Cantata BWV 6 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 6
Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden

German Title	Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden
English Title	Abide with us, for it is toward evening (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Chorale Cantata for Easter Monday Readings: Epistle: Acts 10: 34-43; Gospel: Luke 24: 13-35
Composed	Leipzig, 1725 \| 1^st performance: April 2, 1725 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1735-1740 - Leipzig
Text	Luke 24: 29 (Mvt. 1); Anon (Mvts. 2, 4-5); Nikolaus Selnecker (Mvt. 3); Martin Luther (Mvt. 6)
Text	German Text \| German-2 \| Translations: Dutch-2 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-1 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Italian-4 \| Japanese-2 \| Portuguese-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-1 \| Spanish-2
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 oboes, oboe da caccia, violoncello piccolo, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Chorale \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.97 MB] \| Score BGA [2.45 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 3 \| Mvt. 6 Capella: Mvt. 1 \| Mvt. 1 Ob1 \| Mvt. 1 Ob 2 \| Mvt. 1 Tc \| Mvt. 2 \| Mvt. 3 \| Mvt. 4 \| Mvt. 5 \| Mvt. 6 \| Mvt. 6 ver 2 [cap] Examples from the Score with Commentray
References	BGA: I \| NBA: I/10 \| BC: A 57 \| Zwang: K 116 \| First Published: BG, 1851
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Baroque Choral Guild \| Japanese-1 \| Japanese-2 \| Reyes [Spanish] \| Role [French]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of April 8, 2001; Week of April 1, 2007

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2
Cantatas BWV 6, 66 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22 Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman Baker does Bach - conducted by Menuhin & Marriner
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 6 & BWV 19 [A-5]
Hans Grischkat
Stuttgart Choral Society / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart
Soprano: Choir or Agnes Giebel; Contralto: Hetty Plümacher; Tenor: Werner Hohmann; Bass: Bruno Müller
Renaissance		Jul 1951	LP / TT:

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas [C-3]
Reginald Jacques
The Bach Choir / The Jacques Orchestra
Soprano: Elsie Morrison; Contralto: Marjorie Thomas; Tenor: David Galliver; Tenor: Wilfred Brown; Bass: Richard Standen Osborne Peasgood (organ); Hubert Dawkes (Harpsichord)
The Bach Choir (from EMI)		Dec 1955	CD / TT:
Sung in English. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England. Buy this album at: The Bach Choir

3	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 6 J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 6, 31, 67, 76, 80, 87 [C-3] Bach Cantatas: Volume 1
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch
Erato / MHS		Oct 1959	TT: 21:21
Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk

4	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Soprano: Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben; Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1971	TT: 18:52
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	Bach Cantatas Vol. 2 - Easter
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Choir; Contralto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion		May, June, Oct 1973; Jan 1974	TT: 20:28
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 11 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 2
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Edith Wiens; Alto: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Walter Heldwein
Hänssler		Dec 1980	TT: 19:06
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas with Violoncelle Piccolo (Vol. 3)
Christophe Coin
Chœur de Chambre Accentus (Direction: Laurence Equilbey) / Ensemble Baroque de Limoges
Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Andreas Scholl; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz
Astreé Auvidis		Oct 1995	TT: 19:18
Recorded at Ponitz Kirche, Thüringen, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

8	J.S. Bach: Easter Cantatas [C-6]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Choir; Contralto: Bernarda Fink; Tenor: Steve Davisilim; Bass: Julian Clarkson
Archiv Produktion		Apr 1999	TT: 18:48
Recorded at St. John's, London, England. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 6 by J.E. Gardiner. See: Cantatas BWV 6, 66 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner Buy this album at: Amazon.com

9	Bach Edition Vol. 11 - Cantatas Vol. 5
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Nov-Dec 1999	TT: 20:38
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

10	Bach Cantatas Vol. 22: Eisenach For Easter Sunday / For Easter Monday For Easter Monday / For Easter Tuesday
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Angharad Gruffydd Jones; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Soli Deo Gloria		Apr 2000	TT: 19:17
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Georgenkirche, Eisenach, Germany. 2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 6 by J.E. Gardiner. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

11	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 14
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Choir; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Mar 2001	TT: 16:09
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com

12	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 36 (Cantatas from Leipzig 1725)
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Dominik Wörner
BIS		Feb 2006	SACD / TT: 17:27
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [CD] \| Amazon.com [CD] \| Amazon.com [MP3 Download]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2001 - August 2007)
Thanks to conbtributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (December 2006, January 2007), Peter Bright (August 2007), John Grayovski (October 2006), Walter Roth (June 2004), Thomas Shepherd (April 2007), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004)

Cantata BWV 6: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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