Cantata BWV 70 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 70
Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!

Ref.	BWV 70
German Title	Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!
English Title	Watch! Pray! Pray! Watch! (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Chorale Cantata for the 26^th Sunday after Trinity Readings: Epistle: 2 Peter 3: 3-13; Gospel: Matthew 25: 31-46
Composed	Leipzig, 1723; 2^nd Edition: Leipzig, 1731 \| 1^st performance: November 21, 1723 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: November 18, 1731 - Leipzig
Text	Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1, 3, 5, 8, 10); Christoph Demantius (Mvt. 7); Christian Keymann (Mvt. 11); Anon (Mvts. 2, 4, 6, 9)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch-2 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| English-7 \| English-10 \| French-1 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Hebrew-3 \| Hebrew-4 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Texts: Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele \| Meinen Jesum laß' ich nicht
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: trumpet, oboe, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, organ continuo (in the amended form) Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Recitative \| Mvt. 7: Chorale \| Mvt. 8: Aria \| Mvt. 9: Recitative w/ Instrumental Chorale \| Mvt. 10: Aria \| Mvt. 11: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.45 MB] \| Score BGA [3.89 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 7 \| Mvt. 11 \| Mvt. 11 ch Capella: Mvt. 1 \| Mvt. 7 \| Mvt. 11 [cap] Chorale Melodies: Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele \| Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht
References	BGA: XVI \| NBA: I/27 \| BC: A 165 \| Zwang: K 52 \| First Published: BG, 1868 \| Autograph score (fascimile): ? \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| EvH [Dutch] \| AL [Dutch] \| KL [Dutch] \| Japanese-1 \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of November 24, 2002; Week of December 18, 2005; Week of October 14, 2012

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 70 Details of BWV 70a	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2
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: Magnificat; Cantatas BWV 50, 70 [C-3]
Felix Prohaska
Choir & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
Soprano: Anny Felbermayer; Alto: Erika Wien; Tenor: Hugo Meyer-Welfing; Bass: Norman Foster
Vanguard Classics		Jun 1957	TT: 28:24
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3	Bach: Cantatas # 70 & 95 [C-2]
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		Early 1960's ?	LP / TT: 26:30
Recorded live with Karl Richter, under the pseudonym of Dr. Kurt Bauer. Info provided by Burke Smith (June 2008).

4	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 23 J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 19, 40, 70, 140, 149, 180 [C-4] Bach Cantatas: Volume 2
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Soprano: Hedy Graf; Contralto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato / MHS		Feb 1970	TT: 26:29
Recorded in Schwaigern, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [Box Set \| Amazon.co.uk [Box Set]

5	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

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

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.

7	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 4
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
Teldec		1977	TT: 22:13
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8	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

9	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Oct 1998	TT: 21:08
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

10	Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11
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		Jun-Jul 2000	TT: 23:33
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

11	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 15 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723
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 Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

12	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: 65:19 + 69:03
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Michaeliskirche, Lüneburg, Germany. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - October 2009)
Thanks to conbtributors: Robin Crag (November 2002), Neil Halliday (January 2004), Teddy Kaufman (February 2007), Burke Smith (November 2006, June 2008)

Cantata BWV 70 & BWV 70a: Complete Recordings of BWV 70 | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 70 | Details of BWV 70a | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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Last update: ýNovember 13, 2006 ý21:32:42

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