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Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas : Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion |
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Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas : Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion |
| Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [I] |
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Ref. |
BWV 61 |
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German Title |
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [I] |
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English Title |
Come now, Saviour of the gentiles (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Chorale Cantata for the 1st Sunday in Advent |
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Composed |
Weimar, 1714 | 1st performance: December 2, 1714 - Weimar; 2nd performance: November 28, 1723 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Martin Luther (Mvt. 1); Erdmann Neumeister (Mvts. 2-3, 5); Revelation 3:20 (Mvt. 4); Philipp Nicolai (Mvt. 6) |
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German Text | German-2 | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-5 | Dutch-6 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-10 | French-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Hungarian-2 | Indonesian | Italian-1 | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Spanish-4 |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.28 MB] | Score BGA [1.37 MB] |
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References |
BGA: XVI | NBA: I/1 | BC: A 1 | Zwang: K 16 | First Published: BG, 1868 | Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | AL [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | BK [Dutch] | Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
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Discussions |
Week of December 3, 2000; Week of March 27, 2005; Week of January 4, 2009 |
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Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 10 |
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Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra |
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Soprano: Friederike Sailer; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Erich Wenk |
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Erato / MHS |
1961 |
LP / TT: 16:52 |
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Recorded in Ilsfeld, 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] |
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Olde North Singers / Instrumental ensemble |
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Tenor: Hugues Cuénod; Other soloists unknown |
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Cambridge Stereo |
Early 1960's ? |
LP / TT: |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 61 & BWV 132 [C-3] |
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Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Eduard Wollitz |
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Cantate / Oryx |
May 1966 |
LP / TT: 18:04 |
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Recorded at Immanuelskirche Wuppertal-Barmen. |
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 1 - Advent and Christmas |
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Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester |
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Soprano: Edith Mathis; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau |
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Archiv Produktion |
Jun-Jul 1970; Jul 1971 |
TT: 18:25 |
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Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. |
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Soprano: Helen Donath; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne |
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Hänssler |
Jan-Feb 1974 |
TT: 19:05 |
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Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. |
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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 4 |
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Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien |
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Boy Soprano: Seppi Kronwitter (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz, Bass: Ruud van der Meer |
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Teldec |
1976 |
TT: 14:39 |
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Buy this album at: Amazon.com |
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Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas VIII |
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Soprano: Arleen Augér; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Siegfried Lorenz |
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Eterna / Leipzig Classics |
Oct 1980; Jan-Feb 1981 |
TT: 15:26 |
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Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany. |
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Bach / Händel / Schütz [C-3] |
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Soprano: Lena Hoel; Tenor: Anders Andersson; Bass: Olle Sköld |
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Proprius |
Nov 1983 |
TT: 14:24 |
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Sung in Swedish. |
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J.S. Bach: Advent Cantatas [C-3] |
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Cantata BWV 61 [14:05] |
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Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: Olaf Bär |
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Archiv Produktion |
Jan 1992 |
CD / TT: 61:09 |
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Recorded at Blackheath Concert Halls, Great Hall, London, England. |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Volume V - Cantatas from Mühlhausen and Weimar [C-5] |
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(OVPP - No Choir) / American Bach Soloists |
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Soprano: Julianne Baird; Counter-tenor: Drew Minter; Tenor: Benjamin Butterfield; Bass: James Weaver |
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Koch International / Magnatune |
Mar 1994 |
TT: 13:49 |
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Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, CA, USA. |
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 2 |
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Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens |
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Erato / Antoine Marchand |
May 1995 |
TT: 14:09 |
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Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. |
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Gloria in Excelsis Deo: Christmas Cantatas and Concertos [C-1] |
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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 |
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Capriccio |
Aug 1995 |
TT: 14:37 |
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Recorded at Auenkirche, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Germany. |
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J.S. Bach: Adventskantaten [C-10] |
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Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Peter Kooy |
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Harmonia Mundi France |
Nov 1996 |
TT: 14:14 |
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Buy this album at: Amazon.com |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 7 |
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Cantata BWV 61 [13:31] |
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Soprano: Ingrid Schmithüsen; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy |
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BIS 881 |
Jul 1997 |
CD / TT: 77:31 |
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Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. |
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Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1 |
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Soprano: Ruth Holton; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar |
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Brilliant Classics |
Apr-Sep 1999 |
TT: 14:15 |
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Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. |
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J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas [C-1] |
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Soprano: Teri Dunn; Counter-tenor: Matthew White; Tenor: John Tessier; Baritone: Steven Pitkanen; Bass: Thomas Goerz |
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Naxos |
Jan 2000 |
TT: 14:10 |
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Recorded in the Church of Mary Magdalene, Toronto, Canada. |
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 13: Köln/Lüneburg |
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Cantata BWV 61 [15:06] |
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Soprano:Joanne Lunn; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Dietrich Henschel |
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Soli Deo Gloria 162 |
Dec 3, 2000 |
2-CD / TT: 65:19 + 69:03 |
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Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St. Maria im Kapitol, Köln, Germany. |
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Glorious Bach! |
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Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Chorus Master: Erwin Ortner) / Concentus Musicus Wien |
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Soprano: Christine Schäfer; Tenor: Ian Bostridge; Baritone: Christopher Maltman |
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TDK |
2000 |
DVD / TT: 16:10 |
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2nd recording of Cantata BWV 61 by N. Harnoncourt. Recorded at the Kloster Melk Benedictine Monastery. |
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»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 8 |
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Cantata BWV 61 [19:35] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura |
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Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Tenor: Eiichi Taira; Bass: Kenji Mizuno; Organ: Miyako Kusama |
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Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 08 |
Dec 15, 2002 |
CD / TT: 51:24 |
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Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan. |
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J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium Kantaten I-III; Kantate BWV 61: Nun komm der Heidenheiland [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 61 [] |
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Kammerchor Münster / Orchester Con Variazione |
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Soprano: Hedwig Voss; Tenor: Andreas Post; Bass: Ralf Grobe |
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Kammerchor Münster 17570 |
Nov 28, 2004 |
2-CD / TT: |
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Recorded live at Klosterkirche Clarholz, Herzebrock-Clarholz, Germany. |
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J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas Volume 2 - Weimar Cantatas [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 61 [13:47] |
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(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet |
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Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey; Organ: Robert Woolley |
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Chandos Chaconne 742 |
Oct 16-18, 2005 |
CD / TT: 71:21 |
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Recorded at St. Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England. |
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Bach, Mozart, Gounod, Mendelssohn [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 61 [] |
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Soprano: Lauren Armishaw; Counter-tenor: Gunther Vandeven; Tenor: Matevž Kajdiž; Bass: Hugo Oliveira |
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Ars Antiqua Austria (Jugendkantorei Hösel) |
2005 |
CD / TT |
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Recorded at Neanderkirche, Düsseldorf, Germany. |
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Bach: Cantatas BWV 140, 61 & 29 [L-13] |
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Cantata BWV 61 [14:11] |
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Soprano: Christine Schäfer; Alto: Bernarda Fink; Tenor: Werner Güra; Bass: Gerald Finley |
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Deutsche Harmonia Mundi |
Dec 7-11, 2006 |
2-CD / TT: 60:33 + |
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Recorded live at Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria. |
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Bach: Cantates pour la Nativité |
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Cantata BWV 61 [13:27] |
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Eric J. Milnes (conductor from the positive organ) |
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(OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque |
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Soprano: Monika Mauch; Counter-tenor: Matthew White; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Harry van der Kamp |
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ATMA Classique 22403 |
Jun 26-29, 2007 |
SACD / TT: 72:36 |
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Recorded at Église Saint-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, Canada. |
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Bach Cantatas From Mühlhausen, Weimar & Leipzig [C-14] |
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Cantata BWV 61: Mvts. 4-6 [1:03, 3:18, 0:51] |
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Dale Higbee (Director); James Bates (Guest conductor) |
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(OVPP - No Choir) / Carolina Baroque |
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Soprano: Teresa Radomski; Contralto: Lee Morgan; Tenor: Richard Heard; Bass-Baritone: Doug Crawley |
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Carolina Baroque 128 |
Oct 10, 2008 |
CD / TT: 73:45 |
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Recorded live at Chapel, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Salisbury, NC, USA. |
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Gaudete [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 61 [] |
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Katholischer Kirchenchor St. Sixtus Zunsweier / Kammerensemble "Au Pont de l´Europe" |
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Soprano: Marni Schwonberg; Soprano: Lucia Schienle; Alto: Martina Seifert; Tenor: Gerhard Danner; Bass: Winfried Walter |
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Kath. Kirchenchor St. Sixtus Zunsweier |
2008 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded live at Katholische Kirche St. Sixtus Zunsweier, Germany. |
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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 |
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Cantata BWV 61 [] |
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(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande |
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Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben |
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Accent 25309 |
2008 |
SACD / TT: |
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Nun komm! French overtures by German composers [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 61 [] |
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(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Players |
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Soprano: Rachel Elliott; Alto: Sally Bruce-Payne; Tenor: Nicholas Mulroy; Bass: Jonathan Gunthorpe |
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Hyphen Press Music HMP-03 |
Nov 30 - Dec 2, 2009 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded at St Michael’s, Highgate, London N6, England. |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - January 2010) |
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Cantata BWV 61 : Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 |
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Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas : Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion |
Last update: ýDecember 9, 2005 ý23:37:22
