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Gustave Bret
Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Contents

Recordings of Cantatas
Recordings of Other Vocal Works
Recordings of Instrumental Works

Gustave Bret - Short Biography
Chœur de la Société Bach - Short History

Discography

Recordings of Cantatas


C-3

Bach: Cantata No. 212 Nous Avons Un Nouveau Gouverneur

Cantata BWV 212 - Abdridged; sung in French; adapted & translated by Gustave Bret [17:28]

Gustave Bret

Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Jeanne Guyla; Baritone: Martial Singher

Victor Set M-360 (14416-A/B, 14417-A/B)
Gramophone DB-4939/40

Mar 28, 1934

2 x 78 rpm

Recorded in Paris, France.
Matrix Numbers: 2PG-1455/1458.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 212: Complete Cantata [17:28]


C-2

Bach: Cantate Wachet Auf No. 140

 

Cantata BWV 140:
Chorus Wachet Auf (Mvt. 2) []
Chorale Zion hört die Wächter singen (Mvt. 4) []
Chorale Gloria sei dir gesungen (Mvt. 7) []
All sung in French

Gustave Bret

Chœur de la Société Bach (of Paris) with Orchestra and Organ

-

Gramophone / Voix de son maître DB 4983/4 [mx. 2LA558, 2LA559, 2LA560, 2LA561]

Jun 13, 1935

4 x 78 rpm

Recorded at Eglise de l'Etoile, Paris, France.


C-1

Georges Thill: German, Italian, Russian and French Opera and Song

 

Aria for Tenor Prends mon cœur (Take me to thee) (Nimm mich dir zu eigen hin) (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 65, sung in French [4:02]

Gustave Bret

Orchestra

Tenor: Georges Thill

Columbia LFX 441
Pearl GEMM CD 9947

Jun 27, 1936

78 rpm
CD / TT: 72:19

Recorded in Paris, France (?).
Matrix No.: CLX-1907-1.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 65: Mvt. 6: Aria [T] [4:12]
Buy this album at:
CD (1993): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


C-1b

Georges Thill - Vol. 7

Benedictus (Mvt. 24) from Mass in B minor BWV 232 [5:59] (Violine: Henry Merckel)
Aria for Tenor Prends mon coeur (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 65, sung in French [4:02]
Aria for Tenor Ah, quel prodige d’amour (See, what his love) (Seht, was die Liebe tut) (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 85, sung in French [4:17]

Gustave Bret

Orchestra

Tenor: Georges Thill

Columbia LF 151 [mx. CL5710-1, 2]
Columbia LFX 441 [mx. CLX1907-1, CLX1908-1]
HafG 10152

Apr 27, 1936 [BWV 232]
Jun 27, 1936 [BWV 65, BWV 85]

2 x 78 rpm
2 x 78 rpm
CD / TT:

Recorded in Paris, France (?).
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 65: Mvt. 6: Aria [T] [4:12]
Buy this album at:
CD: HAfG


Recordings of Other Vocal Works


V-1

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Fecit Potentiam & Gloria from Magnificat BWV 243 []

Gustave Bret

Chœur de la Société Bach

-

Gramophone W 883 [mx. CTR3394-1, CTR3391-1]

Nov 16, 1927

78 rpm

Info provided by François Dru, Producer, France Musique, Radio France.


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (May 2007 - January 2018)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (April 2009, July 2009, August 2011), François Dru (May 2007), François Picard (December 2017)

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