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Cantata BWV 85
Ich bin ein guter Hirt


Ref.

BWV 85

German Title

Ich bin ein guter Hirt

English Title

I am the Good Shepherd (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for Misericordias Domini [2nd Sunday after Easter]
Readings: Epistle: 1 Peter 2: 21-25; Gospel: John 10: 12-16

Composed

Leipzig, 1725
1st performance: April 15, 1725 - Leipzig

Text:

Author: John 10: 11 (Mvt. 1); Cornelius Becker (Mvt. 3); Ernst Christoph Homburg (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 2, 4-5) (Probably Christiane Mariane von Ziegler)

BWV 85 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-5 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Texts: Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt [BWV 85/3] | Ist Gott mein Schild und Helfersmann [BWV 85/6]

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, violoncello piccolo, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria [B] | Mvt. 2: Aria [A] | Mvt. 3: Chorale [S] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 5: Aria [B] | Mvt. 6: Chorale

BWV 85 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.28 MB] | Score BGA [1.55 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 51 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 106 [Bach Digital]
Chorale: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 [MuseScore]
Chorale Melodies: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr [BWV 85/3] | Ist Gott mein Schild und Helfersmann [BWV 85/6]

References:

BWV 85 References: BGA: XX/1 | NBA: I/11.1 | BC: A 66 | Zwang: K 118 | First Published: BG, 1872 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 85 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of May 7, 2000; Week of April 15, 2007; Week of September 5, 2010; Week of April 9, 2017


Contents:

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 4 (4th round)

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

J.S. Bach: Kantaten Ich Bin Ein Guter Hirt (BWV 85); Cantata 85; Süsser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt (BWV 151) [C-4]
Dutch Master Volume 55 - Het Puik Zoete Kelen – Hondered Jaar Nederlandse Zangkunst [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 85 []

Anthon van der Horst

Koor Nederlandse Bach Vereniging / Nederlands Kamerorkest

Soprano: Hélène Ludolph, Alto: Wilhelmine Matthès; Tenor: Tom Brand; Bass: Hermann Schey
Carel van Leeuwen Boomkamp (Cello piccolo); Haakon Stitjin (Oboe); Leo van der Lek (Oboe); Tom de Klerk (Bassoon)
Continuo: Albert de Klerk (Organ); Johan de Nobel (Cello); Bernard Spieler (Double-bass)

Telefunken LT-6604
Telefunken / Philips

1957

LP / TT:
10-CD / TT:

Recorded in the Netherlands.
[C-2] contains only Mvt. 5: Aria [T]


2

Radio Recording - Archiv-Nr: U0-01589 [R-26]

Cantata BWV 85 [21:25]

Max Thurn

M\embers of NDR-Chor / NDR Sinfonieorchester

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Ursula Boese; Tenor: Helmut Kretschmar; Bass: Erich Wenk
Johannes Schlömer (Oboe); Wilhelm Schaper (Oboe); Wolfram Hentschel (Violoncello piccolo); Gerhard Gregor (Organ)

Norddeutsche Rundfunk in Hamburg

Apr 27, 1957

Tape / TT:

Recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 85: Complete Cantata [21:22]


3

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 4 (BWV 140, 85)
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 140, Cantata No. 85
[L-4]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 8, 26, 43, 61, 85, 130, 182 [C-2]
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 2

 
 

Cantata BWV 85 [19:36]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch
Oboes: Pierre Pierlot, Jaques Chambon; Bassoon: Paul Hongne; Violoncello piccolo: August Wenzinger; Violin: Reinhold Barchet; Violoncello: Jacoba Muckel; Organ: Marie-Claire Alain; Harpsichord: Monika Scheck-Wache

Erato LDE-3134 (Mono)
Erato STE-40042 (Stereo)
Musical Heritage Society: MHS-823
Erato 4509-97407-2
Erato 2584-61402-2

Oct 24-30, 1959

LP / TT: 50:19
LP / TT: 50:19
LP / TT: 50:19
2-CD / TT: 147 min
10-CD / TT: 722:00

Recorded at Evangelischen Kirche, Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Producer: Michel Garcin; Recording Engineer: Daniel Madelaine.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 85 by F. Werner.
Buy this album at:
10-CD (2005): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


4

J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 85 Ich bin ein guter Hirt [Radio Recording] [R-7]

 

Cantata BWV 85 [20:00]

Karl Ristenpart

Chor der Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik Saarbrücken / Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks

Soprano: Choir; Contralto: Eva Bornemann; Tenor: Helmut Kretschmar; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Saarl.Rundfunk Archiv

Dec 6, 1960

Tape / TT:

Recorded live in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany.


5

Bach: Kantate BWV 85, Ich bin ein guter Hirt, E Mauersberger 1964 [CR-85]

Cantata BWV 85 [23:01]

Erhard Mauersberger

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Members of Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Adele Stolte; Alto: Gerda Schriever; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster

YouTube

1964

Audio / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Old radio recording, under poor reception conditions. You can buy this recording from Archiv Babelsberg without any mistakes, or wait until it is sent again, but that will probably only be in the "post-digital" era .....
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 85: Complete Cantata [23:01]


6

Bach Kantaten, Vol. 8: BWV 103, BWV 85, BWV 86, BWV 144 [D-8]

 
 

Cantata BWV 85 [19:28]

Diethard Hellmann

Bachchor und Bachorchester Mainz

Soprano: unknown; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli; Fred Schweinfurter (Oboe)

DdM-Records Mitterteich 208001

Beginning of 1970

CD / TT 65:55

Recorded by SWF at Christuskirche, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 85: Complete Cantata [19:38]
Buy this album at:
CD: Musik aus Mitterteich - Hubertus Krämer


7

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 24 (BWV 140, 85)
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 140, Cantata No. 85 [L-24]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 140 / 119 / 90 / 147 / 85 / 28
[C-6]
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 1

 

Cantata BWV 85 [18:30]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Hedy Graf; Contralto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Oboes: Friedrich Milde, Hanspeter Weber; Bassoon: Herbert Anton; Violoncello piccolo: August Wenzinger; Violoncello: Reinhard Werner; Double-bass: Siegfried Uhl; Organ: Eva Hoelderlin

Erato STU-70589
Erato MCE-15504
Musical Heritage Society MHS-823
Erato Ultima 3984-28166-2
Erato 2584-61401-2

Feb 1970

LP / TT: 48:02
MC / TT: 48:02
LP / TT: 48:02
2-CD / TT: 142:39
10-CD / TT: 741:36

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Producer: Michel Garcin; Recording Engineer: Peter Willemoës.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 85 by F. Werner.
Buy this album at:
10-CD (2005): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


8

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 22 (BWV 84-90)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 5 (BWV 79-99)
Bach-2000
Vol. 2: Sacred Cantatas 2 (BWV 48-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-99_
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 26 (BWV 83-86)

 

Cantata BWV 85 [14:50 / 15:12]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien (with original instruments)

Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer
CMW: Oboes: Jürg Schaeftlein, David Reichenberg; Violoncello piccolo: Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Walter Pfeiffer, Peter Schoberwalter, Wilhelm Mergl, Anita Mitterer, Ingrid Seifert [BWV 85/6], Veronika Schmidt [BWV 85/1,4,6]; Violas: Kurt Theiner, Josef de Sordi; Bassoon: Milan Turkovič; Violoncello: Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi

Telefunken 6.35364
Teldec 8.35364 ZL & 242 578-2
Teldec 4509-91759-2
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Teldec 3984-25707-2
Teldec 8573-81184-2
Warner Classics 8573-81184-5
=

Mar 19 & Apr 21+25 & May 20, 1977

2-LP / TT: 102 min
2-CD / TT: 103:51
6-CD / TT: 385:16
MP3 / TT: 377:04
15-CD / TT: 963:00
CD / TT: 62:27
CD / TT: 62:27
MP3 / TT: 62:15

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 85: Complete Cantata [15:10]
Cantata BWV 85: Mvt. 1: Aria [B] [3:01] + Mvt. 2: Aria [A] [3:17] + Mvt. 3: Chorale [S] [4:59] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [T] [0:53] + Mvt. 5: Aria [B] [2:29] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:09]
Cantata BWV 85: Mvt. 4: Recitative [T] + Mvt. 5: Aria [B] [3:16]
CD: Cantatas BWV 83, BWV 84, BWV 85, BWV 86 [62:27]
Buy this album at:
6-CD (1994): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
15-CD (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Warner CD (2008): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes






9

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 13 (Cantatas BWV 4, 172, 85)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 27 (Cantatas BWV 83-86)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 85 [18:51]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach, Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Walter Heldwein
Günther Passin, Hedda Rothweiler (Oboes); Klaus Thunemann (Bassoon); Martin Ostertag (Violoncello piccolo, Continuo Cello); Thomas Lom (Double-bass); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Harpsichord, Positive Organ); Fritz Walther (Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.864
Hänssler 92.027
=

CD-1: Aug, Dec 1980; Apr 1981
CD-2: Dec 1980; Apr 1981; Jul 1983

CD / TT: 55:47
CD / TT: 68:11
MP3 / TT: 68:04

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany & Große Aula der Alten Universität Salzburg, Austria.
Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg; Studio Management: Richard Hauck.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Cantatas BWV 83, BWV 84, BWV 85, BWV 86 [68:10] | Cantatas BWV 83, BWV 84, BWV 85, BWV 86 [68:10]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1997): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic | ArkivMusic
CD-2 (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


10

J.S. Bach: Cantatas with Violoncelle Piccolo, Vol. 2 (Cantatas BWV 85, 183, 199, 175)
J.S. Bach: Cantatas with Violoncelle Piccolo
[B-1]
Bach: Cantatas
[B-2]

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 85 [16:59]

Christophe Coin (Violoncelle piccolo & Direction)

Das Leipziger Concerto Vocale (Direction: Gotthold Schwarz) / Ensemble Baroque de Limoges

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Andreas Scholl; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz
EBL: Oboes: Christian Moreaux, Patrick Beaugiraud; Bassoon: Claude Wassmer; Violins: Irène Troi, Fabrizio Zanella, Suzan Cantrick, Ursula Kortschak, Jean Daniel Rist, Adrian Chamorro, Stefan Barneschi, David Amodio, Francesco Lattuada; Violas: Eckhard Kahle, Pierre Franck; Violoncello: Bruno Cocset; Double-bass: Richard Myron; Organ [G. Silbermann, 1737]:Willem Jansen

Astrée Auvidis E-8544
Naïve E-8911
=
Auvidis Astrée
Naïve

May 1994

CD / TT: 65:38
CD / TT: 65:38
MP3 / TT: 65:24
3-CD / TT: 198:51
4-CD / TT: 260:50

Recorded at Ponitz Kirche, Thuringia, Germany.
Recording: Pete Casulleras; Digital editing: Pere Casulleras.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 85: Mvt. 2: Aria [A] [3:13] + Mvt. 5: Aria [T] [2:40]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1995): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
CD-1 (1995): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes
3-CD (1999): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
3-CD (1996): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
4-CD (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

 

11

Brattleboro Music Center presents: Marlboro Music Festival, 1998-07-24 [F-1998]
Marlboro Music Festival Rehearsal, 1998-07-23 [F-1998]

 

Cantata BWV 85 []

Blanche Honegger Moyse

Blanche Moyse Chorale / New England Bach Festival Orchestra

Soprano: Linda Mabbs; Mezzo-soprano: Marietta Simpson; Tenor: Steven Paul Spears; Baritone: Randall Scarlata
Janice Knight (Oboe)
Continuo: Valentin Martchev (Bassoon); Zon Eastes (Violoncello); Owen Lee (Double bass); Gregory Hayes (Harpsichord)

Brattleboro Music Center

Concert: Jul 24, 1998
Rehearsal: Jul 24, 1998

MC / TT:
2-MC / TT:

Recorded live at Marlboro Music Festival, Vermont, USA. Brattleboro Music Center presents.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Numbers: Jul 24: 50312187; Jul 23: 50538574)


12

Bach Edition Vol. 5 - Cantatas Vol. 2
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas, Vol. 5 (BWV 81-100)

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 85 [16:54]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Hans van Roset, Aalt jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Herjan Pullen, Gerwin Zwep, Evert Jan Engeltjes, Erik Guldenaar, Jaap Hoogendoors, Henri Noordmans; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Arjen Nap, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Willem Prins, Edwin Smit; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Frans Benschop, Cor van Twillert, Marijn Takken, Peter Bloemendaal, Jan Pullen; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Huib van Hinsbergen, Klaas Alberts, Piet Schuyn, Gerrit van Haaken
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer [Concert-master], Laura Johnson, Pieter Affourtit, Elin Eriksson, Foskien Kooistra, Jun Okada, Mimi Mitchel, Fiorenza De Donatis; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam, Bernadette Verhagen; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp (cello piccolo), Thomas Pitt; Double-bass: Robert Franenberg, Maggie Urquhart, Jan Hollestelle; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg, Ofer Frenkel; Bassoons: Trudy va der Wulp, Norbert Kunst; Organ: Vaughan Schlepp, Rien Voskuilen, Stephen Taylor

Brilliant Classics 99364
Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

5-CD / TT: 297:16
MP3 / TT: 380:23

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands.
Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Artistic Director: Pieter Jan Leusink; Recording: Clavigram Leerdam; Producer/editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance Engineer & Recording Engineer: Louis van Emmerk.
See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 85: Mvt. 5: Aria [T] [2:46]
CD: Cantatas BWV 135, BWV 86, BWV 85, BWV 187 [64:46]
Buy this album at:
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13

Bach Cantatas Vol. 23: Arnstadt/Echternach
For the 1st Sunday after Easter (Quasimodogeniti) (BWV 130, 67, 42, 158)
For the 2nd Sunday after Easter (Misericordas Domini) (BWV 104, 85, 112)

 
 
1. 
2.

Cantata BWV 85 [15:50]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Norbert Meyn; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
MC: Sopranos: Lucinda Houghton, Nicola Jenkin, Angela Kazimierczuk, Charlotte Mobbs, Joanne Lunn, Katharine Fuge; Altos: Elinor Carter, Richard Wyn Roberts, William Towers, David Clegg; Tenors: John Bowley, Robert Murray, Vernon Kirk, Norbert Meyn; Basses: Jonathan Brown, Christopher Dixon, Simon Oberst, Julian Clarkson
EBS: Violins 1: Kati Debretzeni, Debbie Diamond, Rebecca Livermore, Peter Lissauer, Andrea Morris, Ellen O'Dell; Violins 2: Catherine Martin, Desmond Heath, Ulli Engel, Jane Gillie; Violas: Jane Rogers, Katherine McGillivray, Mari Giske; Cellos: David Watkin (cello piccolo), Christopher Poffley; Double-bass: Judith Evans; Oboes: Marcel Ponseele, James Eastaway, Mark Baigent; Bassoon: Alistair Mitchell; Harpsichord: Ian Watson; Organ: Jan Waterfield

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-131
=

May 7, 2000

2-CD / TT: 111:31
MP3 / TT: 110:22

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Basilique St. Willibrord, Echternach, Luxembourg.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Matthijs Ruijter (Polyhymnia); Recording Engineers: Kees de Visser (Polyhymnia), Mario Nozza (Eurosound); Tape Editors: Ientje Mooij, Jean-Marie Geijsen, Matthijs Ruijter; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 23
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 85: Complete Cantata [16:06] | Complete Cantata [16:06] | Complete Cantata [16:06]
Cantata BWV 85: Mvt. 2: Aria [A] [3:11]
Buy this album at:
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14

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 15

 
 

Cantata BWV 85 [16:14]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Deborah York; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Alfredo Bernardini (Oboe); Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jonathan Manson (Violoncello & Violoncello piccolo); Ton Koopman (Organ)
ABC: Sopranos: Mariette Bastiaansen, Els Bongers, Henriette Feith, Vera Lansink, Orlanda Velez Isidro; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Hugo Naessens, Carla Schaap; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Andreas Gisler, Henk Gunneman, Joost van der Linden, Geraint Roberts; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Kati Debretzeni, Foskien Kooistra, Marshall Marcus, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Sebastiaan van Vucht; Violas: Martin Kelly, Jane Rogers; Violoncellos: Jonathan Manson, Robbie Jacobs, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Nicholas Pap; Oboes: Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker, Taka Kitazato; Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren bassoon; Lute: Mike Fentross; Continuo: Fabio Bonizzoni, Matthew Halls Ton Koopman [recitatives & arias]

Antoine Marchand CC-72215
=

Mar 6-16, 2001

3-CD / TT: 207:42
MP3 / TT: 207:00

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Cantatas BWV 176, BWV 108, BWV 85, BWV 128, BWV 183 [68:49]
Buy this album at:
3-CD (2004): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


15

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 39 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1725 (BWV 28, 68, 85, 175, 183)

 
 

Cantata BWV 85 [15:39]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Carolyn Sampson; Counter-tenor:Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
Chorus: Sopranos: Carolyn Sampson, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Gerd Türk, Hiroto Ishikawa, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Daisuke Fujii, Yusuke Watanabe
Orchestra: Oboe: Masamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe 1), Yukari Maehashi (Oboe 2); Violins 1: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader], Paul Herrera, Yuko Takeshima; Violins 2: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Kaori Toda; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Amiko Watabe; Violoncello piccolo: Dmitry Badiarov [Violoncello da spalla by Dmitry Badiarov, 2005]
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Violone: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Takako Kunugi; Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki; Organ: Naoko Imai

BIS SACD-1641
=

Feb 2007

SACD / TT: 72:29
MP3 / TT: 70:30

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Tuner: Akimi Hayashi; Recording Producer: Hans Kipfer; Sound Engineer: Andreas Ruge; Digital Editing: Elisabeth Kemper; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr.
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


16

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year, Vol. 11: "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen" (Cantatas BWV 67, 85, 12)

 

Cantata BWV 85 [25:26]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent ACC-25311
=

Apr 27-28, 2008

SACD / TT: 55:33
MP3 / TT: 55:18

Recorded at Rosario, Bever, Belgium.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 85 by S. Kuijken.
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


17

J.S. Bach: Cantates de Pâques (Easter Cantatas) (BWV 67, 85, 12) - Lyon 2009 [CV-2]

Cantata BWV 85 [17:14]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soloists: Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Violins 1: Sigiswald Kuijken, Katharina Wulf; Violins 2: Makoto Akatsu, Ann Cnop; Viola: Marleen Thiers; Violoncello piccolo (da Spalla): Sigiswald Kuijken; Basse de violon: Marian Minnen; Oboes: Patrick Beaugiraud, Vinciane Baudhuin; Bassoon: Yukiko Murakami; Organ: Korneel Bernolet

Mezzo Channel

Apr 24, 2009

Video / TT: 58:09 / 58:17

Recorded & filmed live at Chapelle de la Trinité, Lyon, France, during Le Festival de Musique Baroque de Lyon.
A Mezzo Production; Broadcast by Mezzo Channel; Realisation: Karl More.
Source: Classique News [French]
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 85 by S. Kuijken.
Download complete programme from: TorrentMob
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 67, 85, 12 [58:17]
Cantata BWV 85: Complete Cantata [17:14] | Complete Cantata [17:14] | Excerpts [3:22]


18

»Seht, was die Liebe tut« - Kantaten zum Sonntag Misericordias Domine 1724 & 1725 (BWV 242, 85, 104) [C13-4]

 

Cantata BWV 85: Mvts. 1, 3-6 [16:23] (from a complete performance)

Kay Johannsen

Solistenensemble Stimmkunst / Stiftsbarock Stuttgart

Soloists: Bass: Peter Maruhn; Bass: Matthias Horn
Solistenensemble Stimmkunst: Sopranos: Fanie Antonelou, Helena Günther, Heike Heilmann, Agnes Knoop; Altos: Nohad Becker, Anne Maugard, Hanna Roos, Lidia Vinyes Curtis; Tenors: Nils Giebelhausen, Stephan Scherpe, Daniel Schreiber, Andreas Weller; Basses: Matthias Horn, Peter Maruhn, Thomas Scharr, Christian Villiger
Stiftsbarock Stuttgart: Trumpet: Patrick Henrichs; Recorder: Linde Brunmayr-Tutz; Oboe: Saskia Fikentscher, Claire Sirjacobs, Joyce Cho; Bassoon: Barbara Meditz; Konzertmeisterin: Lisa Immer; Violin 1: Lisa Immer, Dietlind Mayer, Angela Pastor; Violin 2: Miriam Risch-Graulich, Dmitry Fomitchev; Viola: Claudia Hofert, Isolde Jonas; Violoncello: Melanie Beck, Christine Wiegräbe; Double-bass: AnFahrni; Organ: Andreas Gräsle

YouTube

Apr 12, 2013

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of the Cantata Cycle Bach:vokal.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 85: Mvt. 1: Aria [B] [3:49] + Mvt. 3: Chorale [S] [6:04] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [T] + Mvt. 5: Aria [T] [4:52] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:38]


19

Bach at One - Wednesday, May 5, 2014, 1pm (Cantatas BWV 85, 104) [BO-13]

 

Cantata BWV 85 []

Julian Wachner

Choir of Trinity Wall Street / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street

Soloists: unknown

Trinity Wall Street

May 5, 2014

Video / TT: 53:33

Recorded & filmed live at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series.
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Complete Concert [53:33]


20

Bach Live Edition Vol. 2 (Cantatas BWV 23, 42, 85) [C-2]

 
 

Cantata BWV 85 [16:09]

Christian Dehn Bang (Director & Organ)

Enghave Barok

Soprano: Klaudia Kidon; Counter-tenor: Daniel Carlsson; Tenor: Mathias Hedegaard; Bass: Jakob Bloch Jespersen
Per Bengtsson (Oboe I); Morten Kiernan (Oboe II); Kamila Marcinkowska (Bassoon); Jesenka Balic Žunic (Violin I); Jens Solgaard (Violin II); Rastko Roknic (Viola); Kjeld Steffensen (Cello); Lars Baunkilde (Violone); Christian Dehn Bang (Positive Organ)

Enghave Barok (PROD-5269)

Apr 19, 2015

CD / TT: 58:43

Recorded live at Enghave Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark, in the frame of Enghave Barok: Bach Cantata Series.
Listen on Spotify:
Complete Album
Buy this album at:
CD (2017): DiGiButik
High Definition Download: Sound Laison


21

J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 85 "Ich bin ein guter Hirt" [D-100]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St.Gallen:
Bach erlebt X - Das Bach-Jahr 2016

 
 

Cantata BWV 85 []

Conductor & Harpsichord: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Peter Wollny
Introductory workshop: Karl Graf, Peter Wollny, Rudolf Lutz

(OVPP / No Choir) / Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung

Soloists: Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Counter-tenor: Terry Wey; Tenor: Georg Poplutz; Bass: Markus Volpert
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann, Monika Baer; Viola: Susanna Hefti; Violoncello piccolo: Martin Zeller; Violone: Markus Bernhard; Oboes: Kerstin Kramp, Andreas Helm; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Organ: Nicola Cumer

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen B416
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen

Apr 8, 2016

DVD / TT: 85 min
10-DVD / TT: 873 min

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
The DVD (in German, no subtitles) includes a film recording of the complete cantata, the reflection lecture of the speaker and a film portrait of the J.S. Bach Foundation.
Recording & Editing: Sound Engineers: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen, Schweiz.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 85: Mvt. 2: Aria [A] [3:12]
Buy this album at:
DVD (2017): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop
10-DVD (2017): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop


 

22

SCC Spring Oratorio Concert - Part 1

 

Cantata BWV 85 [18:32]:
00:00 Introduction
01:38 Aria (Bass)
05:09 Aria (Alto)
08:40 Chorale (Soprano)
14:02 Recitative (Tenor)
14:57 Aria (Tenor)
17:29 Chorale

Jack Bowman (Director); Elizabeth Allyn (Director); Diane Monti-Catania (Pastor)

Salisbury Congregational Church Senior Choir; Salisbury Congregational Church Adult Choir; Members of Salisbury Sinfonietta

Western Connecticut State University Vocal Representatives

YouTube

Apr 10, 2016

Video / TT: 195:43

Recorded & filmed live at Salisbury Congregational Church, Salisbury, Connecticut, USA. Concert made possible by The Albert Sly Music Fund.
Part 2: G.F. Handel: Mesiah [177:11]
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 85: Complete Cantata [18:32]


23

Music at St James - Bach Cantata Series: BWV 85 [CV-85]

Cantata BWV 85 [17:42]

Warren Trevelyan-Jones

Choir of St James' & BachBand@StJames

Soloists: unknown

YouTube

Apr 15, 2018

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at St James' Church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the frame of Bach Cantata Series.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 85: Complete Cantata [17:42]


24

Performance of Cantata 85 and movements from Cantata 21 [BT-21]

 
 

10:31: Cantata BWV 85 [17:59]

Kathy Saltzman Romey

Bach Tage Orchestra and Singers

BWV 85/1: Bass: Justin Staebell; Stanley King (Oboe)
BWV 85/2: Alto: Alyssa Anderson; Tulio Rondón (Violncello piccolo)
BWV 85/3: Soprano: Heather Cogswell; Stanley King & Ellen Rider (Oboes); Joseph Jones (Bassoon)
BWV 85/4-5: Tenor: William Pederson

YouTube

May 28-29, 2021

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, in the frame of Bach Tage Mount Olive Lutheran Church.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 21: Mvts. 1-2 + Cantata BWV 85 [28:30] | Music and theology of Cantata 85 and Interview of Stanley King and Ellen Rider [69:03]


25

Streaming | Bach Santiago 20 (BWV 168, 86, 85) [BS-20]

33:04-50:24: Cantata BWV 85 [17:20]

Gonzalo Beltrán & Rodrigo del Pozo (Co-directors)

Bach Santiago

Singers: Soprano: Pilar Garrido; Mezzo-soprano: Evelyn Ramírez; Tenor: Rodrigo del Pozo; Baritone: Patricio Sabaté
Orchestra: Juan Fundas, Diego Vil(Oboes); Franco Bonino, (Bassoon); Gonzalo Beltrán, Miguel Ángel Muñoz (Violins); Pablo Salinas (Viola); Sebastián Mercado (Violoncello); Carlos Arenas (Double-bass);Verónica Sierralta (Organ)

YouTube

Aug 22, 2021

Video / TT: 51:14

Recorded, filmed & streamd from Templo Mayor de Campus Oriente, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 168, 86, 85 [51:14]


26

Все кантаты Баха. Сезон V: "Кантаты и хоралы", Концерт пятый - Пасхальный концерт (BWV 104, 85, 112) [S5-5]

 
 
 

58:14-75:46: Cantata BWV 85 [17:32; 17:47]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Oleg Romanenko
Comments on the program: Roman Nasonov

Collegium Musicum Ensemble, Moscow

Soprano: Lyudmila Fraenove; Alto: Anastasia Bondareva; Tenor: Mikhail Nor; Bass: Vladimir Krasov
Daniel Salvador (Organ) [Madrid, Spain]

Все кантаты Баха

Apr 24, 2022

Video / TT: 106:21

Recorded & filmed live at Evangelical-Lutheran St. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia, as part of Все кантаты Баха.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantata BWV 104, 85, 112 [106:21]
Cantata BWV 85: Complete Cantata [17:47]


27

Kantaty J. S. Bacha BWV 6, 85, 12 | Bach 200 UW [CV-2]

 
 

19:28-36:38: Cantata BWV 85 [18:12]

Andrzej Borzym

Chór Kameralny Collegium Musicum Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego (Director: Andrzej Borzym) / Royal Baroque Ensemble (Director: Lilianna Stawarz)

Soloists: Alto: Marta Wiktorzak; Tenor: Łukasz Baltazar Kózka; Bass: Bartosz Lisik
RBE: Violins 1: Alicja Sierpińska (Concert-master), Kamila Guz, Ewa Chmielewska; Violins 2: Marcin Sochan, Michał Piotrowski, Łukasz Nazarczuk; Violas: Marcin Stefaniuk, Piotr Chrupek; Cello: Maciej Łukaszuk; Violone: Grzegorz Zimak; Bassoon: Szymon Józefowski; Oboe: Agnieszka Mazur-Zborowska; Natural Trumpet: Marian Magiera; Theorbo: Henryk Kasperczak; Positive Organ: Lilianna Stawarz

YouTube

Oct 22, 2022

Video / TT: 59:08

Recorded & filmed live at Kościele Ewangelicko-Augsburskim Świętej Trójcy (Evangelical-Augsburg Church of St. Trinity), Warsaw, Poland, as part of the series "Bach 200 UW - 200 kantat Bacha na 200-lecie Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego" (Bach 200 UW - 200 Bach cantatas for the 200th anniversary of the University of Warsaw).
Recording: Taktogram.pl; Video Production & Editing: Piotr Łabanow; Audio Production & Editing: Maciej Mulawa; Photos: Qinke Chang, Piotr Łabanow.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 6, 85, 12 [59:08]
Cantata BWV 85: Complete Cantata [18:12]


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Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85 [C22-27]

Cantata BWV 85 [18:23]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Ryan Turner

Emmanuel Music

BWV 85 soloists: Soprano: Janet Ross; Alto: Clare McNamara; Tenor: Fausto Miro; Bass: Will Prapestis
Catherine Weinfeld-Zell (Oboe); Sarah Darling (Viola)

YouTube

Apr 23, 2023

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in the frame of Emmanuel Music: Bach Cantata Series.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 85: Complete Cantata [18:23]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (May 2000 - October 2023)
Thanks to conbtributors: Rainer Baruth (January 2012, April 2012); Rolf Günther (October 2012); Rainer Harald (March 2019 - May 2022); Frits V. Herbold (February 2012, April 2012); Thomas Shepherd (April 2007); Ehud Shiloni (March 2004); Peter Smaill (August 2006)

Cantata BWV 85: Ich bin ein guter Hirt for Misericordias Domini [2nd Sunday after Easter] (1725)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


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