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Cantata BWV 64
Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget


Ref.:

BWV 64

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 3rd Day of Christmas [St John's Day]
Readings: Epistle: Hebrews 1: 1-14 / Ecclesiastical Letters 15: 1-8; Gospel: John 1: 1-14
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Christmas

Composed

Leipzig, 1723
1st performance: December 27, 1723 - Leipzig
2nd performance: c1742 - 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]

BWV 64 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Texts: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ [BWV 64/2] | Was frag ich nach der Welt [BWV 64/4] | Jesu, meine Freude [BWV 64/8]

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: cornett, 3 trombones, oboe d'amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Chorale | Mvt. 3: Recitative [A] | Mvt. 4: Chorale | Mvt. 5: Aria [S] | Mvt. 6: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 7: Aria [A] | Mvt. 8: Chorale

BWV 64 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.64 MB] | Score BGA [1.74 MB] | Score BGA Anh [0.16 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Am.B 102-104, Faszikel 3 (Am.B 104) | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 84, Faszikel 1 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 84, Faszikel 2 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 8
Capella: Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 4 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melodies: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ [BWV 64/2] | O Gott, du frommer Gott, Melody 3 [BWV 64/4] | Jesu, meine Freude [BWV 64/8]

References:

BWV 64 References: BGA: XVI | NBA: I/3.1 | BC: A 15 | Zwang: K 54 | First Published: BG, 1868 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 64 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of December 24, 2000; Week of January 8, 2006; Week of May 24, 2009; Week of December 20, 2015


Contents:

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 4 (4th round)

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 15
Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

J.S. Bach: Schwingt freudig euch empor, Kantate BWV 36; Schwingt freudig euch empor; Sehet, welch eine Liebe, Kantate BWV 64 [C-2]
J.S. Bach:
Cantata no. 36, "Schwingt freudig euch empor"; Cantata no. 64, "Sehet, welch eine Liebe" [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 64 [24:08; 25:45]

Wilhelm Ehmann

Westfälische Kantorei / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Maria Friesenhausen; Alto: Eva Bornemann; Bass: Hartmut Ochs
Helmut Winschermann (Oboe d'amore); Helmut Schmitt (Baroque Trombone); Hans Leissner (Baroque Trombone); Alfred Stöneberg (Baroque Trombone); Otto Steinkopf (Cornett); Horst Beckedorf (Violoncello); Henrich Nelleßen (Double-bass); Jörg-Neithardt Keller (Positive Organ)

Cantate 641213 (1963)
Vanguard SRV-251SD (1969)
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1270 (1971)
SDG 610103

Jan 1962

LP / TT: 52:11
LP / TT: 52:11
LP / TT: 52:11
LP / TT: 53:41

Recorded at Evangelisch-Reformierte Petrikirche, Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Recording: Sonopress Gütersloh; Recording Supervision: Ulrich W. Zimmer; Recording Engineer: H Kübler.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 64: Complete Cantata [24:10]
Cantata BWV 64: Mvt. 7: Aria [A] + Mvt. 8: Chorale [7:48]



2

Bach Cantatas Vol. 1: Avent und Weihnachten · Advent and Christmas · Advent et Nöel
Bach: Advent and Christmas Cantatas
[C-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 64 [20:14]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Anna Reynolds; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Manfred Clement (Oboe d'amore)

Archiv Produktion 439369-2
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Archiv Produktion 001933602
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Jun-Jul 1970; Apr 1972

4-CD / TT: 278:16
MP3 / TT: 277:06
4-CD / TT: 278:16
MP3 / TT: 276:12

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Recording Producers: Rainer Brock, Hansjoachim Reiser, Dr. Manfred Richter; Balance Engineers: Harald Baudis, Klaus Scheibe, Hans-Peter Schweigmann.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 64: Complete Cantata [20:20] || Complee Cantata: Mvt. 1: Chorus [2:34] + Mvt. 2: Chorale [0:50] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [A] [0:55] + Mvt. 4: Chorale [1:02] + Mvt. 5: Aria [S] [5:24] + Mvt. 6: Recitative [B] [1:34] + Mvt. 7: Aria [A] [6:45] +Mvt. 8: Chorale [1:23]
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3

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 16 (BWV 61-64)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 4 (BWV 61-78)
Bach-2000
Vol. 2: Sacred Cantatas 2 (BWV 48-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-99)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 20 (BWV 64-66)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 64 [20:02 / 20:12]

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
CMW: Cornett: Ralph Bryant; Trombones: Ernst Hofmann, Johannes Tschedemnig, Horst Küblbock; Oboe d'amore: Jürg Schaeftlein; Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Walter Pfeiffer, Peter Schoberwalter, Wilhelm Mergl, Anita Mitterer, Veronika Schmidt; Viola: Kurt Theiner; Bassoon: Otto Fleischmann; Violoncello: Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi

Telefunken 6.35306
Teldec 8.35306 ZL & 242 565-2
Teldec 4509-91758-2
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Teldec 3984-25707-2
Teldec 8573-81195-2
Warner Classics 8573-81196-5
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Nov 1975

2-LP / TT: 83 min
2-CD / TT: 82:15
6-CD / TT: 389:26
MP3 / TT: 388:31
15-CD / TT: 963:00
CD / TT: 68:30
CD / TT: 68:30
MP3 / TT: 68:20

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 64: Complete Cantata [20:07] || Mvt. 5: Aria [S] [5:10]
CD: Cantatas BWV 64, BWV 65, BWV 66 [68:30
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4

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 63 (BWV 57, 64, 151)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 20 (Cantatas BWV 62-64)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 64 [20:49]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Ann Murray; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Günther Passin (Oboe d'amore); Walter Forchert (Violin); Reinhard Werner (Continuo Cello); Thomas Lom (Double-bass); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.825
Hänssler 92.019
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CD-1: BWV 64/1-4,6-8: Jan 1978; BWV 64/5: Mar 1981
CD-2: BWV 64/1-4,6-8: Sep 1977, Jan 1978; BWV 64/5: Apr 1981

CD / TT: 66:12
CD / TT: 70:04
MP3 / TT: 68:52

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg Germany.
BWV 64/1-4,6-8: Recording: Südwest-Tonstudio Stuttgart; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck; Sound Engineer: Henno Quasthoff. BWV 64/5: Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 64: Complete Cantata [20:50]
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 62, BWV 63, BWV 64 [HD: 70:03] | Cantatas BWV 62, BWV 63, BWV 64 [70:04]
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5

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 8
J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas · Weihnachtskantaten [B-2]

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 64 [17:45]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Chorus Master: Simon Schouten)

Soprano: Dorothea Röschmann; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jaap ter Linden (Cello); Marcel Ponseele (Oboe)
ABC: Sopranos: Els Bongers, Vera Lansink, María-Luz Álvarez, Mariette Bastiaansen, Henriette Feith; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Pedro Adarraga, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Wim-Jan van Deuveren, Joost van der Linden, Geraint Roberts, Jeremy Ovenden, Andreas Gisler; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Bas Verkuylen, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Nicolo Cleminson, Foskien Kooistro, Corio Marono, Marshall Marcus, Sebastian van Vucht, Kati Debretzeni; Violas: Martin Kelly, Nicky Akeroyd; Cellos: Jaap ter Linden, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Nicholas Pap; Oboe d'amore: Marcel Ponseele; Bassoon: Marc Vallon; Trombones: Charles Toet, Cos Gevers, Wim Becu; Cornett: Bruce Dickey; Lute: Mike Fentross; Organ: Fabio Bonizzoni [choir]; Organ/Harpsichord: Ton Koopman [recitatives & arias]

Erato 3984-25488-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72208
Antoine Marchand CC-72230

Mar 1998

3-CD / TT: 190:47
3-CD / TT: 190:47
MP3 / TT: 190:17
3-CD / TT: 214:53

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editor: Adriaan Verstijnen.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 64, BWV 65, BWV 66, BWV 67, BWV 68 [86:47]
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6

J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas (BWV 63, 64, 121, 133) [C-10]

 

Cantata BWV 64 [18:12]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists (on original instruments; Pitch: a'=415 Hz)

Soprano: Ann Monoyios; Contralto: Sara Mingardo; Bass: Stephan Loges
MC: Sopranos: Ann Monoyios, Donna Deam, Angela Kazimierczuk, Charlotte Mobbs, Emma Preston-Dunlop, Katie Pringle, Gillian Ross; Altos: Sara Mingardo, Elinor Carter, Mark Chambers, David Clegg, William Missin; Tenors: Rufus Müller, John Bowley, Robert Burt, Rory O'Connor, Nicolas Robertson; Basses: Stephan Loges, Geoffrey Davidson, Christopher Dixon, Thomas Guthrie, Michael McCarthy
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury [Leader], Pauline Nobes, Catherine Ford, Jane Gillie, Ellen O'Dell; Violins 2: Lucy Howard, Roy Mowart, Desmond Heath, Hildburg Williams; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Alan George, Peter Collyer; Violoncellos: David Watkin, Helen Verney, Marilyn Sansom; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, James Eastaway, Gail Hennessy; Bassoon: Philip Turbett; Cornett: Michael Harrison, Simon Gabriel, Paul Sharp; Sackbuts (Trombones): Susan Addison, Adam Wolff, Stephen Saunders; Timpani: John Chimes; Organ: Ian Watson; Harpsichord: Silas Standage

Archiv Produktion 463589
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Dec 1998

CD / TT: 81:17
MP3 / T: 81:12

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Studio I, London, England.
Executive Producer: David R. Murray; Production Manager: Dr. Isabella de Sabata; Recording Producer: Nicolas Parker; Balance Engineer: Mike Match; Editing: Nicholas Parker; Publisher/Sources: Breikopf & Härtel, revised by Reinhold Kubik.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 64 by J.E. Gardiner.
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7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 13 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723 / VI (BWV 64, 25, 69a, 77, 50)

 
 

Cantata BWV 64 [17:24]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan & Concerto Palatino Brass Ensemble

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Bass: Peter Kooy
Chorus: Sopranos: Yoshie Hida, Tamiko Hoshi, Mikiko Suzuki, Aki Yanagisawa; Altos: Yuko Anazawa, Yuniko Kono, Kirsten Sollek-Avella, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Hiroyuki Harada, Tadashi Miroku, Taknori Ohnishi, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Yoshiya Hida, Tetsuya Odagawa, Chiyuki Urano, Seiji Yoshikawa
Orchestra: Recorders: Kazuo Hanaoka, Jun'ichi Furuhashi, Rika Shinohila; Oboes: Patrick Beaugiraud, Masamitsu San'nomiya; Oboe d'amore: Patrick Beaugiraud; Violins: Azumi Takada [Leader], Mika Akiha, Yuko Araki, Mari Ono, Yuko Takeshima, Keiko Watanabe; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Amiko Watabe; Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki [Principal], Norizumi Moro'oka; Double-bass: Yoshiaki Maeda; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dohsaka; Organ: Masaaki Suzuki, Naoko lmai
Concerto Palatino: Cornett: Yoshimichi Hamada; Trombone Alto: Simen Vm Mechelen; Trombone Tenor: Charles Toet; Trombone Bass: Wim Becu

BIS CD-1041
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Jun 1999

CD / TT: 70:58
MP3 / TT: 68:23

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Tuner: Toshihiko Umeoka; Recording Producer: Jens Braun; Sound Engineer: Dirk Lüdemann; Digital Editing: Jens Jamin, Annette Rauhaus.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 64: Complete Cantata [17:47]
See: Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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8

Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas, Vol. 4 (BWV 61-80)

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 64 [20:35]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Hans van Roset, Aalt Jan van Roest, Tanny Koomen, Erik Guldenaar, Nicky Westerink, Peter van der Kolk, Herjan Pullen; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Zwerver, Arjen Nap, Jan Willem Prins, Arjan Heikoop; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Cor van Twillert, Marijn Takken, Peter Bloemendaal; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Edwin Smit, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Huib van Hinsbergen
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer [Concert-master], Laura Johnson, Alida Schat, Pieter Affourtit, Annabelle Ferdinand, Elin Eriksson, Fanny Pestalozzi, Fiorenza Dedonatis, Antoinette Lohmann; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp [BWV 64/3,6,7]; Oboe: Peter Frankenberg [BWV 64/7]; Bassoons: Trudy van der Wulp, Yukiko, Norbert Kunst; Organ: Rien Voskuillen [BWV 64/3], Vaughan Schlepp [BWV 64/6,7]

Brilliant Classics 99379
Brilliant Classics

Jun-Jul 2000

5-CD / TT: 367:20
MP3 / TT: 408:33

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands.
Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Artistic Director: Pieter Jan Leusink; Recording: Clavigram Leerdam; Producer/Editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance & Recording Engineer, Editing: Louis van Emmerk.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Cantatas BWV 64, BWV 134, BWV 105 [71:06].
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9

Bach Cantatas Vol. 15: New York
For the 3rd Day of Christmas (BWV 64, 151, 57, 133)

 
 
1. 2.

Cantata BWV 64 [17:39]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Gillian Keith; Counter-tenors: Robin Tyson; Bass: Peter Harvey
MC: Sopranos: Suzanne Flowers, Katharine Fuge, Joanne Lunn, Gillian Keith, Elin Manahan Thomas, Charlotte Mobbs; Altos: William Towers, Robin Tyson, Frances Jellard, James Burton; Tenors: Vernon Kirk, Robert Murray, Nicolas Robertson; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Christopher Foster, Michael McCarthy, Edward Caswell
EBS: Violins 1: Kati Debretzeni, Nicolette Moonen, Penelope Spencer, Matthew Truscott, Deborah Diamond; Violins 2: Peter Lissauer, Rodolfo Richter, Jane Gillie, Deirdre Ward; Violas: Jane Rogers, Katherine McGillivray, Rosemary Nalden; Cellos: Alison McGillivray, Catherine Rimer; Double Bass: Valerie Botwright; Oboes: Xenia Löffler, James Eastaway, Mark Baigent; Bassoon: Philip Turbett; Trumpets: Gabriele Cassone, Paul Sharp, Mauro Bernasconi; Sackbuts: Adam Woolf (Alto), Abigail Newman (Tenor), Stephen Saunders (Bass); Harpsichord: Silas John Standage; Organ: Howard Moody

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-127
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Dec 27, 2000

CD / TT: 76:15
MP3 / TT: 75:54

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St Bartholomew’s Church, New York City, New York, USA.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Everett Porter (Polyhymnia); Recording Engineers: Carl Schuurbiers (Polyhymnia), Dirk Sobotka (Soundbyte NYC); Tape editor: Ientje Mooij; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 64 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 15
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10

J. S. Bach: Karácsonyi kantáták - Christmas Cantatas BWV 63, 40, 64 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 64 []

Soma Dinyés

Ars Longa Choir & Orchestra (Ars Longa Ének és Zenekar)

Soprano: Gabriella Jani, Alto: József Csapó, Tenor: Martin Koch; Bass: Zoltán Mizsei

MAE-003

2000

CD / TT:

Recorded in Budapest. Hungary.
Source: Corvina Consort


11

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtskantaten · Christmas Cantatas (BWV 64, 121, 133) [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 64 [17:14]

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 RIC-257
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Dec 2-4, 2006

CD / TT: 60:06
MP3 / TT: 59:59

Recorded at Eglise Saint Loup, Namur, Belgium.
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12

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 82, 51 & 64 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 64 []

Predrag Gosta

The Canterbury Choir / New Trinity Baroque (on period instruments)

Soprano: Sherri Seiden; Bass: Jason Hardy
Randall Tinnin (Baroque Trumpet); Joyce Alper (Baroque Oboe); Brad Hughley (Organ)

Edition Lilac

Dec 23, 2006

CD / TT:

Recorded at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Gerogia, USA.


13

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

 

Cantata BWV 64 [20:46]

Blánaid Murphy

Dublin Bach Singers / Orchestra of St Cecilia (Artistic Director: Lindsay Armstrong)

Soprano: Lynda Lee; Contralto: Alison Browner; Bass: Jeffrey Ledwidge
Continuo: Niall O'Loughlin (Cello); Malachy Robinson (Double-bass); John Hearne (Bassoon); Gillian Smith (Organ)
Obbligato: Matthew Manning (Oboe d'amore)

YouTube

Mar 7, 2010

DVD / TT: 126:34

Recorded live at St. Anne's Church, Dawson St., Dublin, Ireland, in the frame of Orchestra of St Cecilia: Bach Cantata Project (the final concert).
Listen on You Tube:
Cantata BWV 64: Complete Cantata [19:55]


14

Internationale Bachdagen Brugge 2011: Bachweekend [F-11]

 

Cantata BWV 64: Mvt. 1: Chorus [2:49] (from a complete performance)

Ludo Claesen & Ignace Thevelein

Koor van de Internationale Bachdagen

Soprano: Sarah Peire; Counter-tenor: Patrick Van Goethem; Bass: Kris Belligh

YouTube

Mar 5, 2011

Video / TT:

Recorde & filmed live at Sint-Jacobshuys, Bruges, Belgium, in the frame of Internationale Bachdagen Brugge 2011.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 64: Mvt. 1: Chorus [2:49] |  Mvt. 1: Chorus [2:49]


15

J.S. Bach: Jesu meine Freude [C-1]

Cantate BWV 64 [19:21]

Pieter-Jan Belder (General Musical Direction:)

Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam (Artistic Leader: Harry van der Kamp) / Musica Amphion (Artistic Leaders: Pieter-Jan Belder & Rémy Baudet)

Soprano: Amaryllis Dieltiens; [BWV 64/5]; Soprano: Nele Gramß [BWV 64/1,2,3,4,7]; Alto: Marnix De Cat; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Harry van der Kamp

Et’cetera KTC-1440

Sep 28-30, 2011

CD / TT: 72:46.

Recorded at Johann Sebastian Bachkirche Arnstadt, Thuringia, Germany.
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16

G.C. Menotti: Amahl and the night visitors [also featuring John Harbison: O magnum mysterium and J.S. Bach: Cantata no. 64] [C-11]

 

Cantata BWV 64 []

William Cutter

MIT Chamber Chorus / Unnamed orchestra

Soloists: unknown

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Nov 20, 2011

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Kresge Little Theater, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 892231605)


17

Trois cantates de Bach (BWV 106, 64, 79) [C-1]

Cantata BWV 64: Mvts, 1-4, 6, 8 + Encore [14:30] (from a complete performance)

Viviana Azar

Ensemble vocal et instrumental Magadis

Soprano: Daniele Caillabet; Alto: Marie Claude Mimbourg; Bass: Georges Moreau

YouTube

Jun 29, 2013

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Église évangélique allemande, Paris (75009), France.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 64 by V. Azar.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 64 [14:30]: Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:31] + Mvt. 2: Chorale [0:55] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [A] & Mvt. 4: Chorale] [2:13] + Mvt. 6: Recitative [B] [1:18] + Mvt. 8: Chorale [1:45] + Encore [4:48]


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Chanter pour Curie 2013 (Cantate 64 de J.S. Bach et Chants de Noël Français) [C-2]

Cantata BWV 64: Mvts. 1-2, 6-8 [15:13] (from a complete performance)

Viviana Azar

Choeur Magadis / No orchestra

Soprano: Daniele Caillabet; Alto: Marie Claude Mimbourg; Bass: Georges Moreau
Piano: Sarah Kim

YouTube

Dec 19, 2013

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Auditorium de Bercy (CASC), Paris (75012), France.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 64 by V. Azar.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 64 [15:13]: Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:11] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [A] [1:55] + Mvt. 6: Recitative [B] [1:16] + Mvt. 7: Aria [A] [5:28] + Mvt. 8: Chorale [2:23]


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The Annual Randolph College Christmas Vespers: J.S. Bach: Cantata "Sehet, welch' eine Liebe," BWV 64 - Orlando Cela, conductor [C-1]

 

Cantate BWV 64 [20:33]

Orlando Cela

Randolph College Chorale / Randolph College Chamber Orchestra

Soloists (in order of solos): Alto: Shannon Claire Baskin; Soprano: Marianne Virnelson; Bass: Erik Seasted; Alto: Cristina Evans

YouTube

Dec 7, 2014

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at in Houston Memorial Chapel, Randolph College, Lynchburg, Virginia, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 64: Complete Cantata [20:33]


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7 Colinas/ 7 Cantatas | Bach & Charpentier (BWV 64) [C20-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 64 (excerpts from a complete peformance)

Miguel Jalôto (Director, Harpsichord)

(2VPP - No Choir) / Ensemble 258

Singers: Sopranos: Teresa Duarte, Maria Bayley; Altos: Laura Lopes, Estrela Martinho; Tenors: João Pedro Afonso, Jorge Rodrigues; Basses: Tiago Mota, André Ferreira
Players: Francesco Bergamini, César Nogueira (Violins); Ricardo Mateus (Viola); Marta Vicente (Violone); André Ferreira (Oboe d'amore)

YouTube

Jan 26, 2020

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Igreja da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal.
I Concerto do ciclo 7 Colinas / 7 Cantatas 2020.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 64: Mvt. 1: Chorus [2:30] | Mvt. 7: Aria [A] [2:22] | Mvt. 8: Chorale [1:11]


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Bach at One | Trinity Church Wall Street | October 26 [full concert] [BO22-1]

 
 

18:03: Cantata BWV 64 [19:50]

Avi Stein

Choir of Trinity Wall Street (Chorus Master & Continuo: Avi Stein) / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street (Concert-master: Robert Mealy)

BWV 64 Soloists: Soprano: Nola Richardson; Alto: Jonathan May; Bass: Thomas McCargar
CTWS: Sopranos: Shabnam Abedi, Elizabeth Bates, Meg Dudley, Nola Richardson [Soloist: BWV 64], Clara Rottsolk, Melanie Russell; Altos: Jonathan May [Soloist, BWV 64], Alto: Timothy Parsons, Pamela Terry; Tenors: Brian Giebler, Timothy Hodges, Nickolas Karageorgiou, David Vanderwal; Basses: Elijah Blaisdell, Joe Chappel, Steven Hrycelak, Thomas McCargar [Soloist: BWV 64], Jonathan Woody
TBOWS: Violins 1: Robert Mealy [concert-master], Manami Mizumoto, Jeffrey Girton, Aniela Eddy; Violins 2: Cynthia Roberts [principal], Shelby Yamin, Theresa Salomon; Violas: Jessica Troy [principal], Maureen Murchie; Violoncellos: Nathan Whittaker [principal], Serafim Smigelskiy; Double-bass: Wen Yang; Oboe, Oboe d'amore & Oboe da caccia: Priscilla Herreid [principal], Oboe, Oboe d'amore: David Dickey, Oboe: Stephen Bard; Bassoon: Andrew Schwartz; Horns: Todd Williams [principal]: Nathanael Udell

Trinity Wall Street

Oct 26, 2022

Video / TT: 76:47

Recorded, filmed & streamed live at St. Paul's Chapel of Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series.
Trinity Church Wall Street Music Staff: Melissa Attebury, Associate Director; Melissa Baker, Senior Artistic Administrator; Alcee Chriss, Assistant Organist; Harrison E. Joyce, Production Manager & Music Librarian; Peyton Marion, Assistant conductor-Trinity Youth Chorus; Thomas McCargar, Choir Administrator; Avi Stein, Organist and Chorusmaster.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 40, 64, 89, 80 [76:47]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - September 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Patrick Depelley (October 2007); Rainer Harald (December 2019 - January 2023); Frits V. Herbold (February 2012); Michael Meacock (Arton) (December 2002); Josif Spartak (June 2017)

Cantata BWV 64: Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget for 3rd Day of Christmas (1723)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


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