Cantata BWV 80
Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott
Discography - Part 3

Complete Recordings 1950-1959

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Bach: 2 Cantatas / 2 Kantaten [C-1]
Cantatas BWV 80 & BWV 104 [C-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 68 / 76 / 80 [BMC] [C-1]

Cantata BWV 80 [28:08]

André Vandernoot

Bach Chorus & Orchestra of the Amsterdam Philharmonic Society

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Wilhelmine Matthès; Tenor: Richard Lewis; Bass: Heinz Rehfuss

Concert Hall AM-2240
Musical Masterpiece Society AM-2240
Vanguard VGS-219SD
Baroque Music Club BACH-723

1960

LP / TT: 49:30
LP / TT: 49:30
LP / TT: 49:30
CD / TT: 79:55

Recorded in Europe.
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CD: Baroque Music Club

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Bach: Cantata No. 80 "Ein' feste Burg"; Motet "Jesu, meine Freude" [LP] [E-1]
Bach Cantatas [3-CD] [E-1]

Cantata BWV 80 [LP: 31:24; CD: 31:11]

Helmuth Rilling

Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Antonia Fahberg; Contralto: Margarethe Bence; Tenor: Theophil Maier; Bass: Ulrich Schaible

Vox STPL-514.150
Vox CD3X-3039

1964

LP / TT: 54:70
3-CD / TT: 193:03

1^st recording of Cantata BWV 80 by H. Rilling.
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J.S. Bach: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott Kantate BWV 80; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme Kantate BWV 140 [L-1]
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 3 - Cantatas II
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 3 - Sacred Cantatas, St Matthew Passion [B-1]

Cantata BWV 80 [28:33]

Erhard Mauersberger

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam
Basso continuo: Friedemann Erben (Violoncello); Konrad Siebach (Double-bass); Hannes Kästner (Harpsichord, Organ)

Eterna 825802
Archiv Produktion 198407
Archiv Produktion Resonance 2547024
Leipzig Classics 001821-2BC
Leipzig Classics 001819-2BC

Oct 1966

LP / TT: 57:11
LP / TT: 57:11
LP / TT: 57:11
CD / TT: 73:06
5-CD / TT: 323:17

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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5-CD (1999): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

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Concert, Sunset Auditorium CBF089-CBF090 07/21/1967 [F-089]

Cantata BWV 80 []

Sandor Salgo

Carmel Bach Festival Chorale & Chorus / Carmel Bach Festival Orchestra

Soprano: Marie Gibson; Mezzo-soprano: Shirley Love; Tenor: Henry Nason; Bass: Thomas Paul

Carmel Bach Festival CBF-089

Jul 21, 1967

1 10 1/2 in. open reel audio tape

Recorded live at the Carmel Bach Festival, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, USA.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 80 by S. Salgo.
Source: Online Archive of California

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Concert, Sunset Auditorium CBF110-CBF112 07/28/1967 [F-110]

Cantata BWV 80 []

Sandor Salgo

Carmel Bach Festival Chorus / Carmel Bach Festival Orchestra

Soprano: Marie Gibson; Mezzo-soprano: Shirley Love; Tenor: Henry Nason; Bass: Thomas Paul

Carmel Bach Festival CBF-110

Jul 28, 1967

1 10 1/2 in. open reel audio tape

Recorded live at the Carmel Bach Festival, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, USA.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 80 by S. Salgo.
Source: Online Archive of California

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 80 & BWV 79 [L-5]
Bach: Les Grandes Cantatas [C-3]
Bach: Cantatas Nos. 80, 140 & 147, Jesu, meine Freude [C-4]

Cantata BWV 80 [29:09 / 29:11]

Wolfgang Gönnenwein

Süddeutscher Madrigalchor / Consortium Musicum

Soprano: Elly Ameling; Mezzo-soprano: Janet Baker; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Hans Sotin

EMI Electrola
EMI Classics 568752-2
EMI Classics 568670-2
EMI Classics 476936-2

Jul 1967

LP / TT: 46:22
2-CD / TT: 153:01
2-CD / TT: 118:57
2-CD / TT: 118:57

Recorded at Marbach Stadthalle, Germany.
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2-CD (2006): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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Bach: Kantate BWV 80 Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, Gerhard Wilhelm 1967 [CR-80]

Cantata BWV 80 [30:15]

Gerhard Wilhelm

Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben / Collegium Musicum des WDR

Soprano: Elisabeth Speiser; Alto: Norma Procter; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Barry McDaniel

YouTube

1967

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 80: Complete Cantata [30:15]

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2000 - November 2019)
Thanks to contributors: Jacobus van Dijk (October 2012); Rolf Günther (October 2012); Matthias Hansen (September 2005, March 2006, August 2006, February 2012, June 2013); Rainer Harald (October 2019); Frits V. Herbold (February 2012); William L. Hoffman (November 2008); John Pike (August 2005); Jean-Gabriel Puyraveau (October-November 2011); Claude Role (November 2016, September 2017, October 2017); Walter Roth (December 2006, January 2016); Russ Sackowitz (September 2008); Tobin Schmuck (October 2010); Josif Spartak (March 2017); Michael Telles (May 2005)

Cantata BWV 80: Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott for Feast of Reformation (1735-1740)
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