Cantata BWV 95 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 95
Christus, der ist mein Leben

German Title	Christus, der ist mein Leben
English Title	Christ is my life (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Chorale Cantata for 16^th Sunday after Trinity Reading: Epistle: Ephesians 3: 13-21; Gospel: Luke 7: 11-17
Composed	Leipzig, 1723 \| 1^st performance: September 12, 1723 - Leipzig
Text	Martin Luther (Mvt. 1); Valerius Herberger (Mvt. 3); Nikolaus Herman (Mvt. 7); Anon (Mvts. 1-2, 4-6)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-1 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-5 Chorale Texts: Christus, der ist mein Leben \| Mit Fried und Freud \| Valet will ich dir geben \| Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; Four-part Chorus Orchestra: horn, 2 oboe d'amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) & Recitative \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Chorale \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Recitative \| Mvt. 7: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.32 MB] \| Score BGA [2.29 MB] Chorale Melodies: Christus, der ist mein Leben \| Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin \| Valet will ich dir geben \| Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist
References	BGA: XXII \| NBA: I/23 \| BC: A 136 \| Zwang: K 44 \| First Published: BG, 1875
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Japanese-1 \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of September 30, 2001; Week of October 16, 2005

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8 Cantatas Vol. 11 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas VIII J.S. Bach: Kantaten 6. Folge
Günther Ramin
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Boy Soprano: Soloist from Thomanerchor Leipzig (No name); Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Hans Hauptmann
Leipzig Classics		Sep 1952	TT: 20:38
Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 33 & BWV 95 [C-1]
Hans Heintze
Domchor & Bremer Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Gundula Bernàt-Klein; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Roland Kunz
Cantate / Vanguard		Sep 1962	LP / TT: 21:53
Recorded at Christuskirche in der Vahn - Bremen

3	Bach: Cantatas # 70 & 95 [C-2]
Dr. Kurt Bauer (Conductor & Organist)
Dresden Cathedral Choir & Orchestra
Soloists of the Dresden Cathedral (No Names)
Baroque Records		Late 1960’s - Early 1970’s	LP / TT: 20:20

4	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 50 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 30
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Walter Heldwein
Hänssler		Sep 1977; Jan 1978	TT: 21:48
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

5	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); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Teldec		1979	TT: 14:36
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 7
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Sep, Oct 1997	TT: 18:50
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com, Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 11 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723 / IV
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Midori Suzuki; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		Sep 1998	TT: 17:57
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 11 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jun-Jul 2000	TT: 17:27
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

9	Bach Cantatas Vol. 8: Bremen / Santiago For for the 16^th Sunday after Trinity
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Thomas Guthrie
Soli Deo Gloria		Oct 2000	TT: 18:05
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Santo Domingo de Bonaval, Santiago de Compostela. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

10	J.S. Bach: Christus, Der Ist Mein Leben - Cantates BWV 27, 84, 95 & 161 [C-18]
Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent
Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Thomas E. Bauer
Harmonia Mundi France		Nov 2006; Feb 2007	TT: 18:01
Recorded at De Singel, Blauwe Zaal, Anvers, Belgium. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2001 - April 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (July 2006), Riccardo Nughes (February 2008), Peter Schmidt (May 2005)

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