Cantata BWV 85 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 85
Ich bin ein guter Hirt

German Title	Ich bin ein guter Hirt
English Title	I am the Good Shepherd (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Cantata for the Misericordas Domini (2^nd Sunday after Easter) Readings: Epistle: 1 Peter 2: 21-25; Gospel: John 10: 12-16
Composed	Leipzig, 1725 \| 1^st performance: April 15, 1725 - Leipzig
Text	John 10: 11 (Mvt. 1); Cornelius Becker (Mvt. 3); Ernst Christoph Homburg (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 2, 4-5) (Probably Christiane Mariane von Ziegler)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-6 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-5 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Text: Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 oboes, violoncello piccolo, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Aria \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Chorale \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.28 MB] \| Score BGA [1.55 MB] Chorale: Mvt. 6 Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap] Chorale Melody: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr
References	BGA: XX/1 \| NBA: I/11.1 \| BC: A 66 \| Zwang: K 118 \| First Published: BG, 1872
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of May 7, 2000; Week of April 15, 2007

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 23 Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink W. Walton: The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet (arranged music of J.S. Bach)
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	Bach: Cantata 85; Cantata 151 [C-4]
Anthon van der Horst
Koor Nederlandse Bach Vereniging / Amsterdam Kamerorkest
Soprano: Hélène Ludolph, Alto: Wilhelmine Matthès; Tenor: Tom Brand; Bass: Hermann Schey
Telefunken		1957	LP / TT:

2	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 4 J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 8, 26, 43, 61, 85, 130, 182 [C-2] Bach Cantatas: Volume 2
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch
Erato / MHS		Oct 1959	TT: 19:36
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 85 by F. Werner. Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk [Box Set]

3	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 24 J.S. Bach: Cantatas 140 / 119 / 90 / 147 / 85 / 28 [C-6] Bach Cantatas: Volume 1
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Soprano: Hedy Graf; Contralto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato / MHS		Feb 1970	LP / TT: 18:30
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 85 by F. Werner. Recorded in Schwaigern, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk [Box Set]

4	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 5
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer
Teldec		1979	TT: 15:12
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5	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 13 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 27
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach, Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Walter Heldwein
Hänssler		Aug, Dec 1980; Apr 1981	TT: 18:54
On Edition Bachakademie the dates are: Dec 1980; Apr 1981; July 1983. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany & Große Aula der Alten Universität Salzburg, Austria. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	J.S. Bach: Cantatas with Violoncelle Piccolo (Vol. 2)
Christophe Coin
Das Leipziger Concerto Vocale (Direction: Gotthold Schwarz) / Ensemble Baroque de Limoges
Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Andreas Scholl; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz
Auvidis Astrée		May 1994	TT: 16:59
Recorded at Ponitz Kirche, Thüringen, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

7	Bach Edition Vol. 5 - Cantatas Vol. 2
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Apr-Sep 1999	TT: 16:54
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

8	Bach Cantatas Vol. 23: Arnstadt/Echternach For the 1^st Sunday after Easter (Quasimodogeniti) For the 2^nd Sunday after Easter (Misericordas Domini)
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Norbert Meyn; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Soli Deo Gloria		May 2000	TT: 15:50
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Basilique St. Willibrord, Echternach, Luxembourg. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 23 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

9	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 15
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Deborah York; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Mar 2001	TT: 16:14
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

10	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 39
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Carolyn Sampson; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		2007	SACD / TT:
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (May 2000 - May 2008)
Thanks to conbtributors: Thomas Shepherd (April 2007), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004), Peter Smaill (August 2006)

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