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Cantata BWV 8
Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben?
Discography - Part 2

Recordings of Individual Movements


M-1

Bach Aria Group [C-1]

Aria for Bass (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 8 []

William H. Scheide

Bach Aria Group

Bass-Baritone: Norman Farrow; Julius Baker (flute); Sergius Kagen (piano and vocal advisor); String Ensemble

Vox

1947 or 1948

12” 78s = LP

 

M-2

Bach: Cantatas, Arias & Chorales [C-1]

 

Aria for Bass (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 8 [5:50]

Karl Forster

Berliner Philharmoniker

Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Obbligati: Michel Schwalbé (Violin); Aurèle Nicolet (Flute); Lothar Koch (Oboe); Irmgard Poppen (Violoncello); Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord)

EMI Classics 5-67202-2

Feb 5-7, 1958

CD / TT: 72:25

Recorded at Grunewaldkirche, Berlin, Germany, 
Producers: Fritz Ganss; Balance Engineer: Horst Lindner; Transferred from the original tapes and digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios by Andrew Walter.
Buy this album at:
CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


M-3

J.S. Bach: Soli Deo Gloria Vol. 3

Chorus (Mvt. 1) & Chorale (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 8 [8:46]

Hans Pflugbeil

Greifswalde Bach Tage Choir / Bach-Orchester Berlin

-

Baroque Music Club

Late 1950's - Late 1960's ?

CD

Buy this album at: Baroque Music Club


M-4

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau "Doch weichet, ihr tollen vergeblichen Sorgen!" J.S. Bach [A-1]

Aria for Bass Doch weichet, ihr tollen, vergeblichen Sorgen! (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 8 [6:09]

Ernest Ansermet

L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; André Pépin (Flute)

YouTube

Mar 8, 1961

Audio / TT:

Recorded at Victoria Hall de Genève, Switzerland.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 8: Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [6:09]


M-5

Alfred Ellenberger [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 8 Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben: Excerpts []

Alfred Ellenberger

Lehrergesangverein Thun / Orchesterverein Thun

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Maria Helbling; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Basel: Offentliche Bibliothek der Universität

Late 1960’s (?) [P 2003]

2-CD / TT:

Recorded in Switzerland.
Source: WorldCat Libraries


M-6

Marco Bakker zingt aria's van Bach en Händel [C-1]

 

Aria for Bass Doch weichet ihr tollen, vergeblichen Sorgen (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 8 []

Fritz Weisse

Barok-Ensemble

Baritone: Marco Bakker; Jaap Spigt (Harpsichord)

His Master's Voice (NL)

Jan 11-12, 1971

LP / TT:

Recorded at De Hoeksteen Church, Santpoort, the Netherlands.


M-7

21st Century Bach - Selections from the cantatas of J.S. Bach, realised to computers by Kathy Geisler [C-1]

Chorus (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 8 [6:02]

Kathy Geisler (computers, using software on Macintosh computer by Opcode Systems and on NeXT computer by David Jaffe)

Well Tempered Productions

1992

CD

 

M-8

Musik in Immanuel [C-1]

Cantata BWV 8: Opening Chorus (Mvt. 1) []

Konstantin Köppelmann

Kantorei der Immanuelkirche

-

Immanuelkirche München

2000

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Immanuelkirche, Munich, Germany.
Buy this album at:
CD: Immanuelkirche München


M-9

Bach Arias [C-5]

Aria for Bass Doch weichet, ihr tollen, vergeblichen Sorgen! (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 8 [5:07]

Antony Walker; Brett Weymark

Orchestra of the Antipodes

Bass-baritone: Teddy Tahu Rhodes

ABC Classics 476387-1

Mar 24, 2003; Dec 15-17, 2005; Dec 12, 2006; Nov 17-18, 2008

CD / TT: 55:15

Recorded at Eugene Goossens Hall of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Ultimo Center, Sydney, Australia.
Buy this album at:
CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


M-10

Bach: Piano Transcriptions, Vol. 10 – Saint-Saëns & Philipp [T-1]

Bach-Saint-Saëns: Andantino (Mvt. 1 from Cantata BWV 8), transcribed for piano [6:47]

Nadejda Vlaeva (piano)

Hyperion CDA-67873

Nov 8-10, 2010

CD / TT: 77:07

Recorded at St Silas' Church, Kentish Town, London, England.
Buy this album at:
CD (2011): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


M-11

Bach: "Doch weichet, ihr tollen", BWV 8

 

Aria for Bass Doch weichet, ihr tollen, vergeblichen Sorgen! (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 8 [6:07]

Baritone: Steven Chemtob
Megan Newcome (Flute); June Wicks (Violin); Calvin Kuo (Violin); Kevin Engel (Viola); Alan Rubink (Cello); Sylvia Sullivan (Harpsichord)

YouTube

Jan 29, 2011

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at California Institute of Technology, Dabney Lounge, California, USA.
Watch on YouTube: Cantata BWV 8: Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [6:07]


M-12

Eröffnungskonzert der trigonale 2013 (Jan Petryka J. S.Bach: BWV 8 aria Was willst Du Dich, mein Geist entsetzen; BWV 101 Aria 'Handle nicht nach Deinen Rechten') [C-2]

 

Aria for Tenor Was willst du dich, mein Geist entsetzen (Mvt. 2) from Cantata BWV 8 [3:44] (from a complete performance)

Alfredo Bernardini (Oboe d'amore & Conductor)

Ensemble in Residence

Tenor: Jan Petryka
Lucy Scotchmer (Cello); Riccardo Coelati Rama (Double-bass); Raphaël Collignon (Harpsichord/Organ); Moni Fischalek (Bassoon)

YouTube

Sep 9, 2013

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at Rathaus St. Veit, Maria Saal, Carinthia, Austria.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 8: Mvt. 2: Aria [T] [3:44]
Source: Trigonale 2013 - Das Programm [PDF]


M-13

Music123r Bach Cantatas Recital: Selections from J.S. Bach's 172 Leipzig Cantatas [CV-1]

50:58-52:04: Chorale Herrscher über Tod und Leben (CM: Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben) (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 8 [1:06]

Andrew Clark & Edward Jones (Instructors)

Ensemble of student singers & players

BWV 8/6: Class ensemble

YouTube

Dec 6, 2021

Video / TT: 52:51

Recorded & filmed live in Paine Hall, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Recital [52:51]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 1999 - October 2022)
Thanks to contributors: Manfred Krugmann (September 2012); Teri Noel Towe (December 2001)

Cantata BWV 8: Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben? for 16th Sunday after Trinity (1724)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Main Page | Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion
Discussions of General Topics: Cantatas & Other Vocal Works | Performance Practice | Radio, Concerts, Festivals, Recordings




 

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