Cantata BWV 64 - Recordings

German Title	Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget
English Title	Behold, what a love the Father has shown to us (by W. Murray Young)
Event	Cantata for the 3^rd Day of Christmas [Christmas Tuesday, St John's Day] Readings: Epistle: Hebrews 1: 1-14 / Ecclesiastical Letters 15: 1-8; Gospel: John 1: 1-14
Composed	Leipzig, 1723 \| 1^st performance: December 27, 1723 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: c. 1742 - Leipzig
Text	I John 3: 1 (Mvt. 1); Martin Luther (Mvt. 2); Balthasar Kindermann (Mvt. 4); Johann Franck (Mvt. 8); Christian Weiss, Sr. or Anon (Mvts. 3, 5, 6-7) [based on text from Johann Oswald (?) Knauer cantata cycle]
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Texts: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ \| Was frag ich nach der Welt \| Jesu, meine Freude
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: cornetto, oboe d’amore, 3 trombones, 2 violins, viola, organ, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Chorale \| Mvt. 3: Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Chorale \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Recitative \| Mvt. 7: Aria \| Mvt. 8: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.64 MB] \| Score BGA [1.74 MB] \| Score BGA Anh [0.16 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 2 \| Mvt. 4 \| Mvt. 8 Capella: Mvt. 2 \| Mvt. 4 [cap] Chorale Melodies: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ \| O Gott, du frommer Gott - Melody 3 \| Jesu, meine Freude
References	BGA: XVI \| NBA: I/3.1 \| BC: A15 \| Zwang: K 54 \| First Published: BG, 1868
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Japanese-1 \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of December 24, 2000; Week of January 8, 2006

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 36, BWV 64 [C-2]
Wilhelm Ehmann
Westfälische Kantorei / Deutsche Bachsolisten
Soprano: Maria Friesenhausen; Alto: Andrea von Ramm; Bass: Hartmut Ochs
Cantate / Vanguard		1969	LP / TT: 24:25

2	Bach Cantatas Vol. 1 - Advent and Christmas
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Anna Reynolds; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion		Jun-Jul 1970; Apr 1972	TT: 20:14
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

3	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 4
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Soprano: Peter Jelosits (Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben); Alto: Paul Esswood; Bass: Ruud van der Meer
Teldec		1976	TT: 20:12
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4	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 63 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 20
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Ann Murray; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Sep 1977; Jan 1978; Mar/Apr 1981 (Mvt. 5)	TT: 20:49
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com\| Amazon.com

5	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 8
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Dorothea Röschmann; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Mar 1998	TT: 17:45
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

6	J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas [C-10]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Ann Monoyios; Contralto: Sara Mingardo; Bass: Stephan Loges
Archiv Produktion		Jan, Dec 1998	TT: 18:12
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 64 by J.E. Gardiner. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 13 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan & Concerto Palatino Brass Ensemble
Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		Jun 1999	TT: 17:24
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jun-Jul 2000	TT: 20:35
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

9	Bach Cantatas Vol. 15: New York For the 3^rd Day of Christmas
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Gillian Keith; Counter-tenors: Robin Tyson; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria		Dec 2000	TT: 17:39
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 64 by J.E. Gardiner. Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at St Bartholomew’s Church, New York, NY, USA. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 15 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

10	J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 64, 121, 133 (Weihnachtskantaten) [C-1]
Jean Tubéry
Choeur de Chambre de Namur / Les Agrémens
Soprano: Caroline Weynants; Alto: Petra Noskaiova [Aria]; Counter-tenor: Paulin Bündgen [Recitative]; Bass: Etienne Debaisieux
Ricercar		Dec 2-4, 2006	TT: 17:14
Recorded at Eglise Saint Loup, Namur, Belgium.

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - October 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Patrick Depelley (October 2007), Michael Meacock (Arton) (December 2002)

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