Cantata BWV 79 - Recordings

German Title	Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild
English Title	The Lord God is a sun and shield (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Cantata for the Feast of the Reformation Readings: Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 2: 3-8; Gospel: Revelations 14: 6-8
Composed	Leipzig, 1725 \| 1^st performance: October 31, 1725 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: October 31, 1730 - Leipzig
Text	Psalm 84: 11 (Mvt. 1); Martin Rinckart (Mvt. 3); Ludwig Helmbold (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 2, 4, 5)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-1 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-3 \| Indonesian \| Italian \| Portuguese-1 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Texts: Nun danket alle Gott \| Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 horns, timpani, 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Chorale \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria (Duet) \| Mvt. 6: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.08 MB] \| Score BGA [2.61 MB] Chorale Melody: Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren
References	BGA: XVIII \| NBA: I/31 \| BC: A 184 \| Zwang: K 131 \| First Published: BG, 1870 \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Japanese-1 \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of April 13, 2003

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas VIII
Günther Ramin
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Soloists from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Alto: Soloists from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Bass: Hans Hauptmann
Leipzig Classics		1950	TT: 18:02
Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 39 & BWV 79 [C-4] J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 19 & BWV 79 [D-3]
Fritz Lehmann
Berliner Motettenchor / Berliner Philharmoniker
Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Contralto: Lore Fischer; Bass: Hermann Schey
American Decca / Deutsche Grammophon - Archiv		Jun 1952	LP / TT:
Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany.

3	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

4	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 140, BWV 79 & BWV 56 [C-7] J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 79, Cantata No. 32 [C-8]
Karl Ristenpart
Chamber Choir & Orchestra of the Saar
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Annelotte Sieber-Ludwig; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Accord / Club français du disque n° 162		Oct 2, 1958	TT: 18:04

5	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 19 Bach Cantatas: Volume 2
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Edith Selig; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato / MHS		June 1964	TT: 16:48
Recorded at Concert Hall, Heilbronn, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk

6	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 80 & BWV 79 [C-5]
Wolfgang Gönnenwein
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor / Consortium Musicum
Soprano: Elly Ameling; Alto: Janet Baker; Bass: Hans Sotin
EMI Electrola		July 1967	LP / TT: 17:13
Recorded at Marbach Stadthalle, Germany

7	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 5
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
Teldec		1978	TT: 15:36
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8	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

9	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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

10	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). Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

11	Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jan-Feb 2000	TT: 15:18
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

12	Bach Cantatas Vol. 10: Potsdam / Wittenberg For the 19^th Sunday after Trinity For for the Feast of Reformation
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria		Oct 2000	TT: 15:06
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Schlosskirch, Wittenberg, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

13	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 16
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Sopranos: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Nov 2001	TT:
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - December 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Dr. Thomas C.H. Going (April 2005), Matthias Hansen (August 2006), John Pike (August 2005), Walter Roth (December 2006), Burke Smith (May 2007, December 2007)

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