-02

May 19, 1972

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library)

27

J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 21, 41, 50, 56 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 []

Jean Martinon

Chor des Städtischen Musikverein zu Düsseldorf / Orchestre National de l’ORTF (today: Orchestre National de France)

Baritone: Siegmund Nimsgern

Musikverein Düsseldorf Vol. 105

Oct 25, 1972

CD / TT:

Recorded live in Paris, France.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by S. Nimsgern.
See: Musikverein Düsseldorf: Vol. 105 Bach: Kantaten BWV 56, 50, 41,21

28

Kreuzstabkantaten Bach / Stölzel [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 []

Fritz-Werner Körfer

Chor der Dreifaltigkeitskirchengemeinde Hagen / Hagener Kammerchor / Hagener Kammerorchester

Bass-Baritone: Siegmund Nimsgern

FSM

Apr 1974

LP / TT:

2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by S. Nimsgern.

29

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 14 - BWV 51-52, BWV 54-56
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3 - BWV 37-52, 54-60
Bach-2000 Vol. 2: Sacred Cantatas 2 - BWV 48-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-99
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 17 - BWV 52 & 54-56

Cantata BWV 56 [18:57]

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) / Leonhardt Consort

Bass: Michael Schopper

Telefunken 6.35304
Teldec 8.35304 ZL
Teldec 4509-91757-2
Teldec 3984-25707-2
Teldec 8573-81198-2
Warner Classics 8573-81198-5

Jan 25 & Jun 2-3 1975

2-LP / TT: 79 min
2-CD / TT: 79:27
6-CD / TT: 415:47
15-CD / TT: 963:00
CD / TT: 61:30
CD / TT: 61:30

Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, Holland.
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30

J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 56 & 82 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [18:26]

Frans Brüggen

Boy’s Trebles & Contraltos of the Boys’ Choir of St Bavo’s Cathedral, Haarlem, Harry Geraerts & Michiel ten Houte de Lange (Tenors), Harry van der Kamp & Lodewijk Meeuwsen (Basses) [Chorus Master: Jan Valkestijn] / Baroque Orchestra

Baritone: Max van Egmond

Sony SEON SBK-603734

Jun 21-23, 1977

CD / TT: 39:15

Recorded at Lutherse Church, Haarlem, Holland.
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31

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

Cantata BWV 56 []

René Verhoeff

Philharmonic Choir Hagacantare (Philharmonisch Koor Hagacantare, The Hague) / Residence Baroque Orchestra (Concert Leader: Jaring Walta)

Baritone: Bernard Kruysen; Frank Minderaa (Oboe); Jacques van den Dool (Organ)

Mirasound
Mirasound MIRA-199300

1978 ?

LP / TT:
CD / TT:

Recorded in The Hague, the Netherlands.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by B. Kruysen.
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32

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 4
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 18
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Sings Bach

Cantata BWV 56 [20:40]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Hänssler

Jul 1983

CD / TT: 62:02
CD / TT: 72:56

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by H. Rilling.
5^th recording of Cantata BWV 56 by D. Fischer-Dieskau.
See: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sings Bach - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
See: Edition Bachakademie - Vols. 1-20 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
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33

J.S. Bach: Kantaten [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [19:28]

Max Pommer

Leipziger Universitätschor / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Bass: Siegfried Lorenz

Capriccio (Edition Bach Leipzig)

1984

CD / TT: 60:24

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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34

J.S. Bach: Solokantaten [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [19:35]

Hans Stadlmair

Ein Münchner Vokalensemble / Münchener Kammerorchester

Bass: Josef Loibl

Schwann Musica Sacre
Musica Mundi CD-96100

1984

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 53:31

Recorded at Studio Ulrich Kraus, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

35

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Nos. 56 & 82 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [18:30]

Pál Németh

Savaria Vocal Ensemble (Chorus Master: István Deáky) / Capella Savaria

Bass: László Polgár

Hungaroton

1985

CD / TT: 40:20

36

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 56, BWV 82 [C-4]

Cantata BWV 56 [21:47]

Helmut Winschermann

Kammerchor der Frankfurter Singakademie / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Bass: Hermann Prey

Intercord

Dec 1987

CD / TT: 46:43

Recorded at Festeburgkirche, Frankfurt/M., Germany.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by H. Winschermann.
3^rd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by H. Prey.
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37

J.S. Bach: Solokantaten [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [18:46]

Thomas Albert

Bremen Vocal Ensemble / Fiori Musicali (Bremen)

Bass: Harry van der Kamp

MDG / Dabringhaus und Grimm

1988 ?

CD / TT: 42:18

38

Wacht Auf! [C-2]

Cantata BWV 56 [18:46]

Greg Funfgeld

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem / Bach Festival Orchestra

Bass: Daniel Lichti

Dorian Recordings

Jan 1989

CD / TT: 50:46

Recorded at the First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, PA, USA.
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39

J.S. Bach: Actus Tragicus [C-3]

Cantata BWV 56 [17:52]

Joshu Rifkin

OVPP (Soprano: Laurie Monahan; Counter-tenor: Douglas Stevens; Tenor: William Hite; Bass Jan Opalach) / The Bach Ensemble

Bass: Jan Opalach

Decca

Apr 1989

2-CD / TT: 107:09

Recorded at Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, MA, USA.
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40

Bach: Cantatas BWV 56, 82, 158 (Live Recordings of Outstanding Musicians) [C-4]

Cantata BWV 56 []

Saulius Sondeckis

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

Bass: Robert Holl

Melodiya

Late 1980’s (?)

LP / TT:

Recorded live.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & Robert Holl Website

41

J.S. Bach: Cantates pour Bass [C-6]

Cantata BWV 56 [18:21]

Philippe Herreweghe

Chœur & Orchestre de La Chapelle Royale

Bass: Peter Kooy

Harmonia Mundi France

Jan 1991

CD / TT: 52:20

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42

Bach Kantaten [C-11]

Cantata BWV 56 [17:33]

Peter Schreier

Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Chorus

Baritone: Olaf Bär; Organ & Harpsichord: Robert Aldwinckle

EMI Vlassics

May 1991

CD / TT: 47:43

Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London. England.
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43

J.S. Bach: Solokantaten Kreuzstabkantate BWV 56; “Der Friede sei mit dir” BWV 158; “Ich habe genug” BWV 82 [C-3]

Cantata BWV 56 [18:58]

Karl-Friedrich Beringer

Windsbacher Knabenchor / Collegium Musicum

Baritone: Siegmund Nimsgern

Bayer Records BR-500113

Jun 9, 1991

CD / TT: 52:34

Recorded live at the Liebfrauenkirche Stuttgat-Bad Gannstatt, Germany.
3^rd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by S. Nimsgern.
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44

Bach: Two Cantatas; Handel: Arias [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [17:51]

Nicholas McGegan

Baroque Choral Guild (Music Director: Robert Geary) / Members of The Arcadian Academy

Baritone: William Parker
Elizabeth Blumentstock (Violin); David Bowles (Violoncello); David Taaylrer (Archlute); Lisa Weiss (Violin); Antony Martin (Viola); Steven Lehring (Violone); Marc Schachman (Oboe I); Gonzalo Ruiz (Oboe II); Sara Davol (Oboe da caccia); Bruce Lamott (Harpsichord)

Harmonia Mundi France HMN-907601

Oct 28-30, 1991

CD / TT: 55:54

Recorded in Skywaker Sound, a division of LucasArts Entertainment, Nicasio, California, USA.
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45

Ton Koopman conducts J.S. Bach - Episode 6
Bach Cantatas [D-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [18:35]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Bass: Klaus Mertens

NVC ARTS
Kultur Video

1997

VHS / TT: 28:46
DVD / TT: 178:00

1^st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by T. Koopman & K. Mertens.
See: Bach Cantatas on TV - conducted by Ton Koopman
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46

Lecture Concerts - New Recordings Cantatas [L-11]

Cantata BWV 56 [17:41]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Bass: Andreas Schmidt

Hänssler

Apr 1999

4-CD / TT: 50:06, 52:07, 60:24, 72:49

Recorded at SWR-Funkstudio Villa Berg, Germany. The recordings were part of series of TV productions "Lecture Concerts with Helmuth Rilling (1997-2000).
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by H. Rilling.
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47

Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1

Cantata BWV 56 [19:19]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics 99363

Apr-Sep 1999

5-CD / TT: 292:15

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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48

Bach Cantatas BWV 82, 158 & 56 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [18:30]

Roger Norrington

Salzburger Bachchor / Camerata Academica Salzburg

Baritone: Matthias Goerne

Decca

Jun 1999

CD / TT: 60:20

Recorded at Kapuzinerkloster, Salzburg, Austria.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by M. Goerne.
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49

»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 7

Cantata BWV 56 [20:08] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura

Emiko Ohmura

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Bass: Akira Watanabe; Organ: Miyako Kusama

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 07

May 14, 2000

CD / TT: 64:54

Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD

50

Bach Cantatas Vol. 10: Potsdam / Wittenberg
For the 19^th Sunday after Trinity
For for the Feast of Reformation

Cantata BWV 56 [20:05]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria 110

Oct 29, 2000

2-CD / TT: 121:46

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Erlöserkirche, Potsdam, Germany.
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 17
J.S. Bach: Solo Cantatas for Bass (Single Volume Cantatas Vol. 4)

Cantata BWV 56 [17:58]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand CC-72217
Antoine Marchand CC-72283

Mar 12, 2001 [Mvt. 5]
Jun 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 2001 [Mvts. 1-4]

3-CD / TT: 189:12
CD / TT: 62:54

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by T. Koopman & K. Mertens.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 17 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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52

Bach: Kantaten für Bariton [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [18:55]

Christoph-Andreas Schäfer

Heidelberger Studentenkantorei / Barockorchester L’arpa festante

Baritone: Thomas Berau
Henriette-Christine Boehm (Baroque Oboe); Christoph Hesse (Baroque Violin)

Spektral

Jul 2003

CD / TT: 51:50

Recorded at St. Marien, Heidelberg Pfaffengrund im Rahmen der Heidelberger Bachwoche, Germany.

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Thomas Quasthoff: Bach Cantatas [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [18:08]

Rainer Kussmaul

RIAS-Kammerchor (Chorus Master: Daniel Reuss) / Berliner Barock Solisten

Baritone: Thomas Quasthoff

Deutsche Grammophon

Jan 2004

CD / TT: 50:05

Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany.
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54

J.S. Bach: Geistliche Solokantaten [C-2]

Cantata BWV 56 [18:25]

Helmut Müller-Brühl

Collegium Vocale Siegen (Chorus Master: Ulrich Stölzel) / Kölner Kammerorchester

Bass-Baritone: Hanno Müller-Brachmann

Naxos

May-Jun 2004

CD / TT: 50:33

Recorded at Deutchlandfunk Sendesaal, Köln, Germany.
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55

J.S. Bach: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen BWV 56 [C-9]

Cantata BWV 56 []

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Chamber orchestra (Lutheránia énekkar és kamarazenekar)

Bass: Holló Csaba

Lutherania

Oct 17, 2004

MP3 / TT

Recorded live at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest, Hungary.
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 1: "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen" - Cantatas BWV 98 · 180 · 56 · 55

Cantata BWV 56 [19:44]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Sophie Karthäuser; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass [Soloist]: Dominik Wörner

Accent 25301

Oct 2004

SACD / TT: 69:43

Recorded at l'Eglise des Minimes à Bruxelles, Belgium.
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57

Bach: Kantaten · Cantatas BWV 82, BWV 158, BWV 56 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [18:04]

Michael Schneider

Thomanerchor Leipzig / La Stagione Frankfurt

Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Capriccio 67190

Sep 6-8, 2005

CD / TT: 50:06

Recorded at Kirche Altleisnig in Polditz, Germany.
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58

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 41 (Solo Cantatas) - BWV 56, 82, 84, 158

Cantata BWV 56 [17:47]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 1691

Sep 2007

SACD / TT: 64:04

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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59

Bach: Cantate 56

Cantata BWV 56 - sung in French [19:00]

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Bass-baritone: Michel Serpeaud

Musica Bulles à Aix en Provence

Oct 2008

CD / TT: 19:00

Recorded in Aix en Provence, France.

60

J.S. Bach: Trois cantates pour basse (BWV 56, 82 & 158) [C-2]

Cantata BWV 56 [16:33]

Paul Kuentz

Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra

Bass: Phillip Langshaw
Nicolas Bens (Oboe); Monique Frasca-Colombier (Violon); Chantal Perrier-Layec (Harpsichord)

Collection Paul Kuentz CPK-500060

2008

CD / TT: 46:10

Recorded at Eglise St Gildas à Auray, France.
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61

Sacred Bach Cantatas [C-15]

Cantata BWV 56 [21:04]

Dale Higbee (Music Director); James Bates (conductor)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Carolina Baroque

Soprano: Teresa Radomski; Contralto: Lee Morgan; Tenor: Richard Cook; Bass-Baritone: Doug Crawley

Carolina Baroque 130

Oct 16, 2009

2-CD / TT: 37:25 + 53:39

Recorded live at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Salisbury, NC, USA.
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Three solo bass cantatas [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [18:53]

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Soloists from Le Choeur de l'Orchestre National de France / Orchestre National de France

Bass: Matthias Goerne
Soprano: Urzsula Cuvellier; Alto: Elodie Salmon; Tenor: Pascal Bourgeois; Bass: Patrick Radelet

Rapidshare

Dec 10, 2009

CD / TT: 50:06

Recorded live at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France.
Source/lineage: France-Musique website/ Freecorder 4/ mp3DirectCut/ You > Bitrate is 128 kbps
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by M. Goerne.
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