Cantata BWV 60 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 60
O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort

German Title	O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort [Dialogus] II
English Title	O Eternity, Thou Word of Thunder [Dialogue] II
Event	Solo Cantata for the 24^th Sunday after Trinity Readings: Epistle: Colossians 1: 9-14; Gospel: Matthew 9: 18-26
Composed	Leipzig, 1723 \| 1^st performance: November 7, 1723 - Leipzig
Text	Johann Rist (Mvt. 1); Franz Joachim Burmeister (Mvt. 5); Anon (Mvts. 2-4); Genesis 49: 18 (Mvt. 1); Revelation 14: 13 (Mvt. 4)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 Chorale Texts: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort \| Es ist genug
Scoring	Soloists: Furcht [= Fear] (Alto), Hoffnung [= Hope] (Tenor), Christus [= Christ] (Bass); 4-part Chorus (in the final chorale) Orchestra: horn (in the opening duet), 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorale & Aria (Duet) \| Mvt. 2: Recitative (Dialogue) \| Mvt. 3: Aria (Duet) \| Mvt. 4: Recitative & Arioso \| Mvt. 5: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.40 MB] \| Score BGA [1.79 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 5 Capella: Mvt. 1 \| Mvt. 5 [cap] Chorale Melodies: Wach auf, mein Geist, erhebe dich/O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort \| Es ist genug
References	BGA: XII/2 \| NBA: I/27 \| BC: A 161 \| Zwang: K 50 \| First Published: BG, 1863 \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Japanese-1 \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of November 25, 2001; Week of December 4, 2005

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2 Discussions - Part 3 Discussions - Part 4
Cantatas Vol. 15 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Bach Hits Back - by Swingle Singers
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	Bach Aria Group - Cantatas & Cantata Movements [C-6]
Frank Brieff
Bach Aria Group Chorus & Orchestra
Alto: Alto section from the Bach Aria Group Chorus (Mvt. 1), Carol Smith; Tenor: Jan Peerce; Bass-Baritone: Norman Farrow Bernard Greenhouse (‘cello); Erich Itor Kahn (piano); Robert Bloom (Oboe d'amore); Maurice Wilk (Violin)
RCA Victor		1953-1954	2-LP / TT:

2	Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Kieth Engen
Archiv Produktion		Feb 1964	TT: 16:11
Recorded at Herkulessaall, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

3	Berg: Violin Cocnert / Bach: Cantata BWV 60 [C-1]
Martin Turnovský
Czech Philharmonic Chorus / Musici Pragenses
Contralto: Mária Mrázová; Tenor: Gerald English; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster
Supraphon		1967	LP / TT:

4	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz, Bass: Ruud van der Meer
Teldec		1976	TT: 16:09
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 59 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 19
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Dec 1977; Jan 1978	TT: 17:29
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

6	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 8
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Mar 1998	TT: 14:21
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

7	Bach Edition Vol. 12 - Cantatas Vol. 6
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Marcel Beekman; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Nov-Dec 1999	TT: 15:35
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

8	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 15 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		Sep 2000	TT: 14:57
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 15 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2001 - November 2005)
Thanks to contributors: Teri Noel Towe (December 2001, February 2005), Daniel Michel (September 2004)

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Last update: ýNovember 28, 2005 ý10:20:39