Cantata BWV 81 - Recordings - Part 1

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Cantata BWV 81
Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen?

German Title	Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen?
English Title	Jesus sleeps, what hope is there for me? (by Richard Stokes, Alec Robertson)
Event	Solo Cantata for the 4^th Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Epistle: Romans 13: 8-10; Gospel: Matthew 8: 23-27
Composed	Leipzig, 1724 \| 1^st performance: January 30, 1724 - Leipzig
Text	Johann Franck (Mvt. 7); Matthew 8: 26 (Mvt. 8); Anon (probably Erdmann Neumeister) (Mvts. 1-3, 5-6)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| English-7 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Hungarian-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Text: Jesu, meine Freude
Scoring	Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 recorders, 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Aria \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Arioso \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Recitative \| Mvt. 7: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.68 MB] \| Score BGA [2.16 MB] Chorale Melody: Jesu, meine Freude
References	BGA: XX/1 \| NBA: I/6 \| BC: A 39 \| Zwang: K 60 \| First Published: BG, 1872
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of February 6, 2000; Week of February 19, 2006

Contents

Complete Recordings	Discussions
Recordings of Individual Movements
Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 – conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Cantatas Vol. 21 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	Bach Cantatas Vol. 1 - Advent and Christmas
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Alto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam
Archiv Produktion		Mar-Apr 1972	TT: 19:26
Recorded at Herkulessaall, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

2	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 5
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer
Teldec		1978	TT: 15:58
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

3	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 25 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 26
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern
Hänssler		Feb 1971; July, Oct 1983	TT: 18:20
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

4	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Volume 8
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Mar 1998	TT: 16:17
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

5	Bach Edition Vol. 9 - Cantatas Vol. 4
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Oct-Nov 1999	TT: 17:21
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

6	Bach Cantatas Vol. 19: Greenwich/Romsey For the 3^rd Sunday after Epiphany For the 4^th Sunday after Epiphany
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria		Jan 2000	TT: 16:14
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Romsey Abbey, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 21 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		Feb 2002	TT: 16:05
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 21 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (February 2000 - January 2006)
Thanks to contributors: Flavio Lorenzelli (June 2003)

Cantata BWV 81: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: 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

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
Search Website | Search Works/Movements | Terms & Abbreviations | Copyright Notice | How to contribute | Links

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