Cantata BWV 71 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 71
Gott ist mein König

German Title	Gott ist mein König
English Title	God is my King (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Cantata for the Town Council Inauguration
Composed	Mühlhausen, 1708 \| 1^st performance: February 4, 1708 - Mühlhausen
Text	Psalm 74: 12 (Mvt. 1); 2 Samuel 19: 35 & 37 (Johann Heermann) (Mvt. 2); Deuteronomy 33: 25 & Genesis 21: 22 (Mvt. 3); Psalm 74: 16-17 (Mvt. 4); Psalm 74: 19 (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 5, 7)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch-3 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-5 \| English-6 \| French-1 \| French-3 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Hebrew-3 \| Indonesian \| Italian-5 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 Chorale: O Gott, du frommer Gott
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: trumpet, timpani, flutes, oboes, violins, viola, fagott, violoncello, continuo, organ obbligato (in Mvt. 2) Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Aria w/ Chorale \| Mvt. 3: Quartet \| Mvt. 4: Arioso \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Chorus \| Mvt. 7: Chorus
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.71 MB] \| Score BGA [4.42 MB] Chorale Melody: O Gott, du frommer Gott - Melody 2
References	BGA: XVIII \| NBA: I/32.1 \| BC: B 1 \| Zwang: K 3 \| First Published: BG, 1870
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Bethlehem \| Japanese-1 \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of April 2, 2000; Week of January 30, 2005

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2
Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Ton Koopman Cantatas Vol. 2 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas 171, 46, 71 [C-2]
Arthur Mendel
The Cantata Singers and Orchestra
Soprano: Charlotte Bloecher; Alto: Pauline Pierce; Tenor: William Hess; Bass: Paul Matthen
Schola Antiqua		Late 1940's - Early 1950's	TT: 22:55
Recorded on open-reel tapes and were kept in the library of William Hess. These were later transferred to cassette tapes and, from these, CDs were made. Buy this album at: Schola Antiqua

2	Bach: Cantata 71 [C-2]
Ifor Jones
Bethlehem Bach Choir / Bach Festival Orchestra
Soprano: Phyllis Curtin; Alto: Lilian Knowles; Tenor: David Lloyd; Bass: Mack Harrell
Bach Choir of Bethlehem		May 25, 1951	LP / TT:
A limited edition recording that was released for the benefit of the choir, around 1960. The Cantata is coupled with BWV 1052, with Agi Jambor as the soloist.

3	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 2 - Cantatas IV
Kurt Thomas
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Marga Höffgen; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Theo Adam
Berlin Classics		June 1959	TT: 19:33
Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

4	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 12 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 23
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Sopranos: Kathrin Graf & Arleen Augér; Altos: Helrun Gardow & Hanna Schwarz, Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenors: Alexander Senger & Adalbert Kraus, Lutz-Michael Harder; Basses: Niklaus Tüller & Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		June 1975 (Mvts. 1-2, 4-6); Feb 1982 (rest)	TT: 17:54
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	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 Esswod; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Lieuwe Visser
Teldec		1977	TT: 17:57
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6	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas IX
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Siegfried Lorenz
Berlin Classics		Oct 1980; Jan-Feb 1981	TT: 19:07
Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

7	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 1
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Guy de Mey; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Nov-Dec 1994	TT: 18:15
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com, Amazon.com

8	Mühlhäuser Staats-, Fest- und Rathausmusiken (Thuringia cantat Vol. 2) [C-3]
Wolfgang Unger
Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis / Pauliner Barockensemble & Leipzig Bläser-Collegium
Soprano: Adelheid Vogel; Counter-tenor: David Cordier; Tenor: Nils Giesecke; Baritone: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich
Thorofon		Sep 1995	TT: 17:54
Recorded at Versöhnungskirche, Leipzig-Gohlis, Germany. Other works not by J.S. Bach. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

9	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 2
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Midori Suzuki; Alto: Yoshikazu Mera; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		Nov 1995	TT: 19:22
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 2 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com

10	Bach Cantatas Vol. 3: Tewkesbury/Mühlhausen For the 4^th Sunday after Trinity For the 5^th Sunday after Trinity
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Kobie van Rensburg; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria		Jan 2000	TT: 18:30
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Blasiuskirche, Mühlhausen, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

11	Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jun-Jul 2000	TT: 18:14
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

12	Johann Sebastian Bach: Leben und Werk [C-1]
Conductor ?
Telemann-Kammerorchester & Choir
Unknown female soprano, counter-tenor, tenor, bass
Querstand		2000 ?	DVD / TT: 17:56
Recorded at Marienkirche, Mühlhausen. Buy this album at: Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2000 - April 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (November 2006), Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Olle Hedström (February 2005), Thomas Shepherd (January 2008), Teri Noel Towe (February 2005, October 2005)

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