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Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 10
The Great Cantatas of J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 26, Cantata No. 130, Cantata No. 61 [L-10]
Cantatas BWV 8, 26, 43, 61, 85, 130, 182 [C-2]
Bach Cantatas: Volume 1

Cantata BWV 61 [16:52]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Friederike Sailer; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Erich Wenk

Erato LDE-3204 (Mono)
Erato STE-50085 (Stereo)
Musical Heritage Society MHS-516
Erato 4509-97407-2
Erato 2584-61401-2

Autumn 1961

LP / TT: 51:39
LP / TT: 51:39
LP / TT: 51:39
2-CD / TT: 147 min
10-CD / TT: 741:36

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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J.S. Bach: Cantata 61 Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland; Heinrich Schutz: The Seven Words on the Cross [C-1]

Cantata BWV 61 []

John Fesperman

Olde North Singers / Instrumental ensemble

Soprano: Sandra Stuart Robbins; Tenor: Hugues Cuénod; Bass: Richard Leete

Cambridge CRM-417

Spring 1963

LP / TT:

Recorded at Christ Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 61 & BWV 132 [C-3]
Alte Aufnahmen mit der Kantorei Barmen Germarke - Muzik zur Weihnachtszeit

Helmut Kahlhöfer

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Eduard Wollitz

Cantate / Oryx
Kantorei Barmen Gemarke

May 1966

LP / TT: 18:04
CD / TT: 17:53

Recorded at Immanuelskirche Wuppertal-Barmen.

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Bach Cantatas Vol. 1 - Advent and Christmas
J.S. Bach Compact Edition: Kantaten · Cantatas · Cantates [B-2]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Jun-Jul 1970; Jul 1971

TT: 18:25

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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Die Bach Kantate Vol. 16
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 19

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Helen Donath; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Jan-Feb 1974

TT: 19:05

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 4

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: Seppi Kronwitter (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz, Bass: Ruud van der Meer

Teldec

1976

TT: 14:39

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Bach-Kantaten BWV 61 und BWV 158 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 61 []

Friedrich-Wilhelm Tebbe

Schaumburger Kantorei / Mitglieder des Niedersächsischen Staatsorchesters Hannover

Soprano: Gerda Kosbahn; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Baritone: Hermann Prey

Schwann Music Mundi 90010 2891262

c1977

LP / TT:

Recorded at Bückeburg, Schloss, Germany.

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Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas VIII
Bach: Kantaten BWV 36, BWV 61 [L-7]

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Siegfried Lorenz

Eterna / Leipzig Classics

Oct 1980; Jan-Feb 1981

TT: 15:26

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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9

Bach Festival 50^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Third Concert [F50-3]

Cantata BWV 61 []

Dwight Oltman

Baldwin-Wallace College Choir / Festival Chamber Orchestra.

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Mezzo-soprano: Jan DeGaetani; Tenor: Seth McCoy; Bass: Bruce Abel

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music

Apr (?) 1982

3-MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
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Bach / Händel / Schütz [C-3]

Cantata BWV 61, sung in Swedish [14:24]

Anders Öhrwall

Adolf Fredrik Bach Choir / Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

Soprano: Lena Hoel; Tenor: Anders Andersson; Bass: Olle Sköld

Proprius 9120

Nov 1983

CD / TT: 58:03

Recorded at Adolf Fredrik's Church, Stockholm, Sweden.
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J.S. Bach: Advent Cantatas [C-3]

Cantata BWV 61 [14:05]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: Olaf Bär

Archiv Produktion 437327
Archiv Produktion 463588

Jan 1992

CD / TT: 61:09

Recorded at Blackheath Concert Halls, Great Hall, London, England.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 61 by J.E. Gardiner.
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Volume V - Cantatas from Mühlhausen and Weimar [C-5]

Cantata BWV 61 [13:49]

Jeffrey Thomas

(OVPP - No Choir) / American Bach Soloists

Soprano: Julianne Baird; Counter-tenor: Drew Minter; Tenor: Benjamin Butterfield; Bass: James Weaver

Koch International Classics 3-7332-2H1
American Bach Soloists

Mar 3-8, 1994

CD / TT: 52:40

Recordat St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, CA, USA.
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 2

Cantata BWV 61 [14:09]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato 12598
Antoine Marchand CC-72202

May 1995

3-CD / TT: 182:29

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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Gloria in Excelsis Deo: Christmas Cantatas and Concertos [C-1]

Klaus Eichhorn

Capella Cantorum Berlin / Ensemble "La Dolcezza”

Boy soprano: Raphael Joos or Kai Podack (Soloists from the Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw (Chorus Master: Johannes Sorg); both are singing solos on this disc; it's unclear who's singing where); Counter-tenor: Ralf Popken; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Jelle Draijer

Capriccio

Aug 1995

TT: 14:37

Recorded at Auenkirche, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Germany.
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J.S. Bach: Adventskantaten [C-10]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Peter Kooy

Harmonia Mundi France

Nov 1996

TT: 14:14

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 7 - BWV 61, 63, 132, 172

Cantata BWV 61 [13:31]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Ingrid Schmithüsen; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 881

Jul 1997

CD / TT: 77:31

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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Eastman Repertory Singers

Cantata, BWV 61 [16:56]

Micaela V. Gutierrez

Student chamber ensemble

Soprano: Claire Fedoruk; Tenor: James John; Bass: Maurice Overholt;

Eastman School of Music

Dec 6, 1998.

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, USA. Micaela V. Gutierrez, conductor, Candidate for the degree Master of Music in Choral Conducting.
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Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1

Cantata BWV 61 [14:15]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Tenor: Knut Schoch; 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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J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas [C-1]

Cantata BWV 61 [14:10]

Kevin Mallon

Aradia Ensemble

Soprano: Teri Dunn; Counter-tenor: Matthew White; Tenor: John Tessier; Baritone: Steven Pitkanen; Bass: Thomas Goerz

Naxos 8.554825

Jan 7-11, 2000

CD / TT: 62:17

Recorded in the Church of Mary Magdalene, Toronto, Canada.
See: Christmas Cantatas - conducted by Kevin Mallon
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 13: Köln/Lüneburg
For the 1^st Sunday in Advent
For the 4^th Sunday in Advent

Cantata BWV 61 [15:06]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano:Joanne Lunn; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Dietrich Henschel

Soli Deo Gloria 162

Dec 3, 2000

2-CD / TT: 134:22

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St. Maria im Kapitol, Köln, Germany.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 61 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13
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Glorious Bach!
An Advent Concert of Nusic by Bach [L-8]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Chorus Master: Erwin Ortner) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Soprano: Christine Schäfer; Tenor: Ian Bostridge; Baritone: Christopher Maltman

TDK

2000

DVD / TT: 16:10

Recorded at the Kloster Melk Benedictine Monastery.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 61 by N. Harnoncourt. 
See: Glorious Bach! (DVD) - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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University of Akron Symphony Orchestra & Concert Choir [C-1]

Cantata BWV 61 []

Ronn Cummings (Conductor) & Samuel Gordon (Choral Director)

University of Akron Concert Choir / University of Akron Symphony Orchestra

Soiprano: Katherine Wilkinson: Soprano: Amy Yekel; Tenor: Robert Frankenberry; Charlton Bergado
Alex Kunu, Jason Metheny (Keyboard)

Soundwaves Recording AKROUC-103102

Oct 31, 2002

CD / TT:

Recorded at University of Akron, Ohio, USA.
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»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 8

Cantata BWV 61 [19:35] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura

Emiko Ohmura

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Tenor: Eiichi Taira; Bass: Kenji Mizuno; Organ: Miyako Kusama

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 08

Dec 15, 2002

CD / TT: 51:24

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

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Kairos [and] Repertory Singers

Cantata BWV 61 [18:48]

Sun Min Lee

Eastman Repertory Singers / Kairos Ensemble

Unknown vocal soloists
David Leung, Na-Jeung Kim (Violins); Lauren Nelson, Wendy Yates (Violas); Benjamin Dale (Violoncello); Jeffrey Weeks (Double bass); Brian Russell (Organ)

Eastman School of Music

Dec 7, 2003.

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, USA.
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J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium Kantaten I-III; Kantate BWV 61: Nun komm der Heidenheiland [C-2]

Cantata BWV 61 []

Hermann Kreutz

Kammerchor Münster / Orchester Con Variazione

Soprano: Hedwig Voss; Tenor: Andreas Post; Bass: Ralf Grobe

Kammerchor Münster 17570

Nov 28, 2004

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Klosterkirche Clarholz, Herzebrock-Clarholz, Germany.
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J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas Volume 2 - Weimar Cantatas [C-2]

Cantata BWV 61 [13:47]

-

(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet

Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey; Organ: Robert Woolley

Chandos Chaconne CHAN-0742

Oct 16-18, 2005

CD / TT: 71:21

Recorded at St. Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England.
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Bach, Mozart, Gounod, Mendelssohn [C-2]

Cantata BWV 61 []

Toralf Hildebrandt

Jugendkantorei Hösel

Soprano: Lauren Armishaw; Counter-tenor: Gunther Vandeven; Tenor: Matevž Kajdiž; Bass: Hugo Oliveira

Ars Antiqua Austria (Jugendkantorei Hösel)

2005

CD / TT

Recorded at Neanderkirche, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Bach: Cantatas BWV 140, 61 & 29 [L-13]

Cantata BWV 61 [14:11]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Arnold Schoenberg Chor / Concentus Musicus Wien

Soprano: Christine Schäfer; Alto: Bernarda Fink; Tenor: Werner Güra; Bass: Gerald Finley

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

Dec 7-11, 2006

2-CD / TT: 60:33 +

Recorded live at Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria.
3^rd recording of Cantata BWV 61 by N. Harnoncourt.
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NEC Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Women's Chorus: December 11, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. [C-2]

Cantata BWV 61 []

Amy Lieberman

New England Conservatory Chamber Singers

Brian Rice (Singer)

NEC

Dec 11, 2006

CD / TT:

Recorded live at New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Bach: Cantates pour la Nativité
Intégrale des cantates sacrées Vol. 4

Cantata BWV 61 [13:27]

Eric J. Milnes (conductor from the positive organ)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque

Soprano: Monika Mauch; Counter-tenor: Matthew White; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Harry van der Kamp

ATMA Classique SACD2-2403

Jun 26-29, 2007

SACD / TT: 72:36

Recorded at Église Saint-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, Canada.
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Bach Cantatas From Mühlhausen, Weimar & Leipzig [C-14]

Cantata BWV 61: Mvts. 4-6 [1:03, 3:18, 0:51]

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

(OVPP - No Choir) / Carolina Baroque

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

Carolina Baroque 128

Oct 10, 2008

CD / TT: 73:45

Recorded live at Chapel, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Salisbury, NC, USA.
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Gaudete [C-1]

Cantata BWV 61 []

Felix Ketterer

Katholischer Kirchenchor St. Sixtus Zunsweier / Kammerensemble "Au Pont de l´Europe"

Soprano: Marni Schwonberg; Soprano: Lucia Schienle; Alto: Martina Seifert; Tenor: Gerhard Danner; Bass: Winfried Walter

Kath. Kirchenchor St. Sixtus Zunsweier

2008

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Katholische Kirche St. Sixtus Zunsweier, Germany.
Source: Felix Ketterer Website

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 9: "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" - Cantatas BWV 61 · 36 · 62 · 132

Cantata BWV 61 [13:40]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent 25309

Dec 11-12, 2008

SACD / TT: 76:39

Recorded at Predikherenkerk, Leuven, Belgium.
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Master's recital : Saturday, April 4, 2009, Newman Center Chapel, 1:00 p.m.

Cantata BWV 61 [15:20]

Michael Carnaroli

University of Massachusetts at Amherst: Graduate Recital Choir / University of Massachusetts at Amherst: Graduate Recital Orchestra

Soprano: Corrine Byrne; Tenor: Donald Johnston; Baritone: Brandon Milardo
Liz Benoit Crew (Cello); Ludmila Krasin (Keyboard)

College of Humanities and Fine Arts, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Apr 4, 2009

CD / TT: 47:00

Recorded live at Newman Center Chapel, College of Humanities and Fine Arts, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Dapartment of Music and Dance. Presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music in Choral Conducting.
Listen to aria for soprano at: YouTube
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Nun komm! French overtures by German composers [C-2]

Cantata BWV 61 []

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(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Players

Soprano: Rachel Elliott; Alto: Sally Bruce-Payne; Tenor: Nicholas Mulroy; Bass: Jonathan Gunthorpe

Hyphen Press Music HMP-03

Nov 30 - Dec 2, 2009

CD / TT:

Recorded at St Michael’s, Highgate, London N6, England.
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J. S. Bach: Messe in g-Moll [C-1]

Cantata BWV 61 []

Johannes-Matthias Michel

Kammerchor Mannheim / Sinfonietta Mannheim

Soprano: Judith Schulze; Tenor: Andreas Wagner; Bass: Matthias Horn

Kammerchor Mannheim

Dec 6, 2009

C/ TT:

Recorded live at Christuskirche Mannheim, Germany.
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