Cantata BWV 70 - Details & Discography Part 1: Complete Recordings

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Cantata BWV 70
Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 70
Details of BWV 70a

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

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13
Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 15 – conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Arias - by Marek Štryncl & Musica Flore with Magdalena Kožená

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 68 & BWV 70 [C-7]
Kurt Thomas
Kantorei der Dreikönigskirche Frankfurt / Orchestra of the Collegium Musicum
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Contralto: Sibylla Plate; Tenor: Helmut Kretschmar; Bass: Erich Wenk
L’Oiseau-Lyre		1952 ?	LP / TT: 26:40

2	J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 70 [L-6] J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 31; Cantata No. 70 [L-11] J.S. Bach: Magnificat; Cantatas BWV 50, 70 [C-3]
Cantata BWV 70 [28:24]
Felix Prohaska
Choir of the Bach Guild / Wiener Staatsoper Orchester Wiener Kammerchor / Wiener Kammerochester Choir & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
Soprano: Anny Felbermayer; Alto: Erika Wien; Tenor: Hugo Meyer-Welfing; Bass: Norman Foster
Bach Guild BG-524 (1953) Bach Guild BG-615 (1962) Vanguard Classics OVC-2010		Jun 1957	LP / TT: LP / TT: 50:20 CD / TT: 62:40
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3	J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 23, 56, 70 [E-7]
Cantata BWV 70 []
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Kammerorchester, Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Soprano: Lotte Schädle; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Helmut Kretschmar; Bass: Kieth Engen
Andromeda 9043		Oct 19, 1957	CD / TT: 76:03
Recorded live at Markuskirche & Lukaskirche, Munich, Germany. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 70 by K. Richter. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

4	Bach: Cantatas # 70 & 95 [C-2]
Cantata BWV 70 [26:30]
Dr. Kurt Bauer (Conductor & Organist) [most probably Karl Richter]
Dresden Cathedral Choir & Orchestra [probably pseudonym of Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester]
Soloists of the Dresden Cathedral (No Names) [probably: Soprano: Antonia Fahberg or Ursula Buckel; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Kieth Engen]
Baroque Records BRJ-1816		Early 1960's ?	LP / TT: 46:50
Recorded live with Karl Richter, under the pseudonym of Dr. Kurt Bauer. Info provided by Burke Smith (June 2008).

5	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 23 J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 70, Cantata No. 180 [L-23] J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 19, 40, 70, 140, 149, 180 [C-4] Bach Cantatas: Volume 2
Cantata BWV 70 [26:29]
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Soprano: Hedy Graf; Contralto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato STU-70588 Musical Heritage Society MHS-1119 Erato 0630-11223-2 Erato 2584-61402-2		Feb 1970	LP / TT: 54:36 LP / TT: 54:36 2-CD / TT: 146:08 10-CD / TT: 722:00
Recorded in Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Buy this album at: 10-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

6	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 15 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 22
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
CD: Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Verena Gohl; Tenor: Lutz-Michael Harder; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern LP: Soprano: Nancy Burns; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer
Hänssler		1970; Feb (Mvt. 5), Oct (Mvt. 6), Dec (Mvt. 4) 1982	TT: 25:20
On Bachakademie edition the date for Mvt. 8 is also Feb 1982. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

7

J.S. Bach a Notre Dame - Les grandes canatates des féte [C-2]

Cantata BWV 70 []

R.P. Émile Martin

Les Chanteurs De Saint-Eustache / Orchestre Des Concerts Colonne

Soprano: Rachel Yakar; Alto: Jocelyne Taillon; Tenor: Manuel Cid-Jimenez; Bass: Roger Soyer

Les Chantiers Du Carnaval CDC-5

Jun 17, 1971

LP / TT:

Recorded live at Notre-Dame de Paris, France.

8

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 18 - BWV 69-72
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. 22 - BWV 70-73

Cantata BWV 70 [22:13]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer

Telefunken 6.35340
Teldec 8.35340 ZL & 242 572-2
Teldec 4509-91758-2
Teldec 3984-25707-2
Teldec 8573-81192-2
Warner Classics 8573-81192-5

May+Oct 16, 20+24, 1976

2-LP / TT: 88 min
2-CD / TT: 88:31
6-CD / TT: / 389:16
15-CD / TT: 963:00
CD / TT: 73:11
CD / TT: 73:11

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
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9

Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

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

Archiv Produktion

Feb 1977; Feb, Mar, May 1978

TT: 27:03

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 70 by K. Richter.
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10

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9

Cantata BWV 70 [21:08]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato 3984-27315-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72209

Oct 1998

3-CD / TT: 206:05

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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11

Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11

Cantata BWV 70 [23:33]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics 99379

Jun-Jul 2000

5-CD / TT: 367:20

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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12

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 15 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723 - BWV 40, 60, 70, 90

Cantata BWV 70 [22:49]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 1111

Sep 16-20, 2000

CD / TT: 67:35

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 15 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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13

Bach Cantatas Vol. 13: Köln/Lüneburg
For the 1^st Sunday in Advent
For the 4^th Sunday in Advent

Cantatas BWV 70 [22:59]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Brigitte Geller; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Dietrich Henschel

Soli Deo Gloria 162

Dec 10, 2000

2-CD / TT: 134:22

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Michaeliskirche, Lüneburg, Germany.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13
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14

J.S. Bach: Wachet! Betet! Betet! Wachet! [R-6]

Cantata BWV 70 [27 min]

Georg Christoph Biller

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Kerstin Klein; Alto: Alexandra Röseler; Tenor: Albrecht Sack; Bass: Ulf Paulsen

MDR Figaro

Nov 23, 2002

MC / TT: [27 min]

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Broadcast by MDR Figaro on Dec 12, 2004.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-TKD-C 2542.
Source: SLUB Dresden

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J.S.Bach: Wachet, betet, betet, wachet! BWV 70 [C-28]

Cantata BWV 70 []

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Chamber orchestra (Lutheránia énekkar és kamarazenekar)

Soprano: Mária Zádori; Alto: Judit Németh; Tenor: Zoltán Megyesi; Bass: László Jekl

Lutherania

Dec 4, 2011

MP3 / TT:

Recorded live at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest (Deák tér), Hungary.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 70 by S. Kamp.
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J.S.Bach: Wachet, betet, betet, wachet! BWV 70; Christmas Oratorio V. kantáta BWV 248 [C-29]

Cantata BWV 70 []

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Chamber orchestra (Lutheránia énekkar és kamarazenekar)

Soprano: Mária Zádori; Alto: Judit Németh; Tenor: Zoltán Megyesi; Bass: László Jekl

Lutherania

Dec 10, 2011

MP3 / TT:

Recorded live at Kelenföldi református templom, Budapest, Hungary.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 70 by S. Kamp.
Download this recording from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - December 2012)
Thanks to conbtributors: Robin Crag (November 2002), Rolf Günther (October 2012), Mike Hall (September 2012), Neil Halliday (January 2004), Frits V. Herbold (February 2012), Teddy Kaufman (February 2007), Burke Smith (November 2006, June 2008)

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