Cantata BWV 83 - Recordings

German Title	Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde
English Title	Joyous time of the new order (by Richard Stokes) Joyful time in the new dispensation when our faith Jesus holds (by Alec Robertson)
Event	Solo Cantata (for Alto, Tenor, & Bass) for the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary Readings: Epistle: Malachi 3: 1-4; Gospel: Luke 2: 22-32
Composed	Leipzig, 1724 \| 1^st performance: February 2, 1724 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: February 2, 1727 - Leipzig
Text	Luke 2: 29-31 (Mvt. 2); Martin Luther (Mvt. 5); Anon (Mvts. 1, 3, 4)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Texts: Das Nunc dimittis \| Mit Fried und Freud
Scoring	Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 horns, 2 oboes, solo violin, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Aria \| Mvt. 2: Aria (Chorale) & Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.26 MB] \| Score BGA [2.12 MB] Chorale Melodies: Das Nunc dimittis \| Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin
References	BGA: XX/1 \| NBA: I/28.1 \| BC: A 167 \| Zwang: K 61 \| First Published: BG, 1872
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of February 4, 2001; Week of February 26, 2006

Contents

Complete Recordings	Discussions
Recordings of Individual Movements
Cantatas BWV 82, 83, 125, 200 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Cantatas Vol. 21 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Arias - conducted by Andrea Marcon with Angelika Kirchschlager

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 50, BWV 83, BWV 197 [E-2] J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 5
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master - Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Alto: Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben (No Name); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1963 (or 1978?)	TT: 20:22
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

2	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 24 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 27
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Walter Heldwein
Hänssler		Sep 1978	TT: 18:50
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at:: Amazon.com

3	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Volume 8
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Mar 1998	TT: 17:10
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

4	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Feast of Purification of Mary [C-9]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Peter Harvey
Archiv Produktion		Feb 2000	TT: 17:37
Recorded at Christchurch, Dorset, Priory Church, UK. See: Cantatas BWV 82, 83, 125, 200 - Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	Bach Edition Vol. 18 - Cantatas Vol. 9
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Marcel Beekman; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Spring 2000	TT: 19:14
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

6	J.S. Bach: Cantatas 21 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		Feb 2002	TT: 18:47
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 2001 - December 2005)
Thanks to contributors: Piotr Jaworski (November 2002), Flavio Lorenzelli (June 2003)

Cantata BWV 83: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

Back to the Top

Last update: �December 15, 2005 �12:26:51