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The RIAS Bach Cantatas Project (1949-1952) [C-5]

Cantata BWV 79 [16:48]

Karl Ristenpart

RIAS-Kammerchor, RIAS-Knabenchor / RIAS-Kammerorchester

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Lorri Lail; Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Audite 21.415

Oct 23+25, 1950

9-CD / TT: 631:06
MP3 / TT: 629:09

Recorded at the Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany. Radio recordings. Previously unissued in any form.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 79 by K. Ristenpart.
Produser Comment | Press Kit German | Press Kit English
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2

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas VIII
J.S. Bach: Kantaten 4. Folge
J.S. Bach: Kantaten Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4; Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36; Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79 [P-1]

Cantata BWV 79 [18:02 / 17:39]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Soloists from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Alto: Soloists from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Bass: Hans Hauptmann

Berlin / Leipzig Classics
Eterna 820-455
Cantate 657-605
SDG 910-121
Pilz History 78006

1950

CD / TT: 58:49
LP / TT:
LP / TT:
MC / TT:
CD / TT: 73:23

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 39 & BWV 79 [C-4]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 19 & BWV 79 [D-3]

Cantata BWV 79 []

Fritz Lehmann

Berliner Motettenchor / Berliner Philharmoniker

Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Contralto: Lore Fischer; Bass: Hermann Schey

American Decca / Deutsche Grammophon - Archiv Produktion 14004 APM

Jun 13, 1952

LP / TT:

Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany.
Listen to this recording at: Christian Moll Channel on YouTube

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J.S. Bach: Kantate ‘Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn' und Schild’ [E-6]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Members of the Bavarian State Opera Munich

Soprano: Antonia Fahberg; Alto: Beatrice Krebs; Bass: Kieth Engen

Decca

1955

LP / TT: 19:50

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J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 32 / No. 79 [L-5]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 140, BWV 79 & BWV 56 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 79 [18:04]

Karl Ristenpart

Laubacher Kantorei (Chorus Master: A. Wieber) / Orchestre de chambre de la Sarre

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Annelotte Sieber-Ludwig; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Club français du disque 162
Music Guild 122
Accord 149182

Oct 2, 1958

LP / TT: 37:36
LP / TT: 37:36
CD / TT: 65:54

Recorded at Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 79 by K. Ristenpart.
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6

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 19
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 106, Cantata No. 79 [L-19]
Bach Cantatas: Volume 2

Cantata BWV 79 [16:48]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Edith Selig; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Jun 1964

LP / TT: 39:16
LP / TT: 39:16
10-CD / TT: 722:00

Recorded at Concert Hall, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 80 & BWV 79 [L-5]
Bach: Cantatas Nos. 79, 148 and 149 [L-8]

Cantata BWV 79 [17:13]

Wolfgang Gönnenwein

Süddeutscher Madrigalchor / Consortium Musicum

Soprano: Elly Ameling; Alto: Janet Baker; Bass: Hans Sotin

EMI Electrola
EMI ASD-2396

Jul 1967

LP / TT: 46:22
LP / TT:

Recorded at Marbach Stadthalle, Germany.

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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 20 - BWV 76-79
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 5 - BWV 79-99
Bach-2000 Vol. 2: Sacred Cantatas 2 - BWV 48-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-99
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 25 - BWV 79-82

Cantata BWV 79 [15:31 / 15:36]

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Boy Soprano: Detlef Bratschke (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: Paul Esswood; Bass: Max van Egmond

Telefunken 6.35362
Teldec 8.35362 ZL & 242 576-2
Teldec 4509-91759-2
Teldec 3984-25707-2
Teldec 8573-81185-2
Warner Classics 8573-81185-5

May 4-6, 1977

2-LP / TT: 84 min
2-CD / TT: 83:32
6-CD / TT: / 377:04
15-CD / TT: 963:00
CD / TT: 75:40
CD / TT: 75:40

Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands (?)..
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Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas X
Bach: Kantaten BWV 79, BWV 80 [L-10]

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Bass: Theo Adam; Trumpet: Ludwig Güttler

Eterna / Leipzig Classics

Feb 1981; Jan-Feb 1982

TT: 14:57

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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J.S. Bach: Kantate 79 “Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild”; O.G. Blarr: “Tropierungen zu Gesualdo” Psalm 79 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 79 []

Oskar Gottlieb Blarr

Chor der Neanderkirche Düsseldorf / Kantatenorchester

Soprano: Veronica Lenz-Kuhn; Alto: Ursula Tocha; Baritone: Rainer Templin

Schwann Musica Mundi SCW-831

Jun 1981

LP / TT:

Recorded at Neanderkirche, Düsseldorf, Germany.

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Die Bach Kantate Vol. 15
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 25

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Julia Hamari; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Hänssler

Oct-Nov 1981

TT: 15:30

1^st recording of Cantata BWV 79 by H. Rilling. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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12

Lecture Concerts - New Recordings Cantatas [L-11]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Bass: Markus Marquardt

Hänssler

July 1997

TT: 15:05

2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 79 by H. Rilling. Recorded at SWR-Funkstudio Villa Berg, Germany. The recordings were part of series of TV productions "Lecture Concerts with Helmuth Rilling (1997-2000).
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13

Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8

Cantata BWV 79 [15:18]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics 99374

Jan-Feb 2000

5-CD / TT: 307:16

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 10: Potsdam / Wittenberg
For the 19^th Sunday after Trinity
For for the Feast of Reformation

Cantata BWV 79 [15:06]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria 110

Oct 31, 2000

2-CD / TT: 121:46

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Schlosskirch, Wittenber, Germany.
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15

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 16

Cantata BWV 79 [14:32]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Sopranos: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand CC-72216

Nov 2001

3-CD / TT: 193:10

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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16

Cantatas 180 & 79 [C-3]

Cantata BWV 79 []

Ralph Nelson

Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon

Vocal soloists: unknown

Bach Cantata Choir 3

Nov 5, 2006

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 40 - BWV 79, 137, 164, 168

Cantata BWV 79 [14:22]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 1671

Jun 2007

SACD / TT: 57:12

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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18

J.S. Bach: Gott der Herr ist Sonn' und Schild BWV 79 [C-3]

Cantata BWV 79 [18:51]

Bálint Karosi

First Lutheran Church Choir & Orchestra

Soprano: Sarah Bellott; Alto: ?; Bass: Graham Wright

YouTube

Oct 27, 2008 (uploaded)

Video / TT: 18:51

Recorded live at First Lutheran Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Thomanerchor Leipzig - Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach, Vol. 10: Reformation/Michaelistag · Reformation/Michaelmas Day - Cantatas BWV 19, 50, 79, 80 [D-10]

Cantata BWV 79 [15:44]

Georg Christoph Biller

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Boy Soprano: Conrad Zuber (Soloist of the Thomanerchor Leipzig); Alto: Stefan Kahle (Soloist of the Thomanerchor Leipzig); Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Rondeau Production ROP-4031

Oct 31, 2008

CD / TT: 70:51

Recorded during the weekly cantata services at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
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