Cantata BWV 63
Christen, ätzet diesen Tag
Discography - Part 2

Recordings of Individual Movements

M-1

Bach Aria Group [C-8]

Aria - Duet for Soprano & Bass Gott, du hast es wohl gefüget (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 63 []

William H. Scheide

Bach Aria Group

Soprano: Eileen Farrell; Bass-Baritone: Norman Farrow
Maurice Wilk (Violin); Julius Baker (Flute); Robert Bloom (Oboe); Paul Ulanowsky (Piano); Bernard Greenhouse (Cello)

Decca DL-79405

1959

LP / TT:

Recorded in New York City, New York, USA.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 63: Mvt. 3: Aria - Duet [S, B] + Cantata BWV 68: Mvt. 2: Aria [S] [10:10]

M-2

J.S. Bach: Soli Deo Gloria Vol. 5

Chorus Christen aetzet diesen Tag! (Mvt. 1) & Chorus Höchster, schau in Gnaden an (Mvt. 7) from Cantata BWV 63 [12:35]

Hans Pflugbeil

Greifswalde Bach Tage Choir / Bach-Orchester Berlin

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Baroque Music Club BACH-750

Late 1950's - Late 1960's ?

CD / TT: 79:03

Recorded during Greifswalder Bachwoche, in Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
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CD: Baroque Music Club

M-3

Bach in de Kathedral [C-1]

Chorus Christen aetzet diesen Tag! (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 63 []

Jan Valkestijn

Boys’ Choir of St Bavo’s Cathedral, Haarlem

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Mirasound Studios SP-152

1975

LP / TT:

Recorded at Kathedral Basilek van St Bavo’s Cathedral, Haarlem, the Netherlands.

M-4

Christmas with the Bach Family [C-2]

1. Chorus Christen aetzet diesen Tag! (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 63 []

Amy Kaiser

Dessoff Choirs / Dessoff Sinfonia

Justin Bischof (Organ)

Dessoff Choirs collection LDCO-37694

Dec 5, 1992

CD / TT:

Recorded at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, New York City, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 192019423)

M-5

Annual Choir Tour [SB-8]

Recitative for Tenor So kehret sich nun heut das bange Leid (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 63 []

John H. Dickson

(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: Seminary Choir)

Tenor: Gregory Church; John S. Hollins (Organ)

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Apr 8, 1997

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Alumni Memorial Chapel, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

M-6

Bach Church Cantatas: Highlights of the complete series: St Ann's Church, Dublin 2001-2010 - Disc Four: Excerpts

Cantata BWV 63: Mvt. 3: Aria - Duet [S, B] Ruft und fleht den Himmel an [10:02]

Blánaid Murphy

Orchestra of St Cecilia (Artistic Director: Lindsay Armstrong)

Soprano: Ailish Tynan; Bass: Philip O'Reilly
Continuo: Niall O'Loughlin (Cello); Gillian Smith (Organ)
Obbligato: Davis Agnew (Oboe)

Orchestra of St Cecilia

Feb 4, 2001

CD / TT: 78:19

Recorded live at St. Anne's Church, Dawson St., Dublin, Ireland, in the frame of Orchestra of St Cecilia: Bach Cantata Project.
Listen on BCW:
Cantata BWV 63: Mvt. 3: Aria - Duet [S, B] [10:02]

M-7

J.S. Bach: Cantata 63, arie "Ruft und fleht den Himmel an"; Arie "Bereite dich, Zion". Weihnacht oratorio BWV 248 [C-2]

Aria - Duet for Alto & Tenor Ruft und fleht den Himmel an (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 63 [4:09]

Zaven Vardanyan

Yerevan State Ansamble of Soloists

Mezzo-soprano: Gohar Azizyan; Tenor: Liparit Avetisyan

YouTube

Dec 26, 2012

Video / TT:

Recording & filmed live at the Christmas concert, at in Komitas Chamber Music Hall, Yerevan, Armenia.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 63: Mvt. 4: Aria - Duet [A, T] [4:10]

M-8

I.S. Bach: Cantata 63

Chorus Christen aetzet diesen Tag! (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 63: Excerpt [1:46]

D. José María Berdejo

Coro "Melchor Robledo" / Grupo Elegia

Juan San Martín (Organ)

YouTube

Dec 6, 2013

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Basílica del Pilar Novena de Honor de la Santísima Virgen del Pilar, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 63: Mvt. 1: Chorus (excerpt) [1:46]

M-9

J.S. Bach: Ruft und fleht den Himmel an; Stein, der uber alle Schatze 12/13/2015 [CV-3]

Aria - Duet for Alto & Tenor Ruft und fleht den Himmel an (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 63 [4:33]

Bruce Fithian

St Mary Schola

BWV 63/5: Soloists: Tenor: Martin A. Lescault; Mezzo-soprano: Abra Mueller

YouTube

Dec 13, 2015

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at the Episcopal Church of Saint Mary, Falmouth, Maine, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 63: Mvt. 5: Aria - Duet [A, T] [4:33]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 1999 - September 2020)
Thanks to contributors: Henri Dété (October 2003); Teddy Kaufman (January 2007); David Sherr (November 2004)

Cantata BWV 63: Christen, ätzet diesen Tag for Christmas Day (1714)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
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